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What Is the Gift of Tongues in the Bible?
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The Death of A New Jersey Shopping Mall
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The Rise of Fascism in Italy & The Two “Black Years”
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Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
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The Whore of Babylon & Prostitution in the Bible
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIa: Starting Down the Path of Honors
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic...
a year ago
This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries. Last time we discussed Rome’s popular assemblies, which at least notionally expressed the will of the people. One of the key tasks those...
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...
10 months ago
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in solitude, distant noises of gurgling cisterns and pipes, and the noise of wind under the tiles. Also, of endless books.” ― C.S. Lewis In his 1955 book Surprised by joy : the...
TheCollector
Unlocking the Unconscious: Who Was Sigmund Freud?
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Trying to Understand...
In Praise of the Preterite
Or, why you should read "Gravity’s Rainbow" fifty years later.
a year ago
Or, why you should read "Gravity’s Rainbow" fifty years later.
Open Culture
The Engineering of the Strandbeest: How the Magnificent Mechanical Creatures Have Technologically...
Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have...
a week ago
Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have learned about biology and technology. But certain specimens roaming around in the world can blur that line — and in the curious case of the Strandbeesten, they really are roaming...
TheCollector
Who Was Josiah Wedgwood? Potter, Innovator, Entrepreneurial Genius
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Belmont?
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TheCollector
Egyptian Demons: Guardians and Wanders
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TheCollector
9 Paintings by Claude Monet You Should Know
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6 Artworks Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s Famous Novel
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Comes the Hiatus, 2024!
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards...
3 months ago
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards the end of this year in order to allow me to focus on finalizing the manuscript of my book project, a study of the cost of fielding armies in the third and second centuries BC. That...
TheCollector
A Rediscovered Guercino Painting on View in Paris
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Why Has Stoicism Gained Popularity in Modern Times?
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What Was Judith Leyster’s Contribution to Dutch Painting?
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It’s Complicated: Edward VIII & Wallis Simpson’s Scandalous Romance
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3 weeks ago
History Today Feed
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
4 months ago
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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TheCollector
Human Civilization’s First Cities: 7 of the Oldest
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, added 100r logo to splash screen on the rom.
100r.co, added a new page: diy carbonation system. Updated Saving fuel, Engine rebuild and...
TheCollector
10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today
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TheCollector
5 of Hildegard of Bingen’s Most Notable Works
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September
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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, updated Playdate implementation to the latest core,...
TheCollector
What Is Trompe L’Oeil?
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TheCollector
How Did King Tut Die? (5 Theories)
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
4 months ago
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
TheCollector
What Happened at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
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TheCollector
What’s the Historical Background of Tristan and Isolde’s Legend?
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TheCollector
Antinous: The Tragic Life of Emperor Hadrian’s Lover
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Trying to Understand...
A Short Service Announcement.
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be...
a year ago
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be interested. The essays themselves will continue to be entirely free, and I don’t have plans to produce subscriber-only material. I’ve also set up a Buy Me a Coffee cup.
Dreams of Space -...
Johnny's Space Trip (1954)
A re-run--
Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures...
a year ago
A re-run--
Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures the spirit of doing it for yourself as Johnny and his friends build (and dream of) a spaceship for a journey from their backyard. It is pure fantasy but as you will see there is a...
TheCollector
7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye
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TheCollector
Why Should You Seek Ignorance?
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
King John’s Lost Treasure
King John’s Lost Treasure
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
4 months ago
King John’s Lost Treasure
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
Flashbak
Bernhard Leitner’s Soundcube, 1969 – The Art of Seeing Sound And Hearing With Your Whole Body
In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a...
9 months ago
In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a defined space and its effects on the human body. The Soundcube, a “sound-space object”, is a room of 64 loudspeakers in which the sound becomes a form of architecture. For Leitner,...
TheCollector
11th-Century Coins Found by Metal Detectors Valued at $5.6M
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TheCollector
Why Did Remedios Varo Paint So Many Self-Portraits?
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TheCollector
Why Are the Black Hills Sacred to the Lakota Sioux?
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TheCollector
What Was the Korean Conflict of 1968?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Hero's Ride (1963)
This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an...
2 months ago
This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963. It is mostly an anthology of stories for children but with space art on the cover and a couple of space illustrations within I needed to share it.
Jarunkova, Klara. Illustrated by Eesti Riiklik...
TheCollector
Theodor Morell: Hitler’s Particularly Odious Physician
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US Returns 600 Stolen Artifacts to Italy
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Top 10 Historic Sites to See in New York City
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Oxyrhynchus: History’s Most Revealing Rubbish Dump
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TheCollector
What Makes Salvador Dali So Famous?
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TheCollector
French New Wave: Here’s What You Need to Know
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African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of the Old world
plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
a year ago
plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
Res Obscura
The (history of) spice must flow
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
10 months ago
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
TheCollector
Why Was the Statue of Christ the Redeemer Built?
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Who Won the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse?
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Influential Pop Artist: Who Was David Bowie?
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TheCollector
Cecilia Beaux: Esteemed American Portraitist
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a year ago
Dr Alun Withey
The Health Risks of Travel in Early-Modern Britain
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning...
a year ago
As I start to make some progress on my new research project on travel, health and risk I am turning my attention to the sorts of things that early modern travellers were fearful of. As a bit of a nervous traveller myself, it’s quite comforting to know that there is actually a...
TheCollector
Cain’s Marriage: Who Did the Biblical Killer Marry?
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What Was the Underground Railroad?
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TheCollector
What Is Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Taste?
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TheCollector
5 Famous Cartographers You Need to Know About
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CrimethInc.
How to Organize an Assembly : Preparing to Respond in an Era of Disasters and Despotism
There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to...
a month ago
There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to solve their problems, suddenly realize that their only hope is to make contact with others like themselves and work together. Perhaps a hurricane has just torn through the state,...
Trying to Understand...
No Left Turn
Workers and Peasants we are not.
4 months ago
Workers and Peasants we are not.
TheCollector
9 Historical Places to Visit in Cornwall
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Reacting to the French Revolution: Edmund Burke and the British Pamphlet War
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TheCollector
The Apocrypha: Were Books Left Out of the Protestant Bible?
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4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
I Have No Brain But I Must Scream.
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
a year ago
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
TheCollector
Why Is Emperor Caligula’s Reign Notorious?
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What Are Monads? Leibniz On the Most Fundamental Substance
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Medical Practice in the Pre-Conquest Americas: From Coca to Brain Surgery
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Be More Naked?
Is modesty too modern?
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Forgotten Gods
Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
6 months ago
Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
TheCollector
Street Art Murals in Los Angeles: 7 Iconic Works and Their Artists
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Flashbak
Woodstock Festival Comics from the 1970s
In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I...
4 months ago
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...
Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide
Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
7 months ago
Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
TheCollector
Bacon and Monet Landscapes to Lead Christie’s Evening Sale
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History Today Feed
How Mexico Fought Franco
How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
9 months ago
How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
TheCollector
Who Were the Telchines? The Malevolent Wizards From Greek Mythology
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Central African Republic: A History of the Wildest State in Africa
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Scottish Independence Movements Through the Ages
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The Elgin Marbles: 5 of the Parthenon’s Incredible Sculptures
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
a month ago
Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
TheCollector
How Did the Crusades Affect Christianity?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Most Important Women of the Bible?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
The Life of Aristotle
More Than A Philosopher
11 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Siege of Jerusalem?
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TheCollector
5 Tips on How to Approach Conceptual Art
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Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others
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Trying to Understand...
That's The Truth?
In politics, well, it depends.
a year ago
In politics, well, it depends.
TheCollector
Afghanistan Historic Monuments Destroyed in Earthquakes
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Who Is Kiki Smith?
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The Economic Effects of the Vietnam War
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Civil Rights & Social Change: The Fight for Equality in US Elections
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Just How Christian Was the Kingdom of Kongo?
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6 Unsettling Artworks by Mike Kelley
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5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
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Flashbak
Highlights From Free Drawing by Franz Čižek & Herman Kastner (1925)
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was...
9 months ago
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was illustrated by artist Franz Čižek and edited by Hermann Kastner in 1925. The book features 80 plates of rich ornamental compositions. Franz Čižek – Champion of Creative Art For...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Aristotle on Friendship
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial
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Presidential Impeachment: An Effective Check on Executive Power?
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3 months ago
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Vintage T-Shirt Slogans To Offend And Amuse
When we first hailed the glorious 1970s T-Shirt, you wrote in wanting to know if those...
9 months ago
When we first hailed the glorious 1970s T-Shirt, you wrote in wanting to know if those iron-on-transfers were still available, like the ones sold in magazines that told us to Nuke the Whales. Retro is all the rage, as is what when Malcolm McLaren was repackaging Chucky Berry on a...
TheCollector
The Ethics of Epicureanism vs The Ethics of Stoicism
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The Fountainhead: Ayn Rand’s Ode to Individualism
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Tom Thomson Painting Attacked by Protesters in Canada
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5 Fables by Jean de la Fontaine
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Understanding the Theology of Cosmic Horror in H.P. Lovecraft’s Works
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How Did Comuna 13 Transform Medellín?
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Brother of Jesus: Who Was Saint James?
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Dr Alun Withey
Barbers and (the lack of!) Polite Advertising
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century....
over a year ago
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century. During this period, a whole range of retailers advertised their goods and services to appeal to ladies and gentlemen of taste. Without discussing anything so base as price or...
TheCollector
Drunk by Edward Slingerland: 5 Reasons Why People Get Intoxicated
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Josephine Baker: An American Dancer in the French Resistance
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Stonehenge Defenders Got Their Day at Court
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Open Culture
99-Year-Old Dick Van Dyke Sings & Dances in a Touching New Coldplay Video, Directed by Spike Jonze
There’s one thing right with our world, and it’s Dick Van Dyke. Appearing in a new Coldplay music...
a week ago
There’s one thing right with our world, and it’s Dick Van Dyke. Appearing in a new Coldplay music video, Mr. Van Dyke dances barefoot and sings knowingly a little off-key—before reflecting on a century of life on this planet. What is love? Is he afraid of dying? What does luck...
TheCollector
A Brief History of Money Throughout World History
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
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
7 months ago
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
9 Revelations from Viking Runes
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10 Weird Events From Presidential Elections
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The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created?
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8 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
Finding Your Beard Style in the 19th Century
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the...
over a year ago
In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, depending on factors including status, location and age. Rather than each age having one particular style of facial hair that was ubiquitous, the...
TheCollector
Who Were Charlemagne’s Daughters
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Why Is Socrates’s Death Still Discussed?
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Why Do Anti-Natalists Oppose Birth?
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What Jewelry and Adornment Did the Celts Wear?
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5 Timeless Financial Tips from Greek and Roman Philosophers
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