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History of the Berlin Wall: From Its Construction to Its Destruction undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Gods Vs Titans ...and the Origins of the Universe
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in Japan undefined
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5 Unique Gods & Goddesses Worshipped in the Incan Empire undefined
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Dolly Wilde: The Tragic Story of Oscar Wilde’s Niece undefined
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Who Is Sir David Attenborough? undefined
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Who Won the Battle of Chancellorsville? undefined
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Caravaggio: The Scandalous Crimes of a Baroque Artist undefined
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Faith Ringgold, Storytelling Quilt Artist, Dies at 93 undefined
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How Did Railways Help Standardize Time in Britain? undefined
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African History...
The textile trade of pre-colonial Africa In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana),...
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In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana), carrying more than 6,000 pieces of cloth which was to be exchanged for gold.
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On the Spot: Ali Ansari On the Spot: Ali Ansari JamesHoare Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
9 months ago
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake j.hoare Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
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TheCollector
The Orixás of Candomblé: Who Is Your Tutelary Spirit? undefined
6 months ago
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Performance Artist Tags Controversial Courbet Nude with “Me Too” undefined
8 months ago
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The Death of Einhard the Historian The Death of Einhard the Historian JamesHoare Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:28
9 months ago
TheCollector
Jackie Wang’s Carceral Capitalism: Is Capitalism Compulsory? undefined
a year ago
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What Was the Most Notorious Trial of the 20th Century? 4 Possible Contenders undefined
5 months ago
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Did the Ramones Invent Punk? undefined
a year ago
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How Did Rachel Ruysch Become a World Famous Still Life Painter? undefined
10 months ago
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Who Invented the First Motion Picture Camera? undefined
4 months ago
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Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy? undefined
a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup The Early Years of Jesus
a year ago
TheCollector
KAWS Show Shut Down by Protestors undefined
10 months ago
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Cruising New York City With Video Blogger Nelson Sullivan In The 1980s “Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos...
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“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos that, even more than the Warhol diaries, trenchantly capture the party years in all their gleeful decadent fun.” – Michael Musto on New York City video blogger (vlogging) Nelson...
Overcoming Bias
Prioritizing Concrete Proposals I think often about the non-immediate future, and wonder how to best allocate effort to make that...
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I think often about the non-immediate future, and wonder how to best allocate effort to make that future better. And the first steps in this process are often to identify interesting classes of scenarios, and then estimate their desirability, chances, and ease of influence.
TheCollector
10 Facts About The Extraordinary Writer Stefan Zweig undefined
10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
L'Étrange défaite: Réalité et réalisme Another of my essays in French.
3 weeks ago
TheCollector
The Second Italo-Ethiopian War: A Step Toward Toppling the World Order undefined
9 months ago
African History...
a brief note on Ethnicity and the State in Africa the evolution of the Tutsi/Hutu dichotomy in the precolonial Great Lakes.
7 months ago
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Who Won the Battle of Cold Harbor? undefined
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What Is Henry Darger’s In The Realms of the Unreal? undefined
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What Were the Most Controversial Suffragette Protests? undefined
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The Amy Carter ‘Love Doll’ – Playing With The President’s Daughter In 1977 Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.”   In...
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Reporter: Do you, Amy Carter, have a message for the children of America? Amy Carter: “No.”   In 1976, nine-year-old Amy Carter left her home in Plains, Georgia, and moved into the White House. People noticed the first child to live at the White House since the days of JFK. And...
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Hunter S Thompson Sets Fire To His Christmas Tree (1990) “’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller...
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“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller before the writer torched his Christmas Tree     In January 1990, Sam Allis was on assignment for TIME magazine at writer Hunter S. Thompson’s (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) home...
