TheCollector
Rome’s Greatest Rival: What Was The Parthian Empire?
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Pyramid in Java Predates Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid?
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Classical Wisdom
5 Surprisingly Ancient Inventions from Greece and Rome
Ode to the Giants
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Why Are Aristotle’s “Categories” Fundamental to Logic?
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Gustave Moreau: The Man Who Defined the Symbolist Movement
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Anarchism & Revolution: Who was Mikhail Bakunin?
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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...
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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.”
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The Horrors of “Rubber Fever” in the Amazon Rainforest
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Kalimantan: Indonesia’s Hidden Gem for Animal Lovers
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What Were The Pentagon Papers?
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An In-Depth History of Health Insurance in the United States
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Should You Believe in Something Just Because It’s Logical?
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An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
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An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
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Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man?
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4 Ancient Greek Federal States You Should Know
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Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Poetics
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Last Chance
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TheCollector
Naturalism, Realism, and Impressionism: Three Movements Explained
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Samnite Wars: How Rome Conquered the Samnites (History & Aftermath)
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Valhalla & the Other Afterlives in Norse Mythology
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The Fascinating Evolution of Color in Artworks: From Cave to Canvas
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Flashbak
László Moholy-Nagy: Art from the Epoch of the Modernist Experiment
László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and...
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László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and photographer before he became the major proselytiser of the new avant-garde vision at the Bauhaus school, where has taught as a professor and succeeded is working across disciplines. ...
Classical Wisdom
Eternal Glory
Homer and Kleos
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: electrical refit, fuel sensor,...
TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Stalingrad?
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Alexander Hamilton: From Orphan to Founding Father
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Patterns in Humanity
Why controlling for variables is insufficient
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what...
5 months ago
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what to do
Classical Wisdom
Philosophy and Children
Event: THIS Saturday
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TheCollector
What Are Emperor Nero’s Contributions to Rome?
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Artemisia Gentileschi Lost Painting in The U.K.’s Royal Collection
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5 Novels by Charles Bukowski You Should Know
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Flashbak
Thai Fortune-Telling Manuscript, Before 1844
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of...
9 months ago
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of zodiac figures accompanied with text. It was made before 1844. “Maria Revere Balestier (daughter of Paul Revere and wife to the first American consulate to Singapore) was the...
TheCollector
What is the Eye of Ra?
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The Philosopher Poet: Who Was Lucretius?
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What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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What Was the Edo Period of Japan Best Known For?
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5 Military Geniuses From History
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The Defining Style of the 1930s: What Is Art Deco?
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The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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Alexander McQueen: 5 Fashion Collections Inspired by Art
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Evolutionary Success, from the Top of the Food Chain
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The Congress of Vienna: How Europe Was Redrawn
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Who Are the Major Prophets in the Bible?
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Did Marcel Duchamp Plagiarize His Most Famous Work?
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26 Found Photos of Australian Life In the 1970s
The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry...
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The best satire is never far removed from the truth it lampoons. In the 1970s, comedian Barry Humphries (17 February 1934 – 22 April 2023) created Sir Les Patterson and made him Australia’s cultural ambassador. Drunk, lecherous and offensive, after Sir Les made his debut...
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5 Transformative Leaders That Shaped British History
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The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance?
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History Today Feed
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
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The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
Patterns in Humanity
Constructing Missing Crime Tables
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results...
a year ago
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results missing from recent reports.
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...
Classical Wisdom
Should We Be Skeptics?
Is it good to question everything?
8 months ago
Is it good to question everything?
Overcoming Bias
Capitalism, Govt Causes Culture Woes?
Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
2 months ago
Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
Flashbak
Charles Green Shaw Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes (1930s)
This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white...
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This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white illustrations and poetic recipes for various cocktails. A leading figure in early American abstraction, Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) was an American painter, poet,...
TheCollector
Which Countries Were Major Players in World War II?
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7 Artists of German Expressionism You Should Know
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Weekend Roundup
Golden Age of Latin Literature
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Golden Age of Latin Literature
Overcoming Bias
Culture Status Report
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my...
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I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my last post make this a good time to take stock.
TheCollector
Sea Monsters in Renaissance Maps: Tales From Unknown Waters
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Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution?
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Classical Wisdom
Does FREE WILL Exist?
And if not, what are the consequences?
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And if not, what are the consequences?
