Hidden History
The Ancient Egyptian Game of Mehen
Mehen may be the oldest true board game in the world, and dates back to at least 3000 BCE. But...
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Mehen may be the oldest true board game in the world, and dates back to at least 3000 BCE. But recent study has completely changed the way we think about this game. History In 1861, French archaeologists Auguste Mariette and Jacques de Morgan found a tomb at Saqqara that was...
TheCollector
Isaiah Berlin’s Two Concepts of Liberty: Negative and Positive Liberty
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TheCollector
Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings
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TheCollector
What’s the History of the Rugby World Cup?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
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Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
Hundred Rabbits
internet in paradise
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging...
over a year ago
Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging could have ended here, because we almost crashed onto a reef.
Because we always time our arrival with the morning sun, I always get the first look of every island. Huahine stood in...
TheCollector
Decoding Titian’s Poesie Series
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9 Iconic Minimalist Works by Women Artists
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What Is the Meaning of Utopia?
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Classical Wisdom
Ancient Greek Astronomy
Ursa Major
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What Is the History and Significance of Diwali?
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Classical Wisdom
Ancient Greek Art
Through the Ages
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What Is Pragmatism? (Philosophy, History, Notable Proponents)
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The Myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha: The Great Flood in Greek Mythology
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What Is Relational Aesthetics?
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7 Wars That Nearly Happened (But Didn’t)
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5 Notable Inmates of Tartarus & Their Crimes
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Who Was Lorenzo de’ Medici (The Magnificent)?
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Why Are Aristotle’s “Categories” Fundamental to Logic?
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TheCollector
Was Henry VI England’s Most Unfortunate King?
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Flashbak
El Lissitzky’s Soviet Pressa Exhibition in Cologne, 1928
At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned...
3 months ago
At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned artist of the Soviet avant-garde, more so than his friend Kazimir Malevich, Vladimir Tatlin, and Alexander Rodchenko. A trained architect, El Lissitzsky was the artist the USSR’s...
TheCollector
5 Autobiographical Paintings by Frida Kahlo
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Lives of Exiles
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TheCollector
This Underrated, Historic Small Town Is a Great Alternative to Austin, Texas
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TheCollector
Did Jesus Teach Stoic Philosophy?
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6 months ago
A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 1, 2023
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of...
a year ago
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of town. We’ll be back to our regular schedule next week, with the next big topic I want to tackle being what a shield wall is and how it actually functions on a … Continue reading Gap...
TheCollector
Einstein vs. Bergson: A Historic Debate About Time
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London’s Old Master Sales Squeak by Expectations
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TheCollector
Peckham Banksy Art Removed by Two Men
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Classical Wisdom
Does FIRST Matter Most?
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
a year ago
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
TheCollector
Banksy Mural to Be Sold with the Building It’s Painted On
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3 weeks ago
History Today Feed
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist
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TheCollector
Baroque Art & Architecture: 6 Frequently Asked Questions
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weird medieval guys
What does a biblically accurate angel actually look like?
Sexy? Scary? Both?
a year ago
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How Did Muscovy Become Russia?
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These Countries Have the Most World Heritage Sites
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Who Were the Successors of Constantine the Great?
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The Story of Billy Sipple: The Price of Heroism
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Influential Pop Artist: Who Was David Bowie?
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Here’s How AI Completed Keith Haring’s Work
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Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author?
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The Myth of Midas and the Golden Touch: A Story of Riches and Regret
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Christie’s Presents Two Latin American Art Sales, Starting Friday
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10 Palazzos (Palaces) in Venice You Must Visit
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Operation Market Garden: Success and Failure for the Allies
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Marx’s German Ideology: What is Historical and Dialectical Materialism?
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Classical Wisdom
Sophocles' Swansong
Oedipus at Colonus
a year ago
TheCollector
Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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Open Culture
The Story Behind the Making of the Iconic Surrealist Photograph, Dalí Atomicus (1948)
With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks,...
2 days ago
With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks, Salvador Dalí would appear to have cultivated his own photographability. But taking a picture of the man who stood as a living definition of popular surrealism wasn’t a task to be...
