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‘D-Day Has Come’
‘D-Day Has Come’
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
7 months ago
‘D-Day Has Come’
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
What Did Adorno Think of Beckett’s Endgame?
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Who Was Achilles? Greek Mythology’s Greatest Warrior
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Battle of Okinawa: The Most Intense Battle of WWII’s Pacific Theater
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Operation Barbarossa: When Nazi Germany Tried to Invade the USSR
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4 months ago
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Rastafarianism: Religion or Philosophy?
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Remedios Varo: The Surrealist Artist in 7 Works and 7 Facts
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7 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Drift Poll Winner: Rational Culture
Over the last day, I did two sets of polls comparing 16 cultural drift scenarios (detailed here) re...
a month ago
Over the last day, I did two sets of polls comparing 16 cultural drift scenarios (detailed here) re their likelihood and desirability. (I later added influence.) Here are best fit priorities (relative to 100 max), sorted by priority sum:
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Alphonse Mucha: The Father of Art Nouveau in 7 Works
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What Was Lucas Cranach’s Legacy? A Dynasty in the German Renaissance
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Martin Luther: A Biography of the Reformer Who Sparked the Reformation
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Flashbak
Omega: The Last Days of the World – Camille Flammarion’s Visions of A Dying Planet (1883)
‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical...
7 months ago
‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical prediction on every tongue; it would have made fewer victims, for already, from some unknown cause, the death-rate was increasing. At every instant one felt the electric shock of a...
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Polyphemus: Who Was the Cyclops That Was Tricked by Odysseus?
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Dreams of Space -...
Happy Journeys (1961)
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about...
11 months ago
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about the future and ways someone might travel. The illustration were double page full color paintings of a exciting and strange future that might be around the corner. I see in this...
TheCollector
7 Most Impressive Villas and Palaces to Visit in Rome
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Classical Wisdom
Where did the time go?
Important Notice
4 weeks ago
TheCollector
6 Assassinations That Changed History
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7 months ago
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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Archaeologists Unearth a Building in the Valley of the Temples
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5 Forgotten Female Artists You Should Know
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Juan Pujol Garcia: Who Was Agent Garbo?
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the World?
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My ‘Homeric Retching’: Vladimir Nabokov’s Letter To His Wife About A Nasty Bout of Food Poisoning
“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it...
9 months ago
“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it began…” – Vladimir Nabokov to his wife Vera Among Vladimir Nabokov’s love letters to his wife published in Letters to Véra, a wonderful book that takes us behind the scenes of...
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Çatalhöyük: One of the Oldest Recorded Cities in History
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Discover Norman Rockwell’s America (& His Legacy)
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King Tut: The Life & Afterlife of the Boy Pharaoh
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How Did Philosophers of Different Eras Perceive Happiness?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, July 12, 2024
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for...
5 months ago
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for this week, but it has been a bit stubborn and I do not want to derail my book writing/revising schedule in order to push it out before it is ready. So that will almost certainly...
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The Troubled History of the Polish-Ukrainian Friendship in the 20th Century
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12 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented the export of .theme files, and theme...
TheCollector
London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
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Huacas and Apus: Sacred Landscapes of the Inca
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African History...
A history of the Massina empire (1818-1862)
the sucessor of Songhai
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Water Is Rising.
But slowly ...
2 months ago
TheCollector
9 Places to Visit Between San Diego and Glacier National Park
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Abraham Lincoln’s Early Life: From Rural Kentucky to the White House
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Here’s How AI Completed Keith Haring’s Work
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3 months ago
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Scottish Independence Movements Through the Ages
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11 months ago
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How Did Tropical Fruits Become Commonplace in the USA?
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10 months ago
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How Did King Tut Die? (5 Theories)
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Why Is There One Caryatid at the British Museum and Five in Athens?
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5 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, added back corrected chapters 1-7 to...
