TheCollector
An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt
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Flashbak
The Last Question: Hear Leonard Nimoy Read Isaac Asimov’s Best Short Story
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than...
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Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than the 500 or so stories he wrote or edited, including the bestselling I, Robot, the Foundation series and Lecherous Limericks. The story is The Last Question. First published in the...
TheCollector
What Are Artist’s Books? (With Key Examples)
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Evolutionary Success, from the Top of the Food Chain
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How Did Bob Dylan Win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
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The 7 Best Historical Sites in Bangkok, Thailand
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Who Was Vernon Lee?
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Cairo Widens Access to Famous Saladin Citadel
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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part V: Epilogue
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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...
African History...
Empire building and Government in the Yorubaland: a history of Oyo (1600-1836)
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over a year ago
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
African History...
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Journal of African cities chapter 8
TheCollector
Louis Pasteur: The Scientist Who Discovered Vaccines & Pasteurization
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How Did the Megali Idea Shape Greece Until the Balkan Wars?
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6 Revolutionary Works by H. G. Wells
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7 Great Historical Attractions in the Netherlands
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Who Was the Only U.S. President to Serve More Than Two Terms?
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Martin Luther vs. John Calvin: The French vs the German Reformation
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Global Inequality...
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10 Banned Literary Classics You Might Not Know
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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...
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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.
TheCollector
How Did Hokusai & Hiroshige Become so Famous?
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The Grand Egyptian Museum Soon Opens for Visitors
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10 Must-See Monuments & Memorials on the National Mall in DC
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London By Tube, DLR and Overground in The Early 1990s
Today, I’m gonna take my bike ‘Cause once again the Tube’s on strike The greedy bastards want extra...
4 months ago
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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...
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The Origins of the Republican Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
TheCollector
7 Iconic Works of the De Stijl Movement
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History Today Feed
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
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Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
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How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
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Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
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‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
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TheCollector
Rome’s Greatest Rival: What Was The Parthian Empire?
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Flashbak
Manhattan Noir: John Fensten’s Photographs of New York City in the 1980s
John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio...
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John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio with Lee and Susan Strasberg in the late 1950s, early 1960s. He appeared on the critically acclaimed CBS television anthology drama series Playhouse 90. And was a longtime resident...
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6 Astounding Achievements by Maya Lin
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6 Key Battles of the Wars of the Roses
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7 Important Baroque Paintings You Should Know
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
6 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of May.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Frances Bay, Yuculta and Dent Rapids, Shoal Bay, Port Neville, Telegraph Cove, Port McNeill, Fury Cove, Prince Rupert, B.C. north coast...
History Today Feed
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
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Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
9 months ago
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
TheCollector
Here Are Alfred Hitchcock’s 20 Greatest Films
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Flashbak
Have A Weird Christmas With Our Album Of Vintage Photo Oddities
There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E....
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There’s a weird vibe running through this album of Christmas images. Harvested from Robert E. Jackson’s phenomenal collection of snapshots we see all kinds of unusual goings on. One Christmas card features a photo of the sender covered in rats; on another a man canoodles a...
History Today Feed
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
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Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
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Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
JamesHoare
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TheCollector
What Are the Earliest Manuscripts of the New Testament?
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Glass Delusion: Why Did People Think They Were Made of Glass?
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What Are the 5 Longest Rivers in the World?
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Which Famous Artworks Have Inspired Filmmakers?
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Trying to Understand...
Unlike For Like.
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BRICS and how international institutions work.
TheCollector
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Classical Wisdom
Gladiator Combat
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Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
TheCollector
5 Notable Books by Ernest Hemingway
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Battle of Himera: Carthage vs. Ancient Greeks of Sicily
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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...
TheCollector
The Vasari Sacristy: Breathtaking Artwork in Naples
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Flashbak
Shopping The Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen Flea Market in 1990
We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand...
5 months ago
We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand goods market, in Paris, France. Peter Marshall was staying in Noisy-le-Grand in the city’s eastern suburbs when he mooched to the market. Taken on walks around the area and...
African History...
a brief note on the long history of African diplomacy.
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
5 months ago
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
CrimethInc.
History Repeats Itself: First as Farce, Then as Tragedy : Why the Democrats Are Responsible for...
