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How Fritz the Cat Deconstructed 1960s America
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Anarchism Explained: Why Should the State be Abolished?
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Anarchism & Revolution: Who was Mikhail Bakunin?
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Once Upon a Time in Brick Lane: 1970s East London Before Gentrification
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Brick Lane in London’s East End is in area of flux. From the road where they used mark bricks and brew beer, the place has been sanctuary to immigrants for centuries and is now home to a large Bangladeshi community. In the 17th century, French Huguenots arrived and brought with...
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Paracelsus in the Ottoman Empire: Adoption or Adaptation?
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First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an official government report.
TheCollector
What Are Plato’s Arguments Against Democracy?
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
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Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
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Flashbak
Identipop, Build Your Own Popstar, 1969
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and...
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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...
Patterns in Humanity
Man the Hunter
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Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
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...
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Shocking Scandals: 10 of the Most Controversial US Elections
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Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico
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Why Is Nan Goldin Considered a Trailblazer in Modern Photography?
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Who is the Real FDR?
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Ukraine and the end of "Europe."
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Death of a Samurai Legend
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4 Key Works by James Joyce You Need to Read
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How Accurate Were Aristotle’s Views on Science?
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Discover Caravaggio’s Saint Matthew Series
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Philosophy 101: What Are The 5 Major Branches of Philosophy?
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The Pompeii Mosaics
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Juan Pujol Garcia: Who Was Agent Garbo?
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What Was the Relationship Between Cezanne and Zola?
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Trench Warfare in World War I: Rot, Rats, Ruin
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5 Lost Cities of Ancient Egypt Rediscovered
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The Death of Caspar Hauser
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TheCollector
The Darien Scheme: Scotland’s Unsuccessful Settlement in the Americas
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Edward Colston Statue to be Lastingly Installed in Bristol Museum
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A complete history of Madagascar and the island kingdom of Merina.
State and society on Africa's largest island.
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State and society on Africa's largest island.
TheCollector
Interview with Margaret Iversen: What Was Freud’s Impact on Surrealism?
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The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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Mount Toba: Did a Supervolcano Almost Wipe Out the Human Species?
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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...
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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...
Classical Wisdom
The Secret Life of Latin
Still A Living Language?
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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...
History Today Feed
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
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Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
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‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
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TheCollector
What Did Francis Bacon Mean by “Knowledge Is Power”?
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Were They Really World Wars? WWI & WWII Outside of Europe
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When Was the First Crusade?
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6 Most Common Ethical Dilemmas of the 21st Century
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Alan Turing: The Genius Who Cracked the Enigma Code
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Why Was Marcel Duchamp Obsessed With Chess?
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TheCollector
What Do Bernini’s Borghese Sculptures Represent?
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5 Celebrities Accused of Being Communists During the Second Red Scare
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Prometheus: The Titan Who Defied Zeus and Created Humanity
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Where to Stay While in Search of Homer?
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Anti-slavery laws and Abolitionist thought in pre-colonial Africa
the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
9 months ago
the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
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Round Two? There Is No Round Two.
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Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
Flashbak
Listen To The 1985 Gig When R.E.M. Were Raw, Real and Unscripted and Ready To Fight The Crowd
Not everyone was into R.E.M. when they were raw and unscripted. The indie act who became one of the...
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Yayoi Kusama Unveils New Public Sculpture in London
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‘Just Stop Oil’ Protestors Cover Stonehenge in Powder Paint
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Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist
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The Nepalese Royal Massacre: Royalty Meets True Crime
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Dreams of Space -...
Funny Pictures Magazine May (1976)
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue...
a year ago
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue has a nice space story comic.
Весёлые Картинки (Funny Pictures.) ( Komsomol “Veselye Kartinki”.) nr. 4, April 1976.