TheCollector
How Did Nils Bohlin Change the Auto Industry? (Inventor of the Three-Point Seatbelt)
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Flashbak
A Book of Dreams: 25 Vintage Visions To Awaken Your Mind
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by...
7 months ago
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by desire, our dreams are visions of other lives, possible clues to the future. “The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the...
Global Inequality...
Would Lenin have approved of the IMF?
An indispensable organization
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An indispensable organization
History Today Feed
How Iran Won the West
How Iran Won the West
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
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How Iran Won the West
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Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
TheCollector
Interview with Dr. Roberta Bondar: Intertwining Art and Science
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Andrew Jackson’s Genocidal Legacy
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Who Was Vernon Lee?
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The Evolution of Socialism and Its Influence in the US
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History Today Feed
How to Revive Wassailing
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How to Revive Wassailing
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Wed, 01/03/2024 - 09:24
TheCollector
Thomas Gainsborough: 7 Facts You Need to Know
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TheCollector
Alexander Nevsky: Savior of the Kievan Rus’?
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History Today Feed
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
j.hoare
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
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How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
j.hoare
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
TheCollector
6 Astounding Achievements by Maya Lin
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History Today Feed
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:00
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The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Understanding Post-War Australian History in 3 Artworks
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TheCollector
Was Brittany Founded by Magnus Maximus?
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History Today Feed
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
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The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
Open Culture
The Ingenious Engineering of Leonardo da Vinci’s Self-Supporting Bridge, Explained
The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self...
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The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self Supporting Bridge.” That sounds like a typical example of YouTube hyperbole, though on first glance, it isn’t at all obvious how the fragile-looking structure can stay up, much less...
TheCollector
7 Important Baroque Paintings You Should Know
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Dreams of Space -...
The Man Who Sold The Moon (1951 edition)
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a...
a year ago
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a science fiction collection but I found this charming. I imagined some older avid child finding this collection and devouring it. Both the title and cover have a lot of appeal and...
TheCollector
Les Soixante-Huitards: The French Student Demonstrations of May 1968
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Dreams of Space -...
Rocketry Though the Ages (1959)
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and...
a year ago
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and into the anticipated near future. I blogged about this in 2010, so a more complete scan seemed good. Also having the text that goes with each page is a plus, yea for flatbed...
TheCollector
Artist Steals 17th-Century Coin From British Museum
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TheCollector
What is Hecate’s Relationship with Alchemy?
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TheCollector
World’s Oldest Figurative Art Found in Indonesian Cave
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Dreams of Space -...
Exploring Space (Hebrew) (1960)
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few...
a year ago
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few pages where the Hebrew version "switches" sides. Because this is such a charming book I have loaded the whole thing. As an additional treat I own some of the original illustration...
TheCollector
Dune and Greek Mythology: What’s in Common?
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TheCollector
5 Naval Battles That Defined Russian History
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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...
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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...
TheCollector
Is Calligraphy Considered Art?
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TheCollector
4 Celtic Hillforts and Oppida from the Iron Age
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5 Works by Barbara Kruger on Gender and Feminism
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British-Controlled Mandatory Palestine (1920–1948): A History
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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...
2 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...
TheCollector
4 Amazing Women From History You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
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5 Feminine Beauty Ideals in Art History
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What Did Fascist Architecture Look Like?
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Drunk by Edward Slingerland: 5 Reasons Why People Get Intoxicated
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Trying to Understand...
Papa To The Rescue.
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
3 months ago
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
TheCollector
The “New” Norman Rockwell Turns Toward Civil Rights
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Flashbak
One Last Look at the Hotel where ‘Trainspotting’, ‘The Big Man’, ‘Taggart’ and Other Shows Were...
You may have never heard of the George Hotel, which once sat at the top of Buchanan Street in...
8 months ago
You may have never heard of the George Hotel, which once sat at the top of Buchanan Street in Glasgow like a ‘great carbuncle’, but you have probably seen parts of its interiors from films like Trainspotting (the circular room used as a backdrop for the drug scene with Keith...
TheCollector
What Are the 8 Most Popular Churches in Venice?
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TheCollector
Who Were the 4 Key Players of the Risorgimento?
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Trying to Understand...
Out Of Control.
Fear the worst, hope for the best.
2 months ago
Fear the worst, hope for the best.
