Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Was Alexander Great?
4 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIb: Pyrrhus
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
10 months ago
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the performance of the Roman army and its legions in the third and second century BC against the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we sought to assess some of...
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David Roberts & Frederick Catherwood: Artists of Ancient Egypt & Maya
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The Art of Collage and Assemblage in Modern Art
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Flashbak
Arrows – Love And Punishment in Vintage Snapshots
The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some...
6 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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Musée Rodin to Launch Shanghai Outpost in September
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Les Malheurs des immortels, 1922: Max Ernst and Paul Éluard’s Surreal Collaboration
Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by...
2 months ago
Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by German-American-French artist and founder of the Dada movement Max Ernst (2 April 1891 – 1 April 1976). The book, which marks the beginning of his close friendship with French poet Paul...
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7 Great Paris Museums Beyond the Louvre
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What Is the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)? Origins & History
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Peter Singer’s Famine, Affluence, and Morality: Is Charity Good?
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5 Famous Artists Who Were Inspired by Alphanumerics
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The Hindenburg Disaster: Oh, the Humanity!
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3 months ago
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Has Depression Always Been Around? The History of a Timeless Disorder
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7 Rules For Collecting Paintings
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Helter Skelter: Who Was Charles Manson?
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Baroque Obsession: What Was So Innovative About Caravaggio?
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The Musée d’Orsay Held An Immersive Van Gogh Show
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The Grand Egyptian Museum Soon Opens for Visitors
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Gods Vs Titans
...and the Origins of the Universe
a year ago
...and the Origins of the Universe
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9 Provocative Artworks by Maurizio Cattelan
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Weekend Roundup
Mothers of the Ancient World
7 months ago
Mothers of the Ancient World
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3 Inspiring Japanese Women That Made Video Art
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What Is Magical Realism in Literature?
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in New York
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3 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Rocket Divers (1962)
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers...
11 months 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...
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The Siege of Budapest in WWII: Everything You Need to Know
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Volksgeist: Who Was Johann Gottfried Herder?
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The Boxer Rebellion Explained: Uprising in China
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Doctors Against Genocide Cancels Event at Holocaust Museum
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How Has Nan Goldin Addressed LGBTQ+ Narratives in Her Work?
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
7 months ago
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
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Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
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Verification Vs. Falsification: The Birth of the Philosophy of Science
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Weekend Roundup
The Story of Thebes
a year ago
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A Guide to Madrid for Art Enthusiasts (10 Things to Do)
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10 Curious and Strange Laws From Around the World
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8 months ago
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Weekend Roundup
Free Will: A Fairy Tale?
2 weeks ago
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Who Was Rosa Luxemburg and Why Was She Important?
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What Is Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Taste?
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What Is the History of Valentine’s Day?
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10 months ago
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How to Handle Financial Worries - Just in Time for the Holidays
Advice from Dale Carnegie and the Stoics
a year ago
Advice from Dale Carnegie and the Stoics
History Today Feed
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
5 months ago
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
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Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
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NY Denny Gallery Shuts Down After Ten Years
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Russian Revolutionary: Who Was Leon Trotsky?
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Patterns in Humanity
Out-of-Europe: History of Migrations to the United States
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid...
a year ago
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid advancements in science and technology happening in the 1400s. With improvements in cartography, ship and other maritime technology, and an increased desire to understand and discover...
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What Is the History of the Piggy Bank? (Curious Origins)
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American Photographs: A Journey Down The Blue Highways, 1970s
You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In...
2 months ago
You see, I’ve been through The desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In the desert you can remember your name ‘Cause there ain’t no one for to give you no pain – America, A Horse With No Name We don’t know where British … Continue reading "American...
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6 Facts about the Ancient Olympic Games
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a year ago
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Eating At The Montreal Restaurant ‘Famous for Its Little Pig’ – 1938-1972
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a...
4 months ago
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a pig at the table at Au Lutin Qui Bouffe restaurant in Montreal, Canada. Patrons would take home the photo as a souvenir. The typical posse was for one diner to feed the piglet milk...
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The Disaster That Was Napoleon’s Russian Campaign: An Overview
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History of Potatoes: The Spuds that Make the World Go Round
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Who Was Saint Basil of Caesarea?
