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African History...
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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The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in pre-colonial Africa, whose scale and scope were unparalleled throughout most of the continent.
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On the Spot: Eugene Rogan On the Spot: Eugene Rogan JamesHoare Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
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Global Inequality...
The end and the beginning of history Three ways of thinking about Lea Ypi’s Free
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Greco-Scythian Artifacts Seized by Spanish Police undefined
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Trying to Understand...
Going to Pieces Slowly... And then what?
a year ago
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Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization? undefined
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Edmund Dulac’s American Weekly Covers – 1924-1951 Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration,...
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Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration, roughly from 1875-1925, writes Albert Seligman. His luxurious Gift Books of the early 20th century were covered in vellum and issued in signed limited editions with tipped-in color...
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Alfred the Great and the Most Important Battle in English History undefined
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The Roman-Jewish Wars: Jewish Resistance vs Roman Might undefined
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How Did Religion Influence Law in the Ottoman Empire? undefined
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Scandals of the Glorious Revolution Scandals of the Glorious Revolution JamesHoare Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
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Beer Can Art Accidentally Trashed at Dutch Museum undefined
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Valhalla & the Other Afterlives in Norse Mythology undefined
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‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review ‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review JamesHoare Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
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Top 10 Museums to Visit in New York City undefined
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The Rise & Fall of Pre-Columbian Empires & Their Cultures undefined
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6 Crazy Facts about Cape Town undefined
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African History...
Roads and wheeled transport in African history. Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
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Why Is Mount Rushmore in South Dakota? undefined
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Baruch Spinoza’s Political Philosophy: Rights & Normativity undefined
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What Are the Six Labors of Theseus? undefined
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5 Inspirational Women From the Second World War undefined
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The Baroque in Latin America: From Colonial Times to the Present undefined
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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...
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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...
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Who Was Jane Addams? The First Female Nobel Peace Prize Winner undefined
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Poland Nixes Planned Venice Biennale Pavilion undefined
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The Myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha: The Great Flood in Greek Mythology undefined
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‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review ‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review JamesHoare Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
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The Holodomor, Ukraine’s Great Famine undefined
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15 Surprising Facts about Adolf Hitler, The World’s Most Hated Man undefined
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A Painted Treatise on Cats From 19th Century Thailand This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi,...
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This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi, a Thai folding book that opens from top to bottom. It was made in the 19th century in central Siam (now Thailand) by an unknown artist. Such folding books were typically made from...
Res Obscura
Res Obscura is now on Substack Three years late, but historians are always late
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup Animals of the Ancient World
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Why Did the Allies Occupy Germany? undefined
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5 Notable Inmates of Tartarus & Their Crimes undefined
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5 Iconic Photographs by Ansel Adams undefined
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What Came First, Blues or Jazz? undefined
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Was Emperor Nero Universally Hated During His Reign? undefined
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Roman Military Ranks: From Legionary to General undefined
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6 Outrageous Judicial Errors in the Trial of Jesus Christ undefined
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Patterns in Humanity
When few do great harm Power laws in criminal behavior
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Trying to Understand...
Ukraine and the end of "Europe." Nation-states were the problem: supranationality was not the answer.
over a year ago
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Who Were the Twelve Disciples & What Happened to Them? undefined
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The Life of Tadeusz Kościuszko: A Revolutionary on 2 Continents undefined
5 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February 2024 Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of February. Summary Of Changes 100r.co, added gimballed stove, open pantry, Little Ninj and LPG fume detection system. Updated galley refit and Western Canada(includes tidal/current...
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Is Anarchism a Bad Idea? 3 Main Objections undefined
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Who Was Saint Polycarp of Smyrna? undefined
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Open Culture
An Illustrator Creates a Kindle for Charles Dickens, Placing 40 Miniature Classics within a Large... For a design class project, Rachel Walsh, a student at Cardiff School of Art and Design, set out to...
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For a design class project, Rachel Walsh, a student at Cardiff School of Art and Design, set out to explain the concept of a Kindle to Charles Dickens. Recognizing that Dickens, a 19th-century author, wouldn’t understand modern terms like ebooks, downloads or the internet, she...
Trying to Understand...
No End Of A Lesson. If we can only learn it.
2 months ago
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5 Important Stories About Thor the Norse God of Thunder undefined
8 months ago
Hidden History
The Ancient Egyptian Game of Mehen Mehen may be the oldest true board game in the world, and dates back to at least 3000 BCE. But...
