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When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
8 months ago
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
African History...
a brief note on Trade and Travel in the ancient Sahara and beyond.
uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
a year ago
uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
Wrong Side of...
The Phantom of Polarisation
Do people actually disagree that much?
2 months ago
Do people actually disagree that much?
TheCollector
Rationalism 101: A Historical Overview
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TheCollector
A Brief History of Chile
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Flashbak
Rudolf Koppitz Nudes And Other Studies Photographs That Capture The Fluidity Of Nature
Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in...
10 months ago
Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in Vienna, Austria, best known for his 1925 work Bewegungsstudie (“Motion Study”) and his use of the nude in natural settings. Working with Claudia Issachenko’s dance group – the troupe...
TheCollector
A Video Interview with Luis Royo: TheCollector Chats with Fantasy Artist
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A History of Alaska’s Indigenous People
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TheCollector
What Makes Citizen Kane the Greatest Film of All Time?
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TheCollector
5 Quotes by Socrates Explained
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Handle Anxiety?
Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
11 months ago
Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
TheCollector
Historic Copenhagen Stock Exchange Catches Fire
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TheCollector
Artist Steals 17th-Century Coin From British Museum
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TheCollector
How an Orthodox Patriarch Became “Protestant”
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TheCollector
What Is the Categorical Imperative?
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TheCollector
The Role & Importance of Primaries in the US Election Process
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Welcome to the Country Club: Prison Life in Four Different Nations
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order:...
3 months ago
Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order: The World of Criminal Justice,. Below we see photographs pictures of prison life in Colombia, France, Uganda and the United States. “I’m interested in these aspects of society that...
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This Won’t Change: The Joy Of Northern Soul
In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s...
2 months ago
In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s 100 Club. Recently moved to London from Manchester, Constantine knew the scene well, having danced at all-nighters a decade earlier. At first, things seemed different. The crowd...
Dreams of Space -...
Rocketry Though the Ages (1959)
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and...
a year ago
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and into the anticipated near future. I blogged about this in 2010, so a more complete scan seemed good. Also having the text that goes with each page is a plus, yea for flatbed...
TheCollector
5 Inventions That Revolutionized Agriculture
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TheCollector
The Life of Lu Xun: Writing on China at a Crossroads
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
a year ago
‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
TheCollector
Chicago’s Union League Club to Sell Monet Painting
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9 months ago
Flashbak
48 Hours In The Life of Andy Warhol, 1981
In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a...
3 weeks ago
In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a portfolio of ten screenprints featuring fictional characters: The Star (Greta Garbo in her titular role in the 1931 film Mata Hari), Uncle Sam, The Witch (Margaret Hamilton, star of the...
TheCollector
Jackie Wang’s Carceral Capitalism: Is Capitalism Compulsory?
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Hundred Rabbits
Working offgrid efficiently
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the...
over a year ago
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the limits of our space, and at first, it was difficult to create new things, as we had to make time to learn how to solve underlying problems. Our boat was not just an office, it was...
TheCollector
What Is the Political Structure of the Vatican?
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TheCollector
What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Mexico?
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2 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, June 28, 2024
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next...
6 months ago
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next week (we’re discussing political philosophy in an election year, so I am sure everyone will be very chill; regardless let me repeat you will be civil) and then after that to dive...
TheCollector
Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew: Sexist or Subversive?
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TheCollector
What Did the Art of the Third Reich Look Like?
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TheCollector
Moscow: Uncover a Near-Millennium of the City’s History
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Patterns in Humanity
Recidivism in Norway
Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
6 months ago
Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
TheCollector
Farmer Discovers Massive Roman Mosaic in Türkiye
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TheCollector
Why Did Remedios Varo Paint So Many Self-Portraits?
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TheCollector
The Enigmatic Harper Lee: 10 Facts
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TheCollector
8 Great Women Sculptors You Need to Know
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TheCollector
Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others
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Classical Wisdom
The Pompeii Mosaics
Frozen by Fire
a week ago
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?
Flashbak
Found Vintage Photobooth Pictures
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,”...
5 months ago
“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,” says vintage photography collector Robert E. Jackson. “If you see or own an amazing photobooth, you can pretty much figure it used to be part of a 4-pose strip. The individual...
TheCollector
British Imperial Presence in China: Opium, Porcelain, & Manipulation
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Flashbak
Oscar Newman Designs For An Atomic City Beneath Manhattan, 1969
In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004)...
