African History...
a brief note on the history of Africans exploring their own continent
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
a year ago
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
Flashbak
The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes
“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is”...
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“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is” – Langston Hughes, The Sweet Flypaper of Life The Sweet Flypaper of Life (1955), a collaboration between photographer Roy DeCarava and poet Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 –...
TheCollector
What Are the Most Important Symbols in Alice in Wonderland?
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TheCollector
How Has Nan Goldin Addressed LGBTQ+ Narratives in Her Work?
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Open Culture
A Simple, Down-to-Earth Christmas Card from the Great Depression (1933)
The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great...
6 days ago
The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great Depression. They write: Despite the glum economic situation, the Pinero family used a brown paper bag to fashion an inexpensive holiday greeting card. They penned a clever rhyme and...
Classical Wisdom
Does FREE WILL Exist?
And if not, what are the consequences?
a week ago
And if not, what are the consequences?
History Today Feed
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
6 days ago
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
Flashbak
Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And Vinyl Covers
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
3 months ago
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Socii
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V),...
a year ago
This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V), we’re going to take a look at how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which it does not inhabit. These are Rome’s ‘allies’ (socii), a euphemistic label for the...
TheCollector
Was David Gulpilil Australia’s Most Important Actor?
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Flashbak
Animals Behaving Horribly On Vintage Christmas Cards
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards...
a year ago
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards produced during the Victorian era. There are dead birds, massive insects being tortured by small children and any number of humanised animals eating each other, eating people and...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Story of Thebes
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Tolkien and the Classics
Plato, Cicero... Bilbo?
a year ago
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 Do People Love or Hate John Calvin?
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What Happened at the Battle of Kyiv in WWII?
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Why Did the Oracle of Delphi Call Socrates the Wisest Man?
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Classical Wisdom
Philosophy and Children
Event: THIS Saturday
9 months ago
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The 5 Most Influential Modern Political Philosophers
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TheCollector
What Is Pragmatism? (Philosophy, History, Notable Proponents)
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TheCollector
Who Is the Archangel Gabriel?
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Classical Wisdom
Can Any Good Come From War?
The Tragedy of the Trenches
6 months ago
The Tragedy of the Trenches
Flashbak
Derek Jarman’s Home In Dungeness: Where Jesus Walked In The Garden
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s...
8 months ago
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s Metrograph theater, the British director spoke about his own garden and his house at Dungeness on the coast of Kent in England. Jarman made The Garden on the grounds of his seaside...
TheCollector
Performance Art: 8 Famous and Influential Women
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Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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The Mysterious Tale of the Mary Celeste: What Happened?
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African History...
The forgotten ruins of Botswana: stone towns at the desert's edge.
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the...
6 months ago
At its height in the 17th century, the stone towns of the ‘zimbabwe culture’ encompassed an area the size of France. The hundreds of ruins spread across three countries in south-eastern Africa are among the continent’s best-preserved historical monuments and have been the subject...
TheCollector
How Did Hannah Arendt Define Evil?
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King Charles XIV John (Bernadotte): Marshal of France, King of Sweden
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Classical Wisdom
Where did the time go?
Important Notice
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TheCollector
Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man?
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Flashbak
The Mystical Drawings of William Thomas Horton (1864-1919)
William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by...
a year ago
William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by Leonard Smithers (1861–1907),a leading light of the Decadent movement and publisher of upscale pornography. Some starry names were in his orbit, including Max Beerbohm, Aleister...
Tjaart’s Substack
The curious case of the missing period
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
10 months ago
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
TheCollector
Basil Zaharoff: How to Play Both Sides, Sell Weapons and Get Rich
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Flashbak
The Yule Goat: Photographs of Finland’s Nuuttipukki (1928)
“Good Thomas brought Christmas and bad Nuutti took it away” – Finnish saying On January 13, it’s...
a week ago
“Good Thomas brought Christmas and bad Nuutti took it away” – Finnish saying On January 13, it’s Saint Knut’s day in Finland, which usually marks the end of the Christmas season. And the Nuuttipukki is at your door. The strange, goat-like creature is a thirsty man dressed in...
TheCollector
UNESCO Creates a Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Artifacts
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What Is the Gospel of Truth?
