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Art Basel Paris Kicks Off in Grand Palais
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What Is the History of Constitution Day in the US?
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Ruthless Emperor & Granter of Citizenship: Who was Caracalla?
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Save The Robots: Life At New York’s Best Illegal Nightclub In The 1980s
Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz...
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Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz Fearon was living in the building at 25 Avenue B, Manhattan before the ‘Robots’ moved into the basement. “We were the tenants that got kicked out so Save The Robots could move in,” she...
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6 American Film Noirs Influenced by German Expressionism
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African History...
A history of the Gonja Kingdom: (1550-1899)
State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
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State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
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Ming Dynasty Artefacts Found in South China Shipwreck
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Who Were the Most Famous Symbolists?
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What Is the Significance of the Carnegie Libraries?
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What Is the History of the Blues?
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5 Facts About Ukko, Finland’s Axe-Wielding God of Thunder
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Poland Nixes Planned Venice Biennale Pavilion
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Overcoming Bias
How Every Empire Falls
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris...
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On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris sometime before 2005, and performed at various times by Morris, John Prine, and Marianne Faithfull.
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Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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Teenagers at Home In the 1980s and 90s In 38 Photos
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone...
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“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.” ― Fran Lebowitz We’re back looking at teenagers at home and in their bedrooms in the 1980 an 1990s. We’ve been back there before, checking our the snapshot …...
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How Did Emperor Nero’s Reign End?
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Should Death Concern Us?
How can we deal with the inevitable... before the inevitable deals with us?
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How can we deal with the inevitable... before the inevitable deals with us?
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A Look Inside London Cafes and Greasy Spoons In the Early 1990s
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter...
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We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter Marshall pokes his camera inside London’s lost cafes and shows us around. We see lots of formica counters, brightly coloured chairs, the stainless steel urns for ready-made coffee...
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The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook, 1976
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook was published in 1976 and 1980. This user guide to knowing cocaine...
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The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook was published in 1976 and 1980. This user guide to knowing cocaine was presented in the tone of an educational reference book. The drug was illegal – still is, of course – and publishing a book on it is risky. But it an effort to produce the...
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The World’s Most Prestigious Art Fairs (By Continent/Region)
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Dreams of Space -...
Treasury for Young Readers (1961)
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun...
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Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun story and some great Fred Freeman illustrations. Treasury for Young Readers was a collection of stories for children, some from Reader's Digest stories and some from books....
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Neon: The Cool History of the Enigmatic Noble Gas
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10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures)
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Who Is the Archangel Gabriel?
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Snapshots of Cars On The Streets of London in the 1980s
Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex...
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Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex shops, the West End, the East End and all parts between. Our focus here is in the cars on London’s roads in the 1980s. David Rostance took his pictures of London cars in the 1970s....
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What Is Film Noir? A Definition, History, and Impact
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Who Was Rosa Luxemburg and Why Was She Important?
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Dreams of Space -...
Out of This World (1953)
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of...
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Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of this World was one of my favorite "discoveries" when I first started collecting these books. It is a massive 160 pages of games, jokes, riddles, and space facts. I last blogged about...
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The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
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How The Charlie Brown Christmas Special Got Jazz And Came Alive
“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news...
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“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news cycle? A few minutes? This [album] is something that’s lasted 50 years. And not only lasted, but grown … I think there’s just a humanness” — Jerry Granelli, drummer with the Vince...
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Gap Week: April 19, 2024 (Manor Lords First Impression)
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society...
8 months ago
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society for Military History (and, indeed, by the time you read this, I will be there). Normally, I post the abstract of my conference talk for these sorts of things, but since I …...
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How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
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Thu, 12/07/2023 - 09:29
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How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
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Thu, 12/07/2023 - 09:29
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Norse Pantheon: 10 Fascinating Gods and Goddesses
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7 Women Artists Fighting Climate Change
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Weekend Roundup
Changing Seasons
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3 Beautiful Places in the South of England Tourists Neglect
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Who Was Hilma af Klint? 7 Facts About the Pioneer of Abstract Art
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Did Jesus Live in India?