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Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of the battles of 2017-2020 all over again. But first, in order to understand the scale of what we’re up against, let’s look at how we got here.
The Hot Potato Changes Hands Again
We...
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Would You Kill the Fat Man?
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
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Ethical Philosophy for Fun
TheCollector
Vatican Museums Open Ancient Roman Necropolis
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TheCollector
The Capture of the Ceryneian Hind: The Third Labor of Heracles
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African History...
The complete history of Brava (ca. 1000-1900): a Swahili enclave in southern Somalia
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once...
9 months ago
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once bustling cosmopolitan enclave whose influence features prominently in the history of the East African coast. Located more than 500 km north of the Swahili heartland, Brava retained a...
Dreams of Space -...
Johnny's Space Trip (1954)
A re-run--
Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures...
a year ago
A re-run--
Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures the spirit of doing it for yourself as Johnny and his friends build (and dream of) a spaceship for a journey from their backyard. It is pure fantasy but as you will see there is a...
TheCollector
Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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TheCollector
Artist Steals 17th-Century Coin From British Museum
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Ancient World’s Greatest War
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The Ancient World’s Greatest War
Flashbak
Dear Dead Heads: Vintage Skull Postcards
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve...
10 months ago
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve been on the look out for more of these type of memento mori optical illusions. And now we’ve an entire set of skull postcards – many of which are available as postcards in the shop. ...
TheCollector
6 Popular Netsuke Designs and Their Meanings
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TheCollector
Battle of Pydna: How the Romans Ended the Macedonians
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, June 28, 2024
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next...
5 months ago
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next week (we’re discussing political philosophy in an election year, so I am sure everyone will be very chill; regardless let me repeat you will be civil) and then after that to dive...
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIa: Pops and Chains
This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s...
4 months ago
This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s Hellenistic-era grand strategy game Imperator: Rome. I had hoped to do this part in a single post, but my book writing schedule intervened and so it became necessary to split it up. Last...
Wrong Side of...
The War on the Countryside
The Shire must be brought to heel
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The Shire must be brought to heel
TheCollector
7 Shocking Animal Attacks You’ve Never Heard Of
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TheCollector
4 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Catholic Catechism
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Overcoming Bias
Who You Are Vs. What You Control
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other...
2 months ago
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other things being equal, the best plan is to let as few things into your identity as possible.
TheCollector
What Are the Characteristics of Italian Renaissance Art?
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TheCollector
What to See on Vienna’s Long Night of Museums
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Beyond the Scream: 10 Lesser-Known Paintings by Edvard Munch
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Egyptian Temples: How the Egyptians Depicted the Universe in Microcosm
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What Was Operation Ichi-Go?
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Top 10 Depictions of the Annunciation in Art
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Res Obscura
Role-playing with AI will be a powerful tool for writers and educators
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a year ago
Or, how well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
Hundred Rabbits
the promise of pancakes
As soon as we'd tied to our mooring ball in Majuro's lagoon, the worries of the previous 24 days had...
over a year ago
As soon as we'd tied to our mooring ball in Majuro's lagoon, the worries of the previous 24 days had vanished only to replaced by the crushing weight of responsibility. Devine, being worry-free, wanted to have pancakes, sleep and check-in tomorrow, but Devine knows how uptight I...
TheCollector
Coach Rusty’s Art Goes Interactive With Top Tier Authentics
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TheCollector
How Ancient Writing Was Developed For Use in Religion & Magic
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Anne of Cleves: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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TheCollector
Is Right & Wrong a Matter of Perspective? Moral Relativism Explained
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Dreams of Space -...
The Hero's Ride (1963)
This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an...
2 months ago
This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an anthology of stories for children but with space art on the cover and a couple of space illustrations within I needed to share it.
Jarunkova, Klara. Illustrated by Eesti Riiklik...
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIb:
This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at...
3 months ago
This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at Paradox Interactives ancient grand strategy game, Imperator: Rome, which covers (inter alia) the period of the collapse of the Roman Republic, which we generally call the Late...
TheCollector
8 Unsolved Disappearances From History
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Flashbak
Nick Cave’s Script For Gladiator 2
Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the...
a year ago
Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the behest of the film’s star, Russell Crowe. It’s not known is David Scarpa, who wrote Scott’s version, read Cave’s script first, but if he did there will be no allegation of...
