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10 Curious and Strange Laws From Around the World
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Was Cardinal Wolsey an Animal Lover?
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A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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Pizan’s The Book of the City of Ladies: The West’s 1st Feminist Text?
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Käthe Kollwitz Self Portraits
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Forgotten Caravaggio Portrait Makes Public Debut in Rome
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The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
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Silvio Berlusconi’s Worthless Art Collection
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The Statue of Athena Parthenos: Everything You Need to Know
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Walter Benjamin on Charles Baudelaire: Guilt, Modernity, and The Crowd
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7 Rococo Artists You Need to Know
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King Tut: The Life & Afterlife of the Boy Pharaoh
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The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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How Did Francisco Goya Criticize the Spanish Society?
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How Is Ben Black Elk Associated with Mount Rushmore?
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What is Art? Approaching Aesthetics in 3 Ways
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The Economic Effects of the Vietnam War
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‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
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Where Is Alexander the Great Buried?
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7 Historical Places to Visit on the Isle of Skye
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Brutalism
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The Baroque in Latin America: From Colonial Times to the Present
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6 Cultural Trends That Defined the Roaring Twenties
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The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance?
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Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
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Should We Interpret Literature in Its Social Context? Adorno’s Answer
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Philosophy of War: 3 Influential Theorists
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10 English Words Borrowed from Indigenous Languages of the Americas
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5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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Which US President Served the Shortest Time in Office?
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What Is the Role of the Changeling in Western Literature?
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The Violent Race Riots of the Red Summer of 1919
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15 Facts About Genghis Khan & His Legacy
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What Did Christopher Columbus Discover?
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Will The West Eat Itself?
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Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
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How Foreshadowing Shapes Cinema and Storytelling
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Is Happiness a Ghost? Seeking Fulfillment Through Philosophy
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5 Paintings That Inspired Famous Filmmakers
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The Theory of Self-Image: The Concept of the Looking-Glass Self
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Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
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Constantine Replica Statue Lands in Rome
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Can We Be Humane In the Face of Horror?
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10 Historic Towns in Colorado Perfect for Retirement
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Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
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4 Feminist Paintings by Artemisia Gentileschi
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"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
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Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
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Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:17
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Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists
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3 of the World’s Oldest Inhabited Cities
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US President or American Caesar?
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The Many Faces of King David: Warrior, Poet, Adulterer
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8 Spots for Exploring Indigenous Art in the American Southwest
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What Was the Chaco War?
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The Loudun Affair: Bizarre Witch Trials in France
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What Was the Sturmabteilung?
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Top 10 Depictions of Witchcraft in Art
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‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
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Were They Really World Wars? WWI & WWII Outside of Europe
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Ban the Book, Banish the Author!
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Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to see a picture of her late mother. We’re going to share some more of Rich’s portraits of people of 1970s NYC after we’ve heard from Lisa. “I am so grateful for Rich Allen for taking...
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Historical links between Africa and Armenia (ca. 600-1900)
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Beyond Watergate: A Look at President Nixon’s Legacy
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‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
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Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
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Pioneering Folklore: Who Was John Lomax?
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Why Did Shakespeare Write Macbeth?
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Aristotle’s Poetics: A Brief Overview
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Cassandra: Princess of Troy, Cursed Prophetess, Tragic Prisoner
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How Napoleon Redefined French Artillery During the Napoleonic Wars
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Caligula's Forgotten Legacy
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Where Are the Best Travel Destinations for Shakespeare Fans?
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The First Anglo-Burmese War
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Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
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Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
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Isaiah Berlin’s Two Concepts of Liberty: Negative and Positive Liberty
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CrimethInc.
Insurgent Survival : Reflections on the Fight Against Sweeps Targeting the Homeless in Austin, Texas
In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps...
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The Conquest of Space (1962?)
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a...
a year ago
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A history of the Majeerteen Sultanate: 1700-1927.
Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
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Classical Wisdom
Greece's Forgotten Legacy
Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
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Contemporary Artist to Recreate Missing Piece of Bayeux Tapestry
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Third-Party Candidates: The Outsiders in US Elections
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Who Was Dorothy Day? The Radical Life of a Catholic Anarchist
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Symbolism and Identity in Northern Renaissance Portraiture
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The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s. “Isaac...
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Why Is Socrates’s Death Still Discussed?
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Aristotle’s Rhetoric: A Brief Overview
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3 Most Notable Republican Presidents in US History
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Emotions: Better Out or In?