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Mehen may be the oldest true board game in the world, and dates back to at least 3000 BCE. But recent study has completely changed the way we think about this game. History In 1861, French archaeologists Auguste Mariette and Jacques de Morgan found a tomb at Saqqara that was...
Open Culture
Binge-Watch Classic Television Programs Free: The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Lone Ranger, Dragnet, That... Earlier this week, we featured the 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke’s performance in Coldplay’s new music...
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Earlier this week, we featured the 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke’s performance in Coldplay’s new music video, full of visual references to the sitcom that made him a household name in the early nineteen-sixties. And a household name he remains these six decades later, though one does...
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Helen Keller’s Letter on Why Book-Burning Nazis Will Never Defeat Ideas, 1933 “History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often...
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“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often before, and the ideas have risen up in their might and destroyed them’ – Helen Keller     Helen Keller is best known for her campaign to help the disabled and support for...
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Why Jimi Hendrix Preferred Linda McCartney To 19 Naked Women Jimi Hendrix was a megastar. At his short-lived peak, he was the world’s highest earning musician....
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Jimi Hendrix was a megastar. At his short-lived peak, he was the world’s highest earning musician. But record companies were uncertain how to sell the man behind the music who was banned by the BBC. For the album Are You Experienced, photographer Karl Ferris snapped the band with...
African History...
A complete history of Dogon country: Bandiagara from 1900BC to 1900AD demystifying an ancient African society
a year ago
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Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth j.hoare Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
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4,000-Year-Old Temple and Theater Discovered in Peru undefined
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‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review ‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review JamesHoare Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
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Arrows – Love And Punishment in Vintage Snapshots The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some...
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The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some have been drawn on the printed photo with pen, others form part of the image itself.     The use of bows and arrows by humans predates recorded history and is common to most...
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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...
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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...
African History...
a brief note on the long history of African diplomacy. historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
5 months ago
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What is Theodor Adorno’s Negative Dialectics? undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Does FREE WILL Exist? And if not, what are the consequences?
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Classical Wisdom
Ancient Greek Art Through the Ages
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African History...
The empire of Samori Ture on the eve of colonialism (1870-1898) a revolution with a contested legacy.
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
A Clash Of Symbols They are quite serious, actually.
a year ago
CrimethInc.
How to Organize an Assembly : Preparing to Respond in an Era of Disasters and Despotism There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to...
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There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to solve their problems, suddenly realize that their only hope is to make contact with others like themselves and work together. Perhaps a hurricane has just torn through the state,...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup The Story of Thebes
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Trying to Understand...
The Power Of Absent Things. It explains a lot about Ukraine.
9 months ago
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Jamestown: The Myth & Mystery of America’s First Permanent Colony undefined
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What Is the Invention of Tradition? (3 Stories) undefined
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5 Places Where You Can Enjoy Art in New York City for Free undefined
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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
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Verification Vs. Falsification: The Birth of the Philosophy of Science undefined
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‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review ‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review JamesHoare Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
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The Top 10 Museums to Visit in Madrid undefined
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Res Obscura
Simulating History with ChatGPT The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
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5 Alluring Female Portraits Painted by Gustav Klimt undefined
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Kenjutsu: Discover Centuries of Japanese Fencing Tradition undefined
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Wittgenstein & Mysticism: Grasping What Cannot Be Said undefined
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Was Walt Whitman a Transcendentalist? undefined
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8 Famous Impressionist Paintings You Should Know undefined
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Who Invented the First Motion Picture Camera? undefined
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How the Iroquois Confederacy Inspired the US Women’s Rights Movement undefined
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10 Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in England undefined
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Les Soixante-Huitards: The French Student Demonstrations of May 1968 undefined
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The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview undefined
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Healthy Skepticism for Better Debates Philosophical Tools for the Holidays
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7 Times the Parthenon Was Transformed and Destroyed undefined
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The Indian Citizenship Act The Indian Citizenship Act JamesHoare Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
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What Is The Critical Pedagogy Movement? undefined
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Global Inequality...
Why not Keynes? Keynes’ uneasy relationship with income distribution
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Who Was Benjamin Disraeli? undefined
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Thomas Gainsborough vs. Joshua Reynolds: 6 Facts About Their Rivalry undefined
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The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine JamesHoare Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
9 months ago
African History...
a brief note on European and African perspectives in travel literature A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
10 months ago
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4 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Catholic Catechism undefined
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIa: Peak Pike-Phalanx This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
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This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the triumph of the Roman legions in the third and second century over the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we looked at some of the operational and strategic...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes Combinatory Logic, wrote a guide to combinatory logic, using talking...
