Hidden History
The Japanese Mafia and the Card Game of Koi-Koi
The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had...
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The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had its origin some 400 years ago in early attempts by the Shoguns to ban gambling and European playing cards. History When the Portuguese arrived in Japan in 1543, they established...
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Medieval Muslims loved their cats so much
Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
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Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
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Artist Steals 17th-Century Coin From British Museum
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How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
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Mon, 12/11/2023 - 11:26
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How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
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Did Bruce Lee Invent Mixed Martial Art?
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Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part I: Divisa in Partes Tres
This is the first part of a three-part (if I can keep it) series, examining the historical...
5 months ago
This is the first part of a three-part (if I can keep it) series, examining the historical assumptions of Imperator: Rome, a historical grand strategy game by Paradox Interactive, set during the rise and collapse of the Roman Republic from 304-27 BC and covering the broader...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Free Will Vs Determinism
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The Paradox of Fiction: Is it Irrational to be Moved by Fiction?
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Which Countries Have the Most Official Languages?
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Francisco Goya Research Center Launches in New York City
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What Was the Halley Comet Panic of 1910?
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What Is Capoeira?
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Why Is Canadian Thanksgiving on the Second Monday of October?
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Arguing with the Dead
Arguing with the Dead
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Arguing with the Dead
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The Mamluk Sultanate: How Slaves Came to Rule an Empire
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The Sociocultural Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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7 Works by Romaine Brooks You Should Know
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Finding The Original Drugstore Cowboy : Los Angeles In 1980
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith...
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Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith Jacobson Marciano. In 1980, the coffee shop was closing forever.”The term “drugstore cowboy” came from here to mean a young wannabe whippersnapper who wanted to get into Westerns but...
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Songhai Empire: The Rise & Fall of Africa’s Biggest Empire
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7 of the Biggest Palaces Ever Built
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5 Quotes by Sartre Explained: What These Words Mean for Us Today
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Trying to Understand...
Externalising Our Hatreds.
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It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
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The End of the World?
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Iroquois Confederacy: A Brief History of Haudenosaunee
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The Rise of Extractive Politics
It's about having small expectations.
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It's about having small expectations.
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12 Most Important Achievements in the Space Race
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How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Kent
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Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico
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444 Days: The Story of the Iran Hostage Crisis
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The Mexican Escape of European Surrealists During World War II
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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...
a month ago
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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What Was the Berlin Conference?
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Patterns in Humanity
Man the Hunter
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
a year ago
Are our stereotypes about hunter-gatherer societies outdated? Seems not.
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10 Ancient Cities Around the World to Visit
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Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
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Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
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Summary of changes for May
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over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Noodle, released Uxn version. Improved UX to resize the canvas and...
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Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
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Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
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Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
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British Museum Receives Its Most Valuable Gift Ever
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An Art Lovers Guide to Outdoor Exhibitions in Japan
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What 5 Simple Stoic Practices Can You Integrate in Your Life?
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What Did the Beat Generation Want?
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7 Unanswered Questions about Minoan Bull-Leaping
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What’s the Context of Good Friday? From Passover to Crucifixion
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6 Misconceptions About Biblical Angels
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Posters From London’s Psychedelic UFO Club – 1966-1967
“In the Roundhouse, the UFO, and the Middle Earth Club in London everyone seems to get it, and it’s...
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“In the Roundhouse, the UFO, and the Middle Earth Club in London everyone seems to get it, and it’s as if we are all in on the same joke” – Andy Summer on London’s UFO Club Founded by Joe Boyd and John Hopkins, London’s psychedelic UFO Club was small and short-lived, running...
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Watergate: The Scandal that Defined Nixon’s Presidency
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Who Was Michel Foucault? Power, Knowledge, and Legacy
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Overcoming Bias
Culture Drift Predicts Decadence
Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
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Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
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How Did the 1979 Iranian Revolution Influence Iran’s Economy?