TheCollector
Enuma Elish: Discover the Babylonian Poem of Creation
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Was Minoan Crete a Matriarchal Society?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Hunter Biden Did Know Who Acquired His Art
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Possible Rembrandt Found in Attic Sells for $1.4 Million
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3 months ago
Flashbak
Charles Green Shaw Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes (1930s)
This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white...
a week ago
This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white illustrations and poetic recipes for various cocktails. A leading figure in early American abstraction, Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) was an American painter, poet,...
TheCollector
5 of the Most Famous Constructed Languages
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Titanic Rescue Mission at Risk
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: On Bread and Circuses
Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place...
2 days ago
Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place of ‘bread and circuses’ in the narrative of Roman decadence and decline. This is one of those phrases which long ago entered the standard lexicon, but which gets used and...
TheCollector
Once Overlooked Painting From Botticelli’s Studio Rediscovered
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3 Beautiful Places in the North of England Tourists Tend to Neglect
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6 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Great Experience (1963)
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't...
a year ago
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't seen. I know there are still many out there but my language skills are poor enough that I rarely find the many books that exist in other languages. So I present today The Great...
TheCollector
Aristarchus of Samos and the Heliocentric Model of the Universe
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Robert Koch: Great Microbiologist or Unethical Researcher?
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5 Quotes by Socrates Explained
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The Scariest Sermon Ever? Jonathan Edwards & the Great Awakening
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3 Modern Christian Ethicists You Must Know
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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Open Culture
How Medieval Islamic Engineering Brought Water to the Alhambra
Between 711 and 1492, much of the Iberian Peninsula, including modern-day Spain, was under Muslim...
a week ago
Between 711 and 1492, much of the Iberian Peninsula, including modern-day Spain, was under Muslim rule. Not that it was easy to hold on to the place for that length of time: after the fall of Toledo in 1085, Al-Andalus, as the territory was called, continued to lose cities over...
TheCollector
The Beguines: The Hermits Who Became Medieval Celebrities
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TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in Florida for Your Bucket List
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Aristotle on Friendship
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Josiah Wedgwood? Potter, Innovator, Entrepreneurial Genius
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Flashbak
Writing Templates From A Beautiful German Printing Book, c. 1880
Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and...
2 months ago
Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and drawing schools. They were printed and published by J. Veith of Karlsruhe, Germany around 1880 as ‘Schriften Vorlagen zum Praktischen Gebrauche für Maler, Steinhauer, Architecten...
TheCollector
Audrey Flack, Pioneer of Photorealism, Dies at 93
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Benedict Arnold: The Epitome of Betrayal
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TheCollector
7 Dickensian Locations: In the Footsteps of Charles Dickens
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Was Riothamus the Real King Arthur?
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Classical Wisdom
Artemisia of Caria
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
a year ago
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
Flashbak
Ernest Hemingway’s Guide to Writing A Book From Start to Finish
“The more he learns from experience the more truly he can imagine” – Ernst Hemingway on writing,...
8 months ago
“The more he learns from experience the more truly he can imagine” – Ernst Hemingway on writing, 1935 In his October 1935 column for Esquire magazine called Monologue to the Maestro: A High Seas Letter, Ernest Hemingway (July 21, 1899–July 2, 1961) shared his tips for writing...
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Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
Rehabilitating the East India Company’s Nabobs
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
Patterns in Humanity
The myth of the Nordic rehabilitative paradise
Interpreting recidivism rates and understanding their causes
6 months ago
Interpreting recidivism rates and understanding their causes
TheCollector
The Philosopher Poet: Who Was Lucretius?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
What Is David Hammons Best Known For?
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
a month ago
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
Flashbak
Music of the Squares David Ramsay Hay and the Reinvention of Pythagorean Aesthetics
Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it...
3 weeks ago
Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it possible not only to analyse such visual wonders as the Parthenon in terms of music theory, but also to identify their corresponding musical harmonies and melodies, writes Carmel...
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.
TheCollector
The Fate of Jewish Art Collections in WWII: 20 Looted Families
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Candomblé: 10 Facts About the Afrobrazilian Religion
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
Advice from the Ancients
11 months ago
TheCollector
What Ancient Rituals Do We Still Celebrate at Halloween?
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What Are the Oldest Copies of the Bible?
