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History Repeats Itself: First as Farce, Then as Tragedy : Why the Democrats Are Responsible for...
Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of...
a month ago
Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of the battles of 2017-2020 all over again. But first, in order to understand the scale of what we’re up against, let’s look at how we got here.
The Hot Potato Changes Hands Again
We...
African History...
A history of the Gonja Kingdom: (1550-1899)
State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
a year ago
State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
TheCollector
6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Why Did Rome Fall?
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
a year ago
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
TheCollector
What Are the 8 Best Art Attractions in Budapest? (local tips)
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Does Nietzsche Believe in Free Will?
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Medieval Do’s and Don’ts of Dating: Complexities of Courtly Love
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a year ago
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The Spartan Revolution: The Unlikely Revival of Hellenistic Sparta
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5 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some associated reflections.
a month ago
And some associated reflections.
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The Met Reveals Design for New Modern and Contemporary Wing
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A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Their Enemies The Russians
But what about the rest of us?
a year ago
But what about the rest of us?
Res Obscura
Role-playing with AI will be a powerful tool for writers and educators
Or, how well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
a year ago
Or, how well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
TheCollector
Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization?
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5 Female Hispanic Artists That You Should Know About
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Who Was Douglas Adams? The Iconic Science Fiction Writer
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Wilfred Owen: Britain’s Tragic War Poet
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Stained Glass Sold At Sotheby’s is Stolen From Notre Dame?
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Oldest National Parks in the United States
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a month ago
Flashbak
Street Scenes of NYC in the 1970s
We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs...
10 months ago
We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs and truants, playing on the streets of Brooklyn, big cars, tight-knit neighborhoods on the Lower East Side, subterranean fury, police on the furious beat, music and dancing with...
Wrong Side of...
American polarisation
The menace of bipartisanship has been defeated
a month ago
The menace of bipartisanship has been defeated
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
2 months ago
Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
Flashbak
Snapshots of Cars On The Streets of London in the 1980s
Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex...
a month ago
Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex shops, the West End, the East End and all parts between. Our focus here is in the cars on London’s roads in the 1980s. David Rostance took his pictures of London cars in the 1970s....
Trying to Understand...
Can't Do, Won't Do!
But striking poses is fun and easy.
11 months ago
But striking poses is fun and easy.
TheCollector
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Garnet
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Mary Magdalene Portrait Attributed to Raphael on View in France
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
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What Is the Origin of Cowpox (& How Did It Cure Smallpox)?
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Rudolf Koppitz Nudes And Other Studies Photographs That Capture The Fluidity Of Nature
Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in...
10 months ago
Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in Vienna, Austria, best known for his 1925 work Bewegungsstudie (“Motion Study”) and his use of the nude in natural settings. Working with Claudia Issachenko’s dance group – the troupe...
Flashbak
Finding The Original Drugstore Cowboy : Los Angeles In 1980
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith...
8 months ago
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith Jacobson Marciano. In 1980, the coffee shop was closing forever.”The term “drugstore cowboy” came from here to mean a young wannabe whippersnapper who wanted to get into Westerns but...
TheCollector
Why Did Damien Hirst Build a Pharmacy?
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Who Were the United States Indian Scouts?
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10 Norse Goddesses You Need to Know
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A History of Alaska’s Indigenous People
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Why Should We Care About Children?
Bringing History to the Future
a year ago
Bringing History to the Future
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 22, 2024
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks...
9 months ago
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks as the coincidence of illness, the dense part of the teaching semester and unexpected travel are playing havoc on my schedule. I can only promise that we will finish the series on...
TheCollector
Who Was Oscar Wilde?
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What Did Martin Luther Have to Say About Justification?
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Did Emperor Nero start the Great Fire of Rome?
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11 months ago
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Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age
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Why Are There Only Four Gospels?
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The Vela Incident: Nuclear Bombs vs. Asteroid Collisions
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a year ago
Flashbak
Scenes From The Second City: Pictures of Birmingham 1980-1986
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city...
8 months ago
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city before there was a Selfridges or Harvey Nichols, and no Bullring as we know it today. Birmingham was a place of subway shops and underground passages that are now filled in and...
TheCollector
What is the History of Christmas? A Journey Through Time
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Who Were the Black Panther Party?
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How Did Tunisia Become a Country?
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Who Was Christian Schad? 11 Facts About the German Artist
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Lou Salomé: Friedrich Nietzsche’s Über-Woman
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Simon the Zealot of the Twelve Disciples: Bio, Legacy, and Death
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Akhenaten: 7 Secrets of Egypt’s Heretic Pharaoh
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6 Things You Should Know About Pop Art
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Paris Announces Notre Dame Reopening Plus Potential Entry Fee
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5 Famous Artists Who Were Inspired by Alphanumerics
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Flashbak
Miyako Festivals Of Kyoto, Japan – Illustrations From A 1920s Album of Silk Paintings
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s...