TheCollector
Abstract Expressionist Alfred Leslie Through 7 Paintings
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The Great Emu War: When Australians Lost to Flightless Birds
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History Today Feed
Death of a Turkey Legend
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The Hidden Meaning of Plato’s Cave Allegory
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10 Charming Medieval Villages in Austria to Visit
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5 Facts About Perun, the Slavic God of Thunder
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What Is the Correspondence Theory of Truth?
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What Are the Rock-Cut Churches of Lalibela?
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What Made Tintoretto the Greatest Master of the Renaissance?
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Thomas Gainsborough vs. Joshua Reynolds: 6 Facts About Their Rivalry
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Two Colonizers in South Africa: The British vs. The Dutch
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Classical Wisdom
Do You Believe in Magic?
Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
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Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
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The History of Underwear: Loincloths, Petticoats, Boxers, & Briefs
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Encaustic Painting: An Ancient Art Form Explained
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Denmark
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Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
TheCollector
7 Depictions of War by Famous Artists Everyone Should Know
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African History...
Acemoglu in Kongo: a critique of 'Why Nations Fail' and its wilful ignorance of African history.
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies...
2 months ago
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies show up in the selection committees of Stockholm.
TheCollector
Pablo Picasso’s Composition Techniques Explained Through 6 Works
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History Today Feed
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
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a year ago
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
j.hoare
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TheCollector
Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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Flashbak
Derek Jarman’s Home In Dungeness: Where Jesus Walked In The Garden
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s...
8 months ago
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s Metrograph theater, the British director spoke about his own garden and his house at Dungeness on the coast of Kent in England. Jarman made The Garden on the grounds of his seaside...
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Pandora’s Box: A Greek Myth about Curiosity (and More)
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TheCollector
Elton John Collection Goes on Sale After 21 Years
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TheCollector
How an Orthodox Patriarch Became “Protestant”
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TheCollector
The Trevi Fountain: Inside the History of Rome’s Iconic Tourist Site
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History Today Feed
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
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‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
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TheCollector
Plato’s Phaedo: Is The Soul Immortal?
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TheCollector
10 Historical Places to Visit in Sussex
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5 Notable Books by Ernest Hemingway
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Plastic Surgery as Art? 6 Facts About ORLAN
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No More Heroes.
Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
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Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
Classical Wisdom
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Lessons from Borat
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Derrida’s Deconstruction in Literary Analysis: A Detailed Guide
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Artists Rejected from Polish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
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8 months ago
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
1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
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TheCollector
The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
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TheCollector
Carl Jung’s Theory of Archetypes: Major Archetypes, History, Criticism
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Mansa Musa: The Golden Ruler of the Mali Empire
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TheCollector
How Did the English Longbow Win So Many Battles?
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TheCollector
9 Historical Places to Visit in Dorset
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What Is the History of Halloween?
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Flashbak
Arrows – Love And Punishment in Vintage Snapshots
The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some...
6 months ago
The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some have been drawn on the printed photo with pen, others form part of the image itself. The use of bows and arrows by humans predates recorded history and is common to most...
Flashbak
In The Living Room: At Home With The Working Class in The 1980s
“Everything centred on the living room – it’s where everyone met and congregated” – Nick Walpington...
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“Everything centred on the living room – it’s where everyone met and congregated” – Nick Walpington on his Living Room project Time to step back inside British homes in the late 1980s with photographer Nick Waplington’s Living Room series. Published as a book in 1991, the...
TheCollector
5 Historic Locations From the Troubles in Northern Ireland
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TheCollector
What Is Assemblage? A Look Into 3D Collage Techniques
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How Did the Crusades Affect Christianity?
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Flashbak
Cool in the Shade: One Man’s Photographs with the Stars
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Shade Rupe is a writer, filmmaker and actor. He has written for various film and culture magazines. A collection of his interviews, with the likes of Udo Kier, Divine, Alejandro Jodorowsky and Tura Satana, was published in the volume Dark Stars Rising: Conversations from the...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
2 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of October.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Rabbit Waves and Logbooks. Updated woodstove installation, no windlass with 1 photo, mini dodger and Victoria to Sitka logbook with Week 3...
