TheCollector
Women in Art History: Great Female Artists Who Were Long Overlooked
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
6 Ways to Pass the Time in the Middle Ages
undefined
7 months ago
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
Left, added a navigation bar to navigate larger...
History Today Feed
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
a month ago
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
TheCollector
Chiaroscuro: The Dramatic Play of Light and Shadow
undefined
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Egypt’s Giza Restoration Bid Faces Backlash From Archaeologists
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Aristarchus of Samos and the Heliocentric Model of the Universe
undefined
a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Utazas a vilagurbe/ Into Space (1978)
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the...
a year ago
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the burst in Russian children's publishing in 1978. It was originally published in Russian but I have seen copies in English and this one in Hungarian. The pop-ups are wonderful and...
TheCollector
‘Ain Ghazal: One of the Oldest Places in Human Civilization
undefined
a year ago
Flashbak
Liberation Through Art: Flyers From New York’s Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010)
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act...
a month ago
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act as a form of communication that transcends language to connect cultures together” – Jeffrey Deitch Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010) changed our expectations around art. Named after...
History Today Feed
Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:14
2 months ago
Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:14
TheCollector
7 Largest Cities in the Ancient World
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cape Town?
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Mark di Suvero California Sculpture Listed for Removal
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
undefined
11 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Historical Accounts of African Cannibalism
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
10 months ago
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
Trying to Understand...
The Past Is Another Country.
A book review from the future.
5 months ago
A book review from the future.
Flashbak
Disappearing NYC: 1980s Store Fronts on New York’s Upper West Side
“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes...
2 months ago
“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes Stephen Harmon, a retired lawyer who first lived on New York City’s West End Avenue and 73rd street. “I am a photographer and set out to preserve it on film because I knew the...
TheCollector
Fascists vs. Communists: Spanish Civil War’s Outside Influences
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Surrealist Sculptors You Should Know
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Argentina Lose the Falklands War? Defeat in the South Atlantic
undefined
4 days ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato and Atlantis
10 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Frederick the Great Transform Prussia?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
The Birthplace of Renaissance Art: Must-Visit Galleries in Florence
undefined
2 months ago
Global Inequality...
The end of the great order under the Heaven
A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
4 months ago
A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
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...
TheCollector
1920s Flappers: An Overview of the Ladies of the Jazz Age
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Patron Saint of Ireland: Who Was St. Patrick?
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Top 10 Plays by William Shakespeare
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Was Walt Whitman a Transcendentalist?
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Was Henry VI England’s Most Unfortunate King?
undefined
12 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Origins of the True Crime Genre?
undefined
4 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIb: Pyrrhus
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
9 months ago
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the performance of the Roman army and its legions in the third and second century BC against the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we sought to assess some of...
Dreams of Space -...
A Visit to the New York World's Fair with Peter and Wendy (1964)
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am...
3 months ago
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am also having to work much harder to find /create new posts. So let me try every 2 weeks for a while and see how I do.
A Visit to the New York World's Fair was the official World's Fair...
History Today Feed
King John’s Lost Treasure
King John’s Lost Treasure
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
4 months ago
King John’s Lost Treasure
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
TheCollector
Why Did Lord Byron Die in Greece?
undefined
8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Socrates and the Soul
And the Immortal Soul
5 months ago
TheCollector
The Luftwaffe Under the Nazis: A Formidable Air Foe & Force
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Comuna 13 Transform Medellín?
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
8 Things You Should Know About Gustave Moreau
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the Medieval Legend of Prester John?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Ralph Waldo Emerson: Bio, Nature, & the Birth of Transcendentalism
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
What Was Baruch Spinoza’s Concept of Freedom?
undefined
8 months ago
Flashbak
Cool in the Shade: One Man’s Photographs with the Stars
Shade Rupe is a writer, filmmaker and actor. He has written for various film and culture magazines....
10 months ago
Shade Rupe is a writer, filmmaker and actor. He has written for various film and culture magazines. A collection of his interviews, with the likes of Udo Kier, Divine, Alejandro Jodorowsky and Tura Satana, was published in the volume Dark Stars Rising: Conversations from the...
TheCollector
Which Art Museums in Rome Are Most Noteworthy?
undefined
11 months ago
Open Culture
Hear the Evolution of Electronic Music: A Sonic Journey from 1929 to 2019
It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not...
a week ago
It’s easy to get the impression that enthusiasts of electronic music listen to nothing else. (Not that it isn’t true for some of them, who tend to relegate themselves to smaller subgenres: consult Ishkur’s Guide to Electronic Music for a map of the sonic territory.) And it’s...