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British Museum to Digitalize Its Collection
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‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
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‘Churchill’s American Network’ and ‘Mirrors of Greatness’ review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:16
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William Blake’s Cottage to Be Preserved as a Museum
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5 Transformative Leaders That Shaped British History
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in Japan
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Get to Know Meret Oppenheim Through 7 Works
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Who Won the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House?
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5 Interesting 1980s Subcultures: From Goth to Punk to Skinheads
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Is Right & Wrong a Matter of Perspective? Moral Relativism Explained
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Ada Lovelace: Get to Know the World’s First Computer Programmer
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Ancient Greek Astronomy
Ursa Major
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Existential Crisis: What Is It and How Can We Overcome It?
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7 Most Impressive Villas and Palaces to Visit in Rome
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10 National and State Parks in the US Where You Can See Ancient Redwoods
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Interview with Dr. Mark Solms on Freud & Surrealism
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A Colossal Ramses II Statue Pieces Uncovered
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Freak Shows: The Truth Behind Beauty and the Beast
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Is the Q Source the Origin of the Gospels?
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Who Is Ai Weiwei?
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Weekend Roundup
Myths and Metamorphoses
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Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
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Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
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Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
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Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
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Who Was Judah Maccabee? The Ancient Jewish Resistance Leader
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Democracy
The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
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The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
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Who Were the Axis Powers?
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8 Famous French Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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William S. Burroughs: Love is The Painkiller and Cats Are the Cure
“We are the cats inside. We are the cats who cannot walk alone, and for us there is only one place”...
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“We are the cats inside. We are the cats who cannot walk alone, and for us there is only one place” – William S. Burroughs It wasn’t all writing, drug taking, walks among the mysteries, cut ups, fomenting revolution, guns and launching assaults on Soho coffee bars in a typical...
Patterns in Humanity
Out-of-Europe: History of Migrations to the United States
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid...
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Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid advancements in science and technology happening in the 1400s. With improvements in cartography, ship and other maritime technology, and an increased desire to understand and discover...
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Cain’s Marriage: Who Did the Biblical Killer Marry?
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History of the Origin of Manned Flight: More than Just Planes
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Peter Pan goes to Ukraine
Some people never grow up.
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Some people never grow up.
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6 Empires that Conquered Ancient Egypt
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How Did George Orwell’s Life Influence his Literature?
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The Evolution of Socialism and Its Influence in the US
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Why Do People Love or Hate John Calvin?
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Egyptian Demons: Guardians and Wanders
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Against Liberalism: What is Communitarianism?
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Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
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Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
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Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
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Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
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The Bumpy Ride to Yerevan: What Can a Road Trip in Armenia Teach You?
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Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Found in Antwerp
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Modernism vs. Postmodernism: Two Genres Explained in 6 Facts and 13 Artworks
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London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
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The Life of Tadeusz Kościuszko: A Revolutionary on 2 Continents
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5 Quotes by Socrates Explained
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How Jazz Became a Secret Weapon in Cold War Berlin
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Abstract Expressionist Alfred Leslie Through 7 Paintings
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What Was Organization Todt?
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What Is the Book of Galatians About?
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Res Obscura
Simulating History with ChatGPT
The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
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The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
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9 Interesting Facts about Medusa
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London’s National Portrait Gallery Opens First Francis Bacon Show
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Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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Umbanda: 10 Facts About The Afrobrazilian Religion
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10 Historic Towns in Southwest France Brimming With Joie de Vivre
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How Did Tunisia Become a Country?
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New York City’s NIGHT Magazine – 1978-79
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s...
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Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s mix of fashion, art, and music at clubs like Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager’s Studio 54 and Howard Stein and Peppo Vanini’s Xenon, where nightlife and performance met. Distribution...
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What Happened During a Duel in Early Modern Europe & North America?
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How Did Hannah Arendt Define Evil?
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The Cyclops
A Misunderstood Monster?
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Overcoming Bias
No Meta Status Orgs
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to...
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In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to many specific medical conditions, and also to studying and reforming medicine in general, at a meta level.
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Battle of the Persian Gate: An Achaemenid Thermopylae, 330 BCE
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7 Important Baroque Paintings You Should Know
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What Was Jim Crow?