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7 Fascinating Facts About the Vestal Virgins
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Do You Need Children to Care About the Future?
Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
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Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
Tjaart’s Substack
The curious case of the missing period
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
10 months ago
When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
TheCollector
Sufism: Mystical Islam in Africa
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6 months ago
African History...
A history of the Rozvi kingdom (1680-1830)
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
a year ago
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
African History...
The myth of Mansa Musa's enslaved entourage
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the...
a year ago
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the mind refuses to admit".
TheCollector
Astrology in Ancient Rome: A Brief Overview
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a year ago
Flashbak
American Noir: Mugshots And Crimes From A Small Pennsylvanian Town (1930s – 1950s)
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles...
7 months ago
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles the mugshots of criminals who lived in the town in the 1930, 40s and 50s, with notes on their offences. The mugshots were pulled from the rubbish when the town’s police department...
TheCollector
What Did Adorno Think of Beckett’s Endgame?
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How Did Christianity Conquer an Empire in 300 Years?
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TheCollector
How Did Near Eastern Cultures Influence Greek Art?
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Does Might Make Right? The Melian Dialogue of Thucydides
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The History and Beauty of the Moscow Metro
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World War II in Africa: The North African Campaign
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TheCollector
A George Washington Portrait Goes on Sale, Held at the Met
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12 months ago
African History...
The African diaspora in Portuguese India: 1500-1800.
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
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Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
TheCollector
Who Was Michel Foucault? Power, Knowledge, and Legacy
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The Orixás of Candomblé: Who Is Your Tutelary Spirit?
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Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts
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a week ago
Trying to Understand...
Bringing It All Back Home
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
a year ago
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
Trying to Understand...
The Politics of Exhaustion.
And the exhaustion of politics.
6 months ago
And the exhaustion of politics.
TheCollector
Musée Rodin to Launch Shanghai Outpost in September
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5 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Rocketry Though the Ages (1959)
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and...
a year ago
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and into the anticipated near future. I blogged about this in 2010, so a more complete scan seemed good. Also having the text that goes with each page is a plus, yea for flatbed...
TheCollector
What Is the Gender Philosophy of Judith Butler?
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Would You Kill the Fat Man?
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
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Ethical Philosophy for Fun
Classical Wisdom
Celebrate MLK with 'Agape'
How Dr. King was inspired by the Classics...
11 months ago
How Dr. King was inspired by the Classics...
TheCollector
New Exhibition Examines Rembrandt’s Relationship with Star Pupil
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2 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power (1963)
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some...
12 months ago
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some very nice illustrations of the construction of rockets.
Coombs, Charles. Illustrated by Foor, R. H. Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power. New York: William Morrow and Co. (96 p.)...
Open Culture
The Ingenious Engineering of Leonardo da Vinci’s Self-Supporting Bridge, Explained
The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self...
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The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self Supporting Bridge.” That sounds like a typical example of YouTube hyperbole, though on first glance, it isn’t at all obvious how the fragile-looking structure can stay up, much less...
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The Defining Style of the 1930s: What Is Art Deco?
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Commodus: The Gladiator Emperor of Rome
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What Was the Oregon Trail? History and Legacy
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Marina Abramović Leads 7-Minute Silence at Glastonbury Festival
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6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Understanding What's Happening in France.
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a year ago
The kinetic phase may come next.
TheCollector
The Furies: Goddesses of Vengeance and Retribution
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Classical Wisdom
Herodotus Versus Thucydides?
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
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Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
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Top 10 Historic Sites to See in New York City
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How Did Caligula Rise to Power in the Roman Empire?
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What Was the Golden Ratio & Did the Greeks Actually Use It?
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Trying to Understand...
So They Want Negotiations, Now.
Have they any idea what they are talking about?
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Have they any idea what they are talking about?