TheCollector
Battle of the Persian Gate: An Achaemenid Thermopylae, 330 BCE
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TheCollector
The 10 Most Beloved Urban Parks in the United States
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TheCollector
A Complete Guide to Fresco Painting
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Martin Luther: A Biography of the Reformer Who Sparked the Reformation
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History Today Feed
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
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Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
TheCollector
Claudius: The Roman Emperor Who Became a Pumpkin
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TheCollector
Scottish Independence Movements Through the Ages
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Philosophy of Liberty – On Liberalism
It is once again the week of July 4th and so, as is customary here, I am going to use this week’s...
5 months ago
It is once again the week of July 4th and so, as is customary here, I am going to use this week’s post to talk about the United States or more correctly this week about the political philosophy the United States was founded on: liberalism. Now an immediate clarification is...
TheCollector
Interview with Giulio Dalvit: TheCollector Chats with Frick Curator
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History Today Feed
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
4 months ago
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
TheCollector
The True History of Illtud of the Arthurian Legends
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Overcoming Bias
The Two Big Games
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities...
2 weeks ago
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities about it.
TheCollector
Charles Baudelaire’s Theory of Art: Is Beauty Universal?
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TheCollector
Nature Aided in the Creation of the Great Sphinx of Giza?
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TheCollector
The Lebanese Civil War: A Complex & Devastating Conflict
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TheCollector
Brussels Statue Supposedly Damaged by Irish Tourist
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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
8 Must-See Highlights From London’s Soane Museum
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TheCollector
The Lighthouse of Alexandria: A Wonder of The Ancient World
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History Today Feed
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
9 months ago
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
Top Aces of World War II: 7 Talented Fighter Pilots
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TheCollector
10 Lesser-Known Greek Gods & Goddesses
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TheCollector
Spanish Museums To Distance Themselves From Colonial Framing
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TheCollector
Who Was Jelly Roll Morton? Self-styled “Inventor” of Jazz
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What Is Original Sin for St Augustine?
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TheCollector
Was Walt Whitman a Transcendentalist?
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TheCollector
Action! 4 Films Inspired by History’s Natural Disasters
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TheCollector
How Socrates Perceive Life, Death, and the Afterlife?
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TheCollector
Why Did Plato Think that Education Could Replace Law?
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TheCollector
Bordeaux Wine in France: A Historical Primer
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TheCollector
Hunter Biden Did Know Who Acquired His Art
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TheCollector
Who Was Canadian Artist Emily Carr?
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Dreams of Space -...
Out of This World (1953)
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of...
a year ago
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of this World was one of my favorite "discoveries" when I first started collecting these books. It is a massive 160 pages of games, jokes, riddles, and space facts. I last blogged about...
TheCollector
Antinous: The Tragic Life of Emperor Hadrian’s Lover
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Flashbak
1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
8 months ago
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like home anymore.” – Richard Davis We’re back looking at 1980s Britain’s through Richard Davis’s photographs. This time we join him in Birmingham, the country’s ‘shabby not chic‘...
TheCollector
Northanger Abbey: Jane Austen’s Gothic Parody
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TheCollector
TheCollector interviewt die zeitgenössischen Künstlerin Toni Mauersberg
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TheCollector
Joseph Kony & the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda
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TheCollector
What’s the Best Time of Year to Visit the Parthenon?
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Dr Alun Withey
News Just In: Dr W Joins TikTok – @dralun7
Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still...
a week ago
Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still only setting things up, so please be patient with the extremely cheesy and clunky vids as I try to work out what I’m doing! I’ve only got a couple of videos up at the moment too, …...
TheCollector
Ancient Pathways: What Are Ley Lines?
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Levi Roach
On the Spot: Levi Roach
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
10 months ago
On the Spot: Levi Roach
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
Flashbak
Magnifying The Moment: Joni Sternbach’s Pictures of NYC Subway Passengers 1976–1981
“Part of the reason I was drawn to the Subway was that it was a perfect unchoreographed stage....
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“Part of the reason I was drawn to the Subway was that it was a perfect unchoreographed stage. Chance brought me together with a crowd of unknowns. It was up to me to parse them out and magnify the moment.” – Joni Sternbach on her pictures of NYC Subway Passengers in the 1970s ...
Trying to Understand...
The Machine Stops.
And fiddling won't fix it.
3 months ago
And fiddling won't fix it.
Flashbak
Get ‘Em In! Portraits of Drinkers in London Pubs
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink...
11 months ago
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink He sings the songs that remind him of the good times He sings the songs that remind him of the better times – Tubthumping by Chumbawumba Pub? Go on, then. Let’s go. And …...
