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Paul Feyerabend: How Should Science Ideally Be?
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How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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Looking For Tibet And A Llama At England’s Pestalozzi Children’s Village – 1959 – 1965
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Derrida’s Deconstruction in Literary Analysis: A Detailed Guide
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Chris Killip and Graham Smith Photographs of England Erased (1975-1987)
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10 Surrealist Sculptors You Should Know
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Songhai Empire: The Rise & Fall of Africa’s Biggest Empire
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Who Were the Most Notorious Nuremberg Trial Defendants?
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4 Roman Emperors Who Died in Battle
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Who Were the Successors of Charlemagne?
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Street Walker: Dynamic America In The 1970s
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How Did Socrates Die?
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Folk Champion: Who Was Pete Seeger?
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The Gleiwitz Incident: When Nazis Faked an Attack on Germany
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Did Nietzsche Hate Christianity?
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Summary Of Changes
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an African kingdom in southern Italy.
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Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
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Architectural Wizardry: 4 Fascinating Works by Antoni Gaudi
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Daniel Boone: The Life & Legend of an American Pioneer
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Table Mountain?
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The Stranger by Albert Camus: The Life of an Absurd Man
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Nietzsche’s Crusade Against the Philosophers
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Music of the Squares David Ramsay Hay and the Reinvention of Pythagorean Aesthetics
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From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the...
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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
13 English Words with Greek Origins
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What Does It Take to Become a US President?
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Plato’s Meno: What is Virtue, and Can it Be Taught?
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“Horrible” Painting Found in Cellar Could Be $6 Million Picasso
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Trying to Understand...
A Short Service Announcement.
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be...
a year ago
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be interested. The essays themselves will continue to be entirely free, and I don’t have plans to produce subscriber-only material. I’ve also set up a Buy Me a Coffee cup.
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Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Story of Magic & Heartbreak
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10 Unique Pigments That You Have Never Heard Of
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What Are the Most Significant Battles of World War II?
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The “Good Italian” Myth in Postwar Italy: Dangers of Erasing the Past
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Does Might Make Right? The Melian Dialogue of Thucydides
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Hera, Queen of the Gods
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TheCollector
Hume on Personal Identity: Who Are We?
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How Did Andy Warhol Change the History of Cinema?
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What Is Mithraism? The Secretive Cult That Swept the Roman World
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History Today Feed
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
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Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
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Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
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Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
African History...
a brief note on European and African perspectives in travel literature
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
10 months ago
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
TheCollector
Pace Gallery to Represent Paul Thek Estate
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Interview With Joseph A. Miller on Figurative Art
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Hundred Rabbits
doldrumming
Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some...
over a year ago
Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some time on the water again. Our plan, was to stop by Tuvalu, maybe Kiribati, before arriving in Majuro in the Marshall islands where we'd be spending two months before moving off west...
Flashbak
The Image in The Machine: Typewriter Art in the 1960 and 1970s
“If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always...
8 months ago
“If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always been around, for those born now, computers, the internet and mobile phones are just stuff – in fact, it would be impossible for recent generations to imagine a world without these...
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End of an Era: Why Did the Beatles Break Up?
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Ghiberti vs. Brunelleschi: The Renaissance Competition
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Spanish Museums To Distance Themselves From Colonial Framing
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Why Do People Give Gifts at Christmas?
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Did Emperor Nero start the Great Fire of Rome?
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Res Obscura
Experiencing scientific revolutions: the 1660s and the 2020s
Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
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Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
TheCollector
What Is Intuition & Can You Trust It?
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10 Historic Christmas Towns in the US to Visit
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6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
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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.
TheCollector
What Is the History of the Guitar?
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Trying to Understand...
France Saves Europe.
Again. In a manner of speaking.
9 months ago
Again. In a manner of speaking.
Classical Wisdom
Should We Navel Gaze?
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
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Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
TheCollector
10 of Rosalba Carriera’s Best Artworks
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Who Won the Battle of New Orleans (US Civil War)?
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What Was the Korean Conflict of 1968?
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What Are Peter Sloterdijk’s 5 Most Important Ideas?
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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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Venice Locals Oppose the City’s New Entry Fee
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What is Wolfgang Tillmans Most Famous For?
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The True History of Illtud of the Arthurian Legends
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Top 7 Dutch Golden Age Artists to Know
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The Rise & Fall of Hollywood’s Avant-Garde Cinema
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African History...
A complete history of Jenne: 250BC-1893AD
Journal of African cities chapter 6
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 6
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Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe?
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When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
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Weekend Roundup
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Thanatos: The Greek God of Death
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The Cyclops
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Pera Palace: The Istanbul Muse for Literary Giants
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What Is Agnes Pelton Best Known For?
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5 Tips on How to Approach Conceptual Art
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5 Infamous Pretenders in Russian History
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Flashbak
Libby Hall: Remembering The Photographer and Collector of Dog Photography
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive...
8 months ago
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive that speaks of her talent as a street and press photographer, writer and collector, most notably of vintage dog photographs which now live at London’s Bishopsgate Institute. “Mine...
History Today Feed
Inventing Cyrillic
Inventing Cyrillic
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Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
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Inventing Cyrillic
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Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
TheCollector
10 Facts About the Extraordinary Choreographer Pina Bausch
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Luxembourg in WWII: From Neutrality to Occupation
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Popular Religion in Ancient Egypt: Everything You Need to Know
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Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution?
