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What Are the Romance Languages?
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What Are the Four Waves of Feminism?
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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...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Continue Reading
TheCollector
Did the Suffragettes Know Martial Arts?
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10 Strange Old Currencies Throughout Time
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Secret Renaissance Passageway Reopens in Florence
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Who Are Some Key Figures in Epistemology?
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What Is the Philosopher’s Stone?
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Classical Wisdom
The Great Flood
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
11 months ago
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
Trying to Understand...
In the Shallows Of The Deep State.
But is there anything there?
4 weeks ago
But is there anything there?
TheCollector
10 Powerful Women From Folklore and Mythology Around the World
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How Did Averroes Influence the West?
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When Did Operation Husky Take Place?
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TheCollector
Stained Glass Sold At Sotheby’s is Stolen From Notre Dame?
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
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On the Spot: Alice Hunt
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
TheCollector
How Does the Electoral College Work?
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Flashbak
Photos of Iggy Pop And The Stooges Playing NYC Club Ungano’s in 1970
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the...
7 months ago
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the Stooges performing at brothers Nick and Arnie Ungano’s basement club on New York’s West 70th Street between Amsterdam and West End Avenues. The ban were celebrating the release of their...
TheCollector
Paul Cézanne Work Sold by Christie’s
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TheCollector
Titanic Rescue Mission at Risk
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TheCollector
What Was the Mason-Dixon Line?
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Flashbak
A Painted Treatise on Cats From 19th Century Thailand
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi,...
9 months ago
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi, a Thai folding book that opens from top to bottom. It was made in the 19th century in central Siam (now Thailand) by an unknown artist. Such folding books were typically made from...
TheCollector
A Brief History of Guacamole (And It’s Not What You’d Expect!)
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5 Forgotten Female Artists You Should Know
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Why Is Emperor Caligula’s Reign Notorious?
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3 Modern Christian Ethicists You Must Know
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Who Won the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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10 Facts About Odin the All-Father: Norse God of War & Wisdom
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An Art-lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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The Sociocultural Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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A History of the US House of Representatives
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Global Inequality...
Devant la guerre
On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
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On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
Trying to Understand...
Too Much of Not A Lot
Winning the day and losing the war.
a year ago
Winning the day and losing the war.
TheCollector
The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent
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NY Denny Gallery Shuts Down After Ten Years
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TheCollector
Claude Picasso Died at Age 76
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TheCollector
Bronze Age Town Found in Saudi Arabian Desert
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TheCollector
NY City Proposes Public Monuments Bill With a Context on Slavery
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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...
TheCollector
9 Interesting Facts About Claude Monet
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TheCollector
The Whore of Babylon & Prostitution in the Bible
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
8 months ago
Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
TheCollector
The Economic Effects of the Vietnam War
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TheCollector
What Was the Ancient Greek Pankration?
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Classical Wisdom
The Story of Thebes
From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten...
a year ago
From its captivating mythology and fantastic history, discover this important yet forgotten city-state...
TheCollector
How Bayonets Revolutionized Warfare
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TheCollector
Historic Copenhagen Stock Exchange Catches Fire
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
GrimGrains, added a quick grilled cheese recipe.
Noodle,...
TheCollector
10 Architectural Landmarks You Must See in Valencia
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How to Read Film Like a Language
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The Many Faces of King David: Warrior, Poet, Adulterer
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The Liberation of Dachau, the First Concentration Camp in Nazi Germany
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
8 months ago
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09
TheCollector
Discover Norman Rockwell’s America (& His Legacy)
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Hundred Rabbits
leleuvia
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We...
over a year ago
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We found a place like this, Leleuvia, an island in the Lomaitivi archipelago in Fiji.
This island went through many hands over the years, it now belongs to a resort that too bears the...
Classical Wisdom
[Video] Roundtable Discussion with Mary Naples
Watch now (60 min) | Cult of the Capture Bride: How Ancient Women Took Power
a year ago
Watch now (60 min) | Cult of the Capture Bride: How Ancient Women Took Power
African History...
The complete history of Gondar: Africa's city of castles (1636-1900)
Journal of African cities chapter 8
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 8
TheCollector
College Culture in the US & The Vietnam War: An Unlikely Connection
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The Legend of El Dorado: Myth vs. History
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Classical Wisdom
How do we know what’s True? How can we decipher what is real among lies?
“Triple Threat at Suez Canal, Panama Canal, & Mexico Attack Freight”
11 months ago
“Triple Threat at Suez Canal, Panama Canal, & Mexico Attack Freight”
TheCollector
The Trevi Fountain: Inside the History of Rome’s Iconic Tourist Site
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9 Historical Places to Visit in Cornwall
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10 Must-See Pirate Fortresses and Coastal Strongholds Around the World
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The MoMA Became the Latest Target of Climate Activists
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TheCollector
What Is Friluftsliv, The Norwegian Way of Life in Harmony with Nature?
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TheCollector
This Underrated, Historic Small Town Is a Great Alternative to Austin, Texas
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TheCollector
What Was the Pilgrimage of Grace?
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Classical Wisdom
Oops! I did it again...
Getting our events straight...
a year ago
Getting our events straight...
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
6 Works by Mexican Muralists You Should Know
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What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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TheCollector
How Video Killed the Kamishibai Star
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Hidden History
The 1914 Christmas Truce
[NOTE: I re-run this diary every year.] The Christmas Truce of 1914 was one of the most famous...
