Global Inequality...
Living through another great transformation…
A review of Karl Polanyi's "Great transformation"
4 months ago
A review of Karl Polanyi's "Great transformation"
TheCollector
10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:17
9 months ago
Northern Ireland’s Sex Scandal that Wasn’t
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:17
TheCollector
Henri Matisse: Outstanding Paintings by the French Fauvist Master
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Flashbak
Photographer Photobombs Families In Their Homes (1973)
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom...
4 months ago
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...
TheCollector
Incredible Bronze Age Architecture From the Near East and the Aegean
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Paris of Troy: The Abductor of Helen Who Started the Trojan War
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Do We Want What We Think We Want? Jacques Lacan on Desire
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Medical Practice in the Pre-Conquest Americas: From Coca to Brain Surgery
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5 Unique Gods & Goddesses Worshipped in the Incan Empire
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10 months ago
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...
a year ago
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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At Home With Candy, Andy and the Bearandas, A Terrifying Children’s Comic From 1966
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical...
6 months ago
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical English village called Riverale, going about the place in their rainbow-striped Mini. For a year, their everyday lives were documented in 154 comic books ( ‘the comic full of fun...
TheCollector
When Did the Soviet Union Declare War on Japan?
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Derrida’s Deconstruction in Literary Analysis: A Detailed Guide
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Gottfried Leibniz’s Monadology: Do Souls Exist in Space?
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Wrong Side of...
The case for a Global Sanctuary City
What if the Syrians can’t return home?
a week ago
What if the Syrians can’t return home?
TheCollector
What Is Berlin Science Week? Everything You Need to Know
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Les Soixante-Huitards: The French Student Demonstrations of May 1968
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4 Russian Leaders Who Actually Weren’t Russian
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Empress of the Blues: Who Was Bessie Smith?
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5 Inspirational Women From the Second World War
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10 Things an Art Lover Should Do in Paris
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Art Basel Miami Beach Opens 2024 Fair
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African History...
Economic growth and social transformation in 19th century Somalia.
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
a year ago
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
Classical Wisdom
Aeneas: Founder of Rome
The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
10 months ago
The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
TheCollector
Ivar the Boneless: History, TV Portrayals, and Viking Legends
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African History...
A history of the Damagaram sultanate of Zinder: ca. 1730-1899.
Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
a year ago
Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
History Today Feed
Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:12
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Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:12
TheCollector
7 Famous Impressionist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Classical Wisdom
Democracy
The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
a month ago
The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
Flashbak
François Brunery’s Portraits of Pontificating, Pissed and Pouting Priests – c. 1890-1926
These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François...
3 weeks ago
These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François Brunery (1849 – 1926), and used as the basis for his work as a painter of so-called “Cardinal Paintings”. His work depicting cardinals of the Catholic church in comical or embarrassing...
TheCollector
7 Facts About the Ghent Altarpiece
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A History Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro
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9 Interesting Facts About Claude Monet
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Trying to Understand...
A Postcard From The Far Side of Despair.
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
10 months ago
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
History Today Feed
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
2 months ago
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
6 Outrageous Whaling Stories
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Flashbak
American Photographs: A Journey Down The Blue Highways, 1970s
You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In...
2 months ago
You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In the desert you can remember your name ‘Cause there ain’t no one for to give you no pain – America, A Horse With No Name We don’t know where British … Continue reading "American...
Trying to Understand...
Arming Ourselves Against The Future.
With a few more books and a few old ideas.
a year ago
With a few more books and a few old ideas.
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...
TheCollector
What Was the Great Schism of 1054?
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Flashbak
Tirzah Garwood – A Very British Vision of Marriage, Lovers And Work
Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when...
a year ago
Tirzah Garwood was an exceptional artist but had the disadvantage of plying her trade at a time when female artists struggled for recognition, writes Graham Bennison. Having married Eric Ravilious in 1930 she followed the conventions of the time, giving up her wood engraving to...
TheCollector
10 Surprising Facts About the Great Beaver Wars
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African History...
A political history of the Kotoko city states (ca. 1000-1900)
Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
a year ago
Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
TheCollector
Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others
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Who Was Carolee Schneemann? 8 Facts About the Legendary Performance Artist
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Why Did Shakespeare Write Macbeth?
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J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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Classical Wisdom
Marcus Aurelius VS Diogenes
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
a year ago
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
TheCollector
The History of Appalachia & Its People
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The Genealogy of Morals: Nietzsche vs. Morality
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10 Banned Literary Classics You Might Not Know
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Soviet Agent: Who Was Richard Sorge?