Flashbak
Let Them Eat Cake: 28 Sweet Birthday Cake Snapshots
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a...
11 months ago
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a birthday – you need to blow them out in a single puff for the smoke to carry your wishes to god, in order for them to come true. Yep, that’s where you’ve been … Continue reading "Let...
TheCollector
5 Victorian Fashion Trends: From Flammable Skirts to Poisonous Fabrics
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Cardinal Wolsey: A Life In 9 Artworks
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Secret of the Stoics
3 months ago
TheCollector
Emperor Nero’s “Golden House”: What Was the Domus Aurea?
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Global Inequality...
Changes in income distributions in China, India and the United States, 2018-23
The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
2 months ago
The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
Flashbak
Käthe Kollwitz Self Portraits
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time...
5 months ago
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time when people are so baffled, so in need of help.” – Käthe Kollwitz diary entry, December 1922 Käthe Kollwitz (8 July 1867 – 22 April 1945) made over 100 self-portraits of her …...
TheCollector
Rijksmuseum Begins Restoration of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’
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TheCollector
Battle of Okinawa: The Most Intense Battle of WWII’s Pacific Theater
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African History...
a brief note on European pirates and African states during the 'golden age of piracy.'
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
9 months ago
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
TheCollector
Jericho: An Ancient City Filled with Secrets
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TheCollector
What does Aristotle say in De Interpretatione?
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TheCollector
15 Surprising Facts about Adolf Hitler, The World’s Most Hated Man
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TheCollector
The Louvre Seeks Donations to Buy Chardin’s Strawberries Work
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African History...
Early civilizations of ancient Africa and the pre-Aksumite civilization of the northern Horn.
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of...
2 months ago
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of urbanism and complex societies in West Africa discovered a vast cluster of stone ruins in southern Mauritania.
TheCollector
What Criticisms Are Directed Towards Anti-Natalism?
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TheCollector
Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
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Hidden History
The Assassination of Malcolm X
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two...
2 weeks ago
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two ideas; the idea that nonviolent civil disobedience, in the tradition of Thoreau and Gandhi, was the only method that the civil rights movement should use, and the idea that white...
TheCollector
What Five Philosophers Have to Say About Physical Exercise
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TheCollector
What Is Populism?
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Why Do the Rastafari Believe That Haile Selassie Was a God?
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Flashbak
Fernando’s Story – The life And Times of A Boy Growing Up In NYC’s East Village in the 1970s
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in...
a year ago
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in the empty lot a New York City’s 76 E. 3rd St. The Hell’s Angels lived directly across the street. They wanted the lot for themselves. (You can read more about that here.) One of the...
TheCollector
Stolen Rubens Returns to Germany After 80 Years
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TheCollector
Expressionists Exhibition to Open This Week at Tate Modern
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TheCollector
Top Aces of World War II: 7 Talented Fighter Pilots
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TheCollector
New Exhibition to Show Art Saved From Notre Dame Fire
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Buckingham Palace To Exhibit Unseen Renaissance Drawings
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TheCollector
Subtle Manipulation: The Power of Nudging in Psychology
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TheCollector
How Did a Priest’s Day at the Temple of Ra Look?
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
8 months ago
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
Res Obscura
Experiencing scientific revolutions: the 1660s and the 2020s
Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
a year ago
Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
TheCollector
Aristarchus of Samos and the Heliocentric Model of the Universe
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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?
African History...
Empire building and Government in the Yorubaland: a history of Oyo (1600-1836)
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
over a year ago
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
Classical Wisdom
The Essential Greeks
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6 months ago
***Now Enrolling: Starting July 1st, 2024
Flashbak
SoHo And New York City In The 1980s
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,”...
4 months ago
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,” he tells us, “but I became a computer scientist. I lived for a long time in the suburbs of Paris, Colombes and then Maisons Laffitte. Now I live in the center of France in Nevers....
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Further Guide for the Perplexed.
They didn't know. But they know now.
7 months ago
They didn't know. But they know now.