Can Catharsis Help... or Harm?
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12 Most Important Achievements in the Space Race
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Plato and Atlantis
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Norse Pantheon: 10 Fascinating Gods and Goddesses
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10 Small but Historic Countries You Didn’t Know About
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Anger & Sadness: How Do Stoics Handle These Emotions?
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Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
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Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
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Who Won the Battle of Stones River?
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A complete history of Dogon country: Bandiagara from 1900BC to 1900AD
demystifying an ancient African society
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demystifying an ancient African society
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When Philosophy Meets Oppression: Who Was Baruch Spinoza?
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Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World
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Mimir: Get to Know the Wisest God of Norse Mythology
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Was the Trojan Horse Real?
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
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Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
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Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
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5 Key Tenets of Rastafarian: Between Zion and Babylon
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Hundred Rabbits
North Pacific Logbook
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing...
over a year ago
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing we've ever done. We decided to keep a logbook, to better remember it and so it can help others who wish to make this trip.
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Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
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Hidden History
Pennsylvania Dutch Shoofly Pie
(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one...
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(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one of the most consequential US elections in modern history.) The story of a Pennsylvania Dutch classic dessert is as colorful as its unusual name… In 1517, Martin Luther began a...
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How Did Johannes Vermeer Depict Women?
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Medieval Anglo-French Wars (1076-1453): A Brief History
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Giacomo Casanova’s Legendary Swashbuckling Travels
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Ancient Greek Sculpture in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods
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Typhoid Mary: A Trail of Scandal & Death
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How Did Aristotle Influence Western Thought?
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11 Myths About the Greek God Zeus
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The Musée d’Orsay Held An Immersive Van Gogh Show
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Flashbak
Snapshots of London Going Mad For Christmas In the 1980s
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a...
a year ago
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a token of gratitude for British support to Norway during the Second World War, it looked bedraggled. So before it went up on Trafalgar Square, the decorators nailed some of the...
African History...
Roads and wheeled transport in African history.
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
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Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
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10 Historic Towns in Nevada Worth Visiting
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What Language Did the Ancient Romans Speak?
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The Brigantaggio: How Did Southern Italy Respond to Unification?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Essential Greeks Course Begins Tomorrow!
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Essential Greeks Course Begins Tomorrow!
African History...
The pyramids of ancient Nubia and Meroe: death on the Nile and the mortuary architecture of Kush
a complete history of an African monument
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a complete history of an African monument
African History...
The complete history of Brava (ca. 1000-1900): a Swahili enclave in southern Somalia
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once...
9 months ago
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once bustling cosmopolitan enclave whose influence features prominently in the history of the East African coast. Located more than 500 km north of the Swahili heartland, Brava retained a...
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A Christmas Carol in Context: Dickens’ Beloved Festive Fable
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Gladiator Combat
Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
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Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
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Homo Floresiensis: What Do We Know about the Hobbit People?
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What Is the Leviathan in the Bible?
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Aristotle's Poetics
The Science of Art
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10 Banned Literary Classics You Might Not Know
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‘Ain Ghazal: One of the Oldest Places in Human Civilization
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Flashbak
A Look at London in 1975 with English Eccentrics and Mr Whippy
It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by...
7 months ago
It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by shopping for a Mr Whippy ice cream on Gypsy Hill, south of the River Thames. Or maybe a cider or Brandy Alexander lolly is more to your taste? You can see the full range of British...
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Kenjutsu: Discover Centuries of Japanese Fencing Tradition
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College Culture in the US & The Vietnam War: An Unlikely Connection
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Dreams of Space -...
Distant Worlds (1932)
An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
Borrowing from a book-seller...
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An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
Borrowing from a book-seller description:
Friedrick Mader, "the German Jules Verne" according to Sam Moskowitz, was a popular author of fantastic romances in post-World War One Germany. DISTANT WORLDS is his only novel...
Global Inequality...
The three German fears
Historical origins of the malaise
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Historical origins of the malaise
Classical Wisdom
Odysseus in the Underworld
Real or Fantasy?
a year ago
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Is Free Will an Illusion? If So, That’s Okay
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What Are the 8 Best Art Attractions in Budapest? (local tips)
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Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
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Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
Hundred Rabbits
tools ecosystem
How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary.
In...
over a year ago
How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary.
In 2016, we left Canada, armed with our two iPhones and 2 MacBooks Pros. We didn't know the wattage of any of the devices we owned, and even less about the amount of solar needed to...