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When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
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Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
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When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
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TheCollector
When Birds Outsmarted the Army: What Was the Emu War?
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Which Biblical Scriptures Present Gratitude at Thanksgiving?
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Eric the Red: The Incredible Story of Greenland’s First Viking
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What Are the 4 Main Jewish Sects?
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The Father of Art History: Who Was Johann Joachim Winckelmann?
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Marble Head of Apollo Discovered in Greece
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The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Best of the Best
a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part I: Aristocrats, Retainers and...
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in...
7 months ago
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in contrast to the way that ancient (or later) states raised armies. As moderns, we are so familiar with the way that states function that the far older systems of non-state organization and...
TheCollector
Franz von Stuck: German Symbolist Painter & “Prince of Art”
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Dreams of Space -...
The Hero's Ride (1963)
This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an...
3 months ago
This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an anthology of stories for children but with space art on the cover and a couple of space illustrations within I needed to share it.
Jarunkova, Klara. Illustrated by Eesti Riiklik...
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Jormungandr: Get to Know the Midgard Serpent
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The Lost Cause Philosophy of the American Civil War: Fact vs. Fiction
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Adolf Hitler: The Life of One of the Most Reviled & Notorious Humans
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Who Was Ben Black Elk?
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What Role Did the Sea Peoples Play in the Bronze Age Collapse?
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Catholicism: The 10 Most Unusual Patron Saints
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10 Bay Area Artists That Shaped the San Francisco Art Scene
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History Today Feed
‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
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Tue, 07/23/2024 - 09:44
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‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
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Was the Trojan Horse Real?
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
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Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
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Was the Trojan Horse Real?
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Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
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Founder of Arianism: Who Was Arius?
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Cain’s Marriage: Who Did the Biblical Killer Marry?
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CrimethInc.
The Eye of Every Storm : Anarchist Response to Hurricane Helene
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30...
a month ago
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30 inches of rainfall over two days when an unnamed storm collided with Hurricane Helene over the mountains of Southern Appalachia. The resulting catastrophe laid waste to the entire...
TheCollector
UNESCO Creates a Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Artifacts
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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...
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The Tears of Strangers are only water
On the limits of empathy
2 months ago
TheCollector
Unlikely Politics: The History of the World Chess Championship
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Flashbak
16 Characters From A Film Never Made : Found Photos From The American Dream
Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime...
2 months ago
Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime thrillers laced with smoky cynicism, femme fatales and amoral ambiguity first produced by Hollywood in the 1940s. “These ‘dark’ films, these films noirs, no longer have anything in...
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Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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First Nations of the Canadian Atlantic Provinces: A Brief History
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4 Celtic Hillforts and Oppida from the Iron Age
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What Happened When Vesuvius Erupted in 79 CE?
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Is It Rational to Believe in God? 5 Objections to Pascal’s Wager
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Who Won the Battle of Stones River?
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The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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10 Incredible Facts about Marcel Duchamp
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5 of D.H. Lawrence’s Most Notable Novels
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England’s Museum Collections Missing More Than 1,700 Objects
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The Myth of Midas and the Golden Touch: A Story of Riches and Regret
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Why Are There Only Four Gospels?
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Why Is Joan of Arc a Feminist Icon in Modern Times?
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Are You Hot in That? A Brief History of Medieval Armor
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Hundred Rabbits
where is the turtle farm
Pino spent a long time in Savusavu, but by then, we were growing tired of this scenery, not of the...
over a year ago
Pino spent a long time in Savusavu, but by then, we were growing tired of this scenery, not of the market, or of the company to be found here, but just of having that same view every morning. We love this city, but when it's time to go, it's time to go!
We left our mooring at...
Hundred Rabbits
Dry Toilet Installation
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer...
over a year ago
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer it over the ready-made models. We learned tons doing it, and now our toilet is perfectly suited to our space. The pandemic has pushed more people into boat and van living (to travel...
TheCollector
Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction
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Wrong Side of...
Britain's sinking reputation
The Anglo diaspora is horrified by the old country
4 days ago
The Anglo diaspora is horrified by the old country
TheCollector
Who Were the Landsknechts?
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Flashbak
That Time Kenneth Anger Wanted to Make a Film about Cricket – Exclusive
St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next...
11 months ago
St. Patrick’s Day, 2003, Kenneth Anger wrote a letter asking me if I wanted to line-produce his next film Arrangement in White on Green. It was to be a film about cricket. A sports film was the last thing I ever imagined the director of Lucifer Rising would make. I was intrigued....
Trying to Understand...
Le Missile passera toujours ... mais qui est prêt à l’admettre ?
Another of my essays in French.
a week ago
Another of my essays in French.
TheCollector
Sufism in the Ottoman Balkans
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Flashbak
Waiting For A Miracle: Kiev in 1998
In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of...
7 months ago
In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of hope. In 1991, After 57 years as the capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union, the city became the capital of independent Ukraine. In the picture...
TheCollector
Presidential Impeachment: An Effective Check on Executive Power?
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Classical Wisdom
Respect the Spartan Woman!
How was it for the ancient ladies?
a year ago
How was it for the ancient ladies?
TheCollector
Bordeaux Wine in France: A Historical Primer
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