Classical Wisdom
On Seneca: Anger, Fear, and Sadness
Event News
a year ago
TheCollector
Who is Adrian Piper? The Most Important Conceptual Artist of Our Time
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TheCollector
10 Must-See Archaeological Sites in the US
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CrimethInc.
News from the Front: The Reflections of a Russian Anarchist in Rojava : On the Collapse of Assad,...
The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in...
3 days ago
The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in Syria are not over. Israel has bombed hundreds of locations around the country and seized a considerable amount of land in the southwest, while Turkish proxy forces are threatening...
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
Global Inequality...
Abundance, capitalism and climate change
In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where...
8 months ago
In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where goods flow in abundance (“after the productive forces have…increased…all the springs of co-operative wealth flow more abundantly”, Marx, Critique of the Gotha Program
TheCollector
10 Things to See on Your Artistic Expedition Through Los Angeles
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TheCollector
The Fall of Singapore: The Largest Defeat in British Military History
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Dreams of Space -...
Looking Into Science (1965)
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965...
over a year ago
Here is a re-post, with new scans, of one of my most popular series of books. There was a 1965 textbook for children call Looking Into Science. They reused the contents in a series of booklets that I would like to share with you. There were a large number of these booklets...
TheCollector
Why Did Bruno Latour Claim that “We Have Never Been Modern”?
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TheCollector
British Museum Receives Its Most Valuable Gift Ever
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TheCollector
What Is Populism?
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TheCollector
Ruthless Emperor & Granter of Citizenship: Who was Caracalla?
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TheCollector
What Was Pope Innocent III’s Role in the Medieval Crusades?
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TheCollector
Van Gogh’s Sunflowers: 11 Works Featuring the Artist’s Favorite Flower
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TheCollector
7 Facts about Francis Drake, the English Pirate-Hero
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TheCollector
Who Were the Buffalo Soldiers?
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TheCollector
American Dream Revisited: Affluence & Turbulence in 1950s America
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African History...
A history of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) ca. 700-1900.
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
11 months ago
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
TheCollector
What Makes Jean-Luc Godard An Iconic Film Director?
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Be More Naked?
Is modesty too modern?
a year ago
TheCollector
5 Illustrated Stories by Shaun Tan That You Should Know
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TheCollector
What Pets Did the Ancient Romans Have?
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Flashbak
Finding The Original Drugstore Cowboy : Los Angeles In 1980
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith...
8 months ago
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith Jacobson Marciano. In 1980, the coffee shop was closing forever.”The term “drugstore cowboy” came from here to mean a young wannabe whippersnapper who wanted to get into Westerns but...
TheCollector
A History of Gibraltar: The Rock & the Ages
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some odds and ends.
5 months ago
TheCollector
Was Henry VI England’s Most Unfortunate King?
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Trying to Understand...
A Clash Of Symbols
They are quite serious, actually.
a year ago
They are quite serious, actually.
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Levina Teerlinc: A Woman Artist of the Tudor Court
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The Life of Aldous Huxley — Author of “Brave New World”
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Arrows – Love And Punishment in Vintage Snapshots
The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some...
5 months ago
The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some have been drawn on the printed photo with pen, others form part of the image itself. The use of bows and arrows by humans predates recorded history and is common to most...
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‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
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‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
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Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
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Wittgenstein’s Solipsism: Where Language & Limits Collide
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The Thirteenth Amendment: Abolishing Slavery in the USA
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5 Iconic Artworks by Wassily Kandinsky
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4 Norse Myths That Inspired Cinema
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5 Unusual Items in Ai Weiwei’s Installations
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Who Is Satan in the New Testament?
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Beware the Lides of March
Beware the Lides of March
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Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
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Beware the Lides of March
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How the South Became Republican
How the South Became Republican
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Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
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How the South Became Republican
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What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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Give All to Love: A New Documentary on Ralph Waldo Emerson Debuts
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10 Oldest National Parks in the United States
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How Did King Tut Die? (5 Theories)
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Hades
The God of the Dead
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“The Whole World Is Watching”: The 1968 Chicago Riots at the DNC
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Who is the Real FDR?
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Iris Murdoch Through 3 Great Works in Philosophy and Literature
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What Are Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Top Achievements?
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Alexander’s Destruction of Thebes in 335 BCE (Battle & Aftermath)
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How Economist John Maynard Keynes Essentially Predicted World War II
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What Is the Myth of the “Struggling Artist” in Literature?
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Welcoming the stranger
Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
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Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', Part Two
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Italian Government Bans Loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art
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Anger & Sadness: How Do Stoics Handle These Emotions?
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The “Good Italian” Myth in Postwar Italy: Dangers of Erasing the Past
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Listen To The 1985 Gig When R.E.M. Were Raw, Real and Unscripted and Ready To Fight The Crowd
Not everyone was into R.E.M. when they were raw and unscripted. The indie act who became one of the...
a year ago
Not everyone was into R.E.M. when they were raw and unscripted. The indie act who became one of the world’s biggest bands of the late 1980s and early ‘90s started local and unplanned. As Robert Dean Lurie writes in Begin the Begin: R.E.M.‘s Early Years: R.E.M. began their live...
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Manhattan Noir: John Fensten’s Photographs of New York City in the 1980s
John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio...
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John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio with Lee and Susan Strasberg in the late 1950s, early 1960s. He appeared on the critically acclaimed CBS television anthology drama series Playhouse 90. And was a longtime resident...
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Weekend Roundup
St. Nick and Saturnalia
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5 Female Philosophers That You Should Know
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Helen Keller’s Letter on Why Book-Burning Nazis Will Never Defeat Ideas, 1933
“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often...
a year ago
“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often before, and the ideas have risen up in their might and destroyed them’ – Helen Keller Helen Keller is best known for her campaign to help the disabled and support for...
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What Is Henry Darger’s In The Realms of the Unreal?
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Overcoming Bias
Love And War And Status
“All is Fair in Love and War” - common saying
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“All is Fair in Love and War” - common saying
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Trench Warfare in World War I: Rot, Rats, Ruin
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Why Was Hannibal Defeated? And What If He Had Won?
The Silence of the Elephants
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The Silence of the Elephants
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10 Facts You Didn’t Know about the Hoover Dam
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10 Compelling Facts About Abraham Lincoln
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Top 10 Places to Visit in Athens, Greece
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An Introduction to the Ethics of Care
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Ernest Shackleton & Endurance in the Antarctic
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How About a Victory for the Left Occasionally?
Here are a few modest ideas.
a year ago
Here are a few modest ideas.
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When Henry VIII Met Francis I: The Field of the Cloth of Gold
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Yuefenpai: 8 Facts About the Iconic Chinese Calendar Advertisements
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The Met Reveals Design for New Modern and Contemporary Wing
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The Politics of Exhaustion.
And the exhaustion of politics.
5 months ago
And the exhaustion of politics.
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Toxic Walls: Why Was Victorian Green Wallpaper So Deadly?
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Pre-Columbian Writing Systems (And How They Worked)
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The Rise of Fascism in Italy & The Two “Black Years”
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Leonora Carrington Painting Set to Quadruple Auction Record
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Here’s What to Know About the Oldest High School in America
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10 Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in England
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11 Facts About The Unique State of Maine
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Decoding Titian’s Poesie Series
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Dreams of Space -...
Start to Infinity (1978)
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian...
a year ago
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian space history book for children. I like the painted illustrations.
Shurlygin, Victor. СТАРТ В БЕСКОНЕЦНОСТЬ (Start to Infinity.) Leningrad: Children’s Literature Press. (158...
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The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
a month ago
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great?
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman...
7 months ago
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman legions, I wanted to take the opportunity to talk about Alexander III, who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. But I want to discuss his reign with that title, ‘the...
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Who Was Winston Churchill? The Dark Side of Britain’s Great Hero
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5 Influential African Leaders of the 20th Century
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10 Must-See Pirate Fortresses and Coastal Strongholds Around the World
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What Are the Origins of the True Crime Genre?
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Wood stove installation
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that...
over a year ago
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that the best model was the cast iron Sardine from Navigator Stoveworks.
Our Espar forced air diesel heater broke on our last passage, and we decided not to replace it. There are few...
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Introducing....Classical Wisdom Books!
Plus... Merch!
a year ago
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How Did the Ancient Egyptian Religion Change Through the Centuries?
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Meet Queen Cat, Secret Cat and Dunce Cat From Kittens and Cats: A First Reader (1911)
The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your...
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The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your cat, take a picture and give it a witty caption. So we get to meet Hero Cat, Queen Cat, Party Cat and the very much of its time Dunce Cat. Author Eulalie Osgood Grover … Continue...
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What Did Descartes Mean With “Cogito Ergo Sum”?
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Edmund Dulac’s American Weekly Covers – 1924-1951
Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration,...
5 months ago
Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration, roughly from 1875-1925, writes Albert Seligman. His luxurious Gift Books of the early 20th century were covered in vellum and issued in signed limited editions with tipped-in color...
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What Did Julius Caesar Say Before He Died?
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Who Was Christian Schad? 11 Facts About the German Artist
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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,...
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10 English Words Borrowed from Indigenous Languages of the Americas
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Ancient Marble Zeus Head Unearthed in Türkiye
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How Did Hannah Arendt Define Evil?
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What Is Christian Gnosticism? (History, Tenets, Legacy)
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What Are the Abraham Tapestries?
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Harvey Milk: Champion of LGBTQ & Civil Rights
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The Jaguars of Yuruparí: Shamans of the Amazon Rainforest
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The Last Question: Hear Leonard Nimoy Read Isaac Asimov’s Best Short Story
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than...
6 months ago
Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than the 500 or so stories he wrote or edited, including the bestselling I, Robot, the Foundation series and Lecherous Limericks. The story is The Last Question. First published in the...
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Native American Groups React on Covering Native Displays
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Trying to Understand...
A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
One I bought fifty years ago.
7 months ago
One I bought fifty years ago.
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Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:19
4 months ago
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:19
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7 Famous Cubist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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The Devastating Dust Bowl of the Great Depression
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The History of Chocolate: A Treat with a Dark Side?
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8 Places to Visit in Vietnam for History Lovers
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What Was Baruch Spinoza’s Concept of Freedom?
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Performance Art: 8 Famous and Influential Women
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Bob Ross’s First Completed Work Is Up for Sale for $9.85 M.
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Trying to Understand...
Arming Ourselves Against The Future.
With a few more books and a few old ideas.
a year ago
With a few more books and a few old ideas.
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The Lost Cause Philosophy of the American Civil War: Fact vs. Fiction
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Dreams of Space -...
Let's Fly to the Universe (1962)
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012...
a year ago
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012 here:
https://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2012/12/flying-in-space-1961.html
I think it is Czech, but may be a difference Russian language. I got a Russian reprint of this and still find it a very...
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The Mamluk Sultanate: How Slaves Came to Rule an Empire
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The Statue of Liberty: 9 Facts about the New York City Monument
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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
Hidden History
The Great Horse Flu Epidemic of 1872
An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire...
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An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire country. By the 1870s, the once-rural agrarian United States was beginning to emerge as an industrial power. The Civil War had spurred the rapid development of industry such as iron...
Classical Wisdom
How to Celebrate the Love of Learning
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
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Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
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What Were the Religious Beliefs of Hans Holbein the Younger?
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7 Wars That Nearly Happened (But Didn’t)
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What Supernatural Creatures Appear in the Works of Shakespeare?
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Noumenal and Phenomenal: What Were Kant’s ‘Two Worlds’?
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What’s the Best Time to Visit the Colosseum?
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What Is a Pyrrhic Victory? The Tragic Story Behind the Phrase
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Mona Lisa Location Mystery Solved, Geologist Claims
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Weekend Roundup
Maths, Art, and the Moon
8 months ago
African History...
a brief note on the role of Africans in the early Islamic expansion
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
a year ago
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
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KAWS Show Shut Down by Protestors
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5 Key Tenets of Rastafarian: Between Zion and Babylon
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Climate Vandal Painted Words in Red Next to a Civil War Exhibit
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4 Nazi Massacres in Italy (and Their Memory)
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The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
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A Guide to Madrid for Art Enthusiasts (10 Things to Do)
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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...
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War Is Complicated.
And not just the fighting bit.
a year ago
And not just the fighting bit.
Res Obscura
Role-playing with AI will be a powerful tool for writers and educators
Or, how well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
a year ago
Or, how well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
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Does Free Will Exist?
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Medical Practice in the Pre-Conquest Americas: From Coca to Brain Surgery
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What is Art? Approaching Aesthetics in 3 Ways
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Who Was Django Reinhardt?
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Bobby Fischer vs. the World: Chess Within the Cold War
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7 months ago
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Weekend Roundup
Was Alexander Great?
3 months ago
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[Coming Soon] The Essential Greeks
Begins in Two Weeks
a year ago
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Dutch & Flemish Vanitas Paintings: A Theme for the North’s Golden Age
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