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Who Won the Seven Days Battles?
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Trying to Understand...
The Power Of Absent Things.
It explains a lot about Ukraine.
9 months ago
It explains a lot about Ukraine.
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What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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The Furies: Goddesses of Vengeance and Retribution
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What Were The Pentagon Papers?
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Top 10 Historic Sites You Should See in Paris
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Flashbak
Hanging Out With Rock And Pop Stars at The Zenith of Their Careers In The 1980s
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he...
10 months ago
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he first spotted at a swap meet in Pasadena, California. We don’t know who took these photographs of David Bowie backstage, James Brown meeting and greeting the fans and many other...
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Who Were the Ancient Israelites? A Brief History
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Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
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Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
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Toxic Walls: Why Was Victorian Green Wallpaper So Deadly?
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Top 10 Places to Visit in Athens, Greece
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Dreams of Space -...
Treasury for Young Readers (1961)
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun...
a year ago
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun story and some great Fred Freeman illustrations. Treasury for Young Readers was a collection of stories for children, some from Reader's Digest stories and some from books....
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The First Anarchist: Who was Pierre-Joseph Proudhon?
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Who is Ana Mendieta? An Icon of Environmental Art
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What Is the Gospel of Truth?
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Battle of Himera: Carthage vs. Ancient Greeks of Sicily
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What Are Emblemata in Art and Literature?
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Dr Alun Withey
Are Beards Over? A Historical Perspective.
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing...
over a year ago
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing (published last week) about whether beards are finally ‘over’, and I thought it would be interesting to reflect on some of this. Since re-emerging around 2014, gaining popularity...
Classical Wisdom
ICYMI: Emperors, Conquerors and Saints
New Cabins *NOW* Available
8 months ago
New Cabins *NOW* Available
Classical Wisdom
Herodotus Versus Thucydides?
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
a year ago
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
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Shays’ Rebellion Explained: A New Governing System for the New US
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UK Gallery to Recreate “Groundbreaking” 1907 Exhibition
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Once Overlooked Painting From Botticelli’s Studio Rediscovered
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La Llorona: Latin America’s Vengeful Ghost in Film & Literature
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French Antique Art Dealers Against New E.U. Import Restrictions
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Flashbak
The Spellbinding Corrupted Photos On An Artist’s Stolen Laptop
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her...
3 months ago
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her laptop and backup drive. They’d pulled over a car being driven by Adrian Rodriguez and spotted Willhide’s stolen possession on the back seat. “It’s kind of like winning the lottery;...
Classical Wisdom
LIVE Event: What is Plagiarism?
With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
11 months ago
With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
Flashbak
Frank Film: Watch the Oscar-Winning Animation That Peers Inside Your Head, 1973
Frank Film is a 1973 American animated short by husband-and-wife animators Caroline and Frank...
10 months ago
Frank Film is a 1973 American animated short by husband-and-wife animators Caroline and Frank Mouris. The film won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1996. It’s an autobiographical narrative – Mouris narrates his path...
Global Inequality...
Before the police arrives: Bookstores on Saturdays
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I...
10 months ago
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I would be a “technical executor” of our family’s monthly budget. My family was part of the red bourgeoisie and we had enough, and probably more than enough, for a comfortable life;...
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Martha Washington: Get to Know the First First Lady
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What Are Djinn? (Powers, Tales, & Etymology)
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Trying to Understand...
The Sense Of An Ending.
But right back where we started from.
4 months ago
But right back where we started from.
Trying to Understand...
My Substack in Other Languages.
Starting with Spanish.
a year ago
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Cj Hendry Lands in Miami With HOOPS Tree Installation
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Magritte Sets $121 Million Auction Record
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History of the Berlin Wall: From Its Construction to Its Destruction
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When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
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Hidden History
The Albuquerque “Broken Arrow” Nuclear Accident
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at...
a week ago
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at Kirtland Air Force Base just outside of Albuquerque NM. In January 1950, President Harry Truman announced that the United States would begin a crash program to develop and deploy a weapon...
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The Battle of Grunwald: A Gamechanger for Eastern Europe
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Flashbak
Brick Lane 1978: The Turning Point
On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off...
7 months ago
On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali (24 Oct 1953 – 4 May 1978), a Bangladesh-born textile worker in an area off Brick Lane, was stabbed to death in London, in a racially motivated attack. Paul Trevor’ photographs mark how East London’s Bengali activists fought for survival and the right to...