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, December 8, 2023
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester...
a year ago
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester coming as the job market gets busier, I haven’t had time to finish the next post on shield walls just yet. That will come out next week for sure though, as it is close to done. For …...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Philosopher Kings
10 months ago
TheCollector
Interview with Giulio Dalvit: TheCollector Chats with Frick Curator
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TheCollector
What Are the Origins of Santa Claus?
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TheCollector
Pyramid in Java Predates Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid?
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TheCollector
7 Women Artists Fighting Climate Change
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TheCollector
Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
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Dreams of Space -...
Rocketry Though the Ages (1959)
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and...
a year ago
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and into the anticipated near future. I blogged about this in 2010, so a more complete scan seemed good. Also having the text that goes with each page is a plus, yea for flatbed...
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
Who Was the Real Mona Lisa?
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Classical Wisdom
Gods Vs Titans
...and the Origins of the Universe
a year ago
...and the Origins of the Universe
TheCollector
The Winter War: The Soviet Invasion of Finland
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TheCollector
King Stephen of Blois: England’s Anarchist King
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Giorgio Agamben’s Notes on Dante’s Divine Comedy
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TheCollector
How King Alfred Nearly Lost Everything (But Didn’t)
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Global Inequality...
The three German fears
Historical origins of the malaise
a year ago
Historical origins of the malaise
TheCollector
Food & Diet in Ancient Egypt: An Interview with Dr. Sarah Doherty
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TheCollector
Who Was Gertrude Stein? More Than a Poet & Collector
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TheCollector
The French Monarchy: From Clovis to the Capetians
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TheCollector
Who Were ‘The Cambridge Five’?
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TheCollector
What Is the Will to Power?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine In NATO Would Be A Disaster ...
But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
a year ago
But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
8 months 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
100r.co, added chainplates, knots, washing dishes, receiving mail, updated our notes on diy carbonation system, and refrigeration.
Uxn, added 2 new commands...
TheCollector
What Is the History and Significance of May Day?
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TheCollector
Night Witches: The Female Russian Combat Unions of the Sky
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TheCollector
What Were the Casta Paintings of 18th Century Mexico?
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Flashbak
Cute and Sickly Sweet – 24 Vintage Snapshots That Invite a Reaction
The girl presenting her pet lizard toad at the Children’s Pets show held on Venice Beach,...
9 months ago
The girl presenting her pet lizard toad at the Children’s Pets show held on Venice Beach, California, in the mid 1930s makes for a cute photograph. Walter Chandoha’s 1955 picture of his daughter Paula with a kitten in 1955 is also cute. Angie Cook’s school photo from 1978 when...
Open Culture
The Engineering of the Strandbeest: How the Magnificent Mechanical Creatures Have Technologically...
Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have...
a week ago
Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have learned about biology and technology. But certain specimens roaming around in the world can blur that line — and in the curious case of the Strandbeesten, they really are roaming...
TheCollector
Capturing Alaska: Who Are 6 of Alaska’s Most Celebrated Painters?
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TheCollector
Who Was Hildegard of Bingen?
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TheCollector
4 Founding Fathers who Signed the Declaration of Independence
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TheCollector
How Did Japan Get Involved in World War II?
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Flashbak
Magnifying The Moment: Joni Sternbach’s Pictures of NYC Subway Passengers 1976–1981
“Part of the reason I was drawn to the Subway was that it was a perfect unchoreographed stage....
a month ago
“Part of the reason I was drawn to the Subway was that it was a perfect unchoreographed stage. Chance brought me together with a crowd of unknowns. It was up to me to parse them out and magnify the moment.” – Joni Sternbach on her pictures of NYC Subway Passengers in the 1970s ...
African History...
The kingdom of Ndongo and the Portuguese: Queen Njinga and the dynasty of women sovereigns...
The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
a year ago
The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
Trying to Understand...
No Way Out
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
a year ago
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
TheCollector
How Nazi Propaganda Appropriated the Vikings
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TheCollector
New British Museum Book Brings Egyptian Pharaohs to Life
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4 months 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
Who Were the Most Important Leaders of WWII?