TheCollector
Liberalism, Democracy, and Pragmatism in John Dewey’s Philosophy
undefined
3 months ago
Trying to Understand...
NATO's Phantom Armies.
And the ghost of Carl von Clausewitz.
7 months ago
And the ghost of Carl von Clausewitz.
Flashbak
The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by T. S. Eliot
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and...
a year ago
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and director of production at London-based publisher Faber & Gwyer (later Faber and Faber), hit upon the idea of sending poetry pamphlets, each featuring the work of well-known writers and...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato Vs Aristotle
7 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Averroes?
undefined
9 months ago
Flashbak
Vintage Illustrations Of Japanese Anthropomorphic Frogs and Toads
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and...
6 months ago
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and toads, often portrayed in Japanese art in anthropomorphic fashion as they engage in fighting, marching with spirits (yokai) and casting spells. Here we look at a range of prints...
TheCollector
The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance?
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
Self-Employed Creatives and US New Anti-Money Laundering Law
undefined
11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Final Call
Class Begins Tomorrow
11 months ago
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,...
TheCollector
Egon Schiele Works Seized From U.S. Museums
undefined
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
And Now for Something Completely Different.
Am I me? Are You you? ?
a year ago
TheCollector
When Did World War II Start and End?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
How Can Stoicism Influence Decision-Making?
undefined
a year ago
Dr Alun Withey
Medicine on the Move: Early Modern Travel and Remedies
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one...
a year ago
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one of the things that I am thinking about is the place of travel within early modern medical remedy culture. What kinds of conditions could befall travellers? What did early modern...
TheCollector
Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Top 10 Places to Visit in Athens, Greece
undefined
9 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
7 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of April.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Twilight, updated our notes on chainplates, wheel to tiller conversion, cabin lights standing rigging replacement, Princess Louisa Inlet(added...
TheCollector
Alexandre Dumas: The Life & Legacy of a Great Novelist
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
The Bumpy Ride to Yerevan: What Can a Road Trip in Armenia Teach You?
undefined
4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Was Alexander Great?
3 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Most Important Symbols in Alice in Wonderland?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Is Zeus? The King of the Greek Gods
undefined
11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Secrets of the Scythians
10 months ago
TheCollector
The Beguines: The Hermits Who Became Medieval Celebrities
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
The Church Under the Tang Dynasty: A Forgotten Outpost of Christianity
undefined
a month ago
Trying to Understand...
Externalising Our Hatreds.
It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
a year ago
It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
TheCollector
What Is the Meaning of Utopia?
undefined
8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Why Aren’t We Happy?
Count no man happy until the end is known
5 months ago
Count no man happy until the end is known
History Today Feed
How the South Became Republican
How the South Became Republican
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
3 months ago
How the South Became Republican
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
TheCollector
Federalism in Ancient Greece: The Forgotten Side of Ancient Greek Politics
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Louise Bourgeois? 7 Facts About the Surrealist Artist
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the History of the Hudson’s Bay Company?
undefined
11 months ago
Global Inequality...
Sodom and Gomorrah
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there...
10 months ago
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there books printed in China and about China. So I took none of them with me. The only book that I took there was a book that has nothing to do with China: Proust’s
TheCollector
Apelles: Antiquity’s Greatest Painter
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Newest Banksy Mural Guarded After Vandalism
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
5 Most Influential Blues Musicians of All Time
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
What Were the Casta Paintings of 18th Century Mexico?
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Boycotts of the Olympic Games: A History of Sports & Politics
undefined
12 months ago
TheCollector
Was Emperor Nero Universally Hated During His Reign?
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
The Boxer Rebellion Explained: Uprising in China
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Tiffany Stained Glass Window Poised to Set New Auction Record
undefined
a month ago
Flashbak
A Day At New York City’s Off-Track Betting in 1982
In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000...
a month ago
In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000 employees lost their jobs. And another part of old New York went the way of the Automat and the Times Square peep show. The New York State Legislature enacted its first off-track betting...
TheCollector
The Battle of Grunwald: A Gamechanger for Eastern Europe
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
The Tragedy of Ajax
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
7 months ago
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
TheCollector
Get to Know Meret Oppenheim Through 7 Works
undefined
a year ago
African History...
A complete history of the old city of Gao ca. 700-1898.
Journal of African cities: chapter 12
5 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 12
TheCollector
These Countries Have the Most World Heritage Sites
undefined
2 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Space Witch (1959)
Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's...
a month ago
Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's Night but never one for Halloween.
