Classical Wisdom
Women of Ancient Rome
The First Roman Empress and More...
10 months ago
The First Roman Empress and More...
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...
TheCollector
4 Celtic Hillforts and Oppida from the Iron Age
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The Statue of Athena Parthenos: Everything You Need to Know
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Why Is Nicosia the Last Divided Capital of Cyprus?
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Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History)
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4 Key Characteristics of Symbolist Art
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Flashbak
Joris Hoefnagel: The Emperor’s Best Artist Who Drew Insects That Told of Love And Death
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by...
3 months ago
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by Croatian scribe Georg Bocskay (died 1575) and Flemish artist Joris Hoefnagel (1542–1601). There is no evidence the two artists ever met, but their collaboration was decades in the...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August
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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented a way to shift multiple tiles at once, and...
Classical Wisdom
Confessions from a Classics Lover
How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
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How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
Hundred Rabbits
hello fujisan
It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and...
over a year ago
It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and waiting for a response from Shimizu Port Control. The temperature is 4 °C, the wind is blowing hard and our clothes are wet and caked with salt. We’re tired and hungry, waiting for...
TheCollector
4 Places You Must See in Delhi (If You Love Art & History)
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A History of Gibraltar: The Rock & the Ages
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Rise of ‘Jamesian’ Ghost Stories: Who Was M.R. James?
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William II: The English King…Who Was Murdered by His Brother?
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Final Call
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10 Great London Theaters Worth Visiting
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What Supernatural Creatures Appear in the Works of Shakespeare?
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How Slavery in Ancient Rome Drove Farmers to Poverty
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Classical Wisdom
Sophocles' Swansong
Oedipus at Colonus
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...
History Today Feed
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
j.hoare
Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
a year ago
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
j.hoare
Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
Flashbak
François Brunery’s Portraits of Pontificating, Pissed and Pouting Priests – c. 1890-1926
These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François...
a month ago
These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François Brunery (1849 – 1926), and used as the basis for his work as a painter of so-called “Cardinal Paintings”. His work depicting cardinals of the Catholic church in comical or embarrassing...
TheCollector
Jean Lannes: The French Achilles of the Napoleonic Wars
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TheCollector
What Was Operation Ichi-Go?
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African History...
A history of Women's political power and matriliny in the kingdom of Kongo.
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which...
a year ago
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which kinship is traced through the female line. Matriliny was often confounded with matriarchy as a supposedly earlier stage of social evolution than patriarchy. Matriliny thus became a...
TheCollector
A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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Architectural Wizardry: 4 Fascinating Works by Antoni Gaudi
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TheCollector
Charles Baudelaire’s Theory of Art: Is Beauty Universal?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
5 months ago
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
TheCollector
The Remarkable Life of Charles Dickens: Hard Times & Great Expectations
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TheCollector
Bananas & Brutality: The Twisted History of United Fruit
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Open Culture
The Story of How Quentin Tarantino Became a Filmmaker and Created Pulp Fiction, as Told by Quentin...
For a film, explained a young Quentin Tarantino in one interview, “the real test of time isn’t the...
yesterday
For a film, explained a young Quentin Tarantino in one interview, “the real test of time isn’t the Friday that it opens. It’s how the film is thought of thirty years from now.” It just so happens that Pulp Fiction, which made Tarantino the most celebrated director in America...
TheCollector
Lineup Revealed for First Sotheby’s Auction in Saudi Arabia
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What Was the Lend-Lease Program?
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TheCollector
Edward VIII: The Worst Monarch in British History?
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Trying to Understand...
Russia/Ukraine is not a sports competition.
Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
over a year ago
Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
TheCollector
Rijksmuseum Discovers Identity of Couple Painted by Frans Hals
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TheCollector
A Brief History of Money Throughout World History
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TheCollector
When Was the First Flight in History?
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Belmont?
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TheCollector
Medical Practice in the Pre-Conquest Americas: From Coca to Brain Surgery
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4 Founding Fathers who Signed the Declaration of Independence
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Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
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10 Countries With the Best Second-Language English Proficiency to Relocate To
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How Did the English Longbow Win So Many Battles?
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6 (In)Famous Gunslingers of the Wild West
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Sorites Paradox: Why Traditional Logic Is Not Omnipotent
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8 Facts About the Norse Goddess Freyja
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TheCollector
Are Supernatural Beliefs Real?
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Trying to Understand...
So They Want Negotiations, Now.
Have they any idea what they are talking about?
a year ago
Have they any idea what they are talking about?
TheCollector
5 Important Stories From the Aboriginal Dreamtime
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TheCollector
7 Notable Kings of Israel and Judah From the Bible
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TheCollector
Did Nietzsche Hate Christianity?
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Classical Wisdom
The World's First Computer
The Antikythera Mechanism
11 months ago
The Antikythera Mechanism
TheCollector
Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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TheCollector
Who Was Rosa Luxemburg and Why Was She Important?
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TheCollector
How Did Rothko Seek to Transcend the Visible World?
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Bob Dylan’s Odyssey: A Deep Dive into the Life of a Music Legend
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History Today Feed
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
7 months ago
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
Flashbak
42 Various Apocalyptic Scenes from Raphael’s Prophetic Messenger of Astrology (1827–61)
The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the...
a month ago
The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the astrological magazine The Prophetic Messenger (1827 to 1861). More commonly known as Raphael’s Almanac in a nod to the Jewish archangel Raphael, the name was used a nom de plume by a...
Open Culture
Everything You Need to Know About Saturday Night Live: A Deep Dive into Every Season of the Iconic...
Saturday Night Live began its 50th season last fall, around the same time as the premiere of Jason...
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Saturday Night Live began its 50th season last fall, around the same time as the premiere of Jason Reitman’s film Saturday Night, which dramatizes the program’s 1975 debut. All of this has put fans into something of a retrospective mood, especially if they happen to have been...
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...
10 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...
History Today Feed
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:07
a year ago
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:07
A Collection of...
Collections: The Mediterranean Iron Omni-Spear
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron...
a year ago
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron Age Mediterranean (focusing on the period from the 8th to the 1st centuries BC): the humble, effective and ubiquitous thrusting spear. In particular, I want to discuss the striking...
TheCollector
Why Is the Matterhorn So Famous?
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TheCollector
10 Art Techniques You Should Know
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TheCollector
Top 10 Depictions of Witchcraft in Art
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New Exhibition Examines Rembrandt’s Relationship with Star Pupil
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TheCollector
Who Is Satan in the Hebrew Bible?
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Open Culture
What Ancient Greek Music Sounded Like: Listen to a Reconstruction That’s “100% Accurate”
Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre,...
a month ago
Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre, reed-pipes, and various percussion instruments. More than 2,000 years later, modern scholars have finally figured out how to reconstruct and perform these songs with (it’s claimed)...
TheCollector
10 Essential Films to Watch to Understand Surrealist Cinema
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Who Was Jerome of Stridon?
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Classical Wisdom
Io Saturnalia!
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
a year ago
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
Dreams of Space -...
The Eager Beaver Space Book (1962)
As I keep digging in my collection I have found Space Beavers! This was a promotional comic book...
5 days ago
As I keep digging in my collection I have found Space Beavers! This was a promotional comic book from Cities Service gasoline. It probably was a give-away with purchase. It reflects the early 60s where the Mercury launches had taken place and we were looking ahead to the future....
TheCollector
The Life of Lu Xun: Writing on China at a Crossroads
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TheCollector
10 Historic Cities in Massachusetts That Are Great Alternatives to Boston
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Flashbak
Watch TV-CBGB – A Punk Sitcom From 1981
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews,...
9 months ago
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews, comedy skits, and live performances”. Stuart Newman, a member of the The Roustabouts, one of the groups featured on the show – along with Idiot Savant, The Hard, Jo Marshall, Shrapnel...
History Today Feed
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
10 months ago
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
TheCollector
Global Art Sales Dropped 4 Percent to $65 B. in 2023
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TheCollector
The Nepalese Royal Massacre: Royalty Meets True Crime
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TheCollector
Was He Really “The Great Emancipator”? A Look at Lincoln’s Presidency
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Trying to Understand...
The Wrong Stuff
Don't even think about rebuilding western militaries.
a year ago
Don't even think about rebuilding western militaries.
Classical Wisdom
Rome's Worst General?
And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
10 months ago
And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
TheCollector
The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada
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TheCollector
What Did Adorno Think of Beckett’s Endgame?
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7 Women Artists Who Became Works of Art
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Classical Wisdom
Empedocles
The Philosopher God?
a year ago
TheCollector
Sufism: Mystical Islam in Africa
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Edward IV: The Life of a Man Who Was King Twice
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Who Won the Battle of Cold Harbor?
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French Antique Art Dealers Against New E.U. Import Restrictions
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10 Unique Pigments That You Have Never Heard Of
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What Is the Origin of Cowpox (& How Did It Cure Smallpox)?
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Res Obscura
Centuries of Childhood
The history of childhood is one of multiplicity — so why do we tell parents such simplistic stories...
7 months ago
The history of childhood is one of multiplicity — so why do we tell parents such simplistic stories about it?
TheCollector
Who are the Yazidis & What Are Their Beliefs?
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TheCollector
8 Works of Art & Architecture Commissioned by the Medicis
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Open Culture
Freddie Mercury & David Bowie’s Isolated Vocals for Queen’s “Under Pressure” (1981)
In the summer of 1981, the British band Queen was recording tracks for their tenth studio album, Hot...
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In the summer of 1981, the British band Queen was recording tracks for their tenth studio album, Hot Space, at Mountain Studios in Montreux, Switzerland. As it happened, David Bowie had scheduled time at the same studio to record the title song for the movie Cat People. Before...
TheCollector
Levina Teerlinc: A Woman Artist of the Tudor Court
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TheCollector
Does Might Make Right? The Melian Dialogue of Thucydides
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Contemporary Art and Sports Come Together at SFMOMA
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Did This Psychoanalytical Cult Kill Jackson Pollock?
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Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick: Meet the “Real” Kingmaker
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New Study Rewrites History of Stone Age Architecture in Near East
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7 Works by Romaine Brooks You Should Know
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What Is the Suspense Paradox in the Philosophy of Film?
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What is Peter Singer’s Principle of Equal Consideration?
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Battle of Himera: Carthage vs. Ancient Greeks of Sicily
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What is Digital Art? A Brief History and Tips for Collecting
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Which President Was the Only One to Resign from Office?
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History Today Feed
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
11 months ago
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
TheCollector
7 Facts About the Ghent Altarpiece
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Why Was the Gutenberg Printing Press Important?
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What Is the History of Constitution Day in the US?
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Lucio Fontana Piece Could Set Auction Record at Sotheby’s
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TheCollector
Why Are There Only Four Gospels?
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Flashbak
The Incredible And True Story Of How Elvis Presley Became Orion, The Masked Singer
Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February...
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Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February 26, 1945 – December 12, 1998) was known to his fans as Orion. To others he was Elvis Presley. Ellis appeared with many artists, including Loretta Lynn, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tammy...
TheCollector
What Was the Ecological Impact of the Columbian Exchange?
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TheCollector
4 Egyptian Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Pioneering Folklore: Who Was John Lomax?
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Open Culture
Bertrand Russell’s Message to People Living in the Year 2959: “Love is Wise, Hatred is Foolish”
Bertrand Russell, the great British philosopher and social critic, appeared on the BBC program...
2 weeks ago
Bertrand Russell, the great British philosopher and social critic, appeared on the BBC program Face-to-Face in 1959 and was asked a closing question: What would you tell a generation living 1,000 years from now about the life you’ve lived and the lessons you’ve learned? His...
History Today Feed
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:29
a month ago
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:29
History Today Feed
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
j.hoare
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
a year ago
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
j.hoare
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
History Today Feed
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
7 months ago
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
Flashbak
The Death of A New Jersey Shopping Mall
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next...
7 months ago
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next few years as vacancy rates are increasing due to the pandemic, a slowed economy and increased online shopping. Photographer Phillip Buehler captured the death of the Wayne Hills mall...
TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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TheCollector
Federal Art Project: Documentary Film Exploring the Arts of the WPA
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TheCollector
5 of Hildegard of Bingen’s Most Notable Works
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Dr Alun Withey
The Troublesome Gibbet of John Haines, the ‘Wounded Highwayman’ of Hounslow.
For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the...
11 months ago
For this post, I am going to wander into the world of crime in the late eighteenth century, and the grisly fate that befell many who committed the heinous crime of highway robbery. (Full disclosure: I’m not an historian of crime, gibbets or highwaymen…perhaps the case I’m about...
African History...
Seafaring, trade and travel in the African Atlantic. ca. 1100-1900.
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
a year ago
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
TheCollector
Who Was the Real Mona Lisa?
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TheCollector
A Brief History of the Rahbani Music Family
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
2 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of October.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Rabbit Waves and Logbooks. Updated woodstove installation, no windlass with 1 photo, mini dodger and Victoria to Sitka logbook with Week 3...
weird medieval guys
Why is medieval art so weird?
Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran...
a year ago
Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran discuss why medieval art is so intriguing to modern viewers and what makes so much of it so weird. Also discussed are Galaxy Quest, Mel Gibson's crimes against the Middle Ages, and...
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Colorado Perfect for Retirement
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TheCollector
Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins
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TheCollector
The Secret SS Mission to Tibet You’ve Never Heard Of
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Trying to Understand...
The Water Is Rising.
But slowly ...
3 months ago
TheCollector
New Leonora Carrington Record Set at Sotheby’s
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8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
One Of My Essays In Dutch.
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and...
a year ago
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and send to me a translation into Dutch of my recent essay “What’s Left and What’s Left?” The translator has elected to remain anonymous, but I’m extremely grateful, and please join me in...
Hundred Rabbits
rainy with a chance of mosquitoes
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign...
over a year ago
Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign and just as wild, except instead of hungry lizards there are mosquitoes, also known as the vampires of the Marquesas.
Before arriving, we didn't know what it was going to be like...
TheCollector
What Was Judith Leyster’s Contribution to Dutch Painting?
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TheCollector
6 Important Female Aboriginal Writers and Activists You Should Read
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TheCollector
Velázquez Portrait of Spanish Queen Pulled by Sotheby’s
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African History...
a brief note on African travel literature in history
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
8 months ago
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
TheCollector
Évora: History & 10 Must-See Sites
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TheCollector
The Harpies: Beasts of Vengeance in Greek Mythology
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Trying to Understand...
Will it Bend or Will it Break?
The international system, that is.
a year ago
The international system, that is.
History Today Feed
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
3 months ago
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
TheCollector
How Does Nan Goldin’s Work Challenge Conventional Photography?
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Flashbak
A Day In The Life Of C.S. Lewis – Author of The Chronicle of Narnia
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in...
11 months ago
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in solitude, distant noises of gurgling cisterns and pipes, and the noise of wind under the tiles. Also, of endless books.” ― C.S. Lewis In his 1955 book Surprised by joy : the...
TheCollector
Abraham Lincoln’s Early Life: From Rural Kentucky to the White House
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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.
Flashbak
Visualising The Revolution: A Gallery of Posters from the Paris Uprising of May 1968
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed...
a month ago
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed around France in May 1968. The movement’s visual culture is key to its understanding. These artworks and others like them were distributed in Paris and parts of the country amid...
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:08
2 months ago
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
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Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:08
TheCollector
Discover Philip Johnson’s Famous Glass House
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TheCollector
A Brief History of the Aboriginal Lands Right Movement
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TheCollector
Who Was George Eliot?
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What is Impasto? A Guide to the Impasto Painting Technique
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Is Plato’s Republic a Feminist Work?
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Nixtamalization: How Ancient Americans Bio-Engineered Corn
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TheCollector
What Did the Beat Generation Want?
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Open Culture
Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” Performed by a Choir of 4,000 Singers
Throughout the years, we’ve featured performances of Choir!Choir!Choir!–a large amateur choir from...
2 weeks ago
Throughout the years, we’ve featured performances of Choir!Choir!Choir!–a large amateur choir from Toronto that meets weekly and sings their hearts out. You’ve seen them sing Prince’s “When Doves Cry,” Soundgarden’s “Black Hole Sun” (to honor Chris Cornell), and Patti Smith’s...
Trying to Understand...
The Year's Midnight.
Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
over a year ago
Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
Classical Wisdom
The Pompeii Mosaics
Frozen by Fire
3 weeks ago
Res Obscura
Experiencing scientific revolutions: the 1660s and the 2020s
Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
a year ago
Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
Classical Wisdom
Ancient Greek Astronomy
Ursa Major
a year ago
TheCollector
UK Gallery to Recreate “Groundbreaking” 1907 Exhibition
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TheCollector
TheCollector Sits Down with Romulo Royo (Video Interview)
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
11 months ago
Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/01/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
Who Won the Siege of Vicksburg?
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Alexander the Not-Feeling-Great: How Did Alexander the Great Die?
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Bali’s 8 Finest Historic Sites: A Feast for the Senses
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Possible Rembrandt Found in Attic Sells for $1.4 Million
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Explore Frida Kahlo’s Composition Techniques in 6 Works
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TheCollector
The Hidden Meaning of Plato’s Cave Allegory
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Hundred Rabbits
an island to oneself
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things...
over a year ago
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things Devine and I were really looking forward to, like a good latte, craft beer, a fresh food market and a bulk food store. I found a city that checked all of the boxes.
Many of the...
Wrong Side of...
The great 2024 vibe shift (and other stories)
Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
2 months ago
Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
TheCollector
15 Facts About Genghis Khan & His Legacy
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9 months ago
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Aristotle’s Rhetoric: A Brief Overview
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African History...
The 'hidden founders' of African studies in Europe: African intellectuals in the Holy Roman Empire...
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then...
a month ago
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then the Holy Roman Empire (modern Germany) where he met Hiob Ludolf, an envoy and linguist whom later generations of ‘Ethiopists’ would regard as the founder of Ethiopian studies in...
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Warfare in the Bronze Age: Tactics, Weapons, Battles
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a year ago
TheCollector
Faith Ringgold, Storytelling Quilt Artist, Dies at 93
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Looted Van Gogh Artwork Retrieved in Ikea Sack
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Southwest France Brimming With Joie de Vivre
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2 months ago
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9 Queer Artists Who Changed the History of Modern Art Forever
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a year ago
TheCollector
Operation Paperclip: What the US Did With Nazi Scientists After WWII
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2 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Round Two? There Is No Round Two.
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
a year ago
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
Trying to Understand...
The Modern World Is Boring.
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
7 months ago
Where are the heroes and the adventures now?
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Important Christian Figures? (150 – 200 CE)
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a year ago
TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Top 7 Sights to See in Milan?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Is The Digital Era Truly Destroying Art?
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a year ago
Open Culture
Watch Winsor McCay’s Little Nemo and Gertie the Dinosaur, and Witness the Birth of Modern Animation...
“Considering that, in a cartoon, anything can happen that the mind can imagine, the comics have...
a week ago
“Considering that, in a cartoon, anything can happen that the mind can imagine, the comics have generally depicted pretty mundane worlds,” writes Calvin and Hobbes creator Bill Watterson. “Sure, there have been talking animals, a few spaceships and whatnot, but the comics have...
TheCollector
Was Edith Wilson the First Female President of the United States?
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a year ago
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Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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12 months ago
TheCollector
Ada Lovelace: Get to Know the World’s First Computer Programmer
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11 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures?
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a month ago
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
2 months ago
Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
TheCollector
5 Famous Assassins Who Changed History
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8 months ago
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Discover the Secrets of the Catacombs of Rome
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Çatalhöyük: One of the Oldest Recorded Cities in History
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a year ago
TheCollector
Why Is Boston Called Beantown?
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5 months ago
Flashbak
Robert Mallet-Stevens Creates the Ideal City in 32 Visions, 1922
“A new civilization, a new science, new needs, new materials required new forms.” – Robert...
a year ago
“A new civilization, a new science, new needs, new materials required new forms.” – Robert Mallet-Stevens In 1924, French architect and designer Robert Mallet-Stevens (March 24, 1886 – February 8, 1945) published La Gazette Des 7 Arts magazine and founded the Club des amis du...
TheCollector
Religious Symbolism & Traditions of Easter Beyond the Bunny
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Which Countries Have the Most Official Languages?
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
9 months ago
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
Classical Wisdom
Should We Be More Naked?
Is modesty too modern?
a year ago
TheCollector
5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington
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2 months ago
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10 Palazzos (Palaces) in Venice You Must Visit
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a year ago
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5 Notable Inmates of Tartarus & Their Crimes
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4 months ago
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The Colombia Banana Massacre of 1928: The Shocking Story
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a month ago
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Who Was Christian Schad? 11 Facts About the German Artist
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6 months ago
Flashbak
How The Charlie Brown Christmas Special Got Jazz And Came Alive
“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news...
a year ago
“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news cycle? A few minutes? This [album] is something that’s lasted 50 years. And not only lasted, but grown … I think there’s just a humanness” — Jerry Granelli, drummer with the Vince...
TheCollector
5 Female Hispanic Artists That You Should Know About
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7 months ago
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Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Theodicy?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Kitchen Debate: Khrushchev vs. Nixon
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9 months ago
Flashbak
Identipop, Build Your Own Popstar, 1969
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and...
11 months ago
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and unknowns’. The unknowns are easy to spot – but can you identify all the popstars on the game’s box design? Made in the UKL by Play Value Ltd – they produced similar games, also from the...
TheCollector
The Beguines: The Hermits Who Became Medieval Celebrities
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4 months ago
TheCollector
How Jazz Became a Secret Weapon in Cold War Berlin
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
11 months ago
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
TheCollector
The Yalta Conference: Moving Forward From WWII
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3 weeks ago
Hundred Rabbits
the rock of polynesia
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's...
over a year ago
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's the first country to offer free, state-funded, wireless internet to all its residents and has a goal of being completely solar powered— uuuh... wow?
We'd also heard that the school...
CrimethInc.
Festivals of Resistance : A Call for Gatherings the Weekend Before Trump Takes Office
Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance...
a month ago
Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance on the weekend of January 18, immediately before Donald Trump takes office. This is a crucial opportunity to engage in outreach, education, and action ahead of what it is sure to...
TheCollector
Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
10 months ago
Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/25/2024 - 11:22
History Today Feed
The Vienna Secession is Founded
The Vienna Secession is Founded
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
9 months ago
The Vienna Secession is Founded
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
TheCollector
Ron’s Place Becomes First Outsider Art with Listed Status in England
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9 months ago
TheCollector
17 Titillating Facts about the History of Tea
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11 months ago
Global Inequality...
The order of inequality
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
9 months ago
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
Flashbak
The Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll from 19th Century Japan
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from...
6 months ago
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from Japan. It’s a subject we’ve visited before with the Yokai Horrors from the 18th Century Bakemono Zukushi Scroll. Thought to originate in the mid 1800s, the artist behind the Kaikidan...
African History...
a complete history of Mombasa ca. 600-1895.
Journal of African cities: chapter 13
4 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 13
African History...
a brief note on African agency in its historical contacts with the rest of the world.
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
8 months ago
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
TheCollector
5 Famous Women Still-Life Painters
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3 months ago
Flashbak
Music of the Squares David Ramsay Hay and the Reinvention of Pythagorean Aesthetics
Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it...
a month ago
Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it possible not only to analyse such visual wonders as the Parthenon in terms of music theory, but also to identify their corresponding musical harmonies and melodies, writes Carmel...
Flashbak
Lightning Strikes: William Jennings’ Early Photographs of Elusive Electricity
Anglo-American photographer William Jennings (1860–1946) is best known for his aerial pictures of...
2 weeks ago
Anglo-American photographer William Jennings (1860–1946) is best known for his aerial pictures of his adopted city of Philadelphia and the aeronautical industry, and photographs of lightning. Setting out to prove “lightning bolts were not of the zig-zag form pictured by artists”,...
TheCollector
Who Was Canadian Artist Emily Carr?
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3 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
How Did Artists Learn About Anatomy During the Renaissance?
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4 months ago
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Who Were the 4 Key Players of the Risorgimento?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Hidden Gospels: What Books Were Removed from the Bible (and Why)?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Dr Paul Cartledge on Alexander the Great’s Tomb, Netflix & More
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Largest UK Holbein Exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Facts About the Curious Calvin Coolidge: The Coolest President?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Alexander Become ‘the Great’?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Newell Convers Wyeth Painting: From $4 to $191,000
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a year ago
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Was the Neolithic Revolution Really a Revolution?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
10 London Museums You Should Visit
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6 months ago
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World War II’s Unbreakable Code: How Did the Navajo Code Talkers Win the Pacific?
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9 months ago
Global Inequality...
“To the Finland Station”
Trump as a tool of history
2 weeks ago
Trump as a tool of history
TheCollector
The Fascinating Evolution of Color in Artworks: From Cave to Canvas
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a year ago
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The History of Method Acting in Hollywood in 8 Lessons
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African History...
The myth of Mansa Musa's enslaved entourage
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the...
a year ago
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the mind refuses to admit".
TheCollector
5 Phases of Phenomenology and the Rise of Existentialism
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a year ago
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9 Iconic Minimalist Works by Women Artists
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a year ago
TheCollector
Wuxing: What Are the Five Elements of Chinese Philosophy?
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Have We Lost Ritual in our Lives?
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
a year ago
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
TheCollector
Who Was Benjamin Disraeli?
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4 months ago
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Who Won Sherman’s March to the Sea?
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7 months ago
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6 Things You Should Know About Pop Art
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What Is the (Delicious) History of Pizza?
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6 months ago
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Utagawa Hiroshige: 10 Works From the Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e
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6 months ago
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Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man?
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7 months ago
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Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others
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a year ago
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American Dream Revisited: Affluence & Turbulence in 1950s America
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Andromeda: The Beauty of the Mediterranean
Take a Santa Pause
4 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Ancient Novel
a year ago
TheCollector
6 Empires that Conquered Ancient Egypt
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8 months ago
TheCollector
The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Secrets of the Sibyls
Ancient Prophetesses
a year ago
TheCollector
Venice’s Nordic Pavilion Receives a Massive Chinese Dragon
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11 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Threat of Back to Normal
Global power has always been distributed.
a year ago
Global power has always been distributed.
TheCollector
3 Most Notable Republican Presidents in US History
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3 months ago
TheCollector
The Paradox of Fiction: Is it Irrational to be Moved by Fiction?
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a month ago
Flashbak
See The Rolling Stones 1966 Tour Program
In 1966, The Rolling Stones were on tour, supported by The Yardbirds, Long John Baldry and Peter Jay...
6 months ago
In 1966, The Rolling Stones were on tour, supported by The Yardbirds, Long John Baldry and Peter Jay and the New Jaywalkers and Ike & Tina Turner. Formed in 1962, The Stones had their first number one in ‘64 and in 1966 had released what was to be their breakthrough album an...
TheCollector
7 Key Beliefs and Practices From Hasidic Judaism
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Pompeii: Frozen in Time or an Ever-Evolving Landscape?
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
7 months ago
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
Classical Wisdom
What is the Tall Poppy Syndrome?
Is it good, bad or relative?
7 months ago
Is it good, bad or relative?
TheCollector
1920s Flappers: An Overview of the Ladies of the Jazz Age
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Made the Harlem Hellfighters Legendary?
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2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Two Colonizers in South Africa: The British vs. The Dutch
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a year ago
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Who Are the Young British Artists? An Overview of the Movement
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a month ago
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Andy Warhol’s Mother: Who Was Julia Warhola?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Conservation Challenges at Mount Rushmore?
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8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Into the Waste Land
Nothing connects.
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
A Week Off And A New Language
See you again soon
a year ago
Open Culture
Hear Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast from 1938: The Original Tale of Mysterious...
A month ago, drones were spotted near Morris County, New Jersey. Since then, reports of further...
a month ago
A month ago, drones were spotted near Morris County, New Jersey. Since then, reports of further sightings in various locations in the region have been lodged on a daily basis, and anxieties about the origin and purpose of these unidentified flying objects have grown apace. “We...
TheCollector
What Are the Oldest Copies of the Bible?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The West is Weak Where it Matters ...
...and some of the consequences are not obvious.
over a year ago
...and some of the consequences are not obvious.
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
8 Facts About Tamara de Lempicka’s Dark Glamour
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Libyan Migration Influence Egyptian Religion?
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a month ago
CrimethInc.
The Eye of Every Storm : Anarchist Response to Hurricane Helene
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30...
2 months ago
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30 inches of rainfall over two days when an unnamed storm collided with Hurricane Helene over the mountains of Southern Appalachia. The resulting catastrophe laid waste to the entire...
Dreams of Space -...
Rocket Divers (1962)
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers...
a year ago
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers adventures and in this book they help out the divers who retrieve re-entry capsules. It has bad guys and secret submarines and space monkeys and plenty of adventure. Unfortunately...
TheCollector
Battle of Pydna: How the Romans Ended the Macedonians
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5 months ago
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Posthumanism vs Transhumanism: What Is the Difference?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Pera Palace: The Istanbul Muse for Literary Giants
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5 months ago
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