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What Are the Oldest Books in the Bible? undefined
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Dr Alun Withey
How Much?! Barbers & the Price of Shaving. One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and,...
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One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and, more importantly, who has been responsible for it. From the second half of the eighteenth century, individual men began to take more responsibility for shaving themselves, helped on...
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7 Famous Artists Who Turned to Crime undefined
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Stanley Kubrick’s Photos of Chicago (Volume 2), 1949 In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot...
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In 1949, Look magazine sent its young photojournalist Stanley Kubrick on assignment to shoot pictures for a story documenting people’s life in the city of Chicago. You can see Volume 1 of his photos here. The series of photographs was accompanied by an essay from the Chicago...
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review ‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review JamesHoare Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
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African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of Asia plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
a year ago
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The True Knights Templar The True Knights Templar j.hoare Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
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Why Was Prohibition Repealed? undefined
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What Is BRICS and Why Is it Important? undefined
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5 Features of Qing Dynasty Art undefined
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Roadside Relics of the USSR We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer...
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We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer Jason Guilbeau whose pointing out objects along the roadside, like tractors stuck atop poles, a pavement that turns into a jet’s trail, a tank on a plinth and more reminders of...
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The Mid-19th Century California Gold Rush undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup Featuring Stephen Fry!
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Heracles and the Erymanthian Boar: The Hero’s Fourth Labor undefined
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Wrong Side of...
The Phantom of Polarisation Do people actually disagree that much?
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Open Culture
99-Year-Old Dick Van Dyke Sings & Dances in a Touching New Coldplay Video, Directed by Spike Jonze There’s one thing right with our world, and it’s Dick Van Dyke. Appearing in a new Coldplay music...
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There’s one thing right with our world, and it’s Dick Van Dyke. Appearing in a new Coldplay music video, Mr. Van Dyke dances barefoot and sings knowingly a little off-key—before reflecting on a century of life on this planet. What is love? Is he afraid of dying? What does luck...
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What Was Organization Todt? undefined
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The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty JamesHoare Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
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Liu Bang: How a Peasant Became Emperor of China undefined
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The Last Great Pharaoh? The Story of Ramesses III undefined
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Wrong Side of...
Your favourite half-British president We could win bigly by courting Donald Trump
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Wrong Side of...
The great 2024 vibe shift (and other stories) Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
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The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain JamesHoare Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
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Looking For Tibet And A Llama At England’s Pestalozzi Children’s Village – 1959 – 1965 We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about...
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We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about his memories of the Pestalozzi Children’s Village in East Sussex, England, in the 1960s. Len had seen an image on Flashback of a group of Tibetan children playing ball at the...
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Rome Considers Entry Fee for Famed Trevi Fountain undefined
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Trying to Understand...
The Year of Failing To Understand. Not your usual end-of-year review.
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What Is Alice in Wonderland Syndrome? undefined
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What Was Kristallnacht? The Horrors of the Night of Broken Glass undefined
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Windows In Time: The New York City Years, 1975 – 1980 We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late...
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We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late 1970s to 1980. Upon graduating from The New England School of Photography in Boston, Massachusetts in 1974, he immediately took to the streets. Here he tell us his story of living in...
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The Loudun Affair: Bizarre Witch Trials in France undefined
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World’s Oldest Egyptian Museum Unveils New Galleries undefined
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How Did Christianity Conquer an Empire in 300 Years? undefined
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Dreams of Space -...
A Visit to the New York World's Fair with Peter and Wendy (1964) An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am...
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An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am also having to work much harder to find /create new posts. So let me try every 2 weeks for a while and see how I do. A Visit to the New York World's Fair was the official World's Fair...
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Salford in 1977: People Of Langworthy, Ordsall and the Adelphi In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A...
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In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A member of the Reflex photography group, led by documentarian Diane Bush, a young American established documentary photographer, Portus wanted to show the everyday things people...
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Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809) These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby...
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These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby (21 March 1757 – 25 October 1822) was an English naturalist and Royal Academy-trained illustrator who specialised in drawing plants and minerals. The full title of his illustrated...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup Ancient Anxiety
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Open Culture
How Keith Jarrett Played on a Broken Piano & Turned a Potentially Disastrous Concert Into the... Nearly fifty years ago, the celebrated young pianist Keith Jarrett arrived in the West German city...