Space Witch is a pleasant story about a witch who wants to expand her frightening to creatures on other planets. She constructs a "space broom" and a...
TheCollector
6 Inventions to Thank the Aztec, Maya, & Inca For
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Samnite Wars: How Rome Conquered the Samnites (History & Aftermath)
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Emma Of Normandy: The Unsung Queen of the Medieval World
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Allied Powers?
undefined
11 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, August 16, 2024
Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the...
4 months ago
Fireside this week! I find I have my thoughts more or less together for the last part of the Imperator series, but I have not yet gotten them into a satisfying order – a common hazard of writing – so they will have to wait for next week. It’s not yet clear to me if … Continue...
TheCollector
The Story of Billy Sipple: The Price of Heroism
undefined
7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Story of Thebes
a year ago
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
What Happened During a Duel in Early Modern Europe & North America?
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
What Were Aristotle’s Contributions to Biology?
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Oldest Copies of the Bible?
undefined
a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added electrical refit(portal for AC & DC...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Roman Empire Podcasts
a year ago
TheCollector
Protein or Propaganda? The Story Behind America’s Love Affair with Milk
undefined
8 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Man Who Sold The Moon (1951 edition)
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a...
a year ago
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a science fiction collection but I found this charming. I imagined some older avid child finding this collection and devouring it. Both the title and cover have a lot of appeal and...
TheCollector
Merging East and West: Who Was Alan Watts?
undefined
4 weeks ago
African History...
The colonial myth of 'Sub-Saharan Africa' in medieval Islamic geography: the view from Egypt and...
.
10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Hera, Queen of the Gods
8 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Slide Rule, released a little slide rule toy(Mastodon).
100r.co,...
TheCollector
Did Pliny the Younger Attempt to Rig the Vote in the Roman Senate?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Are the Zapatistas? Unmasking Mexico’s Indigenous Guerrilla Army
undefined
5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Lives of Exiles
9 months ago
TheCollector
What Were the Enclosure Acts?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Johann Gottlieb Fichte?
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Aristotle vs. Walter Benjamin on the Philosophy of Translation
undefined
a year ago
Flashbak
‘F*ck You, Philadelphia’ – When Blondie Opened For Rush In 1979
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres...
a year ago
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres tour, Blondie got the call. Georgia-based southern rockers Stillwater couldn’t play. So would the New Yorkers deliver what 18,000 fans of the Canadian rockers packed into the...
Trying to Understand...
Let's Hear It For The "Underlying Causes."
Here's the answer. What was the question again?
a year ago
Here's the answer. What was the question again?
TheCollector
Nuclear Weapons During the Cold War: Power and Proliferation
undefined
a year ago
African History...
The desert town of Southern Africa: A history of Khauxanas 1780-1906
A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
a year ago
A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
Overcoming Bias
Capitalism, Govt Causes Culture Woes?
Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
2 months ago
Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Contemporary Artist Toni Mauersberg
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
6 Astounding Facts About the Inhotim Institute
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
4 Places You Must See in Delhi (If You Love Art & History)
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
The Great Depression in Europe: Here’s What Happened
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
The Secret SS Mission to Tibet You’ve Never Heard Of
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Top 10 Historic Sites You Should See in Paris
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
What’s the Biblical Background to the Sword in the Stone?
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Did Nietzsche Hate Christianity?
undefined
a year ago
weird medieval guys
No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain
So who does?
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Henri Cartier Bresson?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Francis Bacon Portrait of George Dyer to Sell at Sotheby’s
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Evolutionary Success, from the Top of the Food Chain
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
How the Nazis Captured the Minds of Germany’s Youth
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
FDR: How Roosevelt Won Unprecedented Four Presidential Elections
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Symbolism in Whitman’s Leaves of Grass?
undefined
10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Prevent Character Assassination?
Corruption in the Ancient World
9 months ago
Corruption in the Ancient World
TheCollector
Is Nietzsche Associated with Moral Nihilism?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Hume on Personal Identity: Who Are We?
undefined
a year ago
Flashbak
Fixing Time In 1970s and 80s England: Ian Macdonald Shows Us A Changing World
Ian Macdonald’s black-and-white film photography from the 1970 and 80s shows us children’s at...
3 months ago
Ian Macdonald’s black-and-white film photography from the 1970 and 80s shows us children’s at school, heavy industry, steel works, Redcar blast furnace, Smith’s Dock Shipyard, houseboats and life in Cleveland and Teesside, England. “The blast furnace has a drama and beauty to...
