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Vanishing Point: New Zealand and Australia in the 80s and 90s “I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was...
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“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was drawing to a close” – Kathryn McCool on life in New Zealand in the 1980s   Kathryn McCool was 18 when her father gave her a camera (a Ricoh SLR) he’d bought at auction. As Kathryn …...
Global Inequality...
Changes in income distributions in China, India and the United States, 2018-23 The effects of covid and the return to “normalcy”
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TheCollector
5 Unusual Items in Ai Weiwei’s Installations undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Why Did Rome Fall? & Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
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How Did Alexander Become ‘the Great’? undefined
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A History of the White House: The US President’s Home undefined
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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...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup The Story of Thebes
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Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon JamesHoare Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
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Who Was Django Reinhardt? undefined
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The Italian Social Republic: What was the Republic of Salò? undefined
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Open Culture
John Coltrane Draws a Picture Illustrating the Mathematics of Music Physicist and saxophonist Stephon Alexander has argued in his many public lectures and his book The...
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Physicist and saxophonist Stephon Alexander has argued in his many public lectures and his book The Jazz of Physics that Albert Einstein and John Coltrane had quite a lot in common. Alexander in particular draws our attention to the so-called “Coltrane circle,” which resembles...
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The Book of Job and the Case for Women’s Rights in the Bible undefined
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What Is the Ides of March? undefined
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New York City In Color – Garry Winogrand’s Street Shots “I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand   In Garry...
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“I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand   In Garry Winogrand: Winogrand Color we look at some of the New York-born photographer’s 45,000 early colour street photographs in 1950s and 1960s America.   In 1970 and Winogrand visited the...
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Who Were ‘The Cambridge Five’? undefined
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Why Do I Care What Others Think? A Philosophical View of Self-Esteem undefined
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5 of D.H. Lawrence’s Most Notable Novels undefined
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What Is Your True Self According to Carl Jung? undefined
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Is Nietzsche Associated with Moral Nihilism? undefined
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Shopping The Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen Flea Market in 1990 We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand...
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We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand goods market, in Paris, France. Peter Marshall was staying in Noisy-le-Grand in the city’s eastern suburbs when he mooched to the market. Taken on walks around the area and...
A Collection of...
New Acquisitions: 1933 and the Definition of Fascism Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if...
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Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if Donald Trump is running for President as a fascist. Worry not, this isn’t me shifting to full-time political pundit, nor is this the formal end of the hiatus (which will happen on...
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Top 10 Depictions of Witchcraft in Art undefined
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Jacques Lacan: Explaining the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real undefined
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The Men Who Sacked Rome: Who Were the Vandals? undefined
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Battle of the Hydaspes, 326 BCE: Alexander vs. Porus in India undefined
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6 Mythological Creatures Found on Tarot Cards and Their Meaning undefined
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What Was Little Turtle’s War? undefined
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Sartre’s ‘Being and Nothingness’: An Introduction to Existentialism undefined
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What Is Traditional Lakota Art of the Great Plains? undefined
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Samnite Wars: How Rome Conquered the Samnites (History & Aftermath) undefined
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What Is the History and Significance of May Day? undefined
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John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today undefined
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Who Is Grace Jones? Androgyny in Art undefined
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How Did Carl Jung Differ from Sigmund Freud? undefined
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Who was Thorkell the Tall? Who was Thorkell the Tall? JamesHoare Wed, 11/27/2024 - 10:20
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Egyptian Demons: Guardians and Wanders undefined
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Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects JamesHoare Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
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What Is Original Sin for St Augustine? undefined
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Centaurs and Snake-Kings A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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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 Nasu, implemented the export of .theme files, and theme...