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What Did the Vikings Really Look Like?
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Who Was Gertrude Stein? More Than a Poet & Collector
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12 months ago
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Greece's Forgotten Legacy
Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
a year ago
Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
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The Silla Burial Mounds: Treasures of Korea’s Ancient Past
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Open Culture
Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the Rise of Artificial Intelligence & Questions What Will Happen to...
We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind....
3 weeks ago
We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind. In fact, the field has been subject to a boom-and-bust cycle since at least the early nineteen-fifties. Eventually, those busts — which occurred when realizable AI technology...
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Alexandre Dumas: The Life & Legacy of a Great Novelist
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Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings
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The Devil’s Dictionary: The 50-ish Best Descriptions From The Cynic’s Word Book, 1906
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka...
6 months ago
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka The Cynic’s Word Book, consists of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions. The book was a compilation of Bierce’s columns for The Wasp (1881–1860 plus) and The...
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?
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What Was Little Turtle’s War?
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4 months ago
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12 Perfect Christmas Gifts From Dianne B, A Postcard Set from 1983
In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a...
a month ago
In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a mini-portfolio of 12 postcards. Eight are by Huja, plus four in colour by Neil Winokur and a sleeve by Ken Tisa. The postcards for maverick boutique owner Dianne Benson are lovely...
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Claudius: The Roman Emperor Who Became a Pumpkin
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3 months ago
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The Tragic Life of Kermit Roosevelt & the Burden of Legacy
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2 months ago
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Erich Sokol For Playboy : Beautiful Women And Desperate Men (NSFW)
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a...
a month ago
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a better idea.” – John Ciardi, American poet (24 June 1916 – 30 March 1986) Erich Sokol (31 March 1933 – 20 February 2003) was an Austrian illustrator and caricaturist best known...
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How Did Rachel Ruysch Become a World Famous Still Life Painter?
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10 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, January 12, 2024
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a...
11 months ago
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a draft of something I have promised by the end of the month (so this may not be the only Fireside this month). That said, it seemed like a good time to discuss trade, the sea and...
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The Hidden Meaning of Plato’s Cave Allegory
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The Phoenician Spoken & Written Language: What You Need to Know
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Dreams of Space -...
I Want To Be A Space Pilot (1961)
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a...
a year ago
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a series of children's books called "I want to be..." They are essentially a beginning to read career book. I like the very basic illustrations and the straightforward text. I also...
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Romania in WWII: An Important Part of the Eastern Front
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9 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Where parents make a difference
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
9 months ago
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
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Cj Hendry Lands in Miami With HOOPS Tree Installation
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Is Plato’s Republic a Feminist Work?
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An Introduction to the History of LGBTQIA+ Art
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9 months ago
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Pandora’s Box: A Greek Myth about Curiosity (and More)
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a year ago
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Emma Of Normandy: The Unsung Queen of the Medieval World
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12 months ago
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The Rise & Fall of Pre-Columbian Empires & Their Cultures
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10 months ago
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What Is Thatcherism?
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12 months ago
History Today Feed
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
a month ago
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
Open Culture
How A Charlie Brown Christmas, and Its Beloved Soundtrack Album, Almost Never Happened
A Charlie Brown Christmas uses a cast of amateur child voice actors, deals with the theme of...
a week ago
A Charlie Brown Christmas uses a cast of amateur child voice actors, deals with the theme of seasonal depression, and culminates in the recitation of a Bible verse, all to a jazz score. It was not, safe to say, the special that CBS had expected, to say nothing of its sponsor, the...
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Marcel Breuer’s Iconic Work: From Bauhaus to Brutalism
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a year ago
Res Obscura
Simulating History with ChatGPT
The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
a year ago
The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
Overcoming Bias
Beware Value Dashboards
Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering...
2 months ago
Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering to direct their motions, and c) a driver to manage both.
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Was War Really Necessary? Law and the July Crisis
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What is Love? And From Where did it Come?