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Nearly fifty years ago, the celebrated young pianist Keith Jarrett arrived in the West German city of Köln (better known in English as Cologne). Having just come off a 500-mile-long road trip from Switzerland, where he’d played a concert the previous day, he was left with barely...
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Fisher Landau Sale at Sotheby’s Brought $406 M. undefined
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Edie Sedgwick: Who Was Andy Warhol’s Protégé Starlet? undefined
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Which Insects Have Humans Domesticated Throughout History? undefined
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Aristotle's Rhetoric The Power of Persuasion
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Brushing for Britain Brushing for Britain JamesHoare Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
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Beauty That Kills: Was Renaissance Makeup Deadly? undefined
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Putting Pirates on Trial Putting Pirates on Trial JamesHoare Wed, 02/21/2024 - 00:00
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Rome’s Worst Nemesis: What was the Sassanian Empire? undefined
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Bob Dylan’s Odyssey: A Deep Dive into the Life of a Music Legend undefined
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FDR: How Roosevelt Won Unprecedented Four Presidential Elections undefined
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Death of a Samurai Legend Death of a Samurai Legend JamesHoare Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:11
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Global Inequality...
Three steps to freedom Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
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Gender Identity & Incidents That Scandalized Shakespeare’s London undefined
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France’s Long March Against Racism France’s Long March Against Racism j.hoare Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
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6 Mythological Creatures Found on Tarot Cards and Their Meaning undefined
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African History...
A history of the Majeerteen Sultanate: 1700-1927. Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Significant Post-Impressionists? undefined
8 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...
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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.
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Vincent and Theo Van Gogh: A Tale of Brotherly Love undefined
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Medical Practice in the Pre-Conquest Americas: From Coca to Brain Surgery undefined
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African History...
Anti-slavery laws and Abolitionist thought in pre-colonial Africa the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
[Ebook] The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius The Meditations (or Things to One’s Self) of Marcus Aurelius...
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The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius The Meditations (or Things to One’s Self) of Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD) gives you a prescribed way in which you can actually reduce genuine suffering in your life because Rome’s great “philosopher king” lays out a very compelling, very...
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Snapshots of People Meeting Abraham Lincoln “I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me...
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“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me to speak from it.” ― Abraham Lincoln     The most famous statue of Abraham Lincoln (12 February 1809 – 15 April 1865) is the ginormous one sculpted by Daniel Chester French...
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The Search for the Historical Buddha The Search for the Historical Buddha j.hoare Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:39
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Peckham Banksy Art Removed by Two Men undefined
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Stolen Van Gogh Anonymously Returned to Dutch Museum undefined
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Fra Angelico’s Theology & Aesthetics in 3 Extraordinary Paintings undefined
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 2023 Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes 100r.co, added electrical refit(portal for AC & DC...
Classical Wisdom
Electra: Powerful or Pathetic? Which Playwright did it better?
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The Coming of the Unconscious: JG Ballard’s Guide To Surrealism In Science Fiction In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s...
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In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s (15 November 1930 – 19 April 2009)review of La Jetée, the time-travel short by Chris Marker about time and memory which was receiving its first London screenings and his essay ‘The...
Classical Wisdom
Do You Believe in Magic? Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
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Exploring Soviet Brutalism Through 9 Iconic Buildings undefined
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What Are the 4 Main Jewish Sects? undefined
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Chichen Itza? undefined
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What Is the Meaning of Utopia? undefined
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Listen To The 1985 Gig When R.E.M. Were Raw, Real and Unscripted and Ready To Fight The Crowd Not everyone was into R.E.M. when they were raw and unscripted. The indie act who became one of the...
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Not everyone was into R.E.M. when they were raw and unscripted. The indie act who became one of the world’s biggest bands of the late 1980s and early ‘90s started local and unplanned. As Robert Dean Lurie writes in Begin the Begin: R.E.M.‘s Early Years: R.E.M. began their live...
CrimethInc.
Insurgent Survival : Reflections on the Fight Against Sweeps Targeting the Homeless in Austin, Texas In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps...
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In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps against sweeps—forced removals disguised as “cleanups” carried out by cops and work crews. This organization, Stop the Sweeps, intervened in a cycle of struggles that included the...
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