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7 Dickensian Locations: In the Footsteps of Charles Dickens
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10 Most Historic Cities to Visit Around the World
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Was War Really Necessary? Law and the July Crisis
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Mao Zedong: His Origins & Unlikely Rise to Power
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Trying to Understand...
A Week Off And A New Language
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
A Strange Defeat.
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
a month ago
A failure of understanding in Ukraine.
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Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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How Did German Expressionism Change The History of Cinema?
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Can You ‘Believe In The Science’?
The Pre-Socratic Atomists: Pioneers of Modern Science
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The Pre-Socratic Atomists: Pioneers of Modern Science
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Jane Seymour: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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8 Artists Who Defined the Roaring Twenties
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The Forgotten Second Saint Patrick of the Dark Ages
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A History Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth
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History Today Feed
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
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‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
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J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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Global Inequality...
Before the police arrives: Bookstores on Saturdays
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I...
10 months ago
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I would be a “technical executor” of our family’s monthly budget. My family was part of the red bourgeoisie and we had enough, and probably more than enough, for a comfortable life;...
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What Is the Origin and Significance of Columbus Day?
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The Mystical Drawings of William Thomas Horton (1864-1919)
William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by...
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William Thomas Horton (1864–1919) was one of the Smithers People, a number of artists sponsored by Leonard Smithers (1861–1907),a leading light of the Decadent movement and publisher of upscale pornography. Some starry names were in his orbit, including Max Beerbohm, Aleister...
Wrong Side of...
Why we need an insufferable liberal elite
The Great Migration to Bluesky
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The Great Migration to Bluesky
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What Does It Take to Become a US President?
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The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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Dreams of Space -...
Satellites As A Hobby (1962)
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and...
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Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and created a space map in 1958 (see Sept 8, 2011 blog post). They reused these illustration in several publication which may explain why they seem a little "dated" for 1962. This book...
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Charles Baudelaire’s Theory of Art: Is Beauty Universal?
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The Colombia Banana Massacre of 1928: The Shocking Story
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Who Are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?
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It’s Complicated: Edward VIII & Wallis Simpson’s Scandalous Romance
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The Two Slayings of Holofernes: Artemisia vs. Caravaggio
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History Today Feed
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
2 months ago
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:11
TheCollector
Work Begins on Naples’ New Archaeological Museum
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British Grub: A Psychedelic Tribute To British Food From 1960s San Francisco
Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease...
7 months ago
Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease pudding and saveloys, what next is the question? Rich gentlemen have it boys – in-di-gestion! – Food Glorious Food from the muscial oliver by Lionel Bart, 1968 You didn’t need...
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Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum Launches AI “Art Explorer”
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Hitler’s Health Issues & Medical Ailments: 8 Facts
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Dragons Across Cultures & Mythologies: Here Be Dragons!
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A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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What Is Your True Self According to Carl Jung?
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Trying to Understand...
The Water Is Rising.
But slowly ...
2 months ago
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What is the Eye of Ra?
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A Glimpse into the Past: An Overview of Ancient Greek Theater
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What Are the Six Labors of Theseus?
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Juan Rulfo: Whispers & Myths From Mexico’s Most Enigmatic Writer
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How Many Presidents Served Two (Full) Terms?
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Who Were the Buffalo Soldiers?
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Do Individuals Move the Course of History?
Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
2 months ago
Or Do They Just Ride the Wave?
TheCollector
Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 15, 2024
Hey folks, Fireside this week! For the musing this week, I want to talk about, at least for a...
a month ago
Hey folks, Fireside this week! For the musing this week, I want to talk about, at least for a humanities field, what ‘research support’ from a university means and why it is valuable, but before we get to that, I just want to make a note going forward. In particular, there have...
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Is Fear Driving Contemporary Politics? Hobbes’ Leviathan Revisited
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Orange Free State, South Africa: A History
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What 5 Simple Stoic Practices Can You Integrate in Your Life?
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Is Oedipus Rex the Mother of All Drama?
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What Was the Relationship Between Gauguin and Van Gogh?
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Hacker Group Takes Credit for Christie’s Cyberattack
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIa: Starting Down the Path of Honors
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic...
a year ago
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries. Last time we discussed Rome’s popular assemblies, which at least notionally expressed the will of the people. One of the key tasks those...