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of New Orleans (US Civil War)?
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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
The Sociocultural Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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Classical Wisdom
The First Philosopher?
And the Boundless Universe
6 months ago
And the Boundless Universe
TheCollector
Encaustic Painting: An Ancient Art Form Explained
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History Today Feed
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
Syphilis and Scurvy: Diagnosing Henry VIII
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 00:00
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...
TheCollector
Yemen Is Getting Back Two Sculptures From the Met
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Flashbak
American Noir: Mugshots And Crimes From A Small Pennsylvanian Town (1930s – 1950s)
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles...
7 months ago
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles the mugshots of criminals who lived in the town in the 1930, 40s and 50s, with notes on their offences. The mugshots were pulled from the rubbish when the town’s police department...
Classical Wisdom
No Women Allowed?
Greek Theater and Gender
3 months ago
Global Inequality...
The third framing
Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
3 months ago
Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
TheCollector
Was Alexandre Dumas Black?
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a year ago
Overcoming Bias
Beware Value Dashboards
Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering...
2 months ago
Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering to direct their motions, and c) a driver to manage both.
TheCollector
What is Digital Art? A Brief History and Tips for Collecting
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TheCollector
End of an Era: Why Did the Beatles Break Up?
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a year ago
Res Obscura
Res Obscura is now on Substack
Three years late, but historians are always late
a year ago
Three years late, but historians are always late
TheCollector
Artist Seals Himself in Glass Bottle at Paris Olympic Stadium
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TheCollector
6 Eco-Friendly Designs of Thomas Heatherwick
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TheCollector
Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
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TheCollector
Anarchism Explained: Why Should the State be Abolished?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Utopian Socialists?
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African History...
The empire of Kong (ca. 1710-1915): a cultural legacy of medieval Mali.
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park...
4 months ago
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park informed him of a range of mountains situated in "a large and powerful kingdom called Kong".
TheCollector
The Baroque in Latin America: From Colonial Times to the Present
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TheCollector
How Economist John Maynard Keynes Essentially Predicted World War II
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TheCollector
What Was the Biggest Art Theft in History?
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TheCollector
Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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TheCollector
Archaeologists Find Ptolemaic Temple Pylon in Egypt
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TheCollector
Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Story of Magic & Heartbreak
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TheCollector
Why Has Stoicism Gained Popularity in Modern Times?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
10 months ago
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
TheCollector
Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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11 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, October 27, 2023 (On Politics in Strategy)
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101...
a year ago
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101 series with a look at provincial governance, but I don’t think that will be done in time for this week, so I’m throwing a fireside in here in the meantime. That said, I thought it...
TheCollector
What Made Sir Joshua Reynolds an Iconic Portrait Artist?
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TheCollector
What Was the Oregon Trail? History and Legacy
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
GrimGrains, added a quick grilled cheese recipe.
Noodle,...
Dreams of Space -...
The Magic Motion Martian Book (1964)
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a...
a year ago
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a little lenticular piece inside each page so if you moved your head the image would move. Not very exciting but it did make for a fun story.
Miller, Albert G. Designed by Paul...
Global Inequality...
On general futility of political discussions with people
Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people...
a year ago
Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people and have concluded that these discussions are, almost entirely, futile in making people either see things differently, or acknowledge that others may see things differently, or...
History Today Feed
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
2 weeks ago
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
Wrong Side of...
Your favourite half-British president
We could win bigly by courting Donald Trump
a month ago
We could win bigly by courting Donald Trump
TheCollector
Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind
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TheCollector
What Was the Pilgrimage of Grace?
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TheCollector
Did Nietzsche Hate Christianity?
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TheCollector
The Zimmermann Telegram: Mexico & Germany as WWI Allies?
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TheCollector
NY City Proposes Public Monuments Bill With a Context on Slavery
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TheCollector
The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute
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TheCollector
Cricket & Colonialism: A Tale of Imperial Power & Influence
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Classical Wisdom
ICYMI: Emperors, Conquerors and Saints
New Cabins *NOW* Available
8 months ago
New Cabins *NOW* Available
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Famous Symbolists?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Was Alexander Great?