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African History...
a brief note on Africa's Scientific Manuscripts
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
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plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
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Did Jesus Teach Stoic Philosophy?
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What Is the (Delicious) History of Pizza?
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Trying to Understand...
The Newer World Order.
But can they get their heads round it?
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But can they get their heads round it?
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Michigan Museum Displays Rich History of Cambodian Art
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Henri Matisse: Outstanding Paintings by the French Fauvist Master
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Jansenism: The 17th Century Heresy That Divided the Church
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Gender Identity & Incidents That Scandalized Shakespeare’s London
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Dreams of Space -...
What the Moon Is Like (1963)
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are...
a year ago
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are exploring the Moon again.
What the Moon is Like is another book by the children's science writer Franklyn Branley. He wrote many children's non-fiction books with a variety of...
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4 Sumerian Inventions that Changed the World
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Edward VIII: The Worst Monarch in British History?
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8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America
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J.S. Bach & Sons: The Composer’s Legacy and Family
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Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
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Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
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Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
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10 Historical Facts About London You Might Not Know
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Did the Suffragettes Know Martial Arts?
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3 Depictions of Saint Jerome: Albrecht Dürer’s Fascination
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Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great? Part II
This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost...
7 months ago
This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. Last week, we looked at the sources for Alexander’s life, the historiography (that is, the history-of-the-history) of his modern reception and...
Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Poetics
The Science of Art
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What Was the Medieval Legend of Prester John?
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Jacksonville Confederate Monument Removed
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Why Was the Statue of Christ the Redeemer Built?
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Dr Alun Withey
Finding Your Beard Style in the 19th Century
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the...
over a year ago
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, depending on factors including status, location and age. Rather than each age having one particular style of facial hair that was ubiquitous, the...
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Protein or Propaganda? The Story Behind America’s Love Affair with Milk
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The 3 Partitions of Poland (& Lithuania): Polarized Peoples
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Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, May 31, 2024 (Academic Departments)
Fireside this week! I am spinning up to write a Teaching Paradox series on Imperator later this...
6 months ago
Fireside this week! I am spinning up to write a Teaching Paradox series on Imperator later this week, but not quite ready to get started yet. I’m also thinking, perhaps before that, of doing a short post or set of posts on the organization of non-state ‘tribal’ societies in...
Res Obscura
Why Early Modern Books Are So Beautiful
Three theories
a year ago
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What Led to the Assassination of Emperor Caligula?
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Why is medieval art so weird?
Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran...
a year ago
Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran discuss why medieval art is so intriguing to modern viewers and what makes so much of it so weird. Also discussed are Galaxy Quest, Mel Gibson's crimes against the Middle Ages, and...
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How Did German Expressionism Change The History of Cinema?
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Classical Wisdom
Four Common(ly misunderstood) Latin Proverbs
Factoids From the Ancient World
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Factoids From the Ancient World
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Why Do People Love or Hate John Calvin?
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Dreams of Space -...
I Want To Be A Space Pilot (1961)
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a...
a year ago
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a series of children's books called "I want to be..." They are essentially a beginning to read career book. I like the very basic illustrations and the straightforward text. I also...
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Why Did Friedrich Nietzsche Say ‘God Is Dead’?
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How Was Mussolini Removed From Power?
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Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts
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The Sad History of Canada’s Inuit High Arctic Relocations
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Marina Abramović Leads 7-Minute Silence at Glastonbury Festival
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Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
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The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
Flashbak
Twenty Drawings by Kahlil Gibran, 1919
“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and...
2 months ago
“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and philosopher Kahlil Gibran (January 6, 1883–April 10, 1931) published the collection Twenty Drawings, the first and only time a selection of his paintings had appeared in print....
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The Vasari Sacristy: Breathtaking Artwork in Naples
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Clubbers And Youth Tribes in Post-Punk London : 1978-1986
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those...