Trying to Understand...
The Modern World Is Boring.
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
6 months ago
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
History Today Feed
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:42
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Doc Holliday: The Perennial Sidekick
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:42
TheCollector
Was Minoan Crete a Matriarchal Society?
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How Did Babylon Shape the History of the Ancient Near East?
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Global Inequality...
Changes in income distributions in China, India and the United States, 2018-23
The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
2 months ago
The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
TheCollector
Marilyn Monroe: The Fascinating Life of a Pop Icon
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5 Great Books by Alexandre Dumas
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Who Was the Real Mona Lisa?
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Which Countries Speak Mandarin Chinese?
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Daniel Boone: The Life & Legend of an American Pioneer
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History Today Feed
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
a year ago
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
TheCollector
6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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Classical Wisdom
Oops! I did it again...
Getting our events straight...
a year ago
Getting our events straight...
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The First Italo-Ethiopian War: When the Colonizers Lost
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Why Is Turkey so Important on Thanksgiving?
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10 Interesting Facts About Arthur Miller
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Classical Wisdom
Last Chance
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
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Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
Classical Wisdom
Xerxes the Great
More than a Villain
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Why Aren’t We Happy?
Count no man happy until the end is known
5 months ago
Count no man happy until the end is known
TheCollector
Isadora Duncan: 12 Facts About the Pioneer of Modern Dance
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The Early Anarchism of William Godwin
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Open Culture
Richard Feynman Enthusiastically Explains How to Think Like a Physicist in His Series Fun to Imagine...
“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and...
3 days ago
“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and difficult,” says Richard Feynman at the beginning of his 1983 BBC series Fun to Imagine. “One of the things that makes it very difficult is that it takes a lot of imagination. It’s very...
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Joseph Kony & the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda
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Flashbak
Animals Behaving Horribly On Vintage Christmas Cards
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards...
a year ago
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards produced during the Victorian era. There are dead birds, massive insects being tortured by small children and any number of humanised animals eating each other, eating people and...
Dreams of Space -...
New Treasury for Young Readers (1963)
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one...
10 months ago
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one just for balance. Some fine illustration is a lost bit of space flight for children.
New Treasury for Young Readers. Reader’s Digest. Pleasantville, NY. Reader’s Digest Association....
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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Denim: The Fabric That Built America
Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images...
3 weeks ago
Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images mostly from the 1940s, show how the fabric became synonymous with American grit and productivity. The look was born in 18th Century Europe. Bleu de Gênes was the rough fabric...
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3 Mexican Artists Who Painted Political Murals
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What is Wolfgang Tillmans Most Famous For?
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The Metaphysics of Stoicism: 3 Key Tenets
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Edie Sedgwick: Who Was Andy Warhol’s Protégé Starlet?
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What Are the Oldest Copies of the Bible?
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Wieland: How Religious Extremism Shaped the 1st American Gothic Novel
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What Made Sir Joshua Reynolds an Iconic Portrait Artist?
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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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Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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How King Alfred Nearly Lost Everything (But Didn’t)
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Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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Soviets in Munich? The 1919 Bavarian Soviet Republic
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Flashbak
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...
TheCollector
Was Vincent van Gogh Religious?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Sotheby’s to Auction Its First Robot-Made Artwork
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TheCollector
What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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TheCollector
10 Historical Facts About London You Might Not Know
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TheCollector
Ancient Greece and Persia: Foes, Friends, or Both?
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TheCollector
11 Facts About The Unique State of Maine
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Julius Caesar
9 months ago
A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 29, 2023 (Year In Review)
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but...
11 months ago
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but between the holidays and the whole pedant household coming down with a nasty cold, I’m a bit short of the time and energy to put together a full fireside with...
TheCollector
French Archaeologists Excavate a Castle Beneath a Historic Town
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TheCollector
Laser Surveys Reveal Ancient Maya City in Mexico
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TheCollector
Why Visit Aqaba? Jordan’s City of Contrasts
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Flashbak
Arthur Rackham’s Fantastic Illustrations for The Tempest, 1926
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes:...