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A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator undefined
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Who Was Susan Sontag? undefined
a year ago
African History...
a brief note on the role of Africans in the early Islamic expansion an African kingdom in southern Italy.
a year ago
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History of Chariots: 10 Types from Ancient Cultures Explained undefined
a year ago
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George Cassiday: Who Was the Man in the Green Hat? undefined
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Ruthless Emperor & Granter of Citizenship: Who was Caracalla? undefined
4 months ago
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‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review ‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review j.hoare Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
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TheCollector
Paracelsus in the Ottoman Empire: Adoption or Adaptation? undefined
9 months ago
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How Does Epistemology Address Memory as a Source of Knowledge? undefined
a year ago
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What Is a Good Argument According to Aristotle? undefined
a year ago
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Iroquois Confederacy: A Brief History of Haudenosaunee undefined
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Alexander McQueen: 5 Fashion Collections Inspired by Art undefined
a year ago
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What Happened When Vesuvius Erupted in 79 CE? undefined
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Who Was George Eliot? undefined
8 months ago
African History...
The stone ruins of South Africa: a history of Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Dzata. ca. 1000-1750CE. The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone...
4 months ago
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Top 9 Places to Visit in South Africa undefined
4 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 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 March. Summary Of Changes 100r.co, added chainplates, knots, washing dishes, receiving mail, updated our notes on diy carbonation system, and refrigeration. Uxn, added 2 new commands...
Overcoming Bias
Our Authoritarian Default Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently...
2 months ago
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Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently puzzling to justify more careful study.
TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Stalingrad? undefined
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Why Do the British Love Tea so Much? undefined
a year ago
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4 Important Philosophers of German Idealism You Should Know undefined
a week ago
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8 Places in Munich Addressing National Socialism’s Problematic Legacy undefined
11 months ago
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Käthe Kollwitz Self Portraits “I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time...
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“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time when people are so baffled, so in need of help.” – Käthe Kollwitz diary entry, December 1922   Käthe Kollwitz (8 July 1867 – 22 April 1945) made over 100 self-portraits of her …...
TheCollector
Who Won Sherman’s March to the Sea? undefined
6 months ago
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On The Streets of America in the Early 1980s : Relaxing WIth Cigarettes And No AC ‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned...
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‘These photographs were made between 1979 and 1985 in a pre-digital, largely non-air-conditioned era, when people fled the heat of their houses to hang out in their yards and on the street. I notice a kind of relaxed sensuality in many of the pictures. Time moved more slowly;...
TheCollector
Enuma Elish: Discover the Babylonian Poem of Creation undefined
a year ago
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Omega: The Last Days of the World – Camille Flammarion’s Visions of A Dying Planet (1883) ‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical...
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‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical prediction on every tongue; it would have made fewer victims, for already, from some unknown cause, the death-rate was increasing. At every instant one felt the electric shock of a...
Global Inequality...
The abolition of paper and the pompous rule of the present China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version...
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China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version of paper. Paper is listed as one among the four big Chinese inventions (the other three are compass, gun powder and printing). Perhaps it will be the first country to desinvent...
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Bangkok undefined
4 months ago
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The Apocrypha: Were Books Left Out of the Protestant Bible? undefined
5 months ago
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7 Real Characters from Arthurian Legends undefined
9 months ago
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More Banksy Animals Appear Across London undefined
4 months ago
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6 of the Greatest Latin American Writers of All Time undefined
6 months ago
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Medieval Icelandic Feasts Medieval Icelandic Feasts j.hoare Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
a year ago
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Jock of the Bushveld: An Enduring Tale of Friendship undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Albert Speer: Architect, Minister, and Hitler’s Closest Friend undefined
5 months 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...
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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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes Orca, added way for instances of Orca to talk to each...
Flashbak
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...
History Today Feed
Calling Time on BC and AD Calling Time on BC and AD JamesHoare Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
5 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review ‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review JamesHoare Tue, 01/30/2024 -...
11 months ago
TheCollector
7 Unanswered Questions about Minoan Bull-Leaping undefined
a year ago
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7 Works That Define Thomas Gainsborough’s Legacy undefined
11 months ago
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‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review ‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review JamesHoare Mon, 10/28/2024 -...