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
10 months ago
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
History Today Feed
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
11 months ago
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
TheCollector
Is There More to Life Than This? Beyond the Material World
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6 months ago
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Drunk by Edward Slingerland: 5 Reasons Why People Get Intoxicated
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a year ago
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Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Lives of Exiles
10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Three Cabins Left
Emperors, Conquerors, and Saints
10 months ago
Emperors, Conquerors, and Saints
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Bali’s 8 Finest Historic Sites: A Feast for the Senses
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4 months ago
African History...
The desert town of Southern Africa: A history of Khauxanas 1780-1906
A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
a year ago
A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
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)
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5 Timeless Financial Tips from Greek and Roman Philosophers
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9 months ago
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6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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11 months ago
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Why Do the British Love Tea so Much?
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a year ago
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
Left, added a navigation bar to navigate larger...
Flashbak
Fernando’s Story – The life And Times of A Boy Growing Up In NYC’s East Village in the 1970s
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in...
a year ago
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in the empty lot a New York City’s 76 E. 3rd St. The Hell’s Angels lived directly across the street. They wanted the lot for themselves. (You can read more about that here.) One of the...
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Prepare for the Worst?
Without living forever in fear and worry?
5 months ago
Without living forever in fear and worry?
TheCollector
Napoleon’s Hundred Days: The French Emperor’s Brief Return to Power
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a year ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
10 months ago
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
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Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
TheCollector
Plato’s Phaedo: Is The Soul Immortal?
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7 Depictions of War by Famous Artists Everyone Should Know
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Battle of the Jaxartes (329 BCE): Alexander’s Spectacular Victory
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weird medieval guys
Do you have less free time than a medieval peasant?
A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
a year ago
A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
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7 Outrageous Cases of Art Vandalism That May Shock You
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Electra: Powerful or Pathetic?
Which Playwright did it better?
6 months ago
Which Playwright did it better?
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Paintings & Their Cinematic Counterparts: Film Inspired by Art
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a year ago
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The Expanding Nation: How Westward Expansion Shaped Early US Elections
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3 months ago
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
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Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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a year ago
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What Is the History of the Blues?
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10 months ago
History Today Feed
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
3 weeks ago
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
What Is the Main Rule of Life Taught by Kant’s Philosophy?
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Are We All Actors? Erving Goffman’s Analysis of Social Interactions
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African History...
When Africa discovered Europe
*my article for New Lines Magazine
a year ago
*my article for New Lines Magazine
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Can Stoicism Improve Personal and Professional Relationships?
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Why Is Nicosia the Last Divided Capital of Cyprus?
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4 months ago
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Edward VIII: The Worst Monarch in British History?
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9 months ago
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People of the Twentieth Century: the Ideal German, the Nazi and the Persecuted Jew
“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the...
5 months ago
“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the times.” – August Sander, creator of Menschen des 20 Jahrhunderts (People of The 20th Century) What you see above is a picture of Arnold Katz and Benjamin (Benno) Katz being...
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What Was the Atheism Dispute?
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7 months ago
Flashbak
The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes
“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is”...
2 months ago
“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is” – Langston Hughes, The Sweet Flypaper of Life The Sweet Flypaper of Life (1955), a collaboration between photographer Roy DeCarava and poet Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 –...
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Art of the Avant-Garde in Soviet Russia : Highlights from the George Costakis Collection
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.”...
a year ago
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.” – George Costakis These abstract and spellbinding images are from Art of the Avant-Garde in Russia : Selections from the George Costakis Collection, as described in a catalogue of...
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Did Jesus Teach Stoic Philosophy?
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Trying to Understand...
And Now for Something Completely Different.
Am I me? Are You you? ?
a year ago
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Baruch Spinoza’s Political Philosophy: Rights & Normativity
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10 Must-Visit East Coast Historic Landmarks
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Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists
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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,...
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The 10 Most Beloved Urban Parks in the United States
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Res Obscura
There should be more cash prizes for solving historical mysteries
On the Herculaneum scroll and the underrated value of historical knowledge
a year ago
On the Herculaneum scroll and the underrated value of historical knowledge
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIa: De Re Publica
This is the first half of the third part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb) look at Paradox...
4 months ago
This is the first half of the third part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome, running from the late fourth through the first century BCE, a period that, relevant for today’s discussion, covers the Middle and...