3 weeks ago
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes: Nothing of him that doth fade, But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange. – William Shakespeare, The Tempest, illustrated by Arthur Rackham 1926 Arthur...
TheCollector
The Surprising Alliances Between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons
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TheCollector
Who Are the Major Prophets in the Bible?
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TheCollector
11 Greek Mythological Creatures
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TheCollector
Lucian Freud Nude to Make $20 Million Auction Debut
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TheCollector
What Was the Sturmabteilung?
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10 months ago
Flashbak
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...
Flashbak
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....
TheCollector
Alexandre Dumas: The Life & Legacy of a Great Novelist
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Don't Give Peace Too Many Chances.
Nothing is more dangerous than a flawed peace treaty.
over a year ago
Nothing is more dangerous than a flawed peace treaty.
History Today Feed
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
a month ago
‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:16
TheCollector
Logos vs Chaos: The Book of Genesis vs Other Ancient Creation Myths
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Heracles Cleans the Augean Stables: The Hero’s Fifth Labor
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TheCollector
7 Key Beliefs and Practices From Hasidic Judaism
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6 months ago
Flashbak
Black Woodstock: The Harlem Cultural Festival, NYC – 1969
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a...
3 months ago
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a series of shows that became known as Black Woodstock. Held at 3pm on Sundays in Mount Morris Park between 29 June and 24 August, 1969, as many as 300,000 people attended the festival...
History Today Feed
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
2 months ago
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
TheCollector
Hume on Personal Identity: Who Are We?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Why Is There One Caryatid at the British Museum and Five in Athens?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Cimabue Fresco Restored to its Original Glory
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10 months ago
TheCollector
The Anne of Cleves Louvre Portrait Got a Makeover
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Father of Phenomenology: Who Was Edmund Husserl?
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5 months ago
African History...
Taming and domesticating the wild: the War-Elephants of ancient Aksum and Kush
In his 1668 description of the West African kingdom of Benin, the Dutch writer Olfert Dapper...
2 weeks ago
In his 1668 description of the West African kingdom of Benin, the Dutch writer Olfert Dapper reported that “The king shows himself only once a year to his people, going out of his court on horseback, accompanied by three or four hundred noblemen on horseback.”
Flashbak
Trees are Sanctuaries: Wandering – Notes and Sketches by Hermann Hesse, 1920
“For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers” – Herman Hesse, Wandering: Notes and...
2 months ago
“For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers” – Herman Hesse, Wandering: Notes and Sketches Hermann Hesse (July 2, 1877–August 9, 1962) speaks of the search for truth and that sense of escaping into the natural world in this 1920 collection of his pros,...
History Today Feed
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
8 months ago
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
TheCollector
Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists
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6 months ago
Flashbak
1970s Graffiti in Dirty Old Boston
British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks...
8 months ago
British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks sprayed the bands’ names on the city’s walls. The stories behind other graffiti photographed by Meredith Jacobson Marciano is less obvious. Were the Lesbian Turds a band? The New...
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some odds and ends.
5 months ago
TheCollector
Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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4 months ago
TheCollector
7 of the Most Historically Important Sites in Japan
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5 months ago
TheCollector
4 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Catholic Catechism
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3 months ago
TheCollector
10 Landmarks That Should Be Considered Wonders of the World
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2 months ago
TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Artist Inna Levinson: From Paint to Pixels
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Who Are the Samaritans in the Bible?
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a month ago
TheCollector
Achaian War: How the Romans Defeated the Last Free State in Greece
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Greece's Forgotten Legacy
Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
a year ago
Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
TheCollector
5 Features of Qing Dynasty Art
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The East African Campaign of WWI: Germany vs The Allies in East Africa
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The End of Power Projection?
We can't get there from here, anymore.
a year ago
We can't get there from here, anymore.
History Today Feed
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
6 months ago
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
TheCollector
Subtle Manipulation: The Power of Nudging in Psychology
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Get to Know Palazzo Doria Pamphilj & Its Fascinating History
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10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Honesty: What's In It For Me?
First, do lots of harm.
a year ago
CrimethInc.
Announcing The Beautiful Idea : A New Podcast
Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media...
a week ago
Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media platforms on a new podcast, The Beautiful Idea, which will offer reporting and analysis of current events. The first episode of The Beautiful Idea has just been released!