TheCollector
London Olympics and Tony Blair’s Decision on Parthenon Marbles
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Is Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman the Greatest Film of All Time?
undefined
10 months ago
Global Inequality...
Marx Truncated
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
6 months ago
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
TheCollector
How Is Ben Black Elk Associated with Mount Rushmore?
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Is the Earth Flat? The Bizarre Belief That Refuses to Die
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Queen Anne: Britain’s Tragic Queen?
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Celtic Art: A Brief Introduction
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Grand Palais to Reopen for the Paris Summer Olympics
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
NY Denny Gallery Shuts Down After Ten Years
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Stolen Masterpieces: 5 Famous Artworks That Are Still Missing
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Nietzsche’s Crusade Against the Philosophers
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Inspired Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog?
undefined
4 months ago
History Today Feed
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
j.hoare
Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
a year ago
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
j.hoare
Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
African History...
Acemoglu in Kongo: a critique of 'Why Nations Fail' and its wilful ignorance of African history.
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies...
a month ago
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies show up in the selection committees of Stockholm.
Patterns in Humanity
Demographics and American Homicides
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
11 months ago
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
A Collection of...
Collections: The Philosophy of Liberty – On Liberalism
It is once again the week of July 4th and so, as is customary here, I am going to use this week’s...
5 months ago
It is once again the week of July 4th and so, as is customary here, I am going to use this week’s post to talk about the United States or more correctly this week about the political philosophy the United States was founded on: liberalism. Now an immediate clarification is...
TheCollector
Why Is Turkey so Important on Thanksgiving?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
A George Washington Portrait Goes on Sale, Held at the Met
undefined
11 months ago
History Today Feed
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
a year ago
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
History Today Feed
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
11 months ago
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
TheCollector
11 Greek Mythological Creatures
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Francisco Goya’s Descent Into Madness: The Disturbing Black Paintings
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Basil of Caesarea?
undefined
9 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Dream to Meet(1958)
A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded...
a year ago
A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded with illustrations. I thought you would enjoy these images.
Lyapunov, B. Illustrated by Seleznev, E. Навстречу Мечте (Dream to Meet.)
Moscow: All-Union Educational Pedagogical...
TheCollector
10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Who Are Russia’s Old Believers? The Raskol in Russian History
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Rastafari Philosophical Tenets: Divinity Within & African Redemption
undefined
5 months 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
What Is the History of Swedish Colonialism?
undefined
12 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Julius Caesar?
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Toughest Women in the Old West?
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
Monstrous Births: Artistically Understanding the Mystery of Birth
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
6 Must-See English Castles
undefined
4 months ago
CrimethInc.
Festivals of Resistance : A Call for Gatherings the Weekend Before Trump Takes Office
Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance...
2 weeks ago
Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance on the weekend of January 18, immediately before Donald Trump takes office. This is a crucial opportunity to engage in outreach, education, and action ahead of what it is sure to...
TheCollector
What Is Mudlarking? Treasure Hunting in the Thames
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
What is Wolfgang Tillmans Most Famous For?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
The Lost Cause Philosophy of the American Civil War: Fact vs. Fiction
undefined
4 weeks ago
TheCollector
Constantine Replica Statue Lands in Rome
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Maccabees?
undefined
7 months ago
Flashbak
Snapshots of London Going Mad For Christmas In the 1980s
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a...
a year ago
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a token of gratitude for British support to Norway during the Second World War, it looked bedraggled. So before it went up on Trafalgar Square, the decorators nailed some of the...
Res Obscura
Why I love etymologies
Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words...
7 months ago
Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words matters
History Today Feed
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
4 months ago
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
TheCollector
What Happened to the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
When Was the Fall of the Byzantine Empire?
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Significance of the Carnegie Libraries?
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Paracelsus in the Ottoman Empire: Adoption or Adaptation?
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Why Did Ukraine Make Stamps of Banksy’s Art?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Was Minoan Crete a Matriarchal Society?
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
3 Modern Christian Ethicists You Must Know
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Important Leaders of WWII?
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Second Thessalonians About?
undefined
a month ago
History Today Feed
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
10 months ago
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
TheCollector
Who Was Boudica, the Warrior Queen of the Iceni?
undefined
5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Have We Become Anti-Human?
Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
a year ago
Is this a problem? And Can/Should it be Helped?