3 months ago
TheCollector
The Young British Artist Movement (YBA): 10 Famous Artworks You Should Know
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TheCollector
Lipka Tatars: Muslims in Poland?
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Flashbak
Richard Teschner And His Magical World of Puppets And Dreams
Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte...
7 months ago
Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops), is best known for his puppetry, especially that inspired by Wayang (“shadow”), the classical Javanese puppet drama that uses the shadows thrown by puppets...
TheCollector
Who Was Achilles? Greek Mythology’s Greatest Warrior
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TheCollector
What Ancient Rituals Do We Still Celebrate at Halloween?
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TheCollector
Fascism vs. Modernism: Clash in Art & Design
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Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur?
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Global Inequality...
Why is the Serbia-Kosovo situation globally serious?
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a...
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I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a very animated conversation between a lady who seemed to blame Serbia for World War I (and perhaps World War III?) and the well-dressed maitre d’ who was so excited that he kept on...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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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
TinyBASIC, implemented TinyBASIC in Uxntal.
Left, added a...
TheCollector
How Did the Pyramid of Giza Become an Ancient Wonder?
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Dr Alun Withey
Should I Stay or Should I go?: Encouraging travel in the early modern period.
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the...
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Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the spirit! A good holiday is generally viewed as a tonic, and holiday company advertisements extol the virtues of ‘getting away’, encountering new places, people and cultures and (if...
TheCollector
6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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A (Brief) History of the IRA
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How Accurate Were the Fight Scenes in Gladiator?
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Newell Convers Wyeth Painting: From $4 to $191,000
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African History...
A history of Horses in the southern half of Africa ca. 1498-1900.
Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies...
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Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies across the continent during the bronze age.
Flashbak
New York City In Kodachrome – Color Photos Found In A Trashcan From the 1950s and 1960s
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he...
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One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he tells us, “I lived in Manhattan in the 1980s when Ed Koch was mayor, before decamping to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I remain to this day.At that time you could find many...
TheCollector
What Are the Most Iconic ‘Original’ Photos of Yellowstone?
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History Today Feed
Brushing for Britain
Brushing for Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
a month ago
Brushing for Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
TheCollector
Sutton Hoo: Inside an Early English Ship Burial
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TheCollector
The Ancient Cities of Sumeria: Eridu & Uruk
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TheCollector
Tunisian Bardo Museum Reopened Recently
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TheCollector
The Curse of the Tower of Babel & the Gift of Tongues
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Flashbak
Highlights of Colour Theory: Illustrating The Mysteries of Light In Colour Whels, Tables, Charts And...
Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known...
6 months ago
Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known as visible light, or light that can be processed and seen by the human eye. It’s a little fraction of all the EM radiation around us. There are many other parts of the EM spectrum...
Trying to Understand...
The Diversity Paradox.
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
10 months ago
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
History Today Feed
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
4 months ago
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
TheCollector
Tadeusz Kościuszko: 6 Facts You Didn’t Know
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Flashbak
Clubbers And Youth Tribes in Post-Punk London : 1978-1986
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those...
7 months ago
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those Tuesday nights at Billy’s [1978] it was like walking into a Hieronymous Bosch painting – furtive but lively, very decadent reflecting what they were into, and yet with a sense of...
TheCollector
Ancient Papyrus Reveals Plato’s Final Hours
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TheCollector
What Are Patricia Piccinini’s Works About?
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TheCollector
What Is the History of the Piggy Bank? (Curious Origins)
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Classical Wisdom
Three Cabins Left
Emperors, Conquerors, and Saints
10 months ago
Emperors, Conquerors, and Saints
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Maths, Art, and the Moon
8 months ago
TheCollector
What is Impasto? A Guide to the Impasto Painting Technique
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African History...
A muslim kingdom in the Ethiopian highlands: the history of Ifat and Adal ca. 1285-1520.
During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most...