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Helter Skelter: Who Was Charles Manson?
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A History of the United States Supreme Court
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How Did Andy Warhol Change the History of Cinema?
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Trying to Understand...
I Hate My Job And I Want To Cry.
Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
11 months ago
Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
TheCollector
The History of Tibet: The Truth Uncovered
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7 Notable Kings of Israel and Judah From the Bible
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:08
a month ago
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:08
TheCollector
5 Iconic Artworks by Wassily Kandinsky
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Why Is Emperor Caligula’s Reign Notorious?
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6 Important Female Aboriginal Writers and Activists You Should Read
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History Today Feed
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
JamesHoare
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
5 months ago
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
JamesHoare
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
Trying to Understand...
Peter Pan goes to Ukraine
Some people never grow up.
over a year ago
Some people never grow up.
Classical Wisdom
Classics Friday
Gifts for Wisdom Lovers
a year ago
History Today Feed
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
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JamesHoare
Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
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‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
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Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
a year ago
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
Classical Wisdom
The Great Flood
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
10 months ago
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
Classical Wisdom
History as Tragedy?
A Different View of Thucydides
5 months ago
A Different View of Thucydides
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What is Plagiarism?
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
11 months ago
Is it possible to have a TRULY original thought?
TheCollector
Was Honorius’ Letter Really Sent to Britain?
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TheCollector
What Is the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)? Origins & History
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How Was Mussolini Removed From Power?
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Who Was Mahavira? The Founder of Jainism
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Monsters and Myths
a year ago
Flashbak
The Wonder Of Soviet Bus Stops
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone,...
3 months ago
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone, demolished, or rebuilt. These pictures may be all that’s left in the end. I want to give them some kind of immortality.” — Christopher Herwig, Photographer and Soviet Bus Stop Hunter ...
TheCollector
Songhai Empire: The Rise & Fall of Africa’s Biggest Empire
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TheCollector
10 Historic Landmarks in Argentina You Should Visit
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Comic Books in WWII: When American Comics Went to War
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History Today Feed
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
4 days ago
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
TheCollector
Who Was Margery Kempe? The Medieval Mystic Who Couldn’t Stop Crying
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Classical Wisdom
Seneca's Tragic Plays
Stoic or Not?
8 months ago
Flashbak
The Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll from 19th Century Japan
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from...
5 months ago
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from Japan. It’s a subject we’ve visited before with the Yokai Horrors from the 18th Century Bakemono Zukushi Scroll. Thought to originate in the mid 1800s, the artist behind the Kaikidan...
TheCollector
Battle of Poitiers, by Charles de Steuben, 1837, via Wikimedia Commons
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How to Steal From Homer
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
11 months ago
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
TheCollector
Who Was Jane Addams? The First Female Nobel Peace Prize Winner
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10 Surrealist Sculptors You Should Know
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Wrong Side of...
Soothing the injured spirit of the Temple
The case for giving back the Elgin Marbles
2 weeks ago
The case for giving back the Elgin Marbles
TheCollector
Aristotle’s Model of Communication: 3 Key Elements of Persuasion
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a year ago
Global Inequality...
Russia’s apocalyptic messianism
Questions raised by Nikolai Berdyaev
2 months ago
Questions raised by Nikolai Berdyaev
TheCollector
What Is Solipsism?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Brussels Statue Supposedly Damaged by Irish Tourist
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
What Can You Do When You Don't Have A Culture?
Not that much, actually.
4 months ago
TheCollector
8 Marcel Duchamp Paintings You Should Know About
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Trying to Understand...
We Are All Civilisational States
It's just that some people don't realise it.
a year ago
It's just that some people don't realise it.
TheCollector
The Unification of England & the Death of the Kingdom of Mercia
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5 Infamous Pretenders in Russian History
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7 Wars That Nearly Happened (But Didn’t)
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Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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Is Oedipus Rex the Mother of All Drama?
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Art Basel Renames and Relocates Third Edition of Paris Show
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About England?
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What Is the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence? From Descartes to Turing
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The Major Battle of the American Revolution That Never Happened
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German Art Collector Loses Ancient Egyptian Mask
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Italy to Open Its Largest-Ever Presentation of Willem de Kooning
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Albert Speer: Architect, Minister, and Hitler’s Closest Friend
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12 Most Important Achievements in the Space Race
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Trying to Understand...