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TheCollector
Bull of Nimrud Replica Goes Back to Iraq
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Flashbak
Photos of America’s Most Muscular Bodybuilders – A World of Buttock Make-Up Artists, Sinew and Spray...
The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade....
11 months ago
The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade. Time then to see what you could become if you persevere with photographer Brian Finke’s series on bodybuilding contests. In Most Muscular, Finke, who started his project when he...
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to See Mount Fuji?
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Martin Luther vs. John Calvin: The French vs the German Reformation
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/27/2024 - 10:20
3 weeks ago
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/27/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
What Was the Italian Risorgimento?
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TheCollector
Napoleon’s Forgotten First Battle: La Maddalena, 1793
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Trying to Understand...
When The Music's Over ...
Turn out the lights.
9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Finding Odysseus’ Homeland
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
2 months ago
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
TheCollector
Who Was the Fifth Beatle?
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added propeller maintenance, Maple Bay, Telegraph Cove,...
TheCollector
Jackie Kennedy’s Georgetown Mansion Goes on Sale
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TheCollector
Juan Pujol Garcia: Who Was Agent Garbo?
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6 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February
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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, started working on a fantasy console called Uxn, and...
Flashbak
Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
3 months ago
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
TheCollector
What Was the Celtic “Cult of the Head”?
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Open Culture
The Engineering of the Strandbeest: How the Magnificent Mechanical Creatures Have Technologically...
Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have...
a week ago
Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have learned about biology and technology. But certain specimens roaming around in the world can blur that line — and in the curious case of the Strandbeesten, they really are roaming...
TheCollector
History of Chariots: 10 Types from Ancient Cultures Explained
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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...
a month ago
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,...
Flashbak
Plants With Faces From A 15th-Century Italian Medicine Book
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest...
a year ago
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest medieval conventions, sometimes depicted in water colour with fantastic elements such as human faces. The medicinal properties and preparations of the plants. Via University...
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Kant Explained
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How Nazi Propaganda Appropriated the Vikings
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El Lissitzky’s Soviet Pressa Exhibition in Cologne, 1928
At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned...
3 months ago
At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned artist of the Soviet avant-garde, more so than his friend Kazimir Malevich, Vladimir Tatlin, and Alexander Rodchenko. A trained architect, El Lissitzsky was the artist the USSR’s...
TheCollector
The Fate of Jewish Art Collections in WWII: 20 Looted Families
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What Were the Major Battles and Conflicts of the Medieval Period?
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Liverpool Kids: Surviving Inner City Life In 1975
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured...
7 months ago
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured pictures, interviews, drafts and other materials made by member of the Exit Photography Group – Nicholas Battye, Chris Steele-Perkins and Paul Trevor. Created between 1974 and...
TheCollector
UK Exhibition to Pair Pre-Raphaelite Art and Aromas
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TheCollector
Mudslinging & Negative Campaigning: A Look at US Election Dirty Tricks
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Dreams of Space -...
Man-Made Moons (1960)
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant...
a year ago
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant to be an example of isotype graphic design. This was a visual language created to unite the world without using words at all: International System Of Typographic Picture Education,...
TheCollector
Sequoyah: The Man Who Created the Cherokee Written Language
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Chris Killip and Graham Smith Photographs of England Erased (1975-1987)
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you...
8 months ago
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you take a photograph of someone they are immortalised, they’re there forever. For me that was important, that you’re acknowledging people’s lives, and also contextualising people’s...
TheCollector
Alexander’s Destruction of Thebes in 335 BCE (Battle & Aftermath)
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Global Inequality...
Trump and the Rise of Asia
My interview with "Atlantico"
2 weeks ago
My interview with "Atlantico"
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Moe’s Photos of Jacob Riis House On New York City’s Lower East Side 1977-1983
In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th...
5 months ago
In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th Street to East 12th Street on Avenue D, Lower East Side, New York City, writes Efrain ‘Kid Love’ Rodriguez. The Summer was hot, the Son of Sam was terrorizing the streets of New...
TheCollector
Here’s What to Know About the History of Lake Como’s World-Famous Villa
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Alicia Keys Art Show at The Brooklyn Museum
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weird medieval guys
An 800 year prayer book that's decorated with puns
Plus a little history of manuscript illustration
a year ago
Plus a little history of manuscript illustration
TheCollector
“I Am Because We Are”: Introducing Ubuntu Philosophy
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Michelangelo Scribble Sells For $200,000
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TheCollector
What Is the Ides of March?