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TheCollector
New Exhibition to Show Art Saved From Notre Dame Fire undefined
8 months ago
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Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization? undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the Origin of Cowpox (& How Did It Cure Smallpox)? undefined
2 months ago
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Volva: What Was the Role of Witches in the Viking World? undefined
7 months ago
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Art for Change: A Brief History of Protest Art undefined
6 months ago
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5 Actions of the American Indian Movement undefined
5 months ago
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Who Are the Major Prophets in the Bible? undefined
6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Tragedy of Ajax Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
7 months ago
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5 Masterpieces of Early Irish Art undefined
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6 Revolutionary Works by H. G. Wells undefined
11 months ago
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Was George Washington Nearly Killed During the American Revolution? undefined
2 months ago
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Ukiyo-e Prints of Beautiful Women: What Are Bijin-ga? undefined
6 months ago
History Today Feed
When Nostalgia Was Deadly When Nostalgia Was Deadly JamesHoare Thu, 04/11/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
Wrong Side of...
The Tears of Strangers are only water On the limits of empathy
2 months ago
TheCollector
Thomas Gainsborough: 7 Facts You Need to Know undefined
11 months ago
Flashbak
Lee Balterman’s Chicago in the 1950s Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and...
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Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago – the only formal training of his career – and until his death lived and photographed almost daily in Chicago for newspapers,...
TheCollector
The Myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha: The Great Flood in Greek Mythology undefined
3 months ago
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11th-Century Coins Found by Metal Detectors Valued at $5.6M undefined
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Archaeologists Unearth a Building in the Valley of the Temples undefined
9 months ago
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What Is the Hill of the Buddha? undefined
a year ago
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What Was Robert Mapplethorpe Inspired By? undefined
4 months ago
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Glasgow Museum Retrieved Robert Gemmell Hutchison Piece undefined
11 months ago
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Christian Ethics vs Secular Ethics: What’s the Difference? undefined
a year ago
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New Roman Frescoes Discovered at Pompeii undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Yuefenpai: 8 Facts About the Iconic Chinese Calendar Advertisements undefined
5 months ago
Trying to Understand...
So They Want Negotiations, Now. Have they any idea what they are talking about?
a year ago
TheCollector
The Shining Path Insurgency: Modern Peru’s Darkest Hour undefined
a year ago
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Women Portraitists of the Renaissance: A League of Their Own undefined
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10 Most Socially Progressive Countries You Can Move To undefined
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Philip II of Macedon: The Man Who Made Alexander “Great” undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
What Is God? Theism, Pantheism, and Panentheism undefined
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Open Culture
What’s Entering the Public Domain in 2025: Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms, Faulkner’s The Sound and... Each Public Domain Day seems to bring us a richer crop of copyright-liberated books, plays, films,...
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Each Public Domain Day seems to bring us a richer crop of copyright-liberated books, plays, films, musical compositions, sound recordings, works of art, and other pieces of intellectual property. This year happens to be an especially notable one for connoisseurs of Belgian...
TheCollector
What Was the Salon des Refusés? undefined
6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Sparta and… Scotland? Laconic wit through the centuries
a year ago
TheCollector
Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper? undefined
9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Is an unjust peace better than a just war? Or does war have its virtues?
10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup Free Will Vs Determinism
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Dreams of Space -...
Cosmonaut-2 (1964) Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely...
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Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely illustration about the 2nd manned Russian space launch. At age 25 Titov remains the youngest man to fly in Earth orbit. Vostok 2 was launched on August 6, 1961. Cosmonaut-2, 1964. 38 p....
Flashbak
Frank Stewart’s Portraits of The American Journey – A Story of Jazz And Justice “Just how somebody in photographs can treat black people with dignity. That I’d never seen before” –...
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“Just how somebody in photographs can treat black people with dignity. That I’d never seen before” – Frank Stewart   Frank Stewart (born 1949) was 14 when he took his trained his Kodak Brownie on the March on Washington for Jobs in Freedom, otherwise known as the Great March in...