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New York City In Kodachrome – Color Photos Found In A Trashcan From the 1950s and 1960s
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he...
a year ago
One day, Jan Wein found some photographs.”For those of you who may not know the back story,” he tells us, “I lived in Manhattan in the 1980s when Ed Koch was mayor, before decamping to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I remain to this day.At that time you could find many...
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The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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Everything You Need To Know About Hecate (Maiden, Mother, Crone)
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Gods From Space: When London Taxi Diver George King Met Jesus And Other Aliens
“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’...
8 months ago
“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’ received by George King from space, 1954 On May 8th 1954, London taxi driver George King was doing the household chores when he heard a voice. What came to be known as “The Command”...
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Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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Peckham Banksy Art Removed by Two Men
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Venus of Urbino: How Titian Reinvented the Nude
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Apelles: Antiquity’s Greatest Painter
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a month ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added an article named A Shining Place Built Upon The Sand, and Week 6 to the Victoria to Sitka Logbook.
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Morse Code...
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Study Shows ‘Starry Night’ Swirls Are Scientifically Accurate
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What Was the Berlin Conference?
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History Today Feed
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
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Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
TheCollector
A (Brief) History of the IRA
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Banksy Confirms More London Animals—And Their Meaning
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The World's First Computer
The Antikythera Mechanism
10 months ago
The Antikythera Mechanism
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When Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Begin?
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Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
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The First Great Awakening: Promoting America’s Revolution
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What is Deus Ex Machina in Film?
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Art for Change: A Brief History of Protest Art
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New British Museum Book Brings Egyptian Pharaohs to Life
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What Are the Earliest Manuscripts of the New Testament?
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African History...
The complete history of Brava (ca. 1000-1900): a Swahili enclave in southern Somalia
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once...
9 months ago
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once bustling cosmopolitan enclave whose influence features prominently in the history of the East African coast. Located more than 500 km north of the Swahili heartland, Brava retained a...
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Alphonse Mucha: The Father of Art Nouveau in 7 Works
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
a year ago
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
TheCollector
Rosemaling in America: Norwegian-American Folk Art (Origins & History)
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Cappadocia’s Hidden Cities and Rock-Cut Churches
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New Leonora Carrington Record Set at Sotheby’s
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Modernism: The Genre Explained in 5 Facts and 14 Artworks
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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...
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Mount Toba: Did a Supervolcano Almost Wipe Out the Human Species?
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Flashbak
Strange And Terrible: Hunter S. Thompson And The Hell’s Angels (1965)
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain...
6 months ago
In my own country I am in a far-off land I am strong but have no force or power I win all yet remain a loser At break of day I say goodnight When I lie down I have a great fear Of falling. – Ballade du concours de Blois by François Villon … Continue reading "Strange And...
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10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures)
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Anglo-Saxon England’s Last 50 Years: A True Game of Thrones
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Why Did Vincent van Gogh Cut Off His Ear?
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Classical Wisdom
Sparta and… Scotland?
Laconic wit through the centuries
a year ago
Laconic wit through the centuries
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The Rise and Fall of the Akkadian Empire
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Devon
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African History...
The kingdom of Ndongo and the Portuguese: Queen Njinga and the dynasty of women sovereigns...
The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
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The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
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Empedocles
The Philosopher God?
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African History...
Acemoglu in Kongo: a critique of 'Why Nations Fail' and its wilful ignorance of African history.
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies...
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There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies show up in the selection committees of Stockholm.
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Undersea Base (1974)
So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea...
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So a large change for today, instead of Outer Space books we are going to Inner Space with Undersea Base. I have blogged about Mae Freeman's book Space Base (1974) several times. In it she showed children visiting a space station in the future. I recently found she had also...
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History of the Ancient Greek Olympics: 30 Fascinating Facts About the Legendary Games
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Hidden History
The 1914 Christmas Truce
[NOTE: I re-run this diary every year.] The Christmas Truce of 1914 was one of the most famous...
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[NOTE: I re-run this diary every year.] The Christmas Truce of 1914 was one of the most famous events to come out of the First World War. Some have called it the last gasp of the chivalric age of professional militaries and gentlemen officers, to be followed by the full horrors...
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The Macedonian Wars: Rome vs the Macedonian Phalanx
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What Were the Major Battles and Conflicts of the Medieval Period?