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TheCollector
Battle of the Jaxartes (329 BCE): Alexander’s Spectacular Victory
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TheCollector
Alphonse Mucha: The Father of Art Nouveau in 7 Works
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TheCollector
8 Marcel Duchamp Paintings You Should Know About
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The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes
“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is”...
a month ago
“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is” – Langston Hughes, The Sweet Flypaper of Life The Sweet Flypaper of Life (1955), a collaboration between photographer Roy DeCarava and poet Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 –...
TheCollector
The Mexican Escape of European Surrealists During World War II
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Exploring Open Primaries: How They Work and Which States Use Them
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5 Interesting Aspects of Medieval Mongol Culture
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6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
a year ago
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
TheCollector
How Did Bob Dylan Win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
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What Is the Shadow According to Carl Jung?
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TheCollector
“Singular” Spanish Painting Reappears After Vanishing in 1890
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Prepare for the Worst?
Without living forever in fear and worry?
5 months ago
Without living forever in fear and worry?
TheCollector
Velázquez Portrait of Spanish Queen Pulled by Sotheby’s
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
China’s Communist Comic Books
China’s Communist Comic Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/05/2024 - 09:29
2 weeks ago
China’s Communist Comic Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/05/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
7 of the Most Historically Important Sites in Japan
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Classical Wisdom
What is the Soul?
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
9 months ago
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
TheCollector
Claude Picasso Died at Age 76
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10 Historical Facts About London You Might Not Know
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
4 months ago
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
TheCollector
Vatican Museums Open Ancient Roman Necropolis
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a year ago
Flashbak
Painting America’s Great Divide : Horace Pippin And Mr. Prejudice
“The pictures which I have already painted come to me in my mind, and if to me it is a worth while...
9 months ago
“The pictures which I have already painted come to me in my mind, and if to me it is a worth while picture, I paint it” – Horace Pippin Winston Churchill waved his fingers in a V for Victory and the united British went to war against a common enemy. When the United States …...
TheCollector
The Mythical Green Anaconda of the Amazon Rainforest
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How Foreshadowing Shapes Cinema and Storytelling
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony: A New Twist on Old Traditions
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
a month ago
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
TheCollector
How Did Carl Jung Differ from Sigmund Freud?
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7 months ago
Global Inequality...
Three steps to freedom
Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
10 months ago
Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Tolkien and Plato
a year ago
TheCollector
6 Aspects of the Egyptian God Thoth
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TheCollector
What is the Eye of Ra?
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Catholicism: The 10 Most Unusual Patron Saints
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TheCollector
The Story of Atlas and His Eternal Burden: The God Who Holds the World
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Dreams of Space -...
Collier's Encyclopedia Space Articles (1959)
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their...
a year ago
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their encyclopedia. It was also a nice "free" classroom supplement for teachers trying to teach about the coming space age.
This last essay is actually from 1952, it is a nice...
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in the US Where You’ll Travel Back in Time
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Hundred Rabbits
North Pacific Logbook
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing...
over a year ago
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing we've ever done. We decided to keep a logbook, to better remember it and so it can help others who wish to make this trip.
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African History...
A history of the south-western Saharan towns of Tichitt, Walata, Wadan and Chinguetti (800-1912)
Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
a year ago
Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
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...
2 months ago
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.
TheCollector
What Was the Mason-Dixon Line?
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TheCollector
The FBI Repatriates Looted Japan Artifacts
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TheCollector
How Did Andy Warhol Change the History of Cinema?
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Medieval Do’s and Don’ts of Dating: Complexities of Courtly Love
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Line in the Sand: 5 Defenders of the Alamo
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10 Must-See Exhibitions in Europe This Year (2025)
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5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington
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World’s Oldest Figurative Art Found in Indonesian Cave
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Classical Wisdom
How to Give a Speech
Secrets from Cicero
4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
This Changes Everything!
Well, it depends what you're trying to do.
10 months ago
Well, it depends what you're trying to do.
TheCollector
Is There More to Life Than This? Beyond the Material World
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Great or the Greatest? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby
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Cardinal Wolsey: A Life In 9 Artworks
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Top 10 Plays by William Shakespeare
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History Today Feed
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
What to See on Vienna’s Long Night of Museums
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2 months ago
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...
TheCollector
When Was D-Day?
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African History...