TheCollector
4 Important Philosophers of German Idealism You Should Know
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Weekend Roundup
Classics Gifts!
a month ago
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The Whore of Babylon & Prostitution in the Bible
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8 Sneaker Trends to be on the Look-out For in 2024
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The Political Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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History Today Feed
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:56
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Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
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Flashbak
Curious Pictures From A French Aristocrat’s 40-Year Mission To Create 3-D Photography
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You...
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“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You see one earring. Walk slowly past the photograph so you are viewing it from gradually changing angles… The earring from one ear recedes from view while its twin [appears] in turn on...
TheCollector
What Are the Oldest Copies of the Bible?
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a year ago
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...
TheCollector
7 Modern Artists Who Worked in Advertising
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A Guide to 6 Natural Wonders of Vietnam
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20 Roman Emperors Who Defined Ancient Rome
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Trying to Understand...
No End Of A Lesson.
If we can only learn it.
3 months ago
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10 Historic Small Towns in Georgia You Should Visit
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What Is the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence? From Descartes to Turing
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The Forgotten Tomb of Henry VIII: Why Was He Buried Somewhere Else?
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Weekend Roundup
Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
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Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
TheCollector
Battle of Cynoscephalae: Macedonian Phalanx vs Roman Legion
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Nature of Love
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Do We NEED to Hear Opinions We Don’t Like?
I Dare You...
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What Is Your True Self According to Carl Jung?
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Top 8 Bronze Age Civilizations (in the Mediterranean and Near East)
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Vincent Van Gogh’s Self-Portraits: The Artist Through His Own Eyes
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Patterns in Humanity
Recidivism in Norway
Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
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Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
Trying to Understand...
Reality Would Like A Word.
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
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Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
Global Inequality...
Living through another great transformation…
A review of Karl Polanyi's "Great transformation"
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A review of Karl Polanyi's "Great transformation"
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Who Was Hilma af Klint? 7 Facts About the Pioneer of Abstract Art
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Who Were the Samaritans?
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5 Female Heroes of World War II
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What Are the Five French Republics?
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How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures?
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Who Is the Mystery Mummy of Tomb KV55? (4 Theories)
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Who Was Vortigern?
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Jesus In Photos – The Mid-Century Years
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was...
8 months ago
Early images of Jesus look not much the Jesus we see today and in the Turin Shroud. Back then he was bushy haired and youthful, soft-bodied like the Jesus at the Arian Baptistery, hopeful and free. The face was based on the best looking heathen gods. In the Middle Ages, Jesus...
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How Did Mesopotamia Become the Cradle of Civilization?
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Highlights From Free Drawing by Franz Čižek & Herman Kastner (1925)
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was...
10 months ago
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was illustrated by artist Franz Čižek and edited by Hermann Kastner in 1925. The book features 80 plates of rich ornamental compositions. Franz Čižek – Champion of Creative Art For...
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5 Key Tenets of Rastafarian: Between Zion and Babylon
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Who Invented the First Motion Picture Camera?
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4 months ago
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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
8 months ago
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
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Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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5 months ago
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Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
5 months ago
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
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The Dutch Throne in an Exhibition for the First Time
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The 3 Greatest Nubian Kings of Egypt
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Shaka Zulu: The Life of Africa’s Legendary Warrior King
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11 months ago
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Beauty That Kills: Was Renaissance Makeup Deadly?
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10 Facts About Odin the All-Father: Norse God of War & Wisdom
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9 months ago
Res Obscura
Simulating History with Multimodal AI: an Update
Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history....
a year ago
Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history. But how to use it?
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Y Viva Espana: The Great British Package Holiday In Photos
When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of...
7 months ago
When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of them would have been on their way to sunny Spain as part of their package holiday. Jake Clark first arrived there in the late 1960s when his parents moved to a fishing village in...
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7 Famous Impressionist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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The Yalta Conference: Moving Forward From WWII
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8 Places in Munich Addressing National Socialism’s Problematic Legacy
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11 months ago
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Cars of Britain in the 1970s
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of...
2 months ago
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of Birmingham, The Black Country, London and Wolverhampton included cars. He took the above picture of the Ford Cortina Mk.1 parked on the roadside on 5th February 1978. It could be seen a...