Into the Waste Land
Nothing connects.
a year ago
TheCollector
Princess Diana ‘Black Sheep’ Jumper Sold for $1.1 M.
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September
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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, updated Playdate implementation to the latest core,...
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3 Most Notable Republican Presidents in US History
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10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today
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Afghanistan Historic Monuments Destroyed in Earthquakes
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Top 10 Plays by William Shakespeare
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TheCollector
What Was the Chaco War?
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TheCollector
Banksy’s Latest Artwork Is a Goat on a Ledge in London
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4 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Assyrians Shape the Ancient Near East?
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TheCollector
15 Facts About Genghis Khan & His Legacy
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TheCollector
Medical Practice in the Pre-Conquest Americas: From Coca to Brain Surgery
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3 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Mental Health and Social Stratification
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and...
a year ago
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and discuss some of the implications for social stratification.
TheCollector
Understanding Gnostic Salvation in Christian Gnosticism
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Did Climate Change Cause the Collapse of Egypt’s New Kingdom?
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Uncovering 5 Portraits From the Renaissance
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Patron Saint of Ireland: Who Was St. Patrick?
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9 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Man-Made Moons (1960)
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant...
a year ago
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant to be an example of isotype graphic design. This was a visual language created to unite the world without using words at all: International System Of Typographic Picture Education,...
History Today Feed
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
a month ago
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
Classical Wisdom
Three Cabins Left
Emperors, Conquerors, and Saints
10 months ago
Emperors, Conquerors, and Saints
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Secrets of Crete
a year ago
African History...
a brief note on the long history of African diplomacy.
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
5 months ago
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
TheCollector
How Did Alexander Become ‘the Great’?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Will it Bend or Will it Break?
The international system, that is.
a year ago
The international system, that is.
Trying to Understand...
The Revolt of the Outer Party.
Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
8 months ago
Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
TheCollector
The Book of Job and the Case for Women’s Rights in the Bible
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TheCollector
What Are The Most Popular Myths About the Council of Nicaea?
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TheCollector
Get to Know the Nazca People and the Mysterious Nazca Lines
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8 Great Women Sculptors You Need to Know
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Who Are the Most Famous Sorceresses of Greek Mythology?
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The History of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (& Its Collection)
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TheCollector
What Were The Pentagon Papers?
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Flashbak
My ‘Homeric Retching’: Vladimir Nabokov’s Letter To His Wife About A Nasty Bout of Food Poisoning
“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it...
8 months ago
“Exactly at 2:30, I suddenly felt an urge to vomit, had barely time to run outside — and there it began…” – Vladimir Nabokov to his wife Vera Among Vladimir Nabokov’s love letters to his wife published in Letters to Véra, a wonderful book that takes us behind the scenes of...
TheCollector
What Is Traditional Lakota Art of the Great Plains?
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Who Was Saint Ignatius of Antioch?
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History of the Berlin Wall: From Its Construction to Its Destruction
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The Great Depression in Europe: Here’s What Happened
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TheCollector
What Are the Most Significant Battles of World War II?
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How Did Religion Influence Law in the Ottoman Empire?
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TheCollector
The Vikings in Iceland: Their Story in Sagas and Archaeology
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TheCollector
Red Herring: Moments in Films That Leave You Shocked
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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,...
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Sigyn: Get to Know Loki’s Mysterious and Dutiful Wife
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Top 10 Historic Sites to See in New York City
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Ancient Jerusalem: From the Bronze Age to the Roman Era
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The St Brice’s Day Massacre
The St Brice’s Day Massacre
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/13/2024 - 09:53
a month ago
The St Brice’s Day Massacre
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/13/2024 - 09:53
TheCollector
6 Female Pre-Raphaelite Artists You Should Know
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TheCollector
What Was Little Turtle’s War?
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TheCollector
How Did Johannes Vermeer Depict Women?
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TheCollector
How Tall Is Mount Rushmore?
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8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Out Of Control.
Fear the worst, hope for the best.
2 months ago
Fear the worst, hope for the best.