9 months ago
In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004) designed a nuclear bomb-proof city beneath Manhattan. In a vast spherical space itself created by a series of nuclear explosions, he’d build a city pretty much like the one above, with...
TheCollector
A Historical Overview: What Was Japan’s Tokaido Road?
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Ancient Pathways: What Are Ley Lines?
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TheCollector
NY City Proposes Public Monuments Bill With a Context on Slavery
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a year ago
African History...
a brief note on new discoveries in African archeology and the stone ruins of Cameroon.
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription...
5 months ago
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription that describes a trading expedition to an unspecified region called the land of Punt. Egyptologists had long debated about the location of this mysterious territory before recent...
TheCollector
Why Do People Love or Hate John Calvin?
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TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
The Pilgrim as a Historian
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
a month ago
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
TheCollector
Who Is Satan in the New Testament?
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TheCollector
What Is an Existential Crisis?
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 English Words Borrowed from Indigenous Languages of the Americas
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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TheCollector
8 Unsolved Disappearances From History
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11 months ago
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.
Trying to Understand...
La politique de l’épuisement et l’épuisement de la politique.
Another of my essays in French.
a month ago
Another of my essays in French.
TheCollector
A $25 Brooch Turns Out to Be a Rare Victorian Treasure
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TheCollector
Queen Elizabeth II: Who was Elizabeth Windsor?
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TheCollector
7 Museums to Visit in Athens
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Finland in World War II: A Non-Fascist Axis Power?
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TheCollector
10 Facts About the Temples of Angkor
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces of news.
11 months ago
And some bits and pieces of news.
TheCollector
Was Cleopatra a Descendant of Alexander the Great?
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TheCollector
Silver Shields: Alexander the Great’s Legendary Elite Troops
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Classical Wisdom
Celebrate MLK with 'Agape'
How Dr. King was inspired by the Classics...
11 months ago
How Dr. King was inspired by the Classics...
TheCollector
Who Was Ho Chi Minh?
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TheCollector
What Is Nestorianism?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Dr Paul Cartledge on Alexander the Great’s Tomb, Netflix & More
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Egyptian Cat Goddess: Who Is Bastet?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Was Flavius Aetius “Last of the Romans”?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IIIc: Ten Tribunes, Two Censors and Twenty-Six Guys
This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb)...
a year ago
This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Last time we looked at the top of the Roman political career in the republic,...
TheCollector
Why Did Ukraine Make Stamps of Banksy’s Art?
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TheCollector
7 Facts about Francis Drake, the English Pirate-Hero
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TheCollector
Did Pliny the Younger Attempt to Rig the Vote in the Roman Senate?
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TheCollector
Egypt’s Giza Restoration Bid Faces Backlash From Archaeologists
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Is BRICS and Why Is it Important?
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TheCollector
Medieval Do’s and Don’ts of Dating: Complexities of Courtly Love
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TheCollector
Patron Saint of Ireland: Who Was St. Patrick?
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9 months ago
A Collection of...
Michael Taylor on The Development of the M1 Garand and its Implications
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an...
a year ago
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an interesting argument about the longterm impact of the M1 Garand, the US army’s extremely successful World War II and Korean era battle rifle, introduced in 1936. A fantastically...
TheCollector
6 Appalachian Folk Stories That Will Keep You Up at Night
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TheCollector
Who Were the Pilgrims?
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African History...
Early civilizations of ancient Africa and the pre-Aksumite civilization of the northern Horn.
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of...
3 months ago
In the closing decades of the 20th century, archaeologists working to uncover the foundations of urbanism and complex societies in West Africa discovered a vast cluster of stone ruins in southern Mauritania.
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to New Mexico
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‘Spiral Jetty’ Added to National Register of Historic Places
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TheCollector
5 Famous Assassins Who Changed History
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TheCollector
What is Postmodern Art? The Genre Defined in 8 Iconic Works
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TheCollector
“Horrible” Painting Found in Cellar Could Be $6 Million Picasso
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Art of the Interesting
a month ago
The Art of the Interesting
TheCollector
How to Explore the Galapagos Islands for Its Natural Wonders
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Flashbak
The Yule Goat: Photographs of Finland’s Nuuttipukki (1928)
“Good Thomas brought Christmas and bad Nuutti took it away” – Finnish saying On January 13, it’s...
3 weeks ago
“Good Thomas brought Christmas and bad Nuutti took it away” – Finnish saying On January 13, it’s Saint Knut’s day in Finland, which usually marks the end of the Christmas season. And the Nuuttipukki is at your door. The strange, goat-like creature is a thirsty man dressed in...