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Did Climate Change Cause the Collapse of Egypt’s New Kingdom? undefined
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African History...
a brief note on the history of Music in Africa plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
a year ago
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The Soldier with a Secret: Who Was Sarah Emma Edmonds? undefined
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Why Was the Gutenberg Printing Press Important? undefined
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What Are the Most Significant Battles of World War II? undefined
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10 Historical Places to Visit in Sussex undefined
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Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed? undefined
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What Are the Oldest Copies of the Bible? undefined
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5 Famous Women Still-Life Painters undefined
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UK Gallery to Recreate “Groundbreaking” 1907 Exhibition undefined
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7 Outrageous Cases of Art Vandalism That May Shock You undefined
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Did Spirituality Shape the Art of Ana Mendieta? undefined
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Vincent and Theo Van Gogh: A Tale of Brotherly Love undefined
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The First Philosopher? And the Boundless Universe
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Did the Suffragettes Know Martial Arts? undefined
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History as Tragedy? A Different View of Thucydides
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Global Art Sales Dropped 4 Percent to $65 B. in 2023 undefined
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Oskar Schindler: The Business Tycoon Who Became a Hero undefined
8 months ago
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What Happened During a Duel in Early Modern Europe & North America? undefined
5 months ago
CrimethInc.
Georgia: The Firework Protests : A Report and Video Footage from the Streets of Tbilisi Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government...
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Tuesday, December 3 marked the sixth consecutive night of clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. We offer the following short report and video footage courtesy of Georgian anarchists. The demonstrators are responding to the...
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How Did Henry VIII Find a Bride through Portraits? undefined
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African History...
The empire of Samori Ture on the eve of colonialism (1870-1898) a revolution with a contested legacy.
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Who Is the Mystery Mummy of Tomb KV55? (4 Theories) undefined
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5 Tips on How to Approach Conceptual Art undefined
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Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada undefined
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Byzantine Bishops at War with Women Byzantine Bishops at War with Women j.hoare Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
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U.S. Submarines: How Did the ‘Silent Service’ Win WWII in the Pacific? undefined
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‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review ‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review JamesHoare Tue, 01/30/2024 -...
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What Were Aristotle’s Contributions to Biology? undefined
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How Did Aristotle Define Happiness & Good Life? undefined
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The Art of Collage and Assemblage in Modern Art undefined
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What Is Appropriation in Art? undefined
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The Psychology of Drawing: What Is the HTP Test? undefined
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10 Must-See Historic Landmarks in Florida undefined
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Columbine 25 Years On Columbine 25 Years On JamesHoare Wed, 04/17/2024 - 09:42
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6 Artworks Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s Famous Novel undefined
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How Often Are U.S. Presidential Elections Held? undefined
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Weekend Roundup Philosopher Kings
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIa: How a Legion Fights This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second...
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This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander and the Roman legions. Last time, we looked at the Hellenistic army as a complete system, incorporating...
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5 Works by Barbara Kruger on Gender and Feminism undefined
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Monet’s London Paintings to Reunite After 120 Years undefined
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Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen? undefined
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Eris: Goddess of Strife and Discord in Greek Mythology undefined
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Breaking Through To The Other Side: The Flammarion Engraving, c.1888 The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in...
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The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in French writer Camille Flammarion’s L’Atmosphère: Météorologie populaire (1888) in a chapter called ‘The Shape of the Sky’. The image is of a man crawling under the edge of the...
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Is Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman the Greatest Film of All Time? undefined
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12 Perfect Christmas Gifts From Dianne B, A Postcard Set from 1983 In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a...
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In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a mini-portfolio of 12 postcards. Eight are by Huja, plus four in colour by Neil Winokur and a sleeve by Ken Tisa. The postcards for maverick boutique owner Dianne Benson are lovely...
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5 Influential African Leaders of the 20th Century undefined
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What Caused the Dancing Plague? undefined
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African History...
a complete history of Mombasa ca. 600-1895. Journal of African cities: chapter 13
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What Is Relational Aesthetics? undefined
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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...
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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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Explore Ancient Rome by Visiting These 6 Sites undefined
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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...
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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...
Dreams of Space -...
I See The Earth! (1968) I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It...
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I See The Earth! was a young adult/adult book about what technology would be like in the future. It included exploring and farming the ocean, monorails, huge cities and space exploration. The illustration in the margins are small but I rather enjoyed the space flight...
TheCollector
Egyptian Sun-god: Who Is Ra? undefined
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Morality Explored: Which Ethical Theories Are Best? undefined
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Street Scenes of NYC in the 1970s We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs...
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We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs and truants, playing on the streets of Brooklyn, big cars, tight-knit neighborhoods on the Lower East Side, subterranean fury, police on the furious beat, music and dancing with...
