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Magna Graecia
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Dreams of Space -...
The Great Experience (1963)
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I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't seen. I know there are still many out there but my language skills are poor enough that I rarely find the many books that exist in other languages. So I present today The Great...
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What Are the Origins of the True Crime Genre?
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Jesus In Photos – The Mid-Century Years
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Who Invented the Refrigerator?
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Walter Benjamin’s Theses: Is Progress Inevitable?
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plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
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At Large in Leyton – A Walk Around The East London Manor 1989-1994
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A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator
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How Did Caligula Rise to Power in the Roman Empire?
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The radical philosophy of the Hatata: a 17th century treatise by the Ethiopian thinker Zara Yacob
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The Ahnenerbe: How the Nazis Constructed Racial Mythologies
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Big Hair & True Love in 1980s Kentucky
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The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes
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5 Famous Black Mexicans
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The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
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Why Did Damien Hirst Build a Pharmacy?
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Hitler’s Inner Circle: The 7 Most Powerful Figures in the Third Reich
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Is the Earth Flat? The Bizarre Belief That Refuses to Die
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How Did People React to Hitler’s Death & Germany’s Surrender?
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No End Of A Lesson.
If we can only learn it.
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Get to Know Audrey Flack, Icon of Photorealism
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An empire of cloth: the textile industry of the Sokoto empire ca. 1808-1903.
The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in...
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Terragni’s Danteum: An Architectural Masterpiece on Paper
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The Fate of Jewish Art Collections in WWII: 20 Looted Families
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Tolkien and Plato
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Secrets of the Sirens
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The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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What is Objectivism? Ayn Rand’s Philosophy
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Why Is the Matterhorn So Famous?
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A Brief History of Iceland (From Discovery to 21st Century)
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Sound Genius: What Is John Williams Best Known for?
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Stonehenge Central Altar Stone Came From Scotland, Not Wales
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Mark di Suvero California Sculpture Listed for Removal
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How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
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The Grand Egyptian Museum Soon Opens for Visitors
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The Rise and Fall of Behaviorism: Are We More Than Machines?
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Dadaism: 12 Iconic Artworks From The Dada Art Movement
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Historical links between Africa and Armenia (ca. 600-1900)
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What Are the Most Difficult Languages to Learn?
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Jane Seymour: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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Expressionism: 12 Iconic Paintings & Their Artists
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The Harrowing History of the Trail of Tears
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British-Controlled Mandatory Palestine (1920–1948): A History
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10 Interesting Propaganda Posters from Russia’s Civil War
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What Is the Difference Between Candomblé and Umbanda?
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Overcoming Bias
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What Is a Banana Republic?
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The Battle of Pharsalus: How Rome Became an Empire
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What Makes Salvador Dali So Famous?
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How Has the Tower of London Changed Over Time?
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Mudslinging & Negative Campaigning: A Look at US Election Dirty Tricks
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Stock Car Racing in 1972
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Fascism vs. Modernism: Clash in Art & Design
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Did Marcel Duchamp Plagiarize His Most Famous Work?
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Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution?
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Candomblé: 10 Facts About the Afrobrazilian Religion
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Belief in the Ancient World
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China’s Communist Comic Books
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The demonstrators are responding to the...
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How Have Druids Influenced Wales Throughout History?
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Continental vs Analytic Philosophy: Definitions & Differences
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
4 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of July.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Sitka, and completed route in {us se alaska}.
Left, can now paste binary directly from programs like Nasu.
Hakum, added two drawings to the...
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Catholicism: The 10 Most Unusual Patron Saints
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Huge announcement: there’s a Weird Medieval Guys BOOK coming out soon!
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oh my god!!! oh my god!!!! oh my god!!!!!
Trying to Understand...
A Wasting Asset?
Europe turns away from America.
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Europe turns away from America.
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What Was the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact?
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Women Portraitists of the Renaissance: A League of Their Own
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How Does the Electoral College Work?
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Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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Finding The Original Drugstore Cowboy : Los Angeles In 1980
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith...
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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...
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Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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Who Was Benjamin Disraeli?
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Does Might Make Right? The Melian Dialogue of Thucydides
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Who Was Paracelsus? 11 Things You Should Know
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Fernando’s Story – The life And Times of A Boy Growing Up In NYC’s East Village in the 1970s
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In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in the empty lot a New York City’s 76 E. 3rd St. The Hell’s Angels lived directly across the street. They wanted the lot for themselves. (You can read more about that here.) One of the...
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Another Of My Essays In French
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The Furies
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Van Gogh’s Sunflowers: 11 Works Featuring the Artist’s Favorite Flower
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What Is the Role of First Ladies in US Elections?
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How Were Plato and Aristotle Interpreted During the Renaissance?
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Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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Where Are the Best Travel Destinations for Shakespeare Fans?