6 months ago
During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most powerful dynasties, whose history significantly shaped the region's social landscape. The history of one of these dynasties, often referred to as the Solomonids, has been...
Flashbak
Visualising The Revolution: A Gallery of Posters from the Paris Uprising of May 1968
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed...
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The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed around France in May 1968. The movement’s visual culture is key to its understanding. These artworks and others like them were distributed in Paris and parts of the country amid...
African History...
A complete history of Jenne: 250BC-1893AD
Journal of African cities chapter 6
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Journal of African cities chapter 6
TheCollector
The Dallas Art Fair Decides on 2024 Exhibitions
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Secrets of Crete
a year ago
TheCollector
The Battle of Zama: How Scipio Gave Rome the World
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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...
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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
8 Fashion Trends of the Roaring Twenties
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The First Provenance Research Head at the Met
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Battle of Kursk: The Largest Tank Battle in History
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TheCollector
Three LA Museums Jointly Acquire Collection of Local Art
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3 months ago
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...
Global Inequality...
The ideology of Donald J. Trump
Does Donald J.
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History Today Feed
Putting Pirates on Trial
Putting Pirates on Trial
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Wed, 02/21/2024 - 00:00
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Putting Pirates on Trial
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Who Is Zeus? The King of the Greek Gods
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Classical Wisdom
Should Drugs be Criminalized?
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
2 months ago
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
weird medieval guys
Do you have less free time than a medieval peasant?
A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
a year ago
A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
TheCollector
10 Ghost Towns in California You Need to Explore
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7 Ways in Which Ancient Egypt Influenced Greece
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TheCollector
What Makes Salvador Dali So Famous?
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TheCollector
5 Populists of the Late Roman Republic
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April 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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added charging electronics, solar cooking and solar...
Dreams of Space -...
Collier's Encyclopedia Space Articles (1959)
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their...
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This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their encyclopedia. It was also a nice "free" classroom supplement for teachers trying to teach about the coming space age.
This last essay is actually from 1952, it is a nice...
TheCollector
4 Works Inspired By Da Vinci’s The Last Supper
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TheCollector
7 Historical Places to Visit in Somerset
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TheCollector
Who Were the Telchines? The Malevolent Wizards From Greek Mythology
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August
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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented a way to shift multiple tiles at once, and...
TheCollector
Understanding Australian History Through 3 Artworks
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TheCollector
How (& Why) Is Kaliningrad Part of Russia?
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History Today Feed
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:29
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The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:29
Res Obscura
Simulating History with ChatGPT
The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
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The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
TheCollector
6 Facts about the Ancient Olympic Games
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TheCollector
Who Were the Top Allied Commanders of World War II?
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Classical Wisdom
The Cyclops
A Misunderstood Monster?
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse?
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TheCollector
9 Unskippable Memorials in Washington DC
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African History...
The 'hidden founders' of African studies in Europe: African intellectuals in the Holy Roman Empire...
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then...
3 weeks ago
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then the Holy Roman Empire (modern Germany) where he met Hiob Ludolf, an envoy and linguist whom later generations of ‘Ethiopists’ would regard as the founder of Ethiopian studies in...
History Today Feed
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
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‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
TheCollector
What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Mexico?
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TheCollector
What Was the Siege of Jerusalem?
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TheCollector
Get to Know Audrey Flack, Icon of Photorealism
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History Today Feed
Why Do Religions Decline?
Why Do Religions Decline?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
a month ago
Why Do Religions Decline?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
African History...
The radical philosophy of the Hatata: a 17th century treatise by the Ethiopian thinker Zara Yacob
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
8 months ago
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
Classical Wisdom
Nature in Greek Myth
Magical and Medicinal
9 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
The Dark Ages
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
2 months ago
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
TheCollector
How Did Hokusai & Hiroshige Become so Famous?
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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...
Wrong Side of...
The War on the Countryside
The Shire must be brought to heel
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The Shire must be brought to heel
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Lost and Found
a year ago
Open Culture
Binge-Watch Classic Television Programs Free: The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Lone Ranger, Dragnet, That...