TheCollector
Why There Is More Than One Reality: Introducing the Pluriverse
undefined
10 months ago
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
TheCollector
6 Cultural Trends That Defined the Roaring Twenties
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
A Modern Sacred Band? Homosexuality in Nazi Germany
undefined
7 months ago
History Today Feed
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
3 days ago
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
Edward Longshanks & the Conquest of Wales
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Study Reveals Origins of the Knight’s Tombstone in Jamestown
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
Who Is Banksy? A Closer Look at the Famed Anonymous Street Artist
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Pontius Pilate: The Man Who Sentenced Jesus Christ to Death
undefined
6 months ago
Res Obscura
Do painters subconsciously paint themselves into their work?
The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
a year ago
The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
Flashbak
Big Hair & True Love in 1980s Kentucky
For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby...
2 months ago
For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby Festival in Louisville, an annual two-week event preceding the first Saturday in May, the day of the Kentucky Derby horse race. It was all about the gigantic hair. You can see his...
TheCollector
5 Female Heroes of World War II
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
7 of Elsa Schiaparelli’s Greatest Artistic Collaborations
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
What Are Nietzsche’s 4 Most Famous Quotes?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Serpentine Installs 19-Foot Pumpkin Sculpture by Yayoi Kusama
undefined
5 months ago
History Today Feed
The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Beyond Watergate: A Look at President Nixon’s Legacy
undefined
2 months ago
Flashbak
Street Walker: Dynamic America In The 1970s
“My surroundings always influence my life and artwork. It’s where I am and what makes me smile” –...
2 months ago
“My surroundings always influence my life and artwork. It’s where I am and what makes me smile” – Meryl Meisler Before cameras became ubiquitous and the billions of instantly sharable and instantly forgettable pictures formed the backdrop to our more insular digital lives,...
TheCollector
Shays’ Rebellion Explained: A New Governing System for the New US
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
The Paradox of Fiction: Is it Irrational to be Moved by Fiction?
undefined
3 weeks ago
TheCollector
Finland in World War II: A Non-Fascist Axis Power?
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was the Fifth Beatle?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
When and Why Did People Start Using Coins?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Was Andy Warhol Religious?
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
undefined
9 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
2 months ago
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
Classical Wisdom
Three Cabins Left
Emperors, Conquerors, and Saints
10 months ago
Emperors, Conquerors, and Saints
TheCollector
10 Must-See Exhibitions in Europe This Year (2025)
undefined
a week ago
TheCollector
Siege of Tyre: How Alexander the Great Captured the Phoenician City
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Nevada Worth Visiting
undefined
a week ago
TheCollector
How Often Are U.S. Presidential Elections Held?
undefined
3 months ago
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?
TheCollector
The Met Reveals Design for New Modern and Contemporary Wing
undefined
a week ago
TheCollector
Paris Announces Notre Dame Reopening Plus Potential Entry Fee
undefined
a month ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June
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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, released a nasu guide, and updated the look of the icon. We...
TheCollector
The Top 10 Museums to Visit in Madrid
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Third-Party Candidates: The Outsiders in US Elections
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Claudius: The Roman Emperor Who Became a Pumpkin
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the History of Hipster Culture?
undefined
a month ago
Dreams of Space -...
Distant Worlds (1932)
An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
Borrowing from a book-seller...
a week ago
An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
Borrowing from a book-seller description:
Friedrick Mader, "the German Jules Verne" according to Sam Moskowitz, was a popular author of fantastic romances in post-World War One Germany. DISTANT WORLDS is his only novel...
TheCollector
Unlikely Politics: The History of the World Chess Championship
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
The First Great Awakening: Promoting America’s Revolution
undefined
7 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Culture Status Report
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my...
2 weeks ago
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my last post make this a good time to take stock.
TheCollector
Russian Civil War Propaganda: Posters & Propaganda Trains
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Iris Murdoch Through 3 Great Works in Philosophy and Literature
undefined
a year ago
Flashbak
William Blake, The Great Red Dragon Paintings
“And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads....
10 months ago
“And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth” — Revelations 12:3-4, King James Bible The Red Dragon Paintings are four watercolours by...
TheCollector
Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Story of Magic & Heartbreak
undefined
2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow a Person’s Words... or Actions?
What should we do with Seneca?
a year ago
What should we do with Seneca?
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Golden Age of Latin Literature
4 months ago
Golden Age of Latin Literature
TheCollector
Mimir: Get to Know the Wisest God of Norse Mythology
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Emperor Nero’s Reign End?