TheCollector
The Most Dramatic Operation to Recover Looted Native American Art
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TheCollector
Pastel Purchased For $1,000 Identified as Lost Degas
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Flashbak
Let Them Eat Cake: 28 Sweet Birthday Cake Snapshots
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a...
11 months ago
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a birthday – you need to blow them out in a single puff for the smoke to carry your wishes to god, in order for them to come true. Yep, that’s where you’ve been … Continue reading "Let...
Classical Wisdom
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Philosopher Kings
10 months ago
TheCollector
Cinema’s Epic History: From Then to Now
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Classical Wisdom
How to Steal From Homer
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
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Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
TheCollector
10 Small Towns in the US for Art Lovers
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Why Has Stoicism Gained Popularity in Modern Times?
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Dreams of Space -...
Let's Fly to the Universe (1962)
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012...
a year ago
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012 here:
https://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2012/12/flying-in-space-1961.html
I think it is Czech, but may be a difference Russian language. I got a Russian reprint of this and still find it a very...
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...
TheCollector
Magritte Sets $121 Million Auction Record
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Patterns in Humanity
When few do great harm
Power laws in criminal behavior
a year ago
Power laws in criminal behavior
TheCollector
Who Were the Legendary Mountain Men of the Old West?
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How Did a Priest’s Day at the Temple of Ra Look?
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TheCollector
How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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Wrong Side of...
The chilling dawn of multiracial fascism
WOKE DOOD: WAT NOU?
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History Today Feed
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
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Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
10 months ago
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
TheCollector
Who Was Walt Whitman?
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TheCollector
Consumerism in Pop Art: Was It Celebrated or Criticized?
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Classical Wisdom
Last Call for Classical Gifts
Shipping Cutoff imminent
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TheCollector
Does Might Make Right? The Melian Dialogue of Thucydides
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Quipu: How Did the Inca Record Information with Cords & Knots?
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What Is the History Behind Hanukkah?
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Classical Wisdom
What Government Governs Best?
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
a year ago
Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
TheCollector
10 Heartbreaking Facts About the Rwandan Genocide
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African History...
Historical links between the Ottoman empire and Sudanic Africa (1574-1880)
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
a year ago
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
Flashbak
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...
History Today Feed
The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 00:00
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The Lost Tudor Domesday Book
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
The History of Tibet: The Truth Uncovered
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How Did Caligula Rise to Power in the Roman Empire?
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TheCollector
The Prado Museum Shows Paintings in Different Light
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Top 10 Depictions of Witchcraft in Art
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The MoMA Became the Latest Target of Climate Activists
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10 Historical Places to Visit in Hampshire
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The Mid-19th Century California Gold Rush
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Citizen of the World: TheCollector Interviews Composer Omar Rahbany
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4 Techniques of 19th-Century Photography You Should Know
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 17, 2023
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in...
a year ago
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in particular the oddity of the Romans not using spear-and-shield infantry (much), but it isn’t ready yet and other things have me quite busy, so fireside it is. Fortunately, we have...
TheCollector
The Rise & Fall of Hollywood’s Avant-Garde Cinema
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How Free Are We? Louis Althusser on Ideology & Subjectivity
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What Are the 8 Most Popular Churches in Venice?
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What Is Hegel’s Dialectic Method?
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What Does Alice Represent in Alice in Wonderland?
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Napoleon’s Forgotten First Battle: La Maddalena, 1793
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British Imperial Presence in China: Opium, Porcelain, & Manipulation
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How Did the 1979 Iranian Revolution Influence Iran’s Economy?
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Choosing a Leader: The First US Presidential Elections (1789-1800)
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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...
TheCollector
Get to Know Alma Mahler: Composer, Muse, and Scandalous Woman
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5 Facts About Perun, the Slavic God of Thunder
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Archaeologists Find Ptolemaic Temple Pylon in Egypt
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5 Female Hispanic Artists That You Should Know About
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Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ Targeted Again After Protestors Jailed
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Classical Wisdom
Rome's Worst General?
And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
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And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
TheCollector
What’s the Creation Myth in Norse Mythology?