TheCollector
Discordianism: 4 Facts about the Bizarre Religious System
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TheCollector
Alan Turing: The Genius Who Cracked the Enigma Code
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9 months ago
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...
a year ago
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...
TheCollector
Ancien Régime France: 4 Harsh Realities of Life Before the Revolution
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TheCollector
What Were George Orwell’s Political Beliefs?
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4 months ago
CrimethInc.
2024: Out of the Frying Pan, into the Fire : The Year in Review
It’s time to take stock of the year have just lived through and get oriented for the year ahead....
2 days ago
It’s time to take stock of the year have just lived through and get oriented for the year ahead. Here, we review the events of 2024 and our own contributions to the fight for a better world.
A year that began amid genocide in Palestine and war in Ukraine and Sudan is concluding...
TheCollector
Norman Rockwell Works Dispute Finally Over?
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a year ago
Res Obscura
Do painters subconsciously paint themselves into their work?
The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
a year ago
The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
Dreams of Space -...
The Magic Motion Martian Book (1964)
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a...
a year ago
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a little lenticular piece inside each page so if you moved your head the image would move. Not very exciting but it did make for a fun story.
Miller, Albert G. Designed by Paul...
TheCollector
Watergate: The Scandal that Defined Nixon’s Presidency
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Flashbak
Frank Stewart’s Portraits of The American Journey – A Story of Jazz And Justice
“Just how somebody in photographs can treat black people with dignity. That I’d never seen before” –...
2 months ago
“Just how somebody in photographs can treat black people with dignity. That I’d never seen before” – Frank Stewart Frank Stewart (born 1949) was 14 when he took his trained his Kodak Brownie on the March on Washington for Jobs in Freedom, otherwise known as the Great March in...
TheCollector
4 Diseases That Impacted & Altered Human Existence
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Trying to Understand...
The Wrong Stuff
Don't even think about rebuilding western militaries.
11 months ago
Don't even think about rebuilding western militaries.
TheCollector
5 Famous Black Mexicans
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
New Year, Old Books
New Year, Old Books
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
2 weeks ago
New Year, Old Books
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
Flashbak
A Civil War Vateran Created The Esoteric Fraternity and the Cult of Solar Biology in 1890s ...
Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate,...
11 months ago
Some forty miles northeast of Sacramento, north California, off I-80 near the village of Applegate, is the remains of one of the States’s religious cults: the Esoteric Fraternity. Founded in 1887, the Fraternity was a pioneer in modern astrology, readied its followers to run a...
TheCollector
Songhai Empire: The Rise & Fall of Africa’s Biggest Empire
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TheCollector
What Are the Principal Sources of Emperor Caligula’s Reign?
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TheCollector
4 Great Films About the Troubles and Irish Independence
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Flashbak
Miyako Festivals Of Kyoto, Japan – Illustrations From A 1920s Album of Silk Paintings
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s...
12 months ago
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s showing all different festivals held in Kyoto, Japan. Miyako (‘capital’) is an archaic name for Kyoto, which was the capital of Japan from 794 AD to 1868 AD. The pictures playson...
TheCollector
What Are the Top 7 Must-See Attractions in Mallorca?
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History Today Feed
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:19
7 months ago
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
Gala Dalí: Salvador Dali’s Mysterious Muse
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African History...
a brief note on the role of Africans in the early Islamic expansion
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
a year ago
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
TheCollector
French New Wave: Here’s What You Need to Know
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TheCollector
Is Beirut Safe? Exploring a City Shaped by Tragedy
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TheCollector
The 8 Largest Cities of the Medieval World
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TheCollector
5 Great Reads by Charles Dickens
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TheCollector
Cannister Shells’ Devastating Effect: Nightmare of the Infantry
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TheCollector
Why Was Prohibition Repealed?
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Classical Wisdom
Introducing....Classical Wisdom Books!
Plus... Merch!
a year ago
TheCollector
How Norse Mythology Inspired Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings
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Trying to Understand...
When The Music's Over ...
Turn out the lights.
10 months ago
History Today Feed
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
2 months ago
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Pace Gallery Will Represent the Robert Indiana Legacy Initiative
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TheCollector
How Socrates Perceive Life, Death, and the Afterlife?
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TheCollector
What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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Trying to Understand...
What Can You Do When You Don't Have A Culture?
Not that much, actually.
4 months ago
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...