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What Is Samsara in Hinduism?
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Valkyries: Get to Know the Norse Demons of the Dead
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Flashbak
Lee Balterman’s Chicago in the 1950s
Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and...
6 months ago
Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago – the only formal training of his career – and until his death lived and photographed almost daily in Chicago for newspapers,...
TheCollector
What Was the Hanseatic League?
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Vandal Smashes Ai Weiwei Sculpture at Exhibition Opening
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3 months ago
African History...
The Mali empire: A complete history (ca. 1250-1650)
At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending...
10 months ago
At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending over an estimated 1.2 million square kilometers in West Africa. Encompassing at least five modern African states, the empire produced some of the continent's most renowned historical...
CrimethInc.
The Eye of Every Storm : Anarchist Response to Hurricane Helene
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30...
a month ago
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30 inches of rainfall over two days when an unnamed storm collided with Hurricane Helene over the mountains of Southern Appalachia. The resulting catastrophe laid waste to the entire...
TheCollector
What Are Buddhism’s 4 Main Schools of Thought?
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Sotheby’s to Auction Its First Robot-Made Artwork
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Why Are There Only Four Gospels?
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TheCollector
10 Facts About the Temples of Angkor
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Short Service Announcement.
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be...
a year ago
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be interested. The essays themselves will continue to be entirely free, and I don’t have plans to produce subscriber-only material. I’ve also set up a Buy Me a Coffee cup.
Dreams of Space -...
The Boy Who Discovered the Earth (1955)
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a...
3 months ago
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a pleasant science fiction novel for kids about an alien boy who is left behind on Earth. He makes friends with the locals and learns about dogs, baseball, and the life of children on...
TheCollector
The Bumpy Ride to Yerevan: What Can a Road Trip in Armenia Teach You?
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Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization?
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The Met Reveals Design for New Modern and Contemporary Wing
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5 Transformative Leaders That Shaped British History
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TheCollector
Jackie Kennedy’s Georgetown Mansion Goes on Sale
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Moving With the Times?
Moving With the Times?
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
6 months ago
Moving With the Times?
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
TheCollector
A Guide to 6 Natural Wonders of Vietnam
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
6 days ago
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche Explained
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Why Was The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall Put on Trial?
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7 months ago
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Mystery at Cheviot Beach: The Strange Disappearance of Harold Holt
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Is My Life Just a Cosmic Accident? Finding Meaning in a Meaningless Universe
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How Can Stoicism Help Overcome Adversity?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Were the Main Achievements of the New Deal?
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4 months ago
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
11 months ago
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
TheCollector
Who Is the Mystery Mummy of Tomb KV55? (4 Theories)
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TheCollector
What is Impasto? A Guide to the Impasto Painting Technique
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TheCollector
Just How Christian Was the Kingdom of Kongo?
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Do We Need Passports? Or Borders?
Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
a year ago
Watch now (23 sec) | Crossing with Radiohead
TheCollector
10 Extraordinary Symbolist Artists: From Munch to Moreau
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TheCollector
What Is Conceptual Photography?
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TheCollector
Vatican Museums Open Ancient Roman Necropolis
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a year ago
Flashbak
Cold Snapshots – Vintage Holiday Fun in the Snow and Ice
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection...
a year ago
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection of images. A dip into Robert E. Jackson’s sublime collection of snapshots never disappoints. And when you’ve seen the cards, you should enjoy his pictures of revellers rocking...
Trying to Understand...
The Machine Stops.
And fiddling won't fix it.
3 months ago
And fiddling won't fix it.
Global Inequality...
The order of inequality
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
8 months ago
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
TheCollector
Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)?
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TheCollector
Was Saint Augustine the First Philosopher of History?
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TheCollector
8 Fun Facts About Montezuma — Starting with His Real Name
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African History...
Historical links between the Ottoman empire and Sudanic Africa (1574-1880)
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
a year ago
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
TheCollector
Top 11 Film Noir Masterpieces You Should Know
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TheCollector
Which Art Museums in Rome Are Most Noteworthy?