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Fascism vs. Modernism: Clash in Art & Design undefined
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African History...
a brief note on European and African perspectives in travel literature A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
10 months ago
CrimethInc.
The Case for Resistance : What We’re Up Against—and What It Could Look Like to Fight In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we...
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In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we can prepare to confront it. If you only have time to read one part, read the proposals for what we can do to resist. It’s understandable that many people feel exhausted at the...
TheCollector
What Are Artist’s Books? (With Key Examples) undefined
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6 Conceptual Artists You Should Know undefined
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In Your Face: Photographer Shoots Londoners Up Close And Personal Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the...
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Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the city’s financial district and its money markets and Brick Lane market getting in people’s faces. These spontaneous closeups appeared in the book and show In  Your Face. Like Mark...
Dreams of Space -...
Rocketry Though the Ages (1959) This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and...
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This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and into the anticipated near future. I blogged about this in 2010, so a more complete scan seemed good. Also having the text that goes with each page is a plus, yea for flatbed...
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Who Won the Battle of Stones River? undefined
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How Fur Trade Resulted in All-Out War: The Algonquin vs. The Iroquois undefined
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British Imperial Presence in China: Opium, Porcelain, & Manipulation undefined
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5 Captivating Photographs by Steve McCurry undefined
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Ancient Rome Vs Pontus: The Mithridatic Wars (88-63 BCE) undefined
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Why Aren’t We Happy? Count no man happy until the end is known
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Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place? undefined
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The Political Effects of the Vietnam War undefined
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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...
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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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What Was the Biggest Art Theft in History? undefined
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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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 Adelie, added image maps, animation controls, and wrote a guide....
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Did Humans and Neanderthals Interbreed? undefined
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The AIDS Epidemic: A Heartbreaking Story undefined
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How Did Aristotle Shape Ancient Greek Philosophy? undefined
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The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space (1952) Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite...
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Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite (and obscure) fictional pop-up books about space. A really beautifully illustrated 1952 book with some amazing text to accompany it, The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space! Clyne,...
Classical Wisdom
Religion in the Olympics The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
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What Did Aristotle Say About Meaning and Language? undefined
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Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence? undefined
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Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works? undefined
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Who Are the Klu Klux Klan? undefined
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African History...
When Africa discovered Europe *my article for New Lines Magazine
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10 Women Artists Who Achieved Greatness undefined
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5 Famous Artists Who Were Inspired by Alphanumerics undefined
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Monet’s Favorite French Cathedral Catches Fire undefined
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Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare undefined
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Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion? Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion? JamesHoare Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
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The Rise & Fall of Hollywood’s Avant-Garde Cinema undefined
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Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden? Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden? JamesHoare Fri, 08/23/2024 - 08:40
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, May 10, 2024 Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up...
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Fireside this week! Next week, with luck, I’ll have my ‘On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon’ up as an addendum to our discussion of Hellenistic armies. But in the meantime, it is a fireside, and I thought, since it was just recently May the Fourth, we might talk some Star...
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Victorian Swappers! Adverts for exchange in the 19th century. Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and...
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Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and journals were full of ads for objects sought and to be exchanged. These offer a fascinating insight into what was considered desirable, the value of objects, and the processes of...
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Imperial Chinese Porcelain Bring Novelties to Market undefined
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How Did Norse Rune Magic Work? undefined
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On the Spot: Levi Roach On the Spot: Levi Roach JamesHoare Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
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Who Was Elena/Eleno de Céspedes? undefined
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Action! 4 Films Inspired by History’s Natural Disasters undefined
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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...
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Weekend Roundup The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
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What Was the Carnation Revolution? undefined
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What Was Procopius’ “Secret History”? (& Why You Shouldn’t Trust It) undefined
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What Were the Strategic Objectives During the Battle of Narvik? undefined
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11 Events in the 19th Century that Changed the World undefined
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The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects undefined
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Josephine Baker: An American Dancer in the French Resistance undefined
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Tiberius: The Reluctant Emperor of Rome undefined
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Wittgenstein’s Solipsism: Where Language & Limits Collide undefined
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African History...
Africa and Europe during the age of mutual exploration: a Swahili traveler's description of 19th... The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on...