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
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Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
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On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
Classical Wisdom
Events Schedule
*Time Correction for Wednesday
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*Time Correction for Wednesday
TheCollector
What Is Predictive Processing? & How It Explains 3 Visual Illusions
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Classical Wisdom
Are Protests the Best Way to Say Nay?
Can Mobs Make the Change They Want to See?
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Can Mobs Make the Change They Want to See?
History Today Feed
How Iran Won the West
How Iran Won the West
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
3 weeks ago
How Iran Won the West
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
TheCollector
What Are the Iconographic Elements of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism?
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Dreams of Space -...
Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space with Terry (1952)
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a...
a year ago
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a nice gift box with a space quiz. It is a little bit of an odd astronomy book. The illustration are very beautiful and if you notice each planet has smaller people in the picture to...
Classical Wisdom
Xerxes the Great
More than a Villain
a year ago
TheCollector
7 Artists of German Expressionism You Should Know
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Maccabean Revolt: How the Maccabees Beat the Seleucids
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History Today Feed
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
JamesHoare
Fri, 02/23/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
JamesHoare
Fri, 02/23/2024 - 00:00
African History...
Voices of Africa's past: a brief note on the autobiographies of itinerant scholars.
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
6 months ago
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
History Today Feed
Brushing for Britain
Brushing for Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
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Brushing for Britain
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Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
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London at Night : Harold Burdekin Photographs A City Between Life And Eternity
London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his...
2 months ago
London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his collaborator John Morrison, Burdekin photographed London after dark for his book London Night, published in 1934. A year earlier, the photographer George Brassaï had published his influential...
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What’s the Meaning of Life for Confucianism?
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The Father of Art History: Who Was Johann Joachim Winckelmann?
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Is IQ a Sham? Jay Gould on the Mismeasure of Man
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Trying to Understand...
La politique de l’épuisement et l’épuisement de la politique.
Another of my essays in French.
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Another of my essays in French.
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Who Was Winston Churchill? The Dark Side of Britain’s Great Hero
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Who Was J. Edgar Hoover?
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8 Women Artists You Should Check Out in London’s National Gallery
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How the CCP is Closing China
How the CCP is Closing China
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
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How the CCP is Closing China
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Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
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7 Famous Artists Who Had Unexpected Day Jobs
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Is the Earth Flat? The Bizarre Belief That Refuses to Die
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Lucid Dreaming: Can You Wake Up in Your Dreams?
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10 Unmissable Masterpieces in the Louvre
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10 Historic Small Towns in Upstate New York Worth Exploring
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Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
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Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
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Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
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Serpentine Installs 19-Foot Pumpkin Sculpture by Yayoi Kusama
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Who Is the Father of the Beat Generation?
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Celebrate MLK with 'Agape'
How Dr. King was inspired by the Classics...
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How Dr. King was inspired by the Classics...
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The First Italo-Ethiopian War: When the Colonizers Lost
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When Birds Outsmarted the Army: What Was the Emu War?
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Who Are Hecate’s Parents?
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How Did Henry VIII Find a Bride through Portraits?
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Why did medieval people invent so many collective nouns?
A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
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A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
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Why Do People Give Gifts at Christmas?
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How Did Our Lady of Guadalupe Become Mexico’s Patroness?
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Ode to a Grecian Tour
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Erich Sokol For Playboy : Beautiful Women And Desperate Men (NSFW)
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a...
a month ago
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a better idea.” – John Ciardi, American poet (24 June 1916 – 30 March 1986) Erich Sokol (31 March 1933 – 20 February 2003) was an Austrian illustrator and caricaturist best known...
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17 Titillating Facts about the History of Tea
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Philosophy and Children
Event: THIS Saturday
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What’s So Special About The Thinker by Auguste Rodin?
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Possible Rembrandt Found in Attic Sells for $1.4 Million
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Aspasia of Miletus: More Than Pericles’ Romantic Partner?
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9 Unskippable Memorials in Washington DC
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 2, 2024 (On City Building Games)
Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those...
10 months ago
Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those multi-multi-author companion volumes) on how video games (particularly more abstract simulation games) depict the ancient world. Writing that chapter led me to reengage with ancient city...
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When Was the First Crusade?