CrimethInc.
Resisting Local Authoritarianism and Multipolar Imperialisms in Georgia : A Deeper Look into the...
On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the...
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On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the struggle for independence from Russian rule remains the chief force driving the popular mobilization that has been growing over the past several months. Yet today’s movement points to a...
History Today Feed
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
9 months ago
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
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....
TheCollector
The Life of St. Francis of Assisi: Patron of Animals
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5 Forgotten Fights on the Eastern Front in WWI
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Overcoming Bias
Tension-Filled Black Holes
Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its...
a month ago
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TheCollector
Carl Schmitt: The Most Influential Nazi Philosopher?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, May 10, 2024
Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up...
7 months ago
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TheCollector
The Colombia Banana Massacre of 1928: The Shocking Story
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What Are the 8 Most Popular Churches in Venice?
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Ferdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around the World
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Trying to Understand...
No End Of A Lesson.
If we can only learn it.
2 months ago
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Who Were the Most Important Christian Figures? (150 – 200 CE)
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10 Facts About the Pearl Harbor Attack
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Flashbak
Eating At The Montreal Restaurant ‘Famous for Its Little Pig’ – 1938-1972
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a...
3 months ago
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a pig at the table at Au Lutin Qui Bouffe restaurant in Montreal, Canada. Patrons would take home the photo as a souvenir. The typical posse was for one diner to feed the piglet milk...
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Northanger Abbey: Jane Austen’s Gothic Parody
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The Thirteenth Amendment: Abolishing Slavery in the USA
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History Today Feed
The KGB After Stalin
The KGB After Stalin
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
a year ago
The KGB After Stalin
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
TheCollector
10 Crazy Facts About the History of Syphilis
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
4 months ago
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
Classical Wisdom
Odysseus in the Underworld
Real or Fantasy?
a year ago
History Today Feed
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:36
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JamesHoare
Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:36
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7 Famous Surrealist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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How Does Street Art Shape Cities?
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10 of Judith Leyster’s Best Dutch Golden Age Paintings
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Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins
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Performance Artist Tags Controversial Courbet Nude with “Me Too”
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Phillips 2023 Sales Dropped Down 15 Percent from 2022
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TheCollector
7 Important Baroque Paintings You Should Know
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Res Obscura
When technology follows art
From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the...
a year ago
From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the history of technology
TheCollector
Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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TheCollector
History of Tanks: From Renaissance Sketches to the Modern Battlefield
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11 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Who You Are Vs. What You Control
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other...
2 months ago
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other things being equal, the best plan is to let as few things into your identity as possible.
TheCollector
10 Iconic Historic Landmarks in California You Should Visit
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11 Amazing Rooms & Artworks in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj
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Why Did Socrates Focus on Self-Knowledge and Introspection?
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
The Death of a Mnemonist
The Death of a Mnemonist
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
7 months ago
The Death of a Mnemonist
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
TheCollector
6 Outrageous Whaling Stories
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Was the Spanish Influenza the First Global Pandemic in the Modern Era?
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The Anat Ebgi Gallery Expands to Tribeca
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Who Was Canadian Artist Emily Carr?
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Who Was Hilma af Klint? 7 Facts About the Pioneer of Abstract Art
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Classical Wisdom
5 Surprisingly Ancient Inventions from Greece and Rome
Ode to the Giants
7 months ago
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Discovery in Spain Could Change View on Ancient Gender Roles
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What Is the Symbolism in Whitman’s Leaves of Grass?
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Classical Wisdom
Hades
The God of the Dead
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Aristotle's Politics
3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Magna Graecia
Greek or Roman?
2 months ago
TheCollector
Roman Goddess: Who Is Pomona?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Books To Help Us Understand The World?
Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
a year ago
Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
TheCollector
Utagawa Hiroshige: 10 Works From the Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e
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What Was the Gospel of Thomas?
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4 months ago
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British Grand Strategy & the European Balance of Power: 1815-1914
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Who Was Julius Caesar?
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7 months ago
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What Is the History and Significance of May Day?
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7 months ago
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Why Was the Beat Generation Called So?
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3 months ago
Res Obscura
On 17th century "cocaine"
A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
2 months ago
A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
TheCollector
The Balloon Museum Opens in London
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12 months ago
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...