2 weeks ago
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...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 22, 2024
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks...
9 months ago
Fireside this week! The ACOUP schedule might end up being a little unstable for the next few weeks as the coincidence of illness, the dense part of the teaching semester and unexpected travel are playing havoc on my schedule. I can only promise that we will finish the series on...
TheCollector
What is Deus Ex Machina in Film?
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TheCollector
Greco-Scythian Artifacts Seized by Spanish Police
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Water Is Rising.
But slowly ...
2 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
4 months ago
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
Dreams of Space -...
Planet Trip (1960)
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester...
a year ago
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester is Planet Trip. The next logical step to them was exploring the solar system. They started with Mars and the books ends with Venus.
Nephew, William and Michael Chester....
TheCollector
Was He Really “The Great Emancipator”? A Look at Lincoln’s Presidency
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Classical Wisdom
What is the WORD? How can we understand Logos?
Do Words Matter?
a year ago
Wrong Side of...
Technology indistinguishable from magic
Our age of miracles: the medical breakthroughs of 2024
3 days ago
Our age of miracles: the medical breakthroughs of 2024
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, adapted Solresol, edited other conlangs.
Niju,...
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIb: Built in a Day
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s...
4 months ago
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome which covers the broader Mediterranean and South Asia from the very late fourth century through to the end of the first century BC, the...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks
5 days ago
TheCollector
6 Haunted Historical Sites That Will Scare Your Socks Off
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Global Inequality...
The politics of physiocracy
Quesnay and China
11 months ago
TheCollector
Why Is Caligula’s Relationship with the Senate Controversial?
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TheCollector
History of Chariots: 10 Types from Ancient Cultures Explained
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TheCollector
Battle of Cynoscephalae: Macedonian Phalanx vs Roman Legion
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TheCollector
Three Rubens Paintings to Stay in the U.K., Advisory Panel Rules
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TheCollector
Top 7 Dutch Golden Age Artists to Know
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TheCollector
What Was the First Triumvirate?
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TheCollector
The Two Slayings of Holofernes: Artemisia vs. Caravaggio
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Maelgwn Gwynedd: Historical King of the Arthurian Legends
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part I
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review...
4 weeks ago
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review of the film for Foreign Policy, which you can find here (behind the paywall). I also discussed it with Jason Herbert and Sarah Bond over at Historians at the Movies, which is a...
TheCollector
Who Was Johann Gottlieb Fichte?
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TheCollector
London Olympics and Tony Blair’s Decision on Parthenon Marbles
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Flashbak
East of the Sun and West of the Moon With Illustrations by Kay Nielsen, 1914
Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for...
8 months ago
Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for Disney, for whom he contributed many story sketches and illustrations, not least the nightmarish, eerie and delicate Bald Mountain scenes for the animated movie Fantasia (1940). But...
History Today Feed
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
12 months ago
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
Classical Wisdom
Do We Need Dress Codes?
Are standards elevating or elitist?
a year ago
Are standards elevating or elitist?
African History...
a brief note on Africa's Scientific Manuscripts
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
a year ago
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
African History...
The Dahlak islands and the African dynasty of Yemen
a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
a year ago
a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
TheCollector
Jackie Kennedy’s Georgetown Mansion Goes on Sale
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TheCollector
Protein or Propaganda? The Story Behind America’s Love Affair with Milk
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
12 months ago
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
TheCollector
Henry I: The Life & Reign of a Notorious English King
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TheCollector
Grand Egyptian Museum Partially Opens to the Public
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TheCollector
Battle at Chosin Reservoir: Turning Point in the Korean War
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TheCollector
Vandal Smashes Ai Weiwei Sculpture at Exhibition Opening
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3 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part II: Government Without States
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly,...
6 months ago
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples raised armies to fight the Romans (and others) in the third through first centuries BC. Last time, we looked at the subsistence basis of these societies...
TheCollector
5 Must-Read Works by Aldous Huxley
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TheCollector
UN Committee Votes Against “At Risk” Designation for Stonehenge
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TheCollector
Who Was Walt Whitman?
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TheCollector
What Supernatural Creatures Appear in the Works of Shakespeare?
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of the Wilderness?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Hessians in the American Revolution?
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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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a revolution with a contested legacy.
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Why the Organ Split the Church
Why the Organ Split the Church
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Why the Organ Split the Church
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Was Catherine of Aragon the Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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Who Were the Black Panther Party?