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TheCollector
Naturalism, Realism, and Impressionism: Three Movements Explained
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TheCollector
4 Works Inspired By Da Vinci’s The Last Supper
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a year ago
African History...
Voices of Africa's past: a brief note on the autobiographies of itinerant scholars.
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
6 months ago
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
TheCollector
What Was Aristotle’s Opinion on Metaphysics?
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Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent’s Myth & History
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Fascists vs. Communists: Spanish Civil War’s Outside Influences
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Trying to Understand...
The Modern World Is Boring.
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
6 months ago
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
TheCollector
Achaian War: How the Romans Defeated the Last Free State in Greece
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TheCollector
Residential Schools in the US & Canada: The Lost Children
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TheCollector
Norman Rockwell Works Dispute Finally Over?
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Classical Wisdom
Should Death Concern Us?
How can we deal with the inevitable... before the inevitable deals with us?
a year ago
How can we deal with the inevitable... before the inevitable deals with us?
Flashbak
Peter Hujar’s Portraits of Life and Death: A Somberly Beautiful Photography Collection (1976)
Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his...
4 months ago
Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his 1970s portraits of artists on New York’s Lower East Side and images from the 1960s of the dead in Palermo’s catacombs. Peter Hujar’s (October 11, 1934 – November 26, 1987) black...
Global Inequality...
The life of Maynard K.
A review of Zach Carter’s “The Price of Peace”
6 months ago
A review of Zach Carter’s “The Price of Peace”
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.
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, May 10, 2024
Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up...
7 months ago
Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up as an addendum to our discussion of Hellenistic armies. But in the meantime, it is a fireside, and I thought, since it was just recently May the Fourth, we might talk some Star...
TheCollector
How Does Aristotle Conceptualize the Soul?
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TheCollector
Colonial Mexican Art: 4 Key Formats and Themes
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TheCollector
Rudolf Otto and His Revolutionary “Idea of the Holy”
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TheCollector
Henri Matisse: Outstanding Paintings by the French Fauvist Master
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
4 months ago
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVb: Antiochus III
This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa)...
8 months ago
This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa) look at the context between the Roman military system based on the manipular legion and the Hellenistic military system structured around the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the...
TheCollector
3 Inspiring Japanese Women That Made Video Art
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Grey Art Gallery at NYU Gets New Space and Name
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TheCollector
What is Virtue According to Nietzsche?
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TheCollector
6 Must-See Spanish Castles
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TheCollector
What Was Judith Leyster’s Contribution to Dutch Painting?
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TheCollector
What is Digital Art? A Brief History and Tips for Collecting
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Flashbak
British Artist Finds An Incredible Album Of Found Photos
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge...
a month ago
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge came upon this album of pictures. “I find images that resonate with me and then with that I try to bring their characters to life in my work,” she tells us. “I bought the slides on...
Trying to Understand...
Reality Would Like A Word.
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
a year ago
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
TheCollector
What Was the Italian Risorgimento?
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Four Common(ly misunderstood) Latin Proverbs
Factoids From the Ancient World
a month ago
Factoids From the Ancient World
TheCollector
The Value of Public Space: What is Hostile Architecture?
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TheCollector
What Is the Will to Power?
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TheCollector
What Are the Origins of the Vampire Myth?
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TheCollector
How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity?
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TheCollector
How to Read Renaissance Maps (7 Tips)
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
a month ago
Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
TheCollector
Spanish Museums To Distance Themselves From Colonial Framing
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Middle Kingdom Pyramids: The Lesser Known Pyramids of Ancient Egypt
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TheCollector
10 Facts About the Pearl Harbor Attack
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6 Incredible Roman Sites in Spain
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TheCollector
Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ Targeted Again After Protestors Jailed
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African History...
A history of the Majeerteen Sultanate: 1700-1927.
Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
a year ago
Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
Flashbak
Watch TV-CBGB – A Punk Sitcom From 1981
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews,...
8 months ago
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews, comedy skits, and live performances”. Stuart Newman, a member of the The Roustabouts, one of the groups featured on the show – along with Idiot Savant, The Hard, Jo Marshall, Shrapnel...