Earlier this week, we featured the 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke’s performance in Coldplay’s new music...
a week ago
Earlier this week, we featured the 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke’s performance in Coldplay’s new music video, full of visual references to the sitcom that made him a household name in the early nineteen-sixties. And a household name he remains these six decades later, though one does...
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
Wrong Side of...
The Scottish Play
Canon Club podcast: Macbeth
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Canon Club podcast: Macbeth
Flashbak
Browse A Fabulous Archive of England’s North-West (1885 – 1970)
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the...
8 months ago
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the north-west of England. Based at their studio on Duke Street, in Barrow-in-Furness, they captured everyday and extraordinary events. Their archive of more than 10,000 photographs is now...
TheCollector
What Are Paul Cezanne’s Most Famous Paintings?
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TheCollector
The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections
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2 months ago
Flashbak
Evelyn Richter’s Street Photography Reveals the Reality of Life in East Germany
For photographer Evelyn Richter (1930–2021) East Germany was not computers being towed by the...
4 months ago
For photographer Evelyn Richter (1930–2021) East Germany was not computers being towed by the bikini-clad proletariat, Western holidaymakers, badly disguised secret police and being on the wrong side of the Berlin Wall. A self-described “documentarian and historian”, Richter...
TheCollector
Ralph Waldo Emerson: Bio, Nature, & the Birth of Transcendentalism
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TheCollector
Who Was Mithridates the Great?
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TheCollector
10 Self-Portraits of Vincent Van Gogh You Should Know
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TheCollector
8 Colorful Installations by Olafur Eliasson
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TheCollector
The Fate of Jewish Art Collections in WWII: 20 Looted Families
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TheCollector
What Is the Pauline Epistle Philemon About? Slavery & Forgiveness
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TheCollector
What Is the Significance of the Carnegie Libraries?
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Classical Wisdom
Stoicism and Buddhism: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
New Event: Taking place July 10th with Dr. Benjamin Olshin
6 months ago
New Event: Taking place July 10th with Dr. Benjamin Olshin
TheCollector
Symbolism and Identity in Northern Renaissance Portraiture
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TheCollector
What Is Russian Futurism?
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
j.hoare
Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
a year ago
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
j.hoare
Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:45
TheCollector
Empress of the Blues: Who Was Bessie Smith?
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6 months 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?
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, April 12, 2024
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car...
8 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car troubles I’ve had have eaten into my time quite a lot. At the same time I am getting ready for the annual Society for Military History conference coming at the end of next week. In an...
TheCollector
Red Herring: Moments in Films That Leave You Shocked
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TheCollector
Cimbrian War: Rome’s Greatest Threat Since Hannibal
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TheCollector
Sales Drop for Christie’s in 2023
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a year ago
TheCollector
Have You Heard of These 5 Unusual Musical Instruments?
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TheCollector
Research Reveals True Original Color of Van Gogh’s Irises
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TheCollector
Who Was Christian Schad? 11 Facts About the German Artist
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TheCollector
Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
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TheCollector
How Did Tunisia Become a Country?
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TheCollector
4 Key Characteristics of Symbolist Art
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TheCollector
A Complete Guide to Fresco Painting
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TheCollector
What is Art? Approaching Aesthetics in 3 Ways
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Classical Wisdom
Why Read Modern Books?
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
a year ago
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
TheCollector
What Is Nestorianism?
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TheCollector
3 Beautiful Places in the North of England Tourists Tend to Neglect
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6 months ago
Flashbak
Found Photos: Mid-Century Soviets Standing By Their TVs
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV...
10 months ago
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV set. In the Soviet Union, the figure could well have been higher. When we shared found photos of Americans by their TVs (here and here). And now thanks to collectors Anna Pilipyuk...
TheCollector
Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist
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TheCollector
Who Was J. Edgar Hoover?
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TheCollector
Who Was Hilma af Klint? 7 Facts About the Pioneer of Abstract Art
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TheCollector
What Is the Gospel of Truth?
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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
5 Places Where You Can Enjoy Art in New York City for Free
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