The Dahlak islands and the African dynasty of Yemen
a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
a year ago
a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, October 27, 2023 (On Politics in Strategy)
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101...
a year ago
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101 series with a look at provincial governance, but I don’t think that will be done in time for this week, so I’m throwing a fireside in here in the meantime. That said, I thought it...
Dr Alun Withey
Are Beards Over? A Historical Perspective.
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing...
over a year ago
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...
TheCollector
10 Women Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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TheCollector
Anne of Cleves: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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Classical Wisdom
Odysseus in the Underworld
Real or Fantasy?
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Round Two? There Is No Round Two.
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
a year ago
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
TheCollector
Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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TheCollector
The Major Battle of the American Revolution That Never Happened
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TheCollector
“Horrible” Painting Found in Cellar Could Be $6 Million Picasso
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Dr Alun Withey
Creams, Clothes and Cases: The material culture of pre-modern travel.
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel...
10 months ago
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...
African History...
A complete history of Madagascar and the island kingdom of Merina.
State and society on Africa's largest island.
a year ago
State and society on Africa's largest island.
TheCollector
The Roman Question: The Pope vs. the New Nation of Italy
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TheCollector
“All Part of Nature”: Radclyffe Hall’s Life
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TheCollector
Continental vs Analytic Philosophy: Definitions & Differences
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TheCollector
The Most Dramatic Operation to Recover Looted Native American Art
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TheCollector
Brother of Jesus: Who Was Saint James?
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TheCollector
Dadaism: 12 Iconic Artworks From The Dada Art Movement
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TheCollector
6 Astounding Achievements by Maya Lin
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Slide Rule, released a little slide rule toy(Mastodon).
100r.co,...
TheCollector
Basil Zaharoff: How to Play Both Sides, Sell Weapons and Get Rich
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Undersea Base (1974)
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea...
a month ago
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea Base. I have blogged about Mae Freeman's book Space Base (1974) several times. In it she showed children visiting a space station in the future. I recently found she had also...
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What Is the Invention of Tradition? (3 Stories)
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Who Was the Only U.S. President to Serve More Than Two Terms?
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‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
11 months ago
‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
TheCollector
5 Iconic Artworks by Wassily Kandinsky
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Why Is the Ship of Theseus Paradox Still Relevant Today?
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Colonization of the Philippines: Strategic Lands Wanted by Many
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Classical Wisdom
12 Ancient Greek Terms that Should Totally Make a Comeback
Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
a year ago
Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Iwo Jima?
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What’s the Meaning of Life for Confucianism?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
TinyBASIC, implemented TinyBASIC in Uxntal.
Left, added a...
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Expressionism: 12 Iconic Paintings & Their Artists
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History Today Feed
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:29
4 days ago
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
Philopoemen: The Last Great General of Ancient Greece
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History Today Feed
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
j.hoare
Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
a year ago
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
j.hoare
Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
TheCollector
British Imperial Presence in China: Opium, Porcelain, & Manipulation
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TheCollector
Audrey Flack, Pioneer of Photorealism, Dies at 93
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Flashbak
Denim: The Fabric That Built America
Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images...
3 weeks ago
Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images mostly from the 1940s, show how the fabric became synonymous with American grit and productivity. The look was born in 18th Century Europe. Bleu de Gênes was the rough fabric...
Flashbak
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...
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What Was the Rhodesian Bush War?
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The Political Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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Malta & Its Role in World War II: A Crucial Fortress Island
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Early Christianity
12 months ago
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A Brief History of the Aboriginal Lands Right Movement
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Serpentine Installs 19-Foot Pumpkin Sculpture by Yayoi Kusama
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5 months ago
Global Inequality...
Abundance, capitalism and climate change
In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where...
8 months ago
In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where goods flow in abundance (“after the productive forces have…increased…all the springs of co-operative wealth flow more abundantly”, Marx, Critique of the Gotha Program
TheCollector
7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye
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Hidden History
The Assassination of Malcolm X
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two...
2 weeks ago
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...
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9 Paintings by Claude Monet You Should Know
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Stolen Masterpieces: 5 Famous Artworks That Are Still Missing
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A Collection of...
New Acquisitions: 1933 and the Definition of Fascism
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if...
a month ago
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if Donald Trump is running for President as a fascist. Worry not, this isn’t me shifting to full-time political pundit, nor is this the formal end of the hiatus (which will happen on...
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some odds and ends.
5 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...
3 months ago
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone monuments in Africa south of Nubia.