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The Man Who Became Santa: Who Was Saint Nicholas?
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Weekend Roundup
Ancient Philosophy for Children
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Ancient Philosophy for Children
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Augustus and Ancient Religion
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Augustus and Ancient Religion
Overcoming Bias
Beware Policy Abstraction
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly...
a month ago
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly confirm that the issues focused on there were biased in two key ways.
Trying to Understand...
That's The Truth?
In politics, well, it depends.
a year ago
In politics, well, it depends.
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Max Thalmann: Passion, Cathedrals And America In Woodcuts
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black...
2 months ago
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black and white woodcut prints: Cathedral (Der Dom), Passion, and America in Woodcuts (Amerika im Holzschnitt). A bookbinder by trade having been trained as such under Henry Van De Velde...
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French Culture Minister Calls For Climate Activism Penalties
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Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
9 months ago
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
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Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
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7 Unanswered Questions about Minoan Bull-Leaping
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Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
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How the South Became Republican
How the South Became Republican
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
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How the South Became Republican
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
Classical Wisdom
Is Subjective Equal to Objective?
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the...
a year ago
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the middle of winter, and finally, around four months later, the first real spring day had arrived. The sun bore her rays magnificently, forcing the city’s residents into an ant-like...
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What Is the Message Behind Hip-Hop?
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Submerged Bridge in Spanish Cave Built Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
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9 Interesting Facts about Medusa
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The Merchant’s House Museum Fears ‘Irreparable Damage’
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Les Malheurs des immortels, 1922: Max Ernst and Paul Éluard’s Surreal Collaboration
Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by...
2 months ago
Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by German-American-French artist and founder of the Dada movement Max Ernst (2 April 1891 – 1 April 1976). The book, which marks the beginning of his close friendship with French poet Paul...
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Measuring the Shape of the Earth
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:20
9 months ago
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:20
African History...
State and society in southern Ethiopia: the Oromo kingdom of Jimma (ca. 1830-1932)
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its...
10 months ago
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its history and contribution to the country's cultural heritage. While Ethiopian historiography is often focused on the historical developments in the northern regions of the country, some...
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Vanishing Point: New Zealand and Australia in the 80s and 90s
“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was...
a month ago
“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was drawing to a close” – Kathryn McCool on life in New Zealand in the 1980s Kathryn McCool was 18 when her father gave her a camera (a Ricoh SLR) he’d bought at auction. As Kathryn …...
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How King Alfred Nearly Lost Everything (But Didn’t)
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Climate Activists Targeted Dinosaur Skeleton at London’s NHM
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5 Great European Christmas Markets Worth Traveling For
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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...
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What Is the History of Presidents’ Day in the US?
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5 Works by Barbara Kruger on Gender and Feminism
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Euripides’ Lost Plays
Euripides’ Lost Plays
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
2 months ago
Euripides’ Lost Plays
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
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Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur?
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Who Won the Battle of Nashville?
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Global Inequality...
Universities as factories
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students...
7 months ago
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students who were demonstrating. The police would come in on the orders of the authorities unhappy with student-created oases of freedom. It would come, armed, beat up students, and end the...
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10 Presidents Who Changed the US
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How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
j.hoare
Mon, 12/11/2023 - 11:26
a year ago
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
j.hoare
Mon, 12/11/2023 - 11:26
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Fixing Time In 1970s and 80s England: Ian Macdonald Shows Us A Changing World
Ian Macdonald’s black-and-white film photography from the 1970 and 80s shows us children’s at...
3 months ago
Ian Macdonald’s black-and-white film photography from the 1970 and 80s shows us children’s at school, heavy industry, steel works, Redcar blast furnace, Smith’s Dock Shipyard, houseboats and life in Cleveland and Teesside, England. “The blast furnace has a drama and beauty to...
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How Did the Tudors Celebrate Christmas?
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A (Brief) History of Washington DC: Home to the US Presidents
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Who Was Saint Basil of Caesarea?
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From Freed Son to Literary Legend: Who Was Horace?
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Winnie Mandela: Mother of the Nation?
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Did Humans and Neanderthals Interbreed?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Does Marcus Matter?