TheCollector
The Vikings in Iceland: Their Story in Sagas and Archaeology undefined
10 months ago
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When Was the Era of Japan’s Bakufu? undefined
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Global Inequality...
The politics of physiocracy Quesnay and China
11 months ago
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Who Was Saint Patrick of Ireland? undefined
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What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent? undefined
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History Today Feed
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review ‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review JamesHoare Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
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TheCollector
Is Beirut Safe? Exploring a City Shaped by Tragedy undefined
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The Kherson Art Museum Identified Pieces Looted by Russia undefined
9 months ago
Flashbak
One Last Look at the Hotel where ‘Trainspotting’, ‘The Big Man’, ‘Taggart’ and Other Shows Were... You may have never heard of the George Hotel, which once sat at the top of Buchanan Street in...
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You may have never heard of the George Hotel, which once sat at the top of Buchanan Street in Glasgow like a ‘great carbuncle’, but you have probably seen parts of its interiors from films like Trainspotting (the circular room used as a backdrop for the drug scene with Keith...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup Homer, Heracles, and Virgil
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TheCollector
How Did the Babylonian Exile Shape Judaism? undefined
3 months ago
History Today Feed
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane JamesHoare Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
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Richard Teschner And His Magical World of Puppets And Dreams Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte...
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Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops), is best known for his puppetry, especially that inspired by Wayang (“shadow”), the classical Javanese puppet drama that uses the shadows thrown by puppets...
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The Avicenna Canon Medicinae – An Illustrated Medical Book From 13th Century Paris First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text...
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First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text book made from tempera and gold leaf on parchment. Shelf marked Besançon, Bibliothèque municipale, MS 0457, the work is a Latin translation of Avicenna’s Canon medicinae, one of...
TheCollector
Is Free Will an Illusion? If So, That’s Okay undefined
4 months ago
Flashbak
At Large in Leyton – A Walk Around The East London Manor 1989-1994 On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the...
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On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the so-called “autonomous republic” of “Wanstonia”. The protest against the demolition of housing to make way for the M11 Link Road was lost. Harry Cohen, MP for Leyton said “the Department...
TheCollector
Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded undefined
10 months ago
African History...
a complete history of Mombasa ca. 600-1895. Journal of African cities: chapter 13
3 months ago
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László Moholy-Nagy: Art from the Epoch of the Modernist Experiment László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and...
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László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and photographer before he became the major proselytiser of the new avant-garde vision at the Bauhaus school, where has taught as a professor and succeeded is working across disciplines.  ...
TheCollector
5 Important Examples of Religious Art From Christian History undefined
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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...
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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...
TheCollector
8 Inventive Weapons of the Ancient World undefined
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Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed? undefined
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The Fowler Museum in L.A. Returns Seven Valuables to Ghana undefined
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5 Female Artists From South America That You Should Know undefined
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Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur? undefined
a year ago
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The Controversial Story of Scientology: Paying for Religion? undefined
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5 Controversies Surrounding Marina Abramović undefined
4 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVa: Philip V This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look...
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This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look at why the thing to use to beat a Macedonian sarisa phalanx is, in fact, a Roman legion in the third and second century BC. Last time, we finished our look at the third-century...
TheCollector
7 Notable Kings of Israel and Judah From the Bible undefined
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The Anne of Cleves Louvre Portrait Got a Makeover undefined
9 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
Victorian Swappers! Adverts for exchange in the 19th century. Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and...
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Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and journals were full of ads for objects sought and to be exchanged. These offer a fascinating insight into what was considered desirable, the value of objects, and the processes of...
TheCollector
Stolen Van Gogh Anonymously Returned to Dutch Museum undefined
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TheCollector
British Museum to Digitalize Its Collection undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Are Djinn? (Powers, Tales, & Etymology) undefined
a month ago
Hidden History
The Assassination of Malcolm X Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two...
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Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two ideas; the idea that nonviolent civil disobedience, in the tradition of Thoreau and Gandhi, was the only method that the civil rights movement should use, and the idea that white...
Global Inequality...
Cultural revolution in the land of Kafka and Borges On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
3 months ago
TheCollector
Naumachia: The Gladiatorial Naval Battles of Ancient Rome undefined
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What Is BRICS and Why Is it Important? undefined
a year ago
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4 Norse Myths That Inspired Cinema undefined
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History Today Feed
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian? What Use is Prehistory to the Historian? JamesHoare Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:19
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Flashbak
Marian Henel and His Perverted Rugs (NSFW) These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who...
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These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who spent 32 years as a patient of the Hospital for Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders in Branice, Poland. Admitted to the hospital’s Psychopathological Art Expression workshop in...
TheCollector
Emil Nolde: Great Painter of German Expressionism or Ardent Nazi? undefined
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Stolen Rubens Returns to Germany After 80 Years undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
8 Fun Facts About Montezuma — Starting with His Real Name undefined
6 months ago
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Walter Benjamin’s Theses: Is Progress Inevitable? undefined
a year ago
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What Is the Didache? undefined
11 months ago
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Archaeologists Find Ptolemaic Temple Pylon in Egypt undefined
a month ago
Flashbak
Thai Fortune-Telling Manuscript, Before 1844 A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of...
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A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of zodiac figures accompanied with text. It was made before 1844.     “Maria Revere Balestier (daughter of Paul Revere and wife to the first American consulate to Singapore) was the...
Classical Wisdom
Secrets of the Sirens The Original Femme Fatales?
a year ago
TheCollector
7 of Elsa Schiaparelli’s Greatest Artistic Collaborations undefined
a year ago
Global Inequality...
Three steps to freedom Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
10 months ago
TheCollector
The Hidden Meaning of Plato’s Cave Allegory undefined
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The History of Tibet: The Truth Uncovered undefined
4 months ago
Flashbak
Historical Figures in Ridiculous Frippery: Ruff Love For Old Masters “If you spent your life concentrating on what everyone else thought of you, would you forget who you...
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“If you spent your life concentrating on what everyone else thought of you, would you forget who you really were? What if the face you showed the world turned out to be a mask… with nothing beneath it?” — Jodi Picoult, Nineteen Minutes     Volker Hermes lampoons traditional...
TheCollector
A Greek Hoplite’s Day in Ancient Greece: A Spear of Greece undefined
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
War, Peace, And That Other Thing. Understanding political violence.
a year ago
TheCollector
Do Genetic Studies Refute the Etruscans’ Anatolian Origin? undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
The Enigmatic Harper Lee: 10 Facts undefined
a month ago
A Collection of...
Comes the Hiatus, 2024! Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards...
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Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards the end of this year in order to allow me to focus on finalizing the manuscript of my book project, a study of the cost of fielding armies in the third and second centuries BC. That...
TheCollector
Soviet Agent: Who Was Richard Sorge? undefined
9 months ago
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Who Were the Ancient Israelites? A Brief History undefined
2 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...
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“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...
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So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers adventures and in this book they help out the divers who retrieve re-entry capsules. It has bad guys and secret submarines and space monkeys and plenty of adventure. Unfortunately...
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Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing (published last week) about whether beards are finally ‘over’, and I thought it would be interesting to reflect on some of this. Since re-emerging around 2014, gaining popularity...
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I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel preparations. One thing that I’m particularly interested in is the material culture of travel, and what sorts of things were available for travellers as they got ready for their...
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This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking at the most common type of Mediterranean spear, which to put it simply is: what is up with the odd Roman heavy infantry kit built around a sword and two javelins (albeit two...
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Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in over a dozen books on the subject, including A Guide to Gun Collecting (1961), Guns Through the Ages (also 1961) and The British Over and Under Shotgun. In 1956 Boothoyd had read...
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The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook was published in 1976 and 1980. This user guide to knowing cocaine was presented in the tone of an educational reference book. The drug was illegal – still is, of course – and publishing a book on it is risky. But it an effort to produce the...
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