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Hokusai’s ‘Great Wave’ Heads to Auction
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Three Early Basquiats to Sell at Phillips This Spring
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Why did clothing become boring?
An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like...
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TheCollector
4 Russian Leaders Who Actually Weren’t Russian
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‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
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Vincent Van Gogh’s Self-Portraits: The Artist Through His Own Eyes
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Simulating History with ChatGPT
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The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
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7-Foot Hermes Statue Found in Ancient Roman Sewer
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5 Strangest Art Movements You Need to Know
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Christie’s Nets $413 Million in 20th Century Evening Sale
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U.S. Returns Looted Artifacts Worth $10 Million to India
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Symbolism and Identity in Northern Renaissance Portraiture
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On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
10 months ago
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
TheCollector
Warfare in the Bronze Age: Tactics, Weapons, Battles
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Hatfield-McCoy Rivalry of Appalachia: What Started the Feud?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Christianity Affect Japanese Immigration to America?
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a month ago
Global Inequality...
Devant la guerre
On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
2 weeks ago
On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
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
Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso: 6 Notes on Friendship and Rivalry
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
The Dark Ages
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
2 months ago
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Utah Ghost Towns With a Rich History
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a month ago
Flashbak
How The Charlie Brown Christmas Special Got Jazz And Came Alive
“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news...
a year ago
“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news cycle? A few minutes? This [album] is something that’s lasted 50 years. And not only lasted, but grown … I think there’s just a humanness” — Jerry Granelli, drummer with the Vince...
TheCollector
The Great Emu War: When Australians Lost to Flightless Birds
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a year ago
African History...
The African diaspora in Portuguese India: 1500-1800.
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
a year ago
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
TheCollector
Egyptian Sun-god: Who Is Ra?
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a year ago
TheCollector
4 Key Techniques of 20th-Century Photography
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9 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Francisco Goya Criticize the Spanish Society?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
10 Self-Portraits of Vincent Van Gogh You Should Know
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7 months ago
TheCollector
The Kitchen Debate: Khrushchev vs. Nixon
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Story of the Antichrist Pope
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a year ago
TheCollector
An Introduction to the Ethics of Care
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Bull of Nimrud Replica Goes Back to Iraq
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10 months ago
TheCollector
10 Lesser-Known Greek Gods & Goddesses
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a year ago
TheCollector
Romulus and Remus: The Legendary Founders of Rome
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2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Ernest Shackleton & Endurance in the Antarctic
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did the Inca Master Textile Art?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age (Video)
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Bobby Fischer vs. the World: Chess Within the Cold War
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Watergate: The Scandal that Defined Nixon’s Presidency
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Women of Ancient Rome
The First Roman Empress and More...
9 months ago
The First Roman Empress and More...
Hundred Rabbits
goji no chaimu
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was...
over a year ago
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was unreal; this was our prize, our first step onto Japanese soil. We used to make many trips to Japan by plane, but getting there by our own efforts — by sailboat — is a lot slower and...
Trying to Understand...
My Substack in Other Languages.
Starting with Spanish.
a year ago
TheCollector
Consumerism in Pop Art: Was It Celebrated or Criticized?
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a month ago
TheCollector
Battle of Gaugamela (331 BCE): Alexander’s Achaemenid Armageddon
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6 months ago
Open Culture
Hear Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast from 1938: The Original Tale of Mysterious...
A month ago, drones were spotted near Morris County, New Jersey. Since then, reports of further...
4 days ago
A month ago, drones were spotted near Morris County, New Jersey. Since then, reports of further sightings in various locations in the region have been lodged on a daily basis, and anxieties about the origin and purpose of these unidentified flying objects have grown apace. “We...
TheCollector
Why Did the Allies Occupy Germany?
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5 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
Health and the Habitual Traveller in the 19th Century
Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’...
over a year ago
Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’ Register – a fantastic archive, with a wealth of sources on many aspects of maritime, but also broader social, history. The full series can be found here:...
TheCollector
6 Outrageous Whaling Stories
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8 months ago
TheCollector
How Romanticism Set the Stage for Darwin’s Theory of Evolution
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Who Is the Mystery Mummy of Tomb KV55? (4 Theories)
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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 Are the Most Important Symbols in Alice in Wonderland?
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a year ago
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...
African History...
A history of Zanzibar before the Omanis (600-1873)
Journal of African cities chapter 7
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 7
History Today Feed
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
10 months ago
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
TheCollector
5 Interesting Aspects of Medieval Mongol Culture
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6 months ago
TheCollector
7 Notable Kings of Israel and Judah From the Bible
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2 months ago
TheCollector
The Balloon Museum Opens in London
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12 months ago
TheCollector
Tate Modern Reopens Its 10th Floor Viewing Platform
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a year ago
TheCollector
Interview with Nicolas Party: Pastels, Rosalba Carriera, & More
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Why Is Nicosia the Last Divided Capital of Cyprus?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
French Antique Art Dealers Against New E.U. Import Restrictions
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9 months ago
Trying to Understand...