Flashbak
Vanity Fair’s Bifurcated Girls: The Article That Introduced America To Girlie Magazines, 1903
Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of...
7 months ago
Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of Vanity Fair magazine. That’s not the glossy publication we know today, rather the a short-lived pulp magazine published by the Commonwealth Publishing Company of New York City...
Res Obscura
The (history of) spice must flow
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
10 months ago
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
TheCollector
When Did Vincent van Gogh Start Painting?
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TheCollector
How did the Plague of Athens Revolutionize Carthage?
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6 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added propeller maintenance, Maple Bay, Telegraph Cove,...
TheCollector
7 Ancient Greek Temples You Should Know
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow Silly Laws?
And what happens when we don’t?
a year ago
And what happens when we don’t?
TheCollector
Ancient Egyptian Structure Discovered Near Giza Pyramids
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7 months ago
TheCollector
How Georgia O’Keeffe Went Against Gender Expectations
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Ethics of Epicureanism vs The Ethics of Stoicism
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a year ago
TheCollector
A Travel Guide to Pompeii: Visiting the City in One Day
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4 months ago
Flashbak
One Night At The Empire Roller Disco, Brooklyn NYC – February 1980
On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown...
6 months ago
On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown Heights to see the skaters at Brooklyn’s Empire Roller Disco. Formerly the Empire Rollerdrome (built 1941), the rink was now all disco. It was where Cher hosted the release party for...
Trying to Understand...
The Coming Of Neo-Tribalism.
Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
6 months ago
Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
Trying to Understand...
The Newer World Order.
But can they get their heads round it?
10 months ago
But can they get their heads round it?
TheCollector
What Is the Myth of the “Struggling Artist” in Literature?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Farmer Discovers Massive Roman Mosaic in Türkiye
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2 months ago
Flashbak
Thai Fortune-Telling Manuscript, Before 1844
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of...
9 months ago
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of zodiac figures accompanied with text. It was made before 1844. “Maria Revere Balestier (daughter of Paul Revere and wife to the first American consulate to Singapore) was the...
TheCollector
Tadeusz Kościuszko: 6 Facts You Didn’t Know
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Aristotle’s Model of Communication: 3 Key Elements of Persuasion
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Shield Walls and Spacing: Hollywood Mobs and Ancient Tactics
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy...
a year ago
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy infantry shield formations work. While I’ve framed this around ‘shield walls,’ not every kind of shielded heavy infantry fought that way and in practice the line between what is a...
Hundred Rabbits
captain what is this
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on...
over a year ago
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on the 12th. We hove-to for the night, waiting for sunrise before entering Savusavu bay. 'Entering a strange harbor at night is for morons and fools,' people told us. We didn't...
TheCollector
5 Must-Read Works by Aldous Huxley
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:18
2 months ago
What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:18
History Today Feed
The Vienna Secession is Founded
The Vienna Secession is Founded
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
8 months ago
The Vienna Secession is Founded
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
Classical Wisdom
Should We Navel Gaze?
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
a year ago
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
TheCollector
How Did the Assyrians Shape the Ancient Near East?
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12 months ago
TheCollector
7 Models of Henri Matisse You Should Know About
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5 months ago
TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Artist Inna Levinson: From Paint to Pixels
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8 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
5 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of June.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Ketchikan, Snug Cove, Ratz Harbor, Frosty Bay, Berg Bay, Wrangell, Petersburg and Ruth Island Cove. Updated library.
Oekaki, optimized and...
Flashbak
At Home With Candy, Andy and the Bearandas, A Terrifying Children’s Comic From 1966
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical...
6 months ago
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical English village called Riverale, going about the place in their rainbow-striped Mini. For a year, their everyday lives were documented in 154 comic books ( ‘the comic full of fun...
TheCollector
Prometheus: The Titan Who Defied Zeus and Created Humanity
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2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Oskar Kokoschka’s Strange Obsession With Alma Mahler
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Warfare in the Bronze Age: Tactics, Weapons, Battles
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a year ago
TheCollector
Homo Habilis: The First Humans?