11 months ago
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s showing all different festivals held in Kyoto, Japan. Miyako (‘capital’) is an archaic name for Kyoto, which was the capital of Japan from 794 AD to 1868 AD. The pictures playson...
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Banksy Confirms More London Animals—And Their Meaning
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History Today Feed
Death of a Turkey Legend
Death of a Turkey Legend
JamesHoare
Sun, 12/08/2024 - 00:00
2 weeks ago
Death of a Turkey Legend
JamesHoare
Sun, 12/08/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Soviet Agent: Who Was Richard Sorge?
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What to Expect from Art Market Budapest
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New Study Reveals Fresh Insight Into Mayan Sacrifices
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A Brief History of Iceland (From Discovery to 21st Century)
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Sotheby’s to Auction Its First Robot-Made Artwork
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Res Obscura
Before psychedelic therapy for wartime trauma, there was narcosynthesis
Notes on using AI to analyze three World War II-era films about drugs and PTSD
a year ago
Notes on using AI to analyze three World War II-era films about drugs and PTSD
TheCollector
What Happened at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Aristotle's Politics
3 months ago
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Natural World?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Secret of the Stoics
3 months ago
TheCollector
The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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7 months ago
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
Meet The Orishas: 10 Afrobrazilian Gods and Goddesses
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What Is BRICS and Why Is it Important?
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Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada
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The 3 Partitions of Poland (& Lithuania): Polarized Peoples
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Imperial Chinese Porcelain Bring Novelties to Market
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End of an Era: Why Did the Beatles Break Up?
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The Devastating Dust Bowl of the Great Depression
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A Brief History of Mount Everest
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What Were the Seven Ecumenical Councils?
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Exploring Francis Bacon’s Black Triptych Series
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Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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The 5 Most Influential Modern Political Philosophers
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How Did Solomon’s Temple Influence Worship?
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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 the Eye of Ra?
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Were They Really World Wars? WWI & WWII Outside of Europe
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Flashbak
Art of the Avant-Garde in Soviet Russia : Highlights from the George Costakis Collection
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.”...
a year ago
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.” – George Costakis These abstract and spellbinding images are from Art of the Avant-Garde in Russia : Selections from the George Costakis Collection, as described in a catalogue of...
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How Did Philosophy Help Develop Artificial Intelligence?
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Patterns in Humanity
Crime in the USA
A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
11 months ago
A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
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What Is Transcendentalism?
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10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today
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Medical Practice in the Pre-Conquest Americas: From Coca to Brain Surgery
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9 Provocative Artworks by Maurizio Cattelan
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Who Was Josiah Wedgwood? Potter, Innovator, Entrepreneurial Genius
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Germany’s 7 Most Important Historical Landmarks
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Hidden History
The Last Day of World War One
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the...
a month ago
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the armistice treaty that formally ended hostilities in the First World War. Under the terms of the Armistice, the war would officially end at 11am that day. All the troops in the...
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Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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Classical Wisdom
Is Subjective Equal to Objective?
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the...
a year ago
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the middle of winter, and finally, around four months later, the first real spring day had arrived. The sun bore her rays magnificently, forcing the city’s residents into an ant-like...
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How Can We View Tecumseh From an Indigenous Perspective?
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7 months ago
Global Inequality...
Russia’s apocalyptic messianism
Questions raised by Nikolai Berdyaev
2 months ago
Questions raised by Nikolai Berdyaev
Dreams of Space -...
Das Neue Universum, Volume 67 (1950)
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older...
a year ago
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older children.
From the German Wikipedia site (translated) : "The New Universe is a German children's literature series with themes in the fields of knowledge , research , adventure and...
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10 Historic Towns to Visit in Georgia
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What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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American Modernist Florine Stettheimer Gets Catalogue Raisonné
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A Glimpse into the Past: An Overview of Ancient Greek Theater
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3 Modern Christian Ethicists You Must Know
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What to See on Vienna’s Long Night of Museums
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Aristotle on Logic: Deduction, Syllogisms, and Truth
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What Is the History and Meaning of Music?
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Classical Wisdom
Have We Lost Ritual in our Lives?
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
a year ago
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
African History...
a complete history of Mombasa ca. 600-1895.
Journal of African cities: chapter 13
3 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 13
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JS Bach in 4 Leipzig Churches
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Be Skeptics?
Is it good to question everything?
8 months ago
Is it good to question everything?
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
TheCollector
What Is Predictive Processing? & How It Explains 3 Visual Illusions
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10 months ago
Hidden History
The Albuquerque “Broken Arrow” Nuclear Accident
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at...
a week ago
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at Kirtland Air Force Base just outside of Albuquerque NM. In January 1950, President Harry Truman announced that the United States would begin a crash program to develop and deploy a weapon...
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Dutch & Flemish Vanitas Paintings: A Theme for the North’s Golden Age
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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...
Patterns in Humanity
Recidivism in Norway
Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
6 months ago
Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
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6 Things You Should Know about Sculptor Augusta Savage
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10 Banned Literary Classics You Might Not Know
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