TheCollector
How Can Stoicism Influence Decision-Making?
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a year 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...
Classical Wisdom
Should We Glorify Caesar?
And Those Like Him?
9 months ago
TheCollector
Fae Abduction or Family Secret: What Is a Changeling?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Django Reinhardt?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
6 Politicians & World Leaders Who Are Artists
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a year ago
TheCollector
7 Famous Artists Who Turned to Crime
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9 months ago
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.
TheCollector
Nixtamalization: How Ancient Americans Bio-Engineered Corn
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Epics Collection
5 months ago
TheCollector
Amun: The Egyptian God of Creation & King of the Gods
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11 months ago
Flashbak
President Johnson Orders Trousers from Joe Haggar – big enough for his ‘nuts’, ‘bunghole’ and knife
On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a...
a month ago
On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a pair of trousers from Joe Haggar of the Haggar Clothing Co. based in Dallas, Texas. Not a shy man, Johnson was known for conducting official business whilst sat on the toilet and...
Flashbak
The Last Question: Hear Leonard Nimoy Read Isaac Asimov’s Best Short Story
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than...
6 months ago
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than the 500 or so stories he wrote or edited, including the bestselling I, Robot, the Foundation series and Lecherous Limericks. The story is The Last Question. First published in the...
Flashbak
Elliott Erwitt: A Brilliant Photographer Who Took Great Snapshots
“The best things happen when you just happen to be somewhere with a camera” – Elliott Erwitt ...
a year ago
“The best things happen when you just happen to be somewhere with a camera” – Elliott Erwitt Elliott Erwitt died at his home in New York City on 29 November 2023. He leaves us with remarkable archive of fabulous photographs of the great and good, the many places he visited over...
History Today Feed
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:20
9 months ago
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
How Has Modern Philosophy Built on Aristotle’s Ideas?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Happened to the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?
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a year ago
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
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a month ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of October.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Rabbit Waves and Logbooks. Updated woodstove installation, no windlass with 1 photo, mini dodger and Victoria to Sitka logbook with Week 3...
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...
Wrong Side of...
The Tears of Strangers are only water
On the limits of empathy
a month ago
TheCollector
What Was the Oregon Trail? History and Legacy
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7 months ago
Flashbak
Curious Pictures From A French Aristocrat’s 40-Year Mission To Create 3-D Photography
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You...
4 months ago
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You see one earring. Walk slowly past the photograph so you are viewing it from gradually changing angles… The earring from one ear recedes from view while its twin [appears] in turn on...
TheCollector
Top Aces of World War II: 7 Talented Fighter Pilots
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a year ago
TheCollector
$18-Million Monet Heads to Auction
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Was Catherine of Aragon the Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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2 weeks ago
TheCollector
10 Must-See Historic Sites in Armenia
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
6 months ago
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
TheCollector
Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist
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7 months ago
Wrong Side of...
Keeping it in the Family
Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
a week ago
Britain’s Cousin Marriage Conundrum
Classical Wisdom
Secrets of the Sirens
The Original Femme Fatales?
a year ago
The Original Femme Fatales?
TheCollector
Was Minoan Crete a Matriarchal Society?
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Aeneas: Founder of Rome
The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
10 months ago
The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
Patterns in Humanity
Racial Homicide Disparities Since 1910
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the...
a year ago
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the evolution of black-white homicide disparities in the United States since the early 20th century.
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Nashville?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Just How Christian Was the Kingdom of Kongo?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
20 Roman Emperors Who Defined Ancient Rome
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Furies
Vengeance or Justice?
3 months ago
TheCollector
What Are Henri Matisse’s Most Vivid Paintings?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Marie Antoinette Syndrome?
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a year ago
Flashbak
London By Tube, DLR and Overground in The Early 1990s
Today, I’m gonna take my bike ‘Cause once again the Tube’s on strike The greedy bastards want extra...
4 months ago
Today, I’m gonna take my bike ‘Cause once again the Tube’s on strike The greedy bastards want extra pay For sitting on their arse all day! – London Underground by The Amateur Transplants Peter Marshall shows us pictures of stations on the London Underground, Docklands light...