Res Obscura
Kikkuli!
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
a year ago
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
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7 Works by Margaret Keane You Should Know
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What Are the Abraham Tapestries?
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Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age
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Trying to Understand...
You And Whose Army?
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
a year ago
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
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What Is the History of Presidents’ Day in the US?
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History Today Feed
‘D-Day Has Come’
‘D-Day Has Come’
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
7 months ago
‘D-Day Has Come’
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Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
Dreams of Space -...
Yuri's Night is April 12th!
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri...
a year ago
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri Gagarin 1st manned flight into space in Vostok 1, which completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961. So this book is also from 1961 suggesting that children should dream of this...
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Action! 4 Films Inspired by History’s Natural Disasters
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A Minority Stake Acquisition at Sotheby’s
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Flashbak
On The Streets of America in the Early 1980s : Relaxing WIth Cigarettes And No AC
‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned...
9 months ago
‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned era, when people fled the heat of their houses to hang out in their yards and on the street. I notice a kind of relaxed sensuality in many of the pictures. Time moved more slowly;...
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The History of Porto & 21 Amazing Historic Sites You Should Visit
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What Is Traditional Lakota Art of the Great Plains?
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Who Were the Most Important Christian Figures? (150 – 200 CE)
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The Economy & The Vote: How Financial Fluctuations Impact Presidential Races
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Who Won the Battle of Perryville?
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How Economist John Maynard Keynes Essentially Predicted World War II
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Henri Matisse: Outstanding Paintings by the French Fauvist Master
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History Today Feed
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
7 months ago
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
Flashbak
Great Photos: Le Mariage des Diables Blancs, May 22 1954
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched...
6 months ago
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched high above the Place du Capitole in Toulouse, France. The wedding of two members of the Franco-Czechoslovakian (Diables Blancs) White Devils Company was overseen by Father Robert...
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Cardinal Wolsey: A Life In 9 Artworks
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Who Was Christian Schad? 11 Facts About the German Artist
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Be More Naked?
Is modesty too modern?
a year ago
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8 Famous Dada Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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10 Facts About The Extraordinary Writer Stefan Zweig
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Dreams of Space -...
Cosmodrome (1987)
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is...
a year ago
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is published in 1987 so it is way out of scope for my blog. But it has some great visuals and so I think it is worth sharing. I have never had the nerve to cut this out and build it. Most...
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Who Were the Legendary Mountain Men of the Old West?
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What Does Alice Represent in Alice in Wonderland?
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Flashbak
Liberation Through Art: Flyers From New York’s Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010)
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act...
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“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act as a form of communication that transcends language to connect cultures together” – Jeffrey Deitch Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010) changed our expectations around art. Named after...
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Where Did the Huguenots Go? (6 Regions They Settled)
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The 1968 Prague Spring: Democratic Revolution Behind the Iron Curtain?
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How Tall Is Mount Rushmore?
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The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IV: The Senate
This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the...
a year ago
This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Over the last few posts we looked at the role of Roman magistrates who carried out a...
African History...
a brief note on the history of indigenous and foreign religions in African history, and the Kimpasi...
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various...
4 months ago
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various denominations, with a relatively small fraction adhering to other belief systems often referred to as 'indigenous' or 'traditional' religions.
Flashbak
The Mystical Drawings of William Thomas Horton (1864-1919)
William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by...
a year ago
William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by Leonard Smithers (1861–1907),a leading light of the Decadent movement and publisher of upscale pornography. Some starry names were in his orbit, including Max Beerbohm, Aleister...
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5 Female Philosophers That You Should Know
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Exploring Francis Bacon’s Black Triptych Series
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History Today Feed
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
6 days ago
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
Overcoming Bias
Tension-Filled Black Holes
Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its...
a month ago
Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its shape, instead of collapsing down to a point mass.
Classical Wisdom
Can Any Good Come From War?
The Tragedy of the Trenches
6 months ago
The Tragedy of the Trenches
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4 Places You Must See in Delhi (If You Love Art & History)
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Augusto Pinochet’s Brutal Rule: A Look Inside His Regime
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The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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Understanding Post-War Australian History in 3 Artworks
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Classical Wisdom
Monsters of Mythology
Who Made the Top Ten?
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5 Iconic Artworks by Wassily Kandinsky
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Modernism: The Genre Explained in 5 Facts and 14 Artworks
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Should You Believe in Something Just Because It’s Logical?
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