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Who Were the 6 Most Famous Artists of the Protestant Reformation?
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Res Obscura
Margaret Mead, Technocracy, and the origins of AI's ideological divide
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
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The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
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Weekend Roundup
Lost and Found
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Can War Be Justified? A Philosophical View
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Who Were the Successors of Constantine the Great?
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What is Objectivism? Ayn Rand’s Philosophy
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Weekend Roundup
Aristotle's Politics
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Prometheus: The Titan Who Defied Zeus and Created Humanity
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What Are Artist’s Books? (With Key Examples)
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Tadeusz Kościuszko: 6 Facts You Didn’t Know
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Why Did Shakespeare Write Macbeth?
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6 Key Battles of the Wars of the Roses
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How to Explore the Galapagos Islands for Its Natural Wonders
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Seneca's Tragic Plays
Stoic or Not?
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Sufism in South and South East Asia
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIa: How a Legion Fights
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second...
10 months ago
This is the first part of the second part of our four? four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander and the Roman legions. Last time, we looked at the Hellenistic army as a complete system, incorporating...
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Death of the King of Siam
Death of the King of Siam
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Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
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Death of the King of Siam
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Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
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How the Celtic Britons Used the River Thames
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Malta & Its Role in World War II: A Crucial Fortress Island
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Happy Holidays!
Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah from Anya, Joel and Frida at the End of the World!
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Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah from Anya, Joel and Frida at the End of the World!
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Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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Jacques Lacan: Explaining the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real
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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...
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
Historic Copenhagen Stock Exchange Catches Fire
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Addenda: The Provinces
This is the second and (in theory) last addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II,...
a year ago
This is the second and (in theory) last addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V, A1). Having discussed how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which were not part of the Roman Republic itself, we now look at how the Romans...
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The Paradox of Fiction: Is it Irrational to be Moved by Fiction?
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Classical Wisdom
What is the WORD? How can we understand Logos?
Do Words Matter?
a year ago
TheCollector
The Philosophy of Time: Study the Nature of Past, Present, and Future
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Who Are Some Key Figures in Epistemology?
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Serop Simonian Art Dealer Arrested by German Polica
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8 Narrative Film Techniques You Should Know
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Who is Mierle Laderman Ukeles?
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The Myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha: The Great Flood in Greek Mythology
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‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
12 months ago
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
TheCollector
Which Countries Speak Mandarin Chinese?
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Dreams of Space -...
Planet Trip (1960)
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester...
a year ago
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester is Planet Trip. The next logical step to them was exploring the solar system. They started with Mars and the books ends with Venus.
Nephew, William and Michael Chester....
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Did Nietzsche Hate Christianity?
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Who Was Django Reinhardt?
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10 Self-Portraits of Vincent Van Gogh You Should Know
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10 Historic Towns Near New York City to Visit
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Real Family Photos: A Mother of Photographs Her Seven Children’s Chaotic Coming Of Age
“These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of...
4 months ago
“These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of times, they weren’t that happy about it. I went to three or four Lollapalooza concerts with my camera when they were there – I busted into things not to supervise them but to take...
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The Life of St. Francis of Assisi: Patron of Animals
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Trying to Understand...
The Power Of Absent Things.
It explains a lot about Ukraine.
10 months ago
It explains a lot about Ukraine.
TheCollector
How Did the Megali Idea Shape Greece Until the Balkan Wars?
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US Returns 600 Stolen Artifacts to Italy
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Giorgio Agamben’s Notes on Dante’s Divine Comedy
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JS Bach in 4 Leipzig Churches
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What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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CrimethInc.
Insurgent Survival : Reflections on the Fight Against Sweeps Targeting the Homeless in Austin, Texas
In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps...
a month ago
In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps against sweeps—forced removals disguised as “cleanups” carried out by cops and work crews. This organization, Stop the Sweeps, intervened in a cycle of struggles that included the...
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Know Ourselves?
The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
3 months ago
The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
TheCollector
Rat Collection by Banksy Comes Up for Auction
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Flashbak
Manhattan in 1990 – NYC Before the Clean-Up
At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some...