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6 Mythological Creatures Found on Tarot Cards and Their Meaning
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Medieval Do’s and Don’ts of Dating: Complexities of Courtly Love
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The Greek Revolution: How Greece Was Freed From the Ottomans
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Who Are the Four Presidents Depicted on Mount Rushmore?
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What does Aristotle say in De Interpretatione?
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Open Culture
The Longest Construction Projects in History: Why Sagrada Família, the Milan Duomo, Greek Temples &...
Public-transit projects are the religious building endeavors of twenty-first century America, less...
4 days ago
Public-transit projects are the religious building endeavors of twenty-first century America, less because they’re motivated by the belief in any particular deity than by how much time and money they now require to complete. Take New York’s Second Avenue subway, whose less than...
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Aristotle on Logic: Deduction, Syllogisms, and Truth
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a year 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...
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MFA Boston Returns a Looted Egyptian Coffin to Sweden
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8 months ago
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Imperial Chinese Porcelain Bring Novelties to Market
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a year ago
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Who Was Walt Whitman?
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11 months ago
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A History of the United States Senate
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a year ago
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Who Won the Battle of Belmont?
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8 months ago
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SoHo And New York City In The 1980s
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,”...
4 months ago
Gérard Monger has been taking photos for more than 56 years. “I wanted to become a photojournalist,” he tells us, “but I became a computer scientist. I lived for a long time in the suburbs of Paris, Colombes and then Maisons Laffitte. Now I live in the center of France in Nevers....
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How Did the Pyramid of Giza Become an Ancient Wonder?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Happy Birthday Marcus Aurelius!
A Celebration of Virtue
8 months ago
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Who Were the Hessians in the American Revolution?
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Understanding JS Bach in 5 Compositions
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3 months ago
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‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’...
3 months ago
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 08:00
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John Martin’s Thrilling Illustrations for Paradise Lost (1827)
“Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death...
3 weeks ago
“Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death into the World, and all our woe” – The opening lines to Paradise Lost by John Milton, illustrated by John Martin John Milton’s (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) epic poem...
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Heracles Captures the Cretan Bull: The Hero’s Seventh Labor
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A Roman Sarcophagus Discovered by French Archaeologists
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Over 1,000 Artifacts Unearthed Beneath Notre Dame
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The Colombia Banana Massacre of 1928: The Shocking Story
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Wrong Side of...
Technology indistinguishable from magic
Our age of miracles: the medical breakthroughs of 2024
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Our age of miracles: the medical breakthroughs of 2024
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7 Famous Artists Who Turned to Crime
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Paul Klee: The Life & Work of an Iconic Artist
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How Napoleon Redefined French Artillery During the Napoleonic Wars
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What Is Appropriation in Art?
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Marble Head of Apollo Discovered in Greece
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7 Famous Artists Who Destroyed Their Own Works
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5 Inventions That Revolutionized Agriculture
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11 months ago
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Exploring Open Primaries: How They Work and Which States Use Them
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What Is an Existential Crisis?
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The Electoral College Explained
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Alive! The Incredible Story of Hugh Glass
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8 months ago
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8 Techniques in Persuasion from Antiquity
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The Horny Monkey And A Nose Pick: Humorous Japanese Postcards by Kokkei Shinbun Sha – 1907-1909
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman...
2 months ago
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman against her will. It’s an unusual tableaux. But then a lot about Japanese portrayals of sex is unfamiliar to all but the most adventurous Westerner (this Japanese sex guide and rope...
Global Inequality...
Should poor countries remain poor?
Stock vs flow approach.
9 months ago
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What Was Little Turtle’s War?
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Trying to Understand...
I Hate My Job And I Want To Cry.
Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
11 months ago
Tried chopping wood and carrying water?
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Get ‘Em In! Portraits of Drinkers in London Pubs
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink...
11 months ago
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink He sings the songs that remind him of the good times He sings the songs that remind him of the better times – Tubthumping by Chumbawumba Pub? Go on, then. Let’s go. And …...