2 weeks ago
[NOTE: I re-run this diary every year.] The Christmas Truce of 1914 was one of the most famous events to come out of the First World War. Some have called it the last gasp of the chivalric age of professional militaries and gentlemen officers, to be followed by the full horrors...
TheCollector
The Forgotten Second Saint Patrick of the Dark Ages
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History Today Feed
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/31/2024 - 09:25
2 months ago
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/31/2024 - 09:25
TheCollector
3 Key Ideas from Aristotle on Politics
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African History...
Taming and domesticating the wild: the War-Elephants of ancient Aksum and Kush
In his 1668 description of the West African kingdom of Benin, the Dutch writer Olfert Dapper...
a month ago
In his 1668 description of the West African kingdom of Benin, the Dutch writer Olfert Dapper reported that “The king shows himself only once a year to his people, going out of his court on horseback, accompanied by three or four hundred noblemen on horseback.”
TheCollector
Animal Rights vs Animal Welfare: What’s the Difference?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October
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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Continue Reading
weird medieval guys
The Medieval Monks Who Lived on Top of Giant Pillars
A history of the monastic high life
a year ago
A history of the monastic high life
TheCollector
7 Important Baroque Paintings You Should Know
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TheCollector
Performance Art: 8 Famous and Influential Women
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TheCollector
The Musée d’Orsay Held An Immersive Van Gogh Show
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TheCollector
A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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TheCollector
7 Works That Define Thomas Gainsborough’s Legacy
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TheCollector
What Was the Beatles’ First Hit?
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African History...
The Swazi kingdom and its neighbours in the 19th century: from the rise of Zulu to the British
an island in the maelstrom
a year ago
an island in the maelstrom
Flashbak
Disappearing NYC: 1980s Store Fronts on New York’s Upper West Side
“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes...
2 months ago
“I moved to the Upper West Side in August, 1978, and immediately loved it with all my heart,” writes Stephen Harmon, a retired lawyer who first lived on New York City’s West End Avenue and 73rd street. “I am a photographer and set out to preserve it on film because I knew the...
TheCollector
7 Depictions of War by Famous Artists Everyone Should Know
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Trying to Understand...
Only Connect ....
We are lost in a haunted wood.
2 months ago
We are lost in a haunted wood.
Wrong Side of...
Educated rage
American polarisation: part 2
2 months ago
American polarisation: part 2
TheCollector
Who Is Hecate in Macbeth?
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What Was Operation Downfall?
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11 months ago
African History...
A complete history of Dogon country: Bandiagara from 1900BC to 1900AD
demystifying an ancient African society
a year ago
demystifying an ancient African society
Hidden History
The French Space Cat Felicette
France joined the Space Race in the 1950s, and one of her missions was a test flight involving the...
3 days ago
France joined the Space Race in the 1950s, and one of her missions was a test flight involving the first (and so far only) cat to enter space. It did not end well for the cat. In the aftermath of the Second World War, France, under the leadership of General Charles De Gaulle, was...
TheCollector
Collectible Toys Worth $1000s: Rare Finds With High Prices
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cape Town?
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TheCollector
“I Am Because We Are”: Introducing Ubuntu Philosophy
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Classical Wisdom
Who Was Julian?
Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
a year ago
Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor
TheCollector
Surprising Results of The British Museum’s Internal Investigation
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Searching In Science (1965)
To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also...
over a year ago
To continue with my post from last week, Searching in Science was another science textbook that also issued booklets of content. These were more astronomy than manned space flight but also had some very nice illustrations.
The Moon
The Milky Way and The...
TheCollector
The Metaphysics of Stoicism: 3 Key Tenets
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TheCollector
What Were The Pentagon Papers?
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TheCollector
History of the Automobile: How Did We Get to Electric Vehicles?
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TheCollector
Two ‘Great Wave’ Prints Fetch Over $800,000 Each
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TheCollector
What Is Predictive Processing? & How It Explains 3 Visual Illusions
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TheCollector
The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview
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Latest Pompeii Discovery is a Rare Blue Room
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TheCollector
7 Key Beliefs and Practices From Hasidic Judaism
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History Today Feed
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
10 months ago
‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:48
TheCollector
Research Reveals True Original Color of Van Gogh’s Irises
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Changing Seasons
4 months ago
TheCollector
Michelangelo Scribble Sells For $200,000
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TheCollector
What Are Nietzsche’s 4 Most Famous Quotes?
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TheCollector
8 Narrative Film Techniques You Should Know
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Chickamauga?
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Trying to Understand...
The Rise of Extractive Politics
It's about having small expectations.
a year ago
It's about having small expectations.
History Today Feed
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
5 months ago
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
TheCollector
The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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TheCollector
What Is the Golden Mean in Aristotle’s Ethics?
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TheCollector
What Caused the First Opium War in China?
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CrimethInc.
Insurgent Survival : Reflections on the Fight Against Sweeps Targeting the Homeless in Austin, Texas
In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps...
a month ago
In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps against sweeps—forced removals disguised as “cleanups” carried out by cops and work crews. This organization, Stop the Sweeps, intervened in a cycle of struggles that included the...
History Today Feed
The Women who Forged Medieval England
The Women who Forged Medieval England
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/05/2024 - 00:00
4 months ago
The Women who Forged Medieval England
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/05/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
5 Women in Logic You Should Know
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Why There Is More Than One Reality: Introducing the Pluriverse
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How Did a Pig End Up on Trial in the Middle Ages?
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Wilfred Owen: Britain’s Tragic War Poet
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What Are the Oldest Copies of the Bible?
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6 Must-See National Trust Properties in the UK
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When Did World War II Start and End?
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