People, States and Borders.
And other dubious ideas.
4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Important Notification
New Cabins *NOW* Available
8 months ago
New Cabins *NOW* Available
Hundred Rabbits
Working offgrid efficiently
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the...
over a year ago
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the limits of our space, and at first, it was difficult to create new things, as we had to make time to learn how to solve underlying problems. Our boat was not just an office, it was...
Open Culture
The Ingenious Engineering of Leonardo da Vinci’s Self-Supporting Bridge, Explained
The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self...
5 days ago
The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self Supporting Bridge.” That sounds like a typical example of YouTube hyperbole, though on first glance, it isn’t at all obvious how the fragile-looking structure can stay up, much less...
Overcoming Bias
Culture Drift Predicts Decadence
Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
2 months ago
Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
Classical Wisdom
Last Chance
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
a month ago
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
TheCollector
Abkhazia’s National Art Gallery Works Destroyed by Fire
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Stolen Masterpieces: 5 Famous Artworks That Are Still Missing
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Fall of Singapore: The Largest Defeat in British Military History
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6 months ago
TheCollector
5 Timeless Financial Tips from Greek and Roman Philosophers
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Dust Bowl Troubadour: Who Was Woody Guthrie?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
6 Must-See National Trust Properties in the UK
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3 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Anti-Natalism?
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a year ago
African History...
A political history of the Kotoko city states (ca. 1000-1900)
Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
a year ago
Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
Patterns in Humanity
The Rise of the West
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people...
a year ago
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people of science, and then I put it in context with other indicators of historical development. The data together show that West Europe had developmentally surpassed the rest of the world...
TheCollector
Bali’s 8 Finest Historic Sites: A Feast for the Senses
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4 months ago
African History...
A history of Horses in the southern half of Africa ca. 1498-1900.
Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies...
a month ago
Horses and humans have shared a long history in Africa since the emergence of equestrian societies across the continent during the bronze age.
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...
Flashbak
This Won’t Change: The Joy Of Northern Soul
In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s...
2 months ago
In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s 100 Club. Recently moved to London from Manchester, Constantine knew the scene well, having danced at all-nighters a decade earlier. At first, things seemed different. The crowd...
TheCollector
A History of Gibraltar: The Rock & the Ages
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4 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Transcendentalism?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
4 Famous Explorers from the Age of Exploration
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The Mennour Institute Launched at Paris’s Mennour Gallery
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Round Two? There Is No Round Two.
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
a year ago
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
TheCollector
The 5 Most Significant Queens and Kings of Jerusalem
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3 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Didache?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
7 African Myths About Animals
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Walter Benjamin: What are the Connections Between Language and Theology?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Top 10 Historic Sites to See in New York City
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5 months ago
TheCollector
10 Banned Literary Classics You Might Not Know
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6 months ago
Flashbak
The Beautiful Ludlow Typography Specimen Books c. 1958
Letters are beautiful. From specimens of chromatic woodtype to the groovy letter people and 16th...
3 weeks ago
Letters are beautiful. From specimens of chromatic woodtype to the groovy letter people and 16th Century writing templates typography and calligraphy turn visual language into something beautiful. Beginning in the early 20th Century, the Ludlow Typograph Company (1906 to late...
TheCollector
Vyacheslav Molotov: 6 Facts about Stalin’s Closest Confidant
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a year ago
TheCollector
Clement Attlee: Britain’s Greatest Prime Minister?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
What Are Conlangs?
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Best of the Best
a year ago
TheCollector
6 Themes That Define Nan Goldin’s Photography
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Tolkien and the Classics
Plato, Cicero... Bilbo?
a year ago
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.
History Today Feed
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
7 months ago
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
9 Times Virginia Woolf Made a Lasting Impact on Art
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
What is Virtue?
Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
3 months ago
Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
TheCollector
The Theory of Self-Image: The Concept of the Looking-Glass Self
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Adolf Hitler: The Life of One of the Most Reviled & Notorious Humans
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10 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Young Technician December, 1957
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young...
a year ago
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young Technician was a scientific news and technology magazine. I realize that most of you have no Russian but the illustrations are a nice picture of the beginning of a new space...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Aristotle on Friendship
a year ago
TheCollector
Toxic Walls: Why Was Victorian Green Wallpaper So Deadly?
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
How Did the Babylonian Exile Shape Judaism?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Is IQ a Sham? Jay Gould on the Mismeasure of Man
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Story of Atlas and His Eternal Burden: The God Who Holds the World
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6 days ago
TheCollector
5 Quotes from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations Explained
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a year ago
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