In their own...
TheCollector
The Dutch Under Nazi Rule: German WWII Occupation of the Netherlands
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11 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
The Rise of the West
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people...
a year ago
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people of science, and then I put it in context with other indicators of historical development. The data together show that West Europe had developmentally surpassed the rest of the world...
Global Inequality...
Trump and the Rise of Asia
My interview with "Atlantico"
2 weeks ago
My interview with "Atlantico"
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plutarch and Pleasure
a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Four Waves of Feminism?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Marxism And Literature: 3 Key Ideas
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a year ago
Flashbak
Salford in 1977: People Of Langworthy, Ordsall and the Adelphi
In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A...
4 months ago
In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A member of the Reflex photography group, led by documentarian Diane Bush, a young American established documentary photographer, Portus wanted to show the everyday things people...
TheCollector
What Are the 5 Greatest Protest Songs of the 20th Century?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
The Roman Question: The Pope vs. the New Nation of Italy
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11 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Slide Rule, released a little slide rule toy(Mastodon).
100r.co,...
TheCollector
5 Female Canadian Authors You Should Read
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2 months ago
TheCollector
5 Fascinating Maps that Show Our Evolving Understanding of the World
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
7 months ago
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:14
Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (May 1947)
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The...
over a year ago
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight.
TheCollector
Edward Longshanks & the Conquest of Wales
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Christian Gnosticism? (History, Tenets, Legacy)
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a month ago
TheCollector
Battle of Gaugamela (331 BCE): Alexander’s Achaemenid Armageddon
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Conceptual Photography?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
9 Works That Defined El Greco’s Career
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10 months ago
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.
History Today Feed
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
9 months ago
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Rhetoric
The Power of Persuasion
4 months ago
TheCollector
Top 10 Plays by William Shakespeare
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Anne of Cleves: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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9 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Outer Space (1953)
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was...
2 months ago
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was able to add a lot more scans of this early space treasure. Outer Space was evidently a give-away comic book at Atlantic Richfield gas stations. For those of you who did not know,...
Flashbak
A Book of Dreams: 25 Vintage Visions To Awaken Your Mind
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by...
7 months ago
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by desire, our dreams are visions of other lives, possible clues to the future. “The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the...
TheCollector
10 Historic Christmas Towns in the US to Visit
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a week ago
TheCollector
The Legend of El Dorado: Myth vs. History
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a month ago
History Today Feed
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
a month ago
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
TheCollector
Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
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a year ago
TheCollector
15 Facts About Genghis Khan & His Legacy
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8 months ago
TheCollector
5 Unusual Items in Ai Weiwei’s Installations
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8 months ago
TheCollector
September 1, 1939: The Invasion of Poland
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Beyond Watergate: A Look at President Nixon’s Legacy
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2 months ago
TheCollector
What Is a Good Argument According to Aristotle?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Chicago’s Union League Club to Sell Monet Painting
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9 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, January 12, 2024
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a...
11 months ago
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a draft of something I have promised by the end of the month (so this may not be the only Fireside this month). That said, it seemed like a good time to discuss trade, the sea and...
TheCollector
Hypnosis: Is it Magic or Science?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
World’s Largest Banksy Exhibition to Reopen in London
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Why Did Shakespeare Write Macbeth?
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a month ago
Flashbak
Katsushika Hokusai: Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting...
2 months ago
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) features the fabulous painting Under the Wave off Kanagawa, better known as the Great Wave. First published for the New Year of 1831, the ukiyo-e series of large, colour woodblock prints was, due its immense...
TheCollector
7 Famous Artists Who Had Unexpected Day Jobs
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Paradox of Fiction: Is it Irrational to be Moved by Fiction?
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
The Eiffel Tower: 12 Facts About the Iconic Parisian Landmark
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Liu Bang: How a Peasant Became Emperor of China
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TheCollector
What Are the Top 7 Must-See Attractions in Mallorca?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Martha Washington: Get to Know the First First Lady
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3 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Black Friday Get Its Name?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Moscow: Uncover a Near-Millennium of the City’s History
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Was Operation Downfall?
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10 months ago
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