TheCollector
Rat Collection by Banksy Comes Up for Auction
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Has Depression Always Been Around? The History of a Timeless Disorder
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TheCollector
Two Colonizers in South Africa: The British vs. The Dutch
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Flashbak
Disappearing NYC: 1980s Store Fronts on New York’s Upper West Side
“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes...
2 months ago
“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes Stephen Harmon, a retired lawyer who first lived on New York City’s West End Avenue and 73rd street. “I am a photographer and set out to preserve it on film because I knew the...
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How Jazz Became a Secret Weapon in Cold War Berlin
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What Is the Jungian Journey of Individuation?
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Why Is the Symbol of Flowers Associated with Femininity?
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10 Must-Visit Historic Villages in Portugal
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow Silly Laws?
And what happens when we don’t?
a year ago
And what happens when we don’t?
Flashbak
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...
5 months ago
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...
TheCollector
Who Was Ho Chi Minh?
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
The Election That Caused the Boer War
The Election That Caused the Boer War
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
6 months ago
The Election That Caused the Boer War
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
What Was Baruch Spinoza’s Concept of Freedom?
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8 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVb: Antiochus III
This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa)...
8 months ago
This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa) look at the context between the Roman military system based on the manipular legion and the Hellenistic military system structured around the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the...
Hundred Rabbits
an island to oneself
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things...
over a year ago
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things Devine and I were really looking forward to, like a good latte, craft beer, a fresh food market and a bulk food store. I found a city that checked all of the boxes.
Many of the...
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Benjamin Franklin: All About His Personal & Private Life
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Geneva Exhibition Shows Rare Picasso Works
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TheCollector
Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
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Classical Wisdom
The Death of Literary Fiction.... And its Resurrection?
A New -different- Event
a year ago
TheCollector
Marilyn Monroe: The Fascinating Life of a Pop Icon
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Mark di Suvero California Sculpture Listed for Removal
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The Life of Malcolm X: “You Had Better Make Some Noise”
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8 Facts About Tamara de Lempicka’s Dark Glamour
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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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The World’s Most Prestigious Art Fairs (By Continent/Region)
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5 Key Takeaways from Susan Sontag’s Famous Essay On Style
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Classical Wisdom
ICYMI: Emperors, Conquerors and Saints
New Cabins *NOW* Available
8 months ago
New Cabins *NOW* Available
TheCollector
What Did Ralph Waldo Emerson Think of Poetry?
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Van Gogh & Gauguin: A Fiery Friendship Between Two Post-Impressionists
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Flashbak
Katsushika Hokusai: Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting...
2 months ago
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting Under the Wave off Kanagawa, better known as the Great Wave. First published for the New Year of 1831, the ukiyo-e series of large, colour woodblock prints was, due its immense...
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How Did Japanese Prints Inspire Vincent van Gogh?
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7 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Start to Infinity (1978)
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian...
a year ago
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian space history book for children. I like the painted illustrations.
Shurlygin, Victor. СТАРТ В БЕСКОНЕЦНОСТЬ (Start to Infinity.) Leningrad: Children’s Literature Press. (158...
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Who Are the Klu Klux Klan?
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Operation Unthinkable: The Military Plan That Was Never Used
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a month ago
African History...
Reversing the Sail: a brief note on African travelers in the western Indian Ocean
The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
11 months ago
The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
History Today Feed
How to Revive Wassailing
How to Revive Wassailing
j.hoare
Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
11 months ago
How to Revive Wassailing
j.hoare
Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
TheCollector
What Are the 10 Most Noteworthy Museums in Venice?
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Trying to Understand...
So Where Do We Go From Here?
That's a good question.
a year ago
TheCollector
Nefertiti: The Enchanting Story of the Lady of the Two Lands
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/25/2024 - 11:01
3 weeks ago
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/25/2024 - 11:01
Patterns in Humanity
Where parents make a difference
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
9 months ago
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
TheCollector
6 Important Female Aboriginal Writers and Activists You Should Read
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6 months ago
Flashbak
Photos of Iggy Pop And The Stooges Playing NYC Club Ungano’s in 1970
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the...
6 months ago
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the Stooges performing at brothers Nick and Arnie Ungano’s basement club on New York’s West 70th Street between Amsterdam and West End Avenues. The ban were celebrating the release of their...
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French & Belgian Occupation of the Ruhr: A Postwar Reparations Crisis
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4 Key Works by James Joyce You Need to Read
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Trying to Understand...
They Say They Want Rearmament ....
We-ell, you know ....
a year ago
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Does Descartes Believe God Is Essential to Knowledge?
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Where did the time go?