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Stonehenge Defenders Got Their Day at Court
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a year ago
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China’s Communist Comic Books
China’s Communist Comic Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/05/2024 - 09:29
4 weeks ago
China’s Communist Comic Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/05/2024 - 09:29
History Today Feed
Moving With the Times?
Moving With the Times?
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
6 months ago
Moving With the Times?
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/11/2024 - 10:35
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Just How Christian Was the Kingdom of Kongo?
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When the US Senate Put Comic Books on Trial
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What is Deus Ex Machina in Film?
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5 Iconic Photographs by Ansel Adams
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A Collection of...
Continues the Hiatus, 2024
Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue...
2 months ago
Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue through October. I am making good progress on my writing, but still need to keep focusing. I am currently, I believe, on track for us to go back to normally scheduled posts in...
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Hitler in Politics: From the Nazi Party to the Reichstag
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Who Won the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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11 months ago
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Meet The Orishas: 10 Afrobrazilian Gods and Goddesses
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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...
9 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...
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9 Times Virginia Woolf Made a Lasting Impact on Art
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Tyrannical Hell or Harmonious Utopia?
Plato’s Vision of an Ideal State
11 months ago
Plato’s Vision of an Ideal State
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5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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8 Unsolved Disappearances From History
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11 months ago
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What Impact Did Realism Have on Society?
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Trying to Understand...
Peter Pan goes to Ukraine
Some people never grow up.
over a year ago
Some people never grow up.
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Emil Nolde: Great Painter of German Expressionism or Ardent Nazi?
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Classical Wisdom
Who’s in the Tomb?
A Macedonian Mystery: The Tombs of Aigai
8 months ago
A Macedonian Mystery: The Tombs of Aigai
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Monet’s London Paintings to Reunite After 120 Years
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“Singular” Spanish Painting Reappears After Vanishing in 1890
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Global Inequality...
The order of inequality
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
8 months ago
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
African History...
Early civilizations of ancient Africa and the pre-Aksumite civilization of the northern Horn.
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of...
3 months ago
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of urbanism and complex societies in West Africa discovered a vast cluster of stone ruins in southern Mauritania.
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Emperor Lucius Verus: Life, Death, Reign
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Putting Mothers on Death Row
Putting Mothers on Death Row
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
4 months ago
Putting Mothers on Death Row
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
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Exploring Francis Bacon’s Black Triptych Series
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7 months ago
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How Did Rachel Ruysch Become a World Famous Still Life Painter?
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10 months ago
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The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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a year ago
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Afghanistan Historic Monuments Destroyed in Earthquakes
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6 (In)Famous Gunslingers of the Wild West
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What to See on Vienna’s Long Night of Museums
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3 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great?
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman...
7 months ago
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman legions, I wanted to take the opportunity to talk about Alexander III, who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. But I want to discuss his reign with that title, ‘the...
African History...
Africa and Europe during the age of mutual exploration: a Swahili traveler's description of 19th...
The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on...
3 months ago
The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on a global scale in which African travelers were active agents.
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An Art-lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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Trying to Understand...
I Have No Brain But I Must Scream.
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
a year ago
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
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5 Quotes by Kant Explained
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6 months ago
African History...
The role of firearms in African military history, and the guns of the Benin kingdom.
"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
2 months ago
"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
Classical Wisdom
What is the “Mind”?
And How Do We Learn?
a year ago
Wrong Side of...
The chilling dawn of multiracial fascism
WOKE DOOD: WAT NOU?
a month ago
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Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
Classical Wisdom
Rome's Worst General?
And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
9 months ago
And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
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Charles Baudelaire’s Theory of Art: Is Beauty Universal?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Nature in Greek Myth
Magical and Medicinal
10 months ago
History Today Feed
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
a month ago
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
Classical Wisdom
Seamus Heaney
A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
a year ago
A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
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What Was the Medieval Legend of Prester John?
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a year ago
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