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Why Do People Give Gifts at Christmas?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Expressionists Exhibition to Open This Week at Tate Modern
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Memphis Citizens Call for End to New Art Museum
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Anarcho-Capitalism Explained in 5 Steps
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
The Young British Artist Movement (YBA): 10 Famous Artworks You Should Know
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Forgotten Caravaggio Portrait Makes Public Debut in Rome
undefined
3 weeks ago
TheCollector
7 Outrageous Cases of Art Vandalism That May Shock You
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Egyptian Demons: Guardians and Wanders
undefined
a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Cosmodrome (1987)
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is...
a year ago
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is published in 1987 so it is way out of scope for my blog. But it has some great visuals and so I think it is worth sharing. I have never had the nerve to cut this out and build it. Most...
Trying to Understand...
A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
One I bought fifty years ago.
7 months ago
One I bought fifty years ago.
TheCollector
What Are the Best-known Post-Impressionist Paintings?
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony: A New Twist on Old Traditions
undefined
4 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space (1952)
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite...
10 months ago
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite (and obscure) fictional pop-up books about space. A really beautifully illustrated 1952 book with some amazing text to accompany it, The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space!
Clyne,...
TheCollector
Who Were the Ancient Israelites? A Brief History
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
The Trevi Fountain: Inside the History of Rome’s Iconic Tourist Site
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Mithraism? The Secretive Cult That Swept the Roman World
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
The Anglo-Zanzibar War (AKA The Shortest War in History)
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution?
undefined
10 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
6 months ago
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
TheCollector
8 Sneaker Trends to be on the Look-out For in 2024
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Women Portraitists of the Renaissance: A League of Their Own
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Greco-Scythian Artifacts Seized by Spanish Police
undefined
a year ago
Flashbak
Photographing The Invisible: Things are Queer by Duane Michals (1973)
“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great...
9 months ago
“I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great powers or magic to reproduce somebody’s face in a photograph. The magic is in seeing people in new ways.” —Duane Michals Through image sequences, framing, multiple exposures,...
TheCollector
Egyptian Sun-god: Who Is Ra?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
18 Famous Renaissance Artists Who Achieved Greatness
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
The History of Underwear: Loincloths, Petticoats, Boxers, & Briefs
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
A Green-Hued Banksy Mural in North London
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Unconditional Biblical Prophecies?
undefined
a month ago
Classical Wisdom
The Homeric Hymn to Demeter
NEW Event
4 months ago
TheCollector
What is Postmodern Art? The Genre Defined in 8 Iconic Works
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Opium Wars Impact China?
undefined
a year ago
Flashbak
Tribes of Detroit 1968 : New American People On The Cusp Of Change
Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a...
2 months ago
Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a photography series of everyday people at work and at home in urban America, having been exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1969 as New American Life. In his introduction to...
TheCollector
Who Were Queen Victoria’s Children?
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
William Blake’s Cottage to Be Preserved as a Museum
undefined
4 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/23/2024 - 08:00
3 months ago
‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/23/2024 - 08:00
History Today Feed
Columbine 25 Years On
Columbine 25 Years On
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/17/2024 - 09:42
8 months ago
Columbine 25 Years On
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/17/2024 - 09:42
TheCollector
5 Inspirational Women From the Second World War
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Hindutva? A Look at Hindu Nationalism
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
The Plague by Albert Camus: “Can One Be a Saint Without God?”
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
The Irish Migrations That Transformed Britain in the Dark Ages
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Hermeneutics? Explaining the Theory of Interpretation
undefined
3 months ago
Flashbak
The Horny Monkey And A Nose Pick: Humorous Japanese Postcards by Kokkei Shinbun Sha – 1907-1909
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman...
a month ago
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman against her will. It’s an unusual tableaux. But then a lot about Japanese portrayals of sex is unfamiliar to all but the most adventurous Westerner (this Japanese sex guide and rope...
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...
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
The Stolen Generations: The Mass Removal of Aboriginal Children
undefined
5 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
3 months ago
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
TheCollector
The Spartan Revolution: The Unlikely Revival of Hellenistic Sparta
undefined
5 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Gumby and Pokey Coloring Book (1966)
Since part of this blog is reliving the joys of my childhood I need to talk about Gumby and Pokey....
a year ago
Since part of this blog is reliving the joys of my childhood I need to talk about Gumby and Pokey. Gumby was a television show for children that ran (at least for me) from 1953-1969. It was stop-motion animated adventures of two figure made of "clay." It was a highlight of my...
Full Width 
Shortcuts 
Sign Up 
Log In 
Articles 
Reading List 