Important Notice
4 weeks ago
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How Can We Know Ourselves?
The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
3 months ago
The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
TheCollector
6 Ways to Pass the Time in the Middle Ages
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TheCollector
A Guide to 6 Natural Wonders of Vietnam
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TheCollector
The Merchant’s House Museum Fears ‘Irreparable Damage’
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a year ago
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Maurice Sendak Illustrates William Blake’s Songs of Innocence
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s...
8 months ago
In 1967, Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) created eight illustrations for William Blake’s Songs of Innocence (1789). The booklet’s 275 copies were given to friends of the publisher, The Bodley Head, as Christmas gifts to mark the company’s 80th anniversary. The idea...
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5 Novels by Charles Bukowski You Should Know
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5 months ago
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King John’s Lost Treasure
King John’s Lost Treasure
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
4 months ago
King John’s Lost Treasure
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
TheCollector
What Was the Fall of Satan in the Bible?
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Fordlandia: Henry Ford’s Grand Experiment Gone Wrong
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How Did the Capetian Dynasty Turn France Into a Superpower?
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Hundred Rabbits
goji no chaimu
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was...
over a year ago
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was unreal; this was our prize, our first step onto Japanese soil. We used to make many trips to Japan by plane, but getting there by our own efforts — by sailboat — is a lot slower and...
Flashbak
Lee Balterman’s Chicago in the 1950s
Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and...
6 months ago
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
American Tourist Smashed Roman Artifacts at the Israel Museum
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Who Was Martin Luther? (Bio, Ideas, Legacy)
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A Jane Austen Statue to Turn Winchester Church Into ‘Disneyland’?
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Art Basel Paris Kicks Off in Grand Palais
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How Does Nan Goldin’s Work Challenge Conventional Photography?
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9 months ago
Hidden History
The Last Day of World War One
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the...
a month ago
At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the armistice treaty that formally ended hostilities in the First World War. Under the terms of the Armistice, the war would officially end at 11am that day. All the troops in the...
History Today Feed
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
3 months ago
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
TheCollector
Hitler in Politics: From the Nazi Party to the Reichstag
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What Is Theodicy?
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Why Do the British Love Tea so Much?
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a year ago
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...
a year ago
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 Was the Golden Ratio & Did the Greeks Actually Use It?
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TheCollector
How Carl Jung Revolutionized Psychology: Into the Shadow-Land
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2 months ago
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...
Classical Wisdom
Sophocles' Swansong
Oedipus at Colonus
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Pragmatism? (Philosophy, History, Notable Proponents)
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Who Was the First US President To Be Impeached?
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J.S. Bach & Sons: The Composer’s Legacy and Family
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What Are Emperor Nero’s Contributions to Rome?
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What Are the Origins of the Vampire Myth?
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The Trevi Fountain: Inside the History of Rome’s Iconic Tourist Site
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5 months ago
Wrong Side of...
Educated rage
American polarisation: part 2
a month ago
American polarisation: part 2
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7 European Powers Involved in the Scramble for Africa
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10 Must-See Pirate Fortresses and Coastal Strongholds Around the World
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Dreams of Space -...
The Great Experience (1963)
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't...
a year ago
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't seen. I know there are still many out there but my language skills are poor enough that I rarely find the many books that exist in other languages. So I present today The Great...
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Who Were the Axis Powers?
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12 months ago
History Today Feed
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
6 months ago
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
Flashbak
A Day At New York City’s Off-Track Betting in 1982
In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000...
a month ago
In 2010, around 50 Off-Track Betting (OTB) parlors around New York City were shuttered. 1,000 employees lost their jobs. And another part of old New York went the way of the Automat and the Times Square peep show. The New York State Legislature enacted its first off-track betting...
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Monet’s London Paintings to Reunite After 120 Years
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TheCollector
Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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Classical Wisdom
Sappho
Fragments of Poetry
a week ago
Dreams of Space -...
Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age (1963)
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there...
3 weeks ago
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there are not a lot of illustrations of space flight this book was very important to me at the time. I remember finding it in the school library and then getting my own paperback copy...
TheCollector
4 Roman Emperors Who Died in Battle
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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9 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, added 100r logo to splash screen on the rom.
100r.co, added a new page: diy carbonation system. Updated Saving fuel, Engine rebuild and...
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Love Ourselves?
Finding some Aristotelian Self-love, or Philautia...
10 months ago
Finding some Aristotelian Self-love, or Philautia...
TheCollector
Pauline Epistles: Did Apostle Paul Write Them All?
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