10 months ago
At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some of its edge – and maybe a little of its spark – but was cleaner, safer and more tourist friendly. These photograph of the city – via Watchman – show us Manhattan in … Continue...
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Iroquois Confederacy: A Brief History of Haudenosaunee
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Why Is the Matterhorn So Famous?
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Afterlife of the Roman Republic
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate...
a month ago
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate poll (we’ll also do the winner, “The Problem with Sci-Fi Body armor” before year’s end, worry not), the “Afterlife of the Roman Republic,” which is to say a look at the continued...
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Why Is Nan Goldin Considered a Trailblazer in Modern Photography?
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The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
j.hoare
Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
a year ago
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
j.hoare
Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:04
TheCollector
What Is Predictive Processing? & How It Explains 3 Visual Illusions
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9 Iconic Minimalist Works by Women Artists
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New York City In Color – Garry Winogrand’s Street Shots
“I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand In Garry...
10 months ago
“I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand In Garry Winogrand: Winogrand Color we look at some of the New York-born photographer’s 45,000 early colour street photographs in 1950s and 1960s America. In 1970 and Winogrand visited the...
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What Are the 5 Greatest Protest Songs of the 20th Century?
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TheCollector
Italian vs. Northern Renaissance Art: What’s the Difference?
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Res Obscura
How well can AI imitate a 17th century doctor?
Arcadio Huang is ill in 1710s Paris. Can GPT-4 and Gemini find a cure?
10 months ago
Arcadio Huang is ill in 1710s Paris. Can GPT-4 and Gemini find a cure?
TheCollector
Julius Caesar: From General to Dictator (Bio, Battles, & Death)
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Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
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JamesHoare
Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
6 months ago
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
Flashbak
Find the Girls on the Negatives: The Shocking Origins of Beautiful Photos Found in a Thrift Store
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format...
5 months ago
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format negatives protected in plastic sleeves in a box of vintage photographs. Abell bought the negatives, scanned them and saw the beautiful pictures of two young women standing on a...
TheCollector
Parthenon Marbles or Elgin Marbles? Which Is the Correct Name?
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Hunter Biden Did Know Who Acquired His Art
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Dragons Across Cultures & Mythologies: Here Be Dragons!
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8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History
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Who Was Carolee Schneemann? 8 Facts About the Legendary Performance Artist
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Trying to Understand...
Candles and Kalshnikovs.
Please help us not to understand.
a month ago
Please help us not to understand.
TheCollector
History of Tanks: From Renaissance Sketches to the Modern Battlefield
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Flashbak
Bullshit Jobs: The Emptiness of Life In A Corporate Office
“If one wanted to crush and destroy a man entirely, to mete out to him the most terrible punishment,...
a week ago
“If one wanted to crush and destroy a man entirely, to mete out to him the most terrible punishment, all one would have to do would be to make him do work that was completely and utterly devoid of usefulness and meaning.” – Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The House of the Dead From faces...
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The Fascinating Evolution of Color in Artworks: From Cave to Canvas
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10 Historic College Towns in America You Should Visit
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Once Overlooked Painting From Botticelli’s Studio Rediscovered
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How Did the Seasons Get Their Names?
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6 Inquisition Cases From Colonial Mexico
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5 Influential African Leaders of the 20th Century
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8 Unmissable UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia
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A Collection of...
Collections: Shield Walls and Spacing: Hollywood Mobs and Ancient Tactics
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy...
a year ago
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy infantry shield formations work. While I’ve framed this around ‘shield walls,’ not every kind of shielded heavy infantry fought that way and in practice the line between what is a...
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Pandas and Politics: What Is Panda Diplomacy?
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Lipka Tatars: Muslims in Poland?
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4 American Presidents Who Were Assassinated
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CrimethInc.
Announcing The Beautiful Idea : A New Podcast
Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media...
2 weeks ago
Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media platforms on a new podcast, The Beautiful Idea, which will offer reporting and analysis of current events. The first episode of The Beautiful Idea has just been released!
In their own...
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Who Is Banksy? A Closer Look at the Famed Anonymous Street Artist
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Dr Alun Withey
Should I Stay or Should I go?: Encouraging travel in the early modern period.
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the...
6 months ago
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the spirit! A good holiday is generally viewed as a tonic, and holiