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Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 08:57
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Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Shiloh?
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Trying to Understand...
The Newer World Order.
But can they get their heads round it?
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But can they get their heads round it?
Dreams of Space -...
The Boy Who Discovered the Earth (1955)
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a...
3 months ago
Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a pleasant science fiction novel for kids about an alien boy who is left behind on Earth. He makes friends with the locals and learns about dogs, baseball, and the life of children on...
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Identipop, Build Your Own Popstar, 1969
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and...
10 months ago
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and unknowns’. The unknowns are easy to spot – but can you identify all the popstars on the game’s box design? Made in the UKL by Play Value Ltd – they produced similar games, also from the...
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Why Did Lot Sacrifice His Daughters? (4 Possible Justifications)
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Antonio Gramsci on Cultural Hegemony: What Is It and How Does It Work?
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Interview with Dr. Roberta Bondar: Intertwining Art and Science
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What Were The Four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece
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7 Times the Parthenon Was Transformed and Destroyed
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When Was the Era of Japan’s Bakufu?
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How Can Stoicism Help Overcome Adversity?
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Overcoming Bias
No Meta Status Orgs
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to...
a month ago
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to many specific medical conditions, and also to studying and reforming medicine in general, at a meta level.
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5 Great Reads by Charles Dickens
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Classical Wisdom
Respect the Spartan Woman!
How was it for the ancient ladies?
a year ago
How was it for the ancient ladies?
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Lower Manhattan in 1973
These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May...
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These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May 1973 in as part of the newly created Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which partnered with professional photographers to take pictures of America. The project collected more...
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What Is a Nantucket Sleighride?
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Who Was the First US President To Be Impeached?
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What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
5 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of June.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Ketchikan, Snug Cove, Ratz Harbor, Frosty Bay, Berg Bay, Wrangell, Petersburg and Ruth Island Cove. Updated library.
Oekaki, optimized and...
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The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
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Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
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The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
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Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
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The Rise of Fascism in Italy & The Two “Black Years”
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A History Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro
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Just How Christian Was the Kingdom of Kongo?
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New Warhol Exhibition Reveals Rare Art Treasures
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‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
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‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
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Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
Res Obscura
I talked to Terry Gross!
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled...
11 months ago
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled posting
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Spencer Perceval: The Only British Prime Minister to Be Assassinated
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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Garnet
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10 Historical Places to Visit in Sussex
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6 Politicians & World Leaders Who Are Artists
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Why Did Rome Fall?
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
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& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
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6 Must-See English Castles
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What is Writer Gustave Flaubert Known For?
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Who Exactly Were the Hospitallers?
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The open-stack library: a futuristic technology from the 18th century
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What we lost when we shifted knowledge organization to an algorithmic feed
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7 Women Artists Fighting Climate Change
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The Last Great Pharaoh? The Story of Ramesses III
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Who are the Yazidis & What Are Their Beliefs?
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Jock of the Bushveld: An Enduring Tale of Friendship
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Aristarchus of Samos and the Heliocentric Model of the Universe
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Jacques Lacan: Explaining the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real
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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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What Is the History and Meaning of Music?
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Who Are the Most Important Christian Figures After the Bible?
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An episode of Naval warfare on the East African coast: the Sakalava invasions of 1792-1817
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
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Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
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Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts
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Isaac Asimov’s Books of Dirty Limericks
Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) is remembered for his prolific science fiction...
7 months ago
Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) is remembered for his prolific science fiction writing, impressive ‘lamb chops’ – of which he said: “They became a permanent feature of my face, and it is now difficult to believe early photographs that show me without sideburns”...
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The 10 Most Beloved Urban Parks in the United States
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Christie’s Nets $413 Million in 20th Century Evening Sale
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3 Key Ideas from Aristotle on Politics
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Did Jesus Christ Really Exist?
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5 of Hildegard of Bingen’s Most Notable Works
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5 Quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche Explained
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What Ancient Rituals Do We Still Celebrate at Halloween?
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What Caused the Dancing Plague?
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12 Ancient Greek Terms that Should Totally Make a Comeback
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Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
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What’s the Best Time of Year to Visit the Parthenon?
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Top 11 Film Noir Masterpieces You Should Know
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Ferdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around the World
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the World?
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Festivals of Resistance : A Call for Gatherings the Weekend Before Trump Takes Office
Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance...
2 weeks ago
Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance on the weekend of January 18, immediately before Donald Trump takes office. This is a crucial opportunity to engage in outreach, education, and action ahead of what it is sure to...
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Drug Use in the Third Reich: Mass Addiction & Scientific Progress
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What Is Nestorianism?
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5 Must-Read Works by Aldous Huxley
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A very deep history of Halloween
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New Hampshire’s Art Museum to Permanently Close
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Who Were the Axis Powers?
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Why Is Socrates’s Death Still Discussed?
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Andrew Jackson: The People’s President and the Rise of Populism
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Arnaldo Putzu and His Fabulous Hand-Painted Covers for Look-In Magazine And Movie Posters
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5 months ago
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the 1960s and 1970s you’ve seen his work on movie posters and magazine covers. Born in Rome, Putzu studied at the Rome Academy and discovered a love of portrait painting. After...
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Rise of Abraham Lincoln: The Road to the 1860 Election
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Who Were Charlemagne’s Daughters
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Breaking the Fourth Wall: What Does It Mean?
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Historical links between Africa and Armenia (ca. 600-1900)
Travelers, merchants and scholars from Nubia, Ethiopia and Armenia who visited the southern Caucasus...
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Travelers, merchants and scholars from Nubia, Ethiopia and Armenia who visited the southern Caucasus and North-eastern Africa.
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How (& Why) Is Kaliningrad Part of Russia?
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Dreams of Space -...
Yuri's Night is April 12th!
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri...
a year ago
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri Gagarin 1st manned flight into space in Vostok 1, which completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961. So this book is also from 1961 suggesting that children should dream of this...
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10 Essential Works of Greek Philosophy
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Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place?
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The Arts & Crafts Movement: A Response to the Industrial Revolution
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Why Does Nietzsche Reject Morality?
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The History of Underwear: Loincloths, Petticoats, Boxers, & Briefs
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a brief note on Africa's Scientific Manuscripts
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plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
11 months ago
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
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TheCollector
The 6 Finest Gothic Cathedrals in France
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An Introduction to the Ethics of Care
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What Was Life Really Like for WWI Tank Crews?
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Do Individuals Move the Course of History?
Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
2 months ago
Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
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LIVE Event: What is Plagiarism?
With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
11 months ago
With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
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Celebrate Cicero!
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We-ell, you know ....
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Here’s What to Know About the Oldest High School in America
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The US Museum Directors Salary Data
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10 Great London Theaters Worth Visiting
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What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
a year ago
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
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10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial
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A Civil War Vateran Created The Esoteric Fraternity and the Cult of Solar Biology in 1890s ...
Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate,...
10 months ago
Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate, is the remains of one of the States’s religious cults: the Esoteric Fraternity. Founded in 1887, the Fraternity was a pioneer in modern astrology, readied its followers to run a...
Dreams of Space -...
Outer Space (1953)
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was...
2 months ago
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was able to add a lot more scans of this early space treasure. Outer Space was evidently a give-away comic book at Atlantic Richfield gas stations. For those of you who did not know,...
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‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:24
8 months ago
‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:24
TheCollector
A History of the United States Supreme Court
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Mona Lisa Location Mystery Solved, Geologist Claims
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Human Civilization’s First Cities: 7 of the Oldest
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The First Nations of the Canadian Eastern Woodlands: A Brief History
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Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Guide For The Perplexed
Part One, anyway. More next week.
8 months ago
Part One, anyway. More next week.
TheCollector
When Was the First Crusade?
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A History of the US House of Representatives
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The Wild Universe of Fletcher Hanks – The Outsider Comic Book Artist (1939-1941)
Stardust, Fantomah, Big Red McLane and Space Smith. Just some of the superheroes created by American...
9 months ago
Stardust, Fantomah, Big Red McLane and Space Smith. Just some of the superheroes created by American cartoonist Fletcher Hanks (December 1, 1889 – January 22, 1976) in a two-year flurry of creativity in which he wrote, penciled, inked and lettered 51 stories. As Joshua LH Burnett...
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The Months: Gardens of Art by Eugène Grasset
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French...
2 days ago
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French department store La Belle Jardinière to create 12 original works of art to be used as a calendar. Grasset’s woodcuts show women in fashionable costumes of the period each bearing a sign...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, updated jib cars, and added new recommendations on the...
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The Congress of Vienna: How Europe Was Redrawn
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The 5 Most Significant Queens and Kings of Jerusalem
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A Tour of The Westwood Mall, Michigan, 1972 – 1984
We’re off to the Westwood Mall in Michigan in the 1970s and early 1980s. Most of the images here are...
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We’re off to the Westwood Mall in Michigan in the 1970s and early 1980s. Most of the images here are from the store’s opening on August 3 1972. We see shopper browsing for music in Recordland beneath a poster for the singer Cyndi Lauper, buying into the ‘grapefruit diet’, getting...
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Beer Can Art Accidentally Trashed at Dutch Museum
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Enuma Elish: Discover the Babylonian Poem of Creation
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Self-representation in African art: the wall paintings of medieval Nubia. (ca. 700-1400)
an African portrait of an African society
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an African portrait of an African society
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First Major Survey of Georgia O’Keeffe Cityscapes Opens June 2
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The Reconstruction Era: Integrating the American South After the Civil War
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What Is BRICS and Why Is it Important?
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Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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How Did a Priest’s Day at the Temple of Ra Look?
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What’s the Best Time to See Mount Fuji?
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Inside a Renaissance Workshop: How did it Work?
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Who Was Averroes?
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion: The US Fails to Overthrow Communist Cuba
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Who Won the Battle of Fredericksburg?
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5 Horrific Stories from the Old Testament
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Gottfried Leibniz’s Monadology: Do Souls Exist in Space?
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Robert Mallet-Stevens Creates the Ideal City in 32 Visions, 1922
“A new civilization, a new science, new needs, new materials required new forms.” – Robert...
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“A new civilization, a new science, new needs, new materials required new forms.” – Robert Mallet-Stevens In 1924, French architect and designer Robert Mallet-Stevens (March 24, 1886 – February 8, 1945) published La Gazette Des 7 Arts magazine and founded the Club des amis du...
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Fernando’s Story – The life And Times of A Boy Growing Up In NYC’s East Village in the 1970s
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in...
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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...
African History...
Guns and Spears: a military history of the Zulu kingdom.
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems...
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Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems into two broad categories —the relatively modern armies along the Atlantic coast which used firearms, versus the 'traditional' armies in the interior that fought with arrows and...
TheCollector
What Is the Correspondence Theory of Truth?
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Classical Wisdom
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Mothers of the Ancient World
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Mothers of the Ancient World
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Plotinus’ Theory of Emanations: How Do Things Come into Being?
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Who are the Pioneers of the Beat Generation?
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Photographer Photobombs Families In Their Homes (1973)
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom...
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For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom rang the doorbells of strangers’ houses. Having waited the man of the house to leave, Eijkelboom would ask the woman who answered the door to pose in a family portrait with him in the...
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Who Invented the Refrigerator?
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America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age (Video)
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Where did the time go?
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7 Fascinating Facts About the Vestal Virgins
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Can Art Be Harmful? Art and Image from Plato to Modernity
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Who’s Who of the Kennedys: 9 Notable Members
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Soviets in Munich? The 1919 Bavarian Soviet Republic
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The Sinking of the Britannic: An Animated Introduction to the Titanic’s Forgotten Sister Ship
We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner...
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The 25 Best Bedroom Bands Ever – 1980s Volume 1
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For Those About to Rock We Salute You – ACDC, 1981 You had it all – the hair, the sticks, the pointy guitar, the hair, the band, the drive, the tights, the most piercing scream outside a Pee Wee Herman meets Cher Christmas convention. And you also had the hair. In the 1980s …...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April
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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Bicycle, released an Uxntal playground. See Varvara riding a...
History Today Feed
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
j.hoare
Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
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The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
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Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
TheCollector
Why Is the Matterhorn So Famous?
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Monet’s London Paintings to Reunite After 120 Years
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Trying to Understand...
Useless in Gaza
As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
a year ago
As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
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5 Unusual Items in Ai Weiwei’s Installations
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10 Historic Small Towns in Georgia You Should Visit
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Will The West Eat Itself?
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
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Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
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Viking Ship Technology: Daring and Dangerous Innovations
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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...
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Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
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Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
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Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
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Who Was Lorenzo de’ Medici (The Magnificent)?
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What Ere Iyaric and “I and I”? Rastafarian Resistance Through Language
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Philosophy 101: What Are The 5 Major Branches of Philosophy?
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Will it Bend or Will it Break?
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The international system, that is.
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Paul Feyerabend: How Should Science Ideally Be?
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9 Printmaking Techniques You Should Know
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The History of Porto & 21 Amazing Historic Sites You Should Visit
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The Liberation of Paris in World War II: Did the City Burn?
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The Stranger by Albert Camus: The Life of an Absurd Man
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11 Events in the 19th Century that Changed the World
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Chicago Art Institute Can Keep Egon Schiele Work
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Dreams of Space -...
Out of This World (1953)
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of...
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Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of this World was one of my favorite "discoveries" when I first started collecting these books. It is a massive 160 pages of games, jokes, riddles, and space facts. I last blogged about...
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5 Royals Who Behaved Badly
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Heracles Cleans the Augean Stables: The Hero’s Fifth Labor
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The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance?
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Overcoming Bias
Tension-Filled Black Holes
Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its...
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Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its shape, instead of collapsing down to a point mass.
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I Want To Be A Space Pilot (1961)
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a...
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Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a series of children's books called "I want to be..." They are essentially a beginning to read career book. I like the very basic illustrations and the straightforward text. I also...
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What Is God? Theism, Pantheism, and Panentheism
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6 Crazy Facts about Cape Town
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What Are the Iconographic Elements of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism?
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British Artist Finds An Incredible Album Of Found Photos
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge...
a month ago
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge came upon this album of pictures. “I find images that resonate with me and then with that I try to bring their characters to life in my work,” she tells us. “I bought the slides on...
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Italian vs. Northern Renaissance Art: What’s the Difference?
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Who Are the Masterminds Behind Chicago’s Iconic Architecture?
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Overcoming Bias
Prioritizing Concrete Proposals
I think often about the non-immediate future, and wonder how to best allocate effort to make that...
a month ago
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.
Classical Wisdom
Chariot Racing in the Ancient World
...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
a year ago
...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
TheCollector
7 Scientific Tools Archaeologists Use to Uncover the Viking World
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9 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Blast Off (1973)
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full...
a year ago
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full book with you. And Blast Off!
Cain, Linda C. and Susan Rosenbaum. Illustrated by Dillon, Leo and Diane. Blast Off. Lexington, MA: Ginn. (24 p.) 1973.
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Edward Hopper & Josephine Nivison: The Troubled Artistic Union
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What Are Buddhism’s 4 Main Schools of Thought?
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Lisa Schiff Art Collection Could Hit the Auction Block
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How an Orthodox Patriarch Became “Protestant”
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2 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Threat of Back to Normal
Global power has always been distributed.
a year ago
Global power has always been distributed.
Res Obscura
The most interesting things I read in 2023
Most of them are not from 2023
a year ago
Most of them are not from 2023
TheCollector
Why Was the Statue of Christ the Redeemer Built?
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‘A Priori’ and ‘A Posteriori’ Knowledge: What Are They?
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An In-Depth History of Health Insurance in the United States
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Unveiling Romeo and Juliet: A Guide to Shakespeare’s Timeless Tragedy
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Plato’s Philebus: What Is False Pleasure?
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L’Ornement Polychrome by Albert Racinet – A Gorgeous Book Of World Art (1869–73)
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative...
5 months ago
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative arts from antiquity to the late nineteenth century and represents the work of cultures all over the world. He published a second series which included later works, too. Raninet...
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Who Were the Hessians in the American Revolution?
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5 Famous Assassins Who Changed History
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Res Obscura
Post-postal
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
a month ago
What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?
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Charles Green Shaw Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes (1930s)
This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white...
a week ago
This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white illustrations and poetic recipes for various cocktails. A leading figure in early American abstraction, Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) was an American painter, poet,...
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The Dark History of Australia’s Blackbirding
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Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction
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10 Must-Read Magical Realist Novels
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History Today Feed
Moving With the Times?
Moving With the Times?
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
6 months ago
Moving With the Times?
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
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William II: The English King…Who Was Murdered by His Brother?
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A Brief Timeline of Ancient Egyptian Art
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Stéphane Breitwieser: The Tragic Story of the Most Successful Art Thief
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Who Were the Disciples Thomas, Judas and Simon?
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8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America
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What Is the History of Halloween?
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a year ago
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The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
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The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
8 months ago
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
Classical Wisdom
Does Marcus Matter?
Was the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius a serious philosopher... or just a glorified diarist?
12 months ago
Was the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius a serious philosopher... or just a glorified diarist?
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7 Rococo Artists You Need to Know
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The Pilgrim as a Historian
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
a month ago
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
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Two New York Museums Face Climate Protests
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7 Important Members of the Black Panthers You Need to Know
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African History...
a brief note on African travel literature in history
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
7 months ago
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
Flashbak
A Day In The Life Of C.S. Lewis – Author of The Chronicle of Narnia
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in...
10 months ago
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in solitude, distant noises of gurgling cisterns and pipes, and the noise of wind under the tiles. Also, of endless books.” ― C.S. Lewis In his 1955 book Surprised by joy : the...
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Titanic Rescue Mission at Risk
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How Frans Hals Revolutionized Dutch Portrait Painting
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Know Ourselves?
The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
3 months ago
The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
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How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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Classical Wisdom
Seneca On Clemency
A Letter To Emperor Nero
a year ago
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Egyptian Cat Goddess: Who Is Bastet?
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5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington
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African History...
Africa and Europe during the age of mutual exploration: a Swahili traveler's description of 19th...
The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on...
3 months ago
The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on a global scale in which African travelers were active agents.
Res Obscura
There should be more cash prizes for solving historical mysteries
On the Herculaneum scroll and the underrated value of historical knowledge
a year ago
On the Herculaneum scroll and the underrated value of historical knowledge
TheCollector
What Did Americans Eat During the Great Depression?
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What Were the Most Controversial Suffragette Protests?
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8 Narrative Film Techniques You Should Know
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What Is Film Noir? A Definition, History, and Impact
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Is Calligraphy Considered Art?
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A Brief History of Guacamole (And It’s Not What You’d Expect!)
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5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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Was Honorius’ Letter Really Sent to Britain?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Gap Week: August 2, 2024
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one)...
4 months ago
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one) whatever fresh COVID-19 variant is going around. Everyone is fine, but being sick left me pretty exhausted over the past few days with fewer productive writing hours available. Since I...
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Everything You Need to Know About Marcel Duchamp’s Readymades
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
2 months ago
Weaving the Women of the Ancient World
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6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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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...
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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Noodle, released Uxn version. Improved UX to resize the canvas and...
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10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today
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Les Soixante-Huitards: The French Student Demonstrations of May 1968
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato and Atlantis
10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Ban the Book, Banish the Author!
Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
3 months ago
Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
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Cronus: The Titan Leader in Greek Mythology
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Apelles: Antiquity’s Greatest Painter
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The Furies: Goddesses of Vengeance and Retribution
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What Are the Abraham Tapestries?
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Hidden Figure Identified in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Fresco
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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....
a year ago
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...
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10 Historic Towns in Texas Perfect for Retirement
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Venice’s Nordic Pavilion Receives a Massive Chinese Dragon
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10 Facts About the Pearl Harbor Attack
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4 Ways that Magical Realism Rewrites History
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Colonization of the Philippines: Strategic Lands Wanted by Many
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9 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part V: Epilogue
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look...
7 months ago
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look at how the Roman legions were able to overcome the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and second centuries BC. We have covered the decisive battles in the story, although...
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10 South American Artists You Should Know
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Dreams of Space -...
Funny Pictures Magazine May (1976)
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue...
a year ago
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue has a nice space story comic.
Весёлые Картинки (Funny Pictures.) ( Komsomol “Veselye Kartinki”.) nr. 4, April 1976.
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5 Forgotten Fights on the Eastern Front in WWI
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Overcoming Bias
Cultural Scenario Probabilities
On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative...
2 weeks ago
On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative likelihood, desirability, and ease of influence.
Classical Wisdom
Should We Be Afraid of Technology?
Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
a month ago
Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
TheCollector
4 Nazi Massacres in Italy (and Their Memory)
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History Today Feed
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
4 months ago
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
African History...
a brief note on the role of Africans in the early Islamic expansion
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
a year ago
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
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Why Was The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall Put on Trial?
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7 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
New Treasury for Young Readers (1963)
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one...
10 months ago
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one just for balance. Some fine illustration is a lost bit of space flight for children.
New Treasury for Young Readers. Reader’s Digest. Pleasantville, NY. Reader’s Digest Association....
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Frick Collection Announces April 2025 Reopening
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5 Most Influential Blues Musicians of All Time
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10 Surrealist Sculptors You Should Know
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Dethroning Perception: Who Was Maurice Merleau-Ponty?
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5 of D.H. Lawrence’s Most Notable Novels
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The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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Who Won the Battle of Cold Harbor?
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Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 1
Women's Day magazine also got involved in the spaceflight fad in the early 1950s. This 1953 (August)...
over a year ago
Women's Day magazine also got involved in the spaceflight fad in the early 1950s. This 1953 (August) issue had a number of space related articles including: Will Your Child Visit The Moon? The article makes the case to the mothers of America that travel into space and the Moon is...
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Edward IV: The Life of a Man Who Was King Twice
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Flashbak
Finding The Original Drugstore Cowboy : Los Angeles In 1980
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith...
8 months ago
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith Jacobson Marciano. In 1980, the coffee shop was closing forever.”The term “drugstore cowboy” came from here to mean a young wannabe whippersnapper who wanted to get into Westerns but...
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The Nepalese Royal Massacre: Royalty Meets True Crime
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Rain Gods And Prayers to The Great Mystery: Portraits of Native Americans by Edward S. Curtis
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred...
3 weeks ago
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred rites possessed by no other… Consequently the information that is to be gathered, for the benefit of future generations, respecting the mode of life of one of the great races of...
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The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
The Baroque in Latin America: From Colonial Times to the Present
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Banksy’s Latest Artwork Is a Goat on a Ledge in London
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10 Things You Should Know About Henri Cartier-Bresson
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a year ago
Global Inequality...
The order of inequality
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
8 months ago
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
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How Indigenous Peoples Turned Language into a Post-Colonial Tool
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First Nations of the Canadian Subarctic: A Brief History
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
History and Myth
a year ago
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10 Must-Visit Places Around the World for History Buffs
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African History...
on the Nubian priests of Rome and the Moors of Spain
When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain...
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When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain and became one of the most celebrated Andalusian poets, he wasn't the first from his region to visit the Moorish kingdom.
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Was Brittany Founded by Magnus Maximus?
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Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper?
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How Did Mesopotamia Become the Cradle of Civilization?
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7 Famous Artists Who Had Unexpected Day Jobs
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5 Influential African Leaders of the 20th Century
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Machu Picchu Unveiled: Why Hiram Bingham Didn’t “Discover” It
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