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11 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Thousand Rooms, added a Brazilian Portuguese version.
Wunderland...
Flashbak
Dear Goldprick: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters
“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it...
7 months ago
“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it is 4pm in dear old England and it is carelessness of this kind that makes my eyes steel slits of blue. – Letter to James Bond author Ian Fleming Many … Continue reading "Dear...
African History...
a complete history of Mombasa ca. 600-1895.
Journal of African cities: chapter 13
3 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 13
TheCollector
Black Panther Party Founder: Who Was Huey Newton?
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a week ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Aristotle's Politics
3 months ago
TheCollector
Collectors Pull Lent Works From London’s Barbican
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Friluftsliv, The Norwegian Way of Life in Harmony with Nature?
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8 months ago
Flashbak
Les Malheurs des immortels, 1922: Max Ernst and Paul Éluard’s Surreal Collaboration
Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by...
2 months ago
Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by German-American-French artist and founder of the Dada movement Max Ernst (2 April 1891 – 1 April 1976). The book, which marks the beginning of his close friendship with French poet Paul...
TheCollector
Who Was Osama bin Laden?
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2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Which Archeological Finds Support the Bible?
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a month ago
TheCollector
4 Diseases That Impacted & Altered Human Existence
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9 months ago
Trying to Understand...
I Hate My Job And I Want To Cry.
Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
11 months ago
Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
Trying to Understand...
One Way Or Another ....
We're going to get you.
a year ago
TheCollector
Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man?
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
10 months ago
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
TheCollector
Grand Egyptian Museum Partially Opens to the Public
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew: Sexist or Subversive?
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2 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIb: Built in a Day
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s...
4 months ago
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome which covers the broader Mediterranean and South Asia from the very late fourth century through to the end of the first century BC, the...
TheCollector
5 Influential African Leaders of the 20th Century
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Sappho’s Love Life Influence Her Poetry?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Quechua: A Dead Language? Not at All
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Louis Wain’s Cat Paintings Head to Auction
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Were the Enclosure Acts?
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a year ago
Flashbak
New York City’s NIGHT Magazine – 1978-79
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s...
5 months ago
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s mix of fashion, art, and music at clubs like Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager’s Studio 54 and Howard Stein and Peppo Vanini’s Xenon, where nightlife and performance met. Distribution...
TheCollector
Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Found in Antwerp
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Most Significant Battles of World War II?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Battle of Thebes: How Alexander the Great Destroyed the Great City
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/25/2024 - 11:01
3 weeks ago
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/25/2024 - 11:01
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Grimgrains, published a tofu from soy flour recipe, and reduced...
TheCollector
What Is the Historical Context of Easter?
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8 months ago
Overcoming Bias
How Every Empire Falls
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris...
a month ago
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris sometime before 2005, and performed at various times by Morris, John Prine, and Marianne Faithfull.
TheCollector
3 Key Ideas in Environmental Ethics
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Would You Kill the Fat Man?
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
2 weeks ago
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
TheCollector
What Was the Kido Butai?
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11 months ago
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.
TheCollector
Magritte Sets $121 Million Auction Record
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a month ago
TheCollector
Dadaism: 12 Iconic Artworks From The Dada Art Movement
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4 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Strengths of Determinism?
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2 weeks ago
Flashbak
Max Thalmann: Passion, Cathedrals And America In Woodcuts
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black...
2 months ago
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black and white woodcut prints: Cathedral (Der Dom), Passion, and America in Woodcuts (Amerika im Holzschnitt). A bookbinder by trade having been trained as such under Henry Van De Velde...
TheCollector
What Is the History and Significance of May Day?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
How Were the Twelve Tribes of Israel Formed?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
The Trevi Fountain: Inside the History of Rome’s Iconic Tourist Site
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Who Exactly Were the Hospitallers?
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a month ago
African History...
Life and works of Africa's most famous Woman scholar: Nana Asmau (1793-1864)
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
7 months ago
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
TheCollector
What Are the Top 7 Sights to See in Milan?