TheCollector
What Were the Strategic Objectives During the Battle of Narvik?
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Gala Dalí: Salvador Dali’s Mysterious Muse
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Did Francis Bacon Mean by “Knowledge Is Power”?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
3 months ago
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Banksy Mural to Be Sold with the Building It’s Painted On
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
7 Ancient Greek Temples You Should Know
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Strengths of Determinism?
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2 weeks ago
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cairo, Egypt?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to Visit Niagara Falls?
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5 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added propeller maintenance, Maple Bay, Telegraph Cove,...
TheCollector
Did Spirituality Shape the Art of Ana Mendieta?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Brother of Jesus: Who Was Saint James?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Is George Orwell Best Known For?
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a year ago
Overcoming Bias
Cultural Scenario Probabilities
On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative...
2 weeks ago
On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative likelihood, desirability, and ease of influence.
Res Obscura
LLM-based educational games will be a big deal
For the first time, digital games can make qualitative assessments of learning. Here's what that...
7 months ago
For the first time, digital games can make qualitative assessments of learning. Here's what that might look like.
TheCollector
Who Were Queen Victoria’s Children?
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9 months ago
weird medieval guys
The coolest medieval woman you've never heard of
Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
a year ago
Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
TheCollector
What Was the Underground Railroad?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Rastafarianism: Religion or Philosophy?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
8 Women Artists You Should Check Out in London’s National Gallery
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Which Biblical Scriptures Present Gratitude at Thanksgiving?
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a month ago
TheCollector
England’s Museum Collections Missing More Than 1,700 Objects
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Books of the Old Testament? Order & Overview
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2 days ago
TheCollector
What is Virtue According to Nietzsche?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Artists Expressed Concerns on Banning TikTok in the U.S.
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was J. Edgar Hoover?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the History of Swedish Colonialism?
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12 months ago
TheCollector
The Sociocultural Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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a year ago
TheCollector
Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
8 months ago
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
Trying to Understand...
So Where Do We Go From Here?
That's a good question.
a year ago
TheCollector
What Was the Italian Risorgimento?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Why Do I Care What Others Think? A Philosophical View of Self-Esteem
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a month ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Boy Who Discovered the Earth (1955)
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a...
3 months ago
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a pleasant science fiction novel for kids about an alien boy who is left behind on Earth. He makes friends with the locals and learns about dogs, baseball, and the life of children on...
TheCollector
Tadeusz Kościuszko: 6 Facts You Didn’t Know
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6 months ago
Flashbak
A Shagtastic Tour of Swinging Britain in 1967
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of...
7 months ago
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of Swinging Britain capsule from 1967. Shot on 35mm film and backed by the lilting holiday camp music, a narrator these videos are not a little kitsch. In Swinging Britain we take an...
TheCollector
Yuruparí: Amazon’s Unique Myth of Creation & Ritual of Passage
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Lost and Found
a year ago
TheCollector
5 Masterpieces of Early Irish Art
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Oscar Wilde?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Art Basel Paris Kicks Off in Grand Palais
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2 months ago
weird medieval guys
Huge announcement: there’s a Weird Medieval Guys BOOK coming out soon!
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a year ago
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History Today Feed
US President or American Caesar?
US President or American Caesar?
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/26/2024 - 08:00
2 months ago
US President or American Caesar?
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/26/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
8 Must-See Highlights From London’s Soane Museum
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4 months ago
African History...
The ancient city of Meroe: the capital of Kush (ca. 950 BC-350 CE)
Journal of African cities: chapter 15
2 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 15
TheCollector
New Exhibition Examines Rembrandt’s Relationship with Star Pupil
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Lightning Strikes Ancient Roman Arch of Constantine
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3 months 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
10 Unique Pigments That You Have Never Heard Of
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Chris Clark
On the Spot: Chris Clark
j.hoare
Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
12 months ago
On the Spot: Chris Clark
j.hoare
Wed, 12/27/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
4 American Presidents Who Were Assassinated
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3 months ago
TheCollector
How to Read Film Like a Language
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a month ago
TheCollector
What Was Robert Mapplethorpe Inspired By?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Main Themes of Modern Essentialism?
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
11 Facts About The Unique State of Maine
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9 months ago
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