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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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What Was a Peasant’s Life in Medieval England Like? undefined
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Women of Ancient Rome The First Roman Empress and More...
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Choosing a Leader: The First US Presidential Elections (1789-1800) undefined
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A (Brief) History of the IRA undefined
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5 Quotes by Kant Explained undefined
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What Is Second Thessalonians About? undefined
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Harvey Milk: Champion of LGBTQ & Civil Rights undefined
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10 Small but Historic Countries You Didn’t Know About undefined
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CrimethInc.
The Syrian Civil War Resumes : Perspectives on the Conflict from Western and Northeastern Syria The Syrian civil war has remained largely frozen since 2020, owing to a precarious balance of power...
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The Syrian civil war has remained largely frozen since 2020, owing to a precarious balance of power between various factions with various degrees of support from Russia, Turkey, Iran, and the United States. Over the past few days, however, taking advantage of the ways that Iran...
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Folk Champion: Who Was Pete Seeger? undefined
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Did Jesus Live in India? undefined
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‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review ‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review JamesHoare Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:24
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10 Interesting Facts About Haruki Murakami You Should Know undefined
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9 Fascinating Facts About the Eastern Front in WWII undefined
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The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession undefined
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Ancient Atomists The Origins of Oppenheimer?
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Giorgio Agamben on the End of the Poem undefined
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The Great Flood ...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
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Monsters of Mythology Who Made the Top Ten?
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On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell JamesHoare Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
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A $25 Brooch Turns Out to Be a Rare Victorian Treasure undefined
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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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5 Great Reads by Charles Dickens undefined
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What Were the Religious Beliefs of Hans Holbein the Younger? undefined
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Russian Revolutionary: Who Was Leon Trotsky? undefined
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The Liberation of Dachau, the First Concentration Camp in Nazi Germany undefined
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Who Was the First US President To Be Impeached? undefined
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What Was the Religion of the Ancient Phoenicians and Carthaginians? undefined
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Capitalist Countries vs. Socialist Countries, Explained undefined
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Andromeda: The Beauty of the Mediterranean Take a Santa Pause
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The Bumpy Ride to Yerevan: What Can a Road Trip in Armenia Teach You? undefined
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Newest Banksy Mural Guarded After Vandalism undefined
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What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism? undefined
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Disappointing Results for Long Museum’s Sale at Sotheby’s undefined
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Ernest Hemingway’s Guide to Writing A Book From Start to Finish “The more he learns from experience the more truly he can imagine” – Ernst Hemingway on writing,...
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“The more he learns from experience the more truly he can imagine” – Ernst Hemingway on writing, 1935     In his October 1935 column for Esquire magazine called Monologue to the Maestro: A High Seas Letter, Ernest Hemingway (July 21, 1899–July 2, 1961) shared his tips for writing...
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Alan Turing: The Genius Who Cracked the Enigma Code undefined
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Who Invented the First Motion Picture Camera? undefined
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5 Victorian Fashion Trends: From Flammable Skirts to Poisonous Fabrics undefined
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Did Pliny the Younger Attempt to Rig the Vote in the Roman Senate? undefined
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The US Museum Directors Salary Data undefined
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Wrong Side of...
The Tears of Strangers are only water On the limits of empathy
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Provocative Maurizio Cattelan Exhibition Opens at Gagosian undefined
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Medieval Icelandic Feasts Medieval Icelandic Feasts j.hoare Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:00
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What Does It Mean to Be a Critical Thinker? undefined
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Homo Floresiensis: What Do We Know about the Hobbit People? undefined
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What Are the Conservation Challenges at Mount Rushmore? undefined
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Mark di Suvero California Sculpture Listed for Removal undefined
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5 Novels by Charles Bukowski You Should Know undefined
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Did Marcel Duchamp Plagiarize His Most Famous Work? undefined
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This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries BC, the ‘Middle Republic.’ Last time we looked at the odd but very important role played by the ROman Senate as the central...
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“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....
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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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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...
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This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V), we’re going to take a look at how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which it does not inhabit. These are Rome’s ‘allies’ (socii), a euphemistic label for the...
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I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't seen.  I know there are still many out there but my language skills are poor enough that I rarely find  the many books that exist in other languages. So I present today The Great...
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