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a month ago
History Today Feed
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
j.hoare
Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
11 months ago
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
j.hoare
Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
Classical Wisdom
On the Nature of the Gods: Cicero
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human...
a year ago
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human beings, if they care about them at all?
TheCollector
Egyptian Sun-god: Who Is Ra?
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Landmarks in Argentina You Should Visit
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4 weeks ago
TheCollector
Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
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a month ago
TheCollector
Ancient Greece and Persia: Foes, Friends, or Both?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
10 Facts About Odin the All-Father: Norse God of War & Wisdom
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9 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great?
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman...
7 months ago
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman legions, I wanted to take the opportunity to talk about Alexander III, who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. But I want to discuss his reign with that title, ‘the...
TheCollector
What Was the Rhodesian Bush War?
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a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Can you REALLY be offended on behalf of someone else??
Lessons from Borat
a year ago
TheCollector
Egypt’s Giza Restoration Bid Faces Backlash From Archaeologists
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Which Presidents Are in Your Wallet? The Faces of US Dollar Bills
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2 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, added 100r logo to splash screen on the rom.
100r.co, added a new page: diy carbonation system. Updated Saving fuel, Engine rebuild and...
TheCollector
Understanding Egyptian Astrology: What Is Your Egyptian Zodiac Sign?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Cabal of Naples: The True Story of Naples’ Gang of Baroque Artists
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Discover the Lost Culture of San Agustín in Colombia
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7 months ago
TheCollector
England’s Museum Collections Missing More Than 1,700 Objects
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Sutton Hoo: Inside an Early English Ship Burial
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9 months ago
African History...
a brief note on themes in African art.
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
5 months ago
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
TheCollector
How Did the Roman Empire Affect Christianity?
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a month ago
Trying to Understand...
And Now for Something Completely Different.
Am I me? Are You you? ?
a year ago
TheCollector
The “Good Italian” Myth in Postwar Italy: Dangers of Erasing the Past
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, adapted Solresol, edited other conlangs.
Niju,...
TheCollector
Stonehenge Central Altar Stone Came From Scotland, Not Wales
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
Euripides’ Lost Plays
Euripides’ Lost Plays
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
2 months ago
Euripides’ Lost Plays
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
History Today Feed
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
j.hoare
Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
11 months ago
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
j.hoare
Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
TheCollector
The Colombia Banana Massacre of 1928: The Shocking Story
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Could Fetch $1 Million
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a month ago
TheCollector
Why Visit Aqaba? Jordan’s City of Contrasts
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4 months ago
TheCollector
5 Inventions That Revolutionized Agriculture
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
3 weeks ago
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
TheCollector
What’s the Difference Between Goth and Punk?
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Tolkien and Plato
a year ago
TheCollector
How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Understanding Gnostic Salvation in Christian Gnosticism
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2 weeks ago
TheCollector
What Is the Invention of Tradition? (3 Stories)
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How Should We Look at History?
Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
9 months ago
Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
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...
TheCollector
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Closes Its College
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11 months ago
TheCollector
5 Famous Women Still-Life Painters
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2 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (Feb and Dec 1946)
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are...
over a year ago
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are several online issues here
https://fanac.org/fanzines/Rockets/
Here is a biography of the controversial editor:
https://www.joshuablubuhs.com/blog/robert-l-farnsworth-as-a-fortean
I...
TheCollector
10 Heartbreaking Facts About the Rwandan Genocide
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The Birthplace of Renaissance Art: Must-Visit Galleries in Florence
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Stained Glass Sold At Sotheby’s is Stolen From Notre Dame?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the Warsaw Pact?
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2 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Best of the Best
a year ago
TheCollector
7 of the Most Popular Hats in History
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9 months ago
Flashbak
Riddle Me This: Question Marks In Vintage Photographs
The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no...
a month ago
The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no matches. How did they manage to smoke?” Robin: “They threw one cigarette overboard and the boat became a cigarette lighter.” – The Question asked in Batman, 1966 The question mark...
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