11 months ago
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$18-Million Monet Heads to Auction
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Hungary in WWII: A Lesser Axis Power
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Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
6 months ago
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
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10 Historic Towns in the US Where You’ll Travel Back in Time
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7 Facts about Francis Drake, the English Pirate-Hero
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Who Exactly Were the Hospitallers?
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Who is Buried in the Valley of the Kings?
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How Nazi Propaganda Appropriated the Vikings
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Claudius: The Roman Emperor Who Became a Pumpkin
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African History...
The pyramids of ancient Nubia and Meroe: death on the Nile and the mortuary architecture of Kush
a complete history of an African monument
a year ago
a complete history of an African monument
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5 Interesting Aspects of Medieval Mongol Culture
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Veni, Vidi, Vici: Decoding Julius Caesar’s “I Came, I Saw, I Conquered”
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Twenty Drawings by Kahlil Gibran, 1919
“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and...
2 months ago
“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and philosopher Kahlil Gibran (January 6, 1883–April 10, 1931) published the collection Twenty Drawings, the first and only time a selection of his paintings had appeared in print....
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Who Was Saint Polycarp of Smyrna?
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Olafur Eliasson to Turn Urban Billboards into Abstract Art
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The Darien Scheme: Scotland’s Unsuccessful Settlement in the Americas
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Trip (1958)
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made...
a year ago
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made Satellites, Space Pilots, Space Stations and Space Travel)."
This is about a 4 book space series you may never have seen. Michael Chester and William Nephew also did a great series of...
Patterns in Humanity
Demographics and American Homicides
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
11 months ago
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
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The Rise and Death of a ‘Mad Monk’: Who Was Grigori Rasputin?
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Who Was Carl Gustav Jung?
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10 Facts About the Temples of Angkor
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Found Photos: Mid-Century Soviets Standing By Their TVs
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV...
10 months ago
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV set. In the Soviet Union, the figure could well have been higher. When we shared found photos of Americans by their TVs (here and here). And now thanks to collectors Anna Pilipyuk...
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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...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
a year ago
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
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Who Is Chiron in Greek Mythology?
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The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
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Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
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Rome’s Worst Nemesis: What was the Sassanian Empire?
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Dreams of Space -...
Cosmonaut-2 (1964)
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely...
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Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely illustration about the 2nd manned Russian space launch. At age 25 Titov remains the youngest man to fly in Earth orbit. Vostok 2 was launched on August 6, 1961.
Cosmonaut-2, 1964. 38 p....
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Mount Toba: Did a Supervolcano Almost Wipe Out the Human Species?
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How Did Carl Jung Differ from Sigmund Freud?
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Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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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..
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The Greek Mythology Behind Famous Constellations
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Your Guide to the Best of Contemporary Art in Hanoi, Vietnam
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The Roman Question: The Pope vs. the New Nation of Italy
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Patterns in Humanity
Crime in the USA
A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
11 months ago
A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts
TheCollector
How Did Japan Get Involved in World War II?
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Trying to Understand...
Getting Used To Being Weak.
It's worse than you probably imagine.
a year ago
It's worse than you probably imagine.
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Marina Abramović Leads 7-Minute Silence at Glastonbury Festival
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Should you be Skeptical of Ads? Pyrrhonian Skepticism and Consumerism
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New York City In The 1960s – A Photographer’s Love story
For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that...
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For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that I love – New York City,” she says. ” On a good day, I move with the rhythms of the city and feel connected to its soul, spirit and people. The camera is the tool that allows me …...
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Spice Wars: The European Fight for the Spice Trade
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Dreams of Space -...
A Book of Moon Rockets for You (1959
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to...
a year ago
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to land on the Moon. It has wonderful illustrations and I am happy to share on this day of celebration of a landing.
Branley, Franklyn M. Illustrated by Kessler, Leonard. A Book of...
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Arachne: What Is the Real Meaning of the Myth?
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Empress Theodora
Saint or Sinner?
2 months ago
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Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
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Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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Classical Wisdom
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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Brother of Jesus: Who Was Saint James?
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What is the Relationship Between Politics and Art? 3 Answers
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How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends
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weird medieval guys
What does a biblically accurate angel actually look like?
Sexy? Scary? Both?
a year ago
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History of Chariots: 10 Types from Ancient Cultures Explained
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