7 months ago
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those Tuesday nights at Billy’s [1978] it was like walking into a Hieronymous Bosch painting – furtive but lively, very decadent reflecting what they were into, and yet with a sense of...
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The American Patriot War: “The Americans Are Coming!”
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ia: Heirs of Alexander
This week on the blog we are starting what is a planned four-part series looking at the twilight of...
11 months ago
This week on the blog we are starting what is a planned four-part series looking at the twilight of Hellenistic warfare and the triumph of the Roman legion. Our core question is a really common one: why was the Roman legion able to decisively defeat the Hellenistic...
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Why Is Mount Rushmore in South Dakota?
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What’s the Biblical Background to the Sword in the Stone?
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Ludwig Wittgenstein vs. Gottlob Frege: Between Logic and Language
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What does a biblically accurate angel actually look like?
Sexy? Scary? Both?
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Egyptian Demons: Guardians and Wanders
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10 Strange Old Currencies Throughout Time
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The Vikings in Iceland: Their Story in Sagas and Archaeology
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African History...
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government in central Africa.
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How Can We View Tecumseh From an Indigenous Perspective?
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Two ‘Great Wave’ Prints Fetch Over $800,000 Each
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What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Be Skeptics?
Is it good to question everything?
8 months ago
Is it good to question everything?
TheCollector
What Is the Historical Context of Psalms?
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Patterns in Humanity
Mental Health and Social Stratification
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and...
a year ago
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and discuss some of the implications for social stratification.
TheCollector
A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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The Ancient Ozempic
Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
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Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
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5 Most Influential Blues Musicians of All Time
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How Did Caligula Rise to Power in the Roman Empire?
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CrimethInc.
How to Organize an Assembly : Preparing to Respond in an Era of Disasters and Despotism
There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to...
a month ago
There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to solve their problems, suddenly realize that their only hope is to make contact with others like themselves and work together. Perhaps a hurricane has just torn through the state,...
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Why Was Prohibition Repealed?
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 1, 2023
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of...
a year ago
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of town. We’ll be back to our regular schedule next week, with the next big topic I want to tackle being what a shield wall is and how it actually functions on a … Continue reading Gap...
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Fireside Friday, December 8, 2023
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester...
a year ago
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester coming as the job market gets busier, I haven’t had time to finish the next post on shield walls just yet. That will come out next week for sure though, as it is close to done. For …...
Classical Wisdom
Seamus Heaney
A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
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A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
Dr Alun Withey
The ‘Celebrated Inventions’ of Alexander Ross.
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners,...
over a year ago
One thing that has continually fascinated me throughout all of my research on medical practitioners, barbers and retailers in the long eighteenth century, is the extent of what historians call ‘occupational diversity’. Rather than having one occupation, people might have...
TheCollector
Veni, Vidi, Vici: Decoding Julius Caesar’s “I Came, I Saw, I Conquered”
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Dreams of Space -...
A Book of Moon Rockets for You (1959
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to...
a year ago
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to land on the Moon. It has wonderful illustrations and I am happy to share on this day of celebration of a landing.
Branley, Franklyn M. Illustrated by Kessler, Leonard. A Book of...
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The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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What Happened to the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?
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Found Photos: Mid-Century Soviets Standing By Their TVs
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV...
10 months ago
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV set. In the Soviet Union, the figure could well have been higher. When we shared found photos of Americans by their TVs (here and here). And now thanks to collectors Anna Pilipyuk...
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Is Beirut Safe? Exploring a City Shaped by Tragedy
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Who Was Vernon Lee?
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Res Obscura
Translating Latin demonology manuals with GPT-4 and Claude
At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
a year ago
At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
TheCollector
Frick Collection Announces April 2025 Reopening
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Dreams of Space -...
Gumby and Pokey Coloring Book (1966)
Since part of this blog is reliving the joys of my childhood I need to talk about Gumby and Pokey....
a year ago
Since part of this blog is reliving the joys of my childhood I need to talk about Gumby and Pokey. Gumby was a television show for children that ran (at least for me) from 1953-1969. It was stop-motion animated adventures of two figure made of "clay." It was a highlight of my...
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What to See if You Only Have a Day at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
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10 Historic College Towns in America You Should Visit
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Photographer Photobombs Families In Their Homes (1973)
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom...
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For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom rang the doorbells of strangers’ houses. Having waited the man of the house to leave, Eijkelboom would ask the woman who answered the door to pose in a family portrait with him in the...
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HEMA: The Modern Study of Historical European Martial Arts
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Why Do the Rastafari Believe That Haile Selassie Was a God?
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The 5 Most Significant Queens and Kings of Jerusalem
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What Is the History of Constitution Day in the US?
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Delian League vs Persian Empire: The Greeks on the Offensive
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The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
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JamesHoare
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
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The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
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Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
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Anarcho-Capitalism Explained in 5 Steps
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Banksy Confirms More London Animals—And Their Meaning
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Trying to Understand...
If We Had More Than a Hammer ...
We might not be in this mess.
a year ago
We might not be in this mess.
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How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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Henri Van Der Stok’s Zodiac Stars And Gods
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he...
3 months ago
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he was a member of the city’s Pulchri Studio. He created these brilliant woodcuts of planetary gods and zodiac signs. As John Couthlart notes, van der Stok’s work trails that of...
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Grand Palais to Reopen for the Paris Summer Olympics
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Chicago’s Union League Club to Sell Monet Painting
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Collectible Toys Worth $1000s: Rare Finds With High Prices
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Omega: The Last Days of the World – Camille Flammarion’s Visions of A Dying Planet (1883)
‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical...
7 months ago
‘The most deadly pestilence would have carried far less terror to the heart than the astronomical prediction on every tongue; it would have made fewer victims, for already, from some unknown cause, the death-rate was increasing. At every instant one felt the electric shock of a...
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Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
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Liberation Through Art: Flyers From New York’s Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010)
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act...
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What Did Aristotle Say About Meaning and Language?
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Heracles and the Lernaean Hydra: The Hero’s Second Labor
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What’s the Historical Background of Tristan and Isolde’s Legend?
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Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
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Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
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What Are the Main Themes of Modern Essentialism?
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Mimir: Get to Know the Wisest God of Norse Mythology
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Out Of Control.
Fear the worst, hope for the best.
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Fear the worst, hope for the best.
Classical Wisdom
On the Nature of the Gods: Cicero
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human...
a year ago
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human beings, if they care about them at all?
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9 Interesting Facts About Claude Monet
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International Art Trafficking Operation Recovers 6,400 Objects
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Ayn Rand: The Female Founder of Objectivism
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The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
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The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
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Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
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Scottish Independence Movements Through the Ages
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Flashbak
Groovy Ads That Sold Woolworths’ UK Line of Baby Doll Cosmetics
Here are several examples of the many groovy psychedelic adverts produced in the 1960s to promote...
6 months ago
Here are several examples of the many groovy psychedelic adverts produced in the 1960s to promote Woolworths’ UK line of “Baby Doll” cosmetics in the late 1960s. These “pop-style” adverts appeared in the country’s magazines for teenagers, like Jackie, RAVE, Flair, Queen and...
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Aristotle vs. Walter Benjamin on the Philosophy of Translation
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10 Historic Towns in Oregon Worth Visiting
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Why Did Rome Fall?
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
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& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
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10 Historic Small Towns in Arizona You Must Visit
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Ancient Egypt Under the Achaemenid Persian Empire: A Brief Overview
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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
Adelie, released a program to create slideshows.
GrimGrains,...
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The Man Who Became Santa: Who Was Saint Nicholas?
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What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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Mudslinging & Negative Campaigning: A Look at US Election Dirty Tricks
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Battle of Kursk: The Largest Tank Battle in History
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Zodiac Love: Plaster Sex Sculptures by Tom Otterness (1982–87)
American sculptor Tom Otterness (born. 1952) was an organisers of Art Direct, a mail-order art...
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American sculptor Tom Otterness (born. 1952) was an organisers of Art Direct, a mail-order art catalog published by Collaborative Projects (Colab) and Printed Matter, Inc. for Christmas 1982. Colab sought cultural activism that was purely artist driven. In addition to creating...
TheCollector
Did Humans and Neanderthals Interbreed?
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TheCollector
The Good and Bad in Nolan’s Oppenheimer (Critic’s Review)
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Thai Fortune-Telling Manuscript, Before 1844
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of...
9 months ago
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of zodiac figures accompanied with text. It was made before 1844. “Maria Revere Balestier (daughter of Paul Revere and wife to the first American consulate to Singapore) was the...
Trying to Understand...
Useless in Gaza
As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
a year ago
As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
Patterns in Humanity
Genes and social stratification
How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
8 months ago
How genes affect socioeconomic success, and its consequences for society's structure.
TheCollector
The Electoral College Explained
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What Countries Joined the Axis Powers?
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Who Is the Egyptian God Thoth?
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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...
Trying to Understand...
The Power Of Absent Things.
It explains a lot about Ukraine.
9 months ago
It explains a lot about Ukraine.
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to See Mount Fuji?
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7 Famous Cubist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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A Day In The Life Of C.S. Lewis – Author of The Chronicle of Narnia
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in...
10 months ago
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in solitude, distant noises of gurgling cisterns and pipes, and the noise of wind under the tiles. Also, of endless books.” ― C.S. Lewis In his 1955 book Surprised by joy : the...
TheCollector
Laser Surveys Reveal Ancient Maya City in Mexico
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TheCollector
Cimabue Fresco Restored to its Original Glory
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Art of the Avant-Garde in Soviet Russia : Highlights from the George Costakis Collection
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.”...
a year ago
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.” – George Costakis These abstract and spellbinding images are from Art of the Avant-Garde in Russia : Selections from the George Costakis Collection, as described in a catalogue of...
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Contemporary Art Movements: What Are the 11 Most Notable?
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Soviets in Munich? The 1919 Bavarian Soviet Republic
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What Are Monads? Leibniz On the Most Fundamental Substance
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TheCollector
The Zimmermann Telegram: Mexico & Germany as WWI Allies?
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African History...
A General History of Iron Technology in Africa ca. 2000BC-1900AD.
The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of...
4 months ago
The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of Africa, and the continent is home to some of the world's oldest sites of ironworking.
TheCollector
6 Aspects of the Egyptian God Thoth
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History of the Origin of Manned Flight: More than Just Planes
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Pioneering Folklore: Who Was John Lomax?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, April 12, 2024
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car...
8 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having so many of these so close together, but the recent car troubles I’ve had have eaten into my time quite a lot. At the same time I am getting ready for the annual Society for Military History conference coming at the end of next week. In an...
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
Get to Know Tamara de Lempicka Through 8 Works
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Classical Wisdom
On the Obscenity of Ovid
& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
3 months ago
& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
African History...
a brief note on themes in African art.
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
5 months ago
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
Flashbak
American Photographs: A Journey Down The Blue Highways, 1970s
You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In...
2 months ago
You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In the desert you can remember your name ‘Cause there ain’t no one for to give you no pain – America, A Horse With No Name We don’t know where British … Continue reading "American...
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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
TheCollector
When Was the Era of Japan’s Bakufu?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
6 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of May.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Frances Bay, Yuculta and Dent Rapids, Shoal Bay, Port Neville, Telegraph Cove, Port McNeill, Fury Cove, Prince Rupert, B.C. north coast...
TheCollector
The AIDS Epidemic: A Heartbreaking Story
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What Is Gnosticism?
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Everything You Need to Know About the Moai
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Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political Treatise
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The Great Game: British Empire vs. Tsarist Russia in Afghanistan
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The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
2 weeks ago
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
Classical Wisdom
Quick Notification
In Search of Homer
2 months ago
TheCollector
Tattoos in the Bible: Can Christians Modify Their Bodies?
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Explore Montmartre Through Van Gogh’s Eyes: Views of Paris
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r, released a guide to diesel Engine Care.
Wunderland Rabbits,...
TheCollector
How the Athenian Empire Caused Its Own Collapse
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10 Artists and Their Indispensable Canine Companions
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Classical Wisdom
Hades
The God of the Dead
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Year of Failing To Understand.
Not your usual end-of-year review.
4 days ago
Not your usual end-of-year review.
TheCollector
8 Famous French Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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How the CCP is Closing China
How the CCP is Closing China
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
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How the CCP is Closing China
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
TheCollector
The Economic Effects of the Vietnam War
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How Fritz the Cat Deconstructed 1960s America
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How Did Averroes Influence the West?
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Utagawa Hiroshige: 10 Works From the Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e
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TheCollector
Robert Koch: Great Microbiologist or Unethical Researcher?
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TheCollector
The US Museum Directors Salary Data
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Hundred Rabbits
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After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on...
over a year ago
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on the 12th. We hove-to for the night, waiting for sunrise before entering Savusavu bay. 'Entering a strange harbor at night is for morons and fools,' people told us. We didn't...
TheCollector
The Social War (91-87 BCE): Rome vs Italy
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The Story of Billy Sipple: The Price of Heroism
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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Garnet
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History of Gunpowder: An In-Depth Overview
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What Are the Five French Republics?
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Classical Wisdom
Can Any Good Come From War?
The Tragedy of the Trenches
6 months ago
The Tragedy of the Trenches
TheCollector
London’s National Portrait Gallery Opens First Francis Bacon Show
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What Does Erich Fromm Argue in ‘The Art of Loving’?
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Fiction vs Fantasy: What’s the Difference?
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5 Famous Artworks of Medusa: Monstrous, Misunderstood, or Moving?
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TheCollector
Aristarchus of Samos and the Heliocentric Model of the Universe
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TheCollector
How Does Epistemology Address Memory as a Source of Knowledge?
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5 Female Canadian Authors You Should Read
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History Today Feed
How Mexico Fought Franco
How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
9 months ago
How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
History Today Feed
Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:14
2 months ago
Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:14
TheCollector
Was Vincent van Gogh Religious?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
a year ago
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
TheCollector
Rise of Abraham Lincoln: The Road to the 1860 Election
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TheCollector
How Did Romania Become a Country?
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George Herbert Mead on the Birth & Evolution of the Self
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Here’s How AI Helped Recover Lost Paintings by Gustav Klimt
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TheCollector
The History of Esperanto: A Modern Lingua Franca?
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What Was the Gran Sasso Raid?
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10 Films for Photography Enthusiasts
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TheCollector
A History of the White House: The US President’s Home
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Neil Gaiman’s Collection Sale Surpasses Expectations
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TheCollector
Who Was Jane Addams? The First Female Nobel Peace Prize Winner
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Dreams of Space -...
Collier's Encyclopedia Space Articles (1959)
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their...
a year ago
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their encyclopedia. It was also a nice "free" classroom supplement for teachers trying to teach about the coming space age.
This last essay is actually from 1952, it is a nice...
Open Culture
Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the Rise of Artificial Intelligence & Questions What Will Happen to...
We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind....
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We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind. In fact, the field has been subject to a boom-and-bust cycle since at least the early nineteen-fifties. Eventually, those busts — which occurred when realizable AI technology...
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Richard Teschner And His Magical World of Puppets And Dreams
Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte...
7 months ago
Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops), is best known for his puppetry, especially that inspired by Wayang (“shadow”), the classical Javanese puppet drama that uses the shadows thrown by puppets...
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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...
TheCollector
What Are the Most Iconic ‘Original’ Photos of Yellowstone?
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What Impact Did Realism Have on Society?
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TheCollector
What Can You Expect to See at the Spring Temple Buddha?
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Frank Film: Watch the Oscar-Winning Animation That Peers Inside Your Head, 1973
Frank Film is a 1973 American animated short by husband-and-wife animators Caroline and Frank...
10 months ago
Frank Film is a 1973 American animated short by husband-and-wife animators Caroline and Frank Mouris. The film won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1996. It’s an autobiographical narrative – Mouris narrates his path...
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
11 months ago
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Contemporary Artist Toni Mauersberg
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TheCollector
Is Calvinism a Religion or a Philosophy?
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TheCollector
What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the USA?
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History Today Feed
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/25/2024 - 11:01
3 weeks ago
‘The Tafts’ by George W. Liebmann review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/25/2024 - 11:01
TheCollector
Medieval Necropolis Unearthed at Bulgarian Bus Station
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TheCollector
7 Wars That Nearly Happened (But Didn’t)
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Why Is Nan Goldin Considered a Trailblazer in Modern Photography?
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TheCollector
Who Are Russia’s Old Believers? The Raskol in Russian History
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History Today Feed
When Nostalgia Was Deadly
When Nostalgia Was Deadly
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/11/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
When Nostalgia Was Deadly
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/11/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
An In-Depth History of Health Insurance in the United States
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8 Colorful Installations by Olafur Eliasson
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5 Female Artists From South America That You Should Know
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5 of the Most Famous Constructed Languages
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Kurt Vonnegut’s drawings and other doodles
“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The...
7 months ago
“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The making of pictures is to writing what laughing gas is to the Asian influenza.'” – Kurt Vonnegut, Fates Worse Than Death Kurt Vonnegut liked to draw. Other writers, notably J.R.R....
Classical Wisdom
The Tragedy of Ajax
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
7 months ago
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
Classical Wisdom
Rituals and Religion
Belief in the Ancient World
a year ago
Belief in the Ancient World
TheCollector
6 (In)Famous Gunslingers of the Wild West
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
7 months ago
Memorial Day Weekend Sale
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Surprising Results of The British Museum’s Internal Investigation
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TheCollector
Who Was African American Lawman Bass Reeves?
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Classical Wisdom
Can We Be Humane In the Face of Horror?
What is needed to stop violent cycles?
a year ago
What is needed to stop violent cycles?
TheCollector
Provocative Maurizio Cattelan Exhibition Opens at Gagosian
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Trying to Understand...
Service to what nation?
Why people should stop talking about conscription.
5 months ago
Why people should stop talking about conscription.
Hidden History
The Albuquerque “Broken Arrow” Nuclear Accident
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at...
a week ago
In 1957, a B-36 nuclear bomber accidentally dropped a Mark 17 hydrogen bomb while landing at Kirtland Air Force Base just outside of Albuquerque NM. In January 1950, President Harry Truman announced that the United States would begin a crash program to develop and deploy a weapon...
TheCollector
A Greek Hoplite’s Day in Ancient Greece: A Spear of Greece
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Classical Wisdom
Gladiator Combat
Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
a month ago
Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
Flashbak
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook : How To Seduce With An Omelette (1965)
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton...
6 months ago
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton was a student at London’s Royal Academy and St Martin’s art school, and living with classmate Bob Hyde. Aimed at “an audience of men unskilled at knowing their way around the...
Trying to Understand...
A Short Service Announcement.
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be...
a year ago
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be interested. The essays themselves will continue to be entirely free, and I don’t have plans to produce subscriber-only material. I’ve also set up a Buy Me a Coffee cup.
TheCollector
5 Important Stories From the Aboriginal Dreamtime
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What Are Three Theories of Animal Ethics?
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Everything You Need to Know About Claude Monet’s Water Lilies
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Weekend Roundup
The Nature of Love
a year ago
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