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Was the Spanish Influenza the First Global Pandemic in the Modern Era?
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26 Found Photos of Australian Life In the 1970s
The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry...
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The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry Humphries (17 February 1934 – 22 April 2023) created Sir Les Patterson and made him Australia’s cultural ambassador. Drunk, lecherous and offensive, after Sir Les made his debut...
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Possible Rembrandt Found in Attic Sells for $1.4 Million
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5 Quotes by Locke Explained
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What Is Lucas Samaras Known For?
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Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a...
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Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a nice gift box with a space quiz. It is a little bit of an odd astronomy book. The illustration are very beautiful and if you notice each planet has smaller people in the picture to...
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Notre Dame Unveils Plans for Contemporary Stained Glass
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Julius Caesar
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Why Read Modern Books?
Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
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Now Available: Night Drew Her Sable Cloak
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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10 Historical Places to Visit in Hampshire
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The Top 10 Museums to Visit in Madrid
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Top 10 Museums to Visit in New York City
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What Are the Characteristics of Italian Renaissance Art?
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How Carl Jung Revolutionized Psychology: Into the Shadow-Land
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Dragons Across Cultures & Mythologies: Here Be Dragons!
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The Mystery of Crazy Horse: His Life & Legacy
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9 Times Virginia Woolf Made a Lasting Impact on Art
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How Did Aristotle Define Happiness & Good Life?
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The Best Eclipses of the Ancient World
War Stoppers and God Makers
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How the Nazis Looted Art in the Netherlands: Dienststelle Mühlmann
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Emil Nolde: Great Painter of German Expressionism or Ardent Nazi?
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Shays’ Rebellion Explained: A New Governing System for the New US
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Who Was the First US President To Be Impeached?
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Woodstock Festival Comics from the 1970s
In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I...
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In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I Found My Love at the Woodstock Festival!” appeared in Falling in Love #118. Comics and Woodstock were a good match. Charles M. Schulz’s didn’t name the little yellow bird and...
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Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
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a brief note on the history of indigenous and foreign religions in African history, and the Kimpasi...
The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various...
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The majority of Africans today primarily identify as Christians and Muslims of various denominations, with a relatively small fraction adhering to other belief systems often referred to as 'indigenous' or 'traditional' religions.
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10 Surprising Facts About the Great Beaver Wars
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Summary of changes for June 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 June.
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100r.co, added Ketchikan, Snug Cove, Ratz Harbor, Frosty Bay, Berg Bay, Wrangell, Petersburg and Ruth Island Cove. Updated library.
Oekaki, optimized and...
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Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Could Fetch $1 Million
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Winnie Mandela: Mother of the Nation?
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: August 2, 2024
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one)...
5 months ago
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one) whatever fresh COVID-19 variant is going around. Everyone is fine, but being sick left me pretty exhausted over the past few days with fewer productive writing hours available. Since I...
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Fordlandia: Henry Ford’s Grand Experiment Gone Wrong
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Fiction vs Fantasy: What’s the Difference?
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How Did Paper Money Develop in the Premodern World?
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History of the Origin of Manned Flight: More than Just Planes
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‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
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Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
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‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
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Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
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Charles Baudelaire’s Theory of Art: Is Beauty Universal?
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Father of the Turks
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The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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Res Obscura
Experiencing scientific revolutions: the 1660s and the 2020s
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Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
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Summary of changes for May
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Noodle, released Uxn version. Improved UX to resize the canvas and...
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7 Women Artists Fighting Climate Change
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An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
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An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
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Who Was Henri Cartier Bresson?
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Understanding Henri Cartier-Bresson Through 7 Photographs
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The Incredible Story of Cadmus: The First Hero of Greek Mythology
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Rat Collection by Banksy Comes Up for Auction
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The Holodomor, Ukraine’s Great Famine
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When Did Operation Husky Take Place?
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Patterns in Humanity
Constructing Missing Crime Tables
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results...
a year ago
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results missing from recent reports.
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Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
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Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
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Empire of Mali: The Powerhouse of Western Africa
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Dreams of Space -...
Техника Молодежи (Youth Technology) Issue 4 (1973 )
“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
A re-run from a few years ago....
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“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
A re-run from a few years ago. I really like this 1973 issue of Youth Technology. The issue was dedicated to Soviet past and future in space. It has some great illustration of what they had done and what they...
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5 Quotes by Karl Marx Explained
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The Philosophy of Time: Study the Nature of Past, Present, and Future
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The Economy & The Vote: How Financial Fluctuations Impact Presidential Races
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Overcoming Bias
What Culture Can You Trust?
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Star Wars came out when I was 17, and made a big impression on me; I loved it.
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The Metropolitan to Return Pieces to Cambodia
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The Plague by Albert Camus: “Can One Be a Saint Without God?”
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What Was Pope Innocent III’s Role in the Medieval Crusades?
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Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur?
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Giorgio Agamben’s Notes on Dante’s Divine Comedy
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The Roman-Jewish Wars: Jewish Resistance vs Roman Might
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What Is the Meaning of Utopia?
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The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza
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goji no chaimu
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was...
over a year ago
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was unreal; this was our prize, our first step onto Japanese soil. We used to make many trips to Japan by plane, but getting there by our own efforts — by sailboat — is a lot slower and...
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Understanding Egyptian Astrology: What Is Your Egyptian Zodiac Sign?
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History of Hollywood in the 1980s-1990s: Everything You Need to Know
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How Did Frederick the Great Transform Prussia?
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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.
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Death of a Turkey Legend
Death of a Turkey Legend
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Death of a Turkey Legend
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Sun, 12/08/2024 - 00:00
Dreams of Space -...
Wonders of Space Travel (1954)
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space...
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I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space Travel was a pamphlet that came enclosed in the May 8th issue of Lion Weekly (#116) in 1954.
Lion Weekly was a magazine for children with comics and stories. (from Wikipedia...
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‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
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‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
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Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
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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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Nasu, implemented the export of .theme files, and theme...
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The Venice Biennale 2024 Does Not Include Russia
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Orange Free State, South Africa: A History
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William Blake’s Cottage to Be Preserved as a Museum
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Was Mark Twain Really a Confederate?
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Dreams of Space -...
Beyond Mars (1960)
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps...
a year ago
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps in space including: solar sailing, travel to Saturn via long distance trips to the outer solar system, multi-year hibernation travel, hydroponics, and visiting other solar...
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10 Artists and Their Indispensable Canine Companions
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The Death of Clive of India
The Death of Clive of India
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
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The Death of Clive of India
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
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Architectural Wizardry: 4 Fascinating Works by Antoni Gaudi
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Should We Glorify Caesar?
And Those Like Him?
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A (Brief) History of Washington DC: Home to the US Presidents
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9 Interesting Facts About Claude Monet
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5 Iconic Photographs by Ansel Adams
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Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
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The Dark History of Australia’s Blackbirding
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Peter Pan goes to Ukraine
Some people never grow up.
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Some people never grow up.
African History...
a brief note on European and African perspectives in travel literature
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
10 months ago
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
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Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
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Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
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Snapshots of London Going Mad For Christmas In the 1980s
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a...
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When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a token of gratitude for British support to Norway during the Second World War, it looked bedraggled. So before it went up on Trafalgar Square, the decorators nailed some of the...
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Ancient Jerusalem: From the Bronze Age to the Roman Era
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World’s Oldest Figurative Art Found in Indonesian Cave
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What Happened During a Duel in Early Modern Europe & North America?
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Fate and Free Will
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6 Popular Netsuke Designs and Their Meanings
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What Are Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Top Achievements?
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Where Are the Best Travel Destinations for Shakespeare Fans?
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KAWS: 11 Things You Should Know
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Trying to Understand...
No Way Out
Some of the world's problems have no solution.
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Some of the world's problems have no solution.
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Who Were the Disciples James, John and Andrew?
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How Saint Helena and the True Cross Changed an Empire
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Huacas and Apus: Sacred Landscapes of the Inca
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIb: Pyrrhus
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
10 months ago
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the performance of the Roman army and its legions in the third and second century BC against the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we sought to assess some of...
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Restored Delacroix Masterpiece Goes Back on Show at Louvre
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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVc: Perseus
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa,...
8 months ago
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb) look at the how the Roman military system and its manipular legion were able to defeat the Hellenistic military system and its Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and...
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Edward IV: The Life of a Man Who Was King Twice
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10 U.S. Retirement Destinations for History Lovers
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What is Impasto? A Guide to the Impasto Painting Technique
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4 Ancient Greek Sculptors You Need to Know
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How Did German Expressionism Change The History of Cinema?
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The Second Punic War: How Hannibal Almost Conquered Rome
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Helter Skelter: Who Was Charles Manson?
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What Is Henry Darger’s In The Realms of the Unreal?
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6 Facts You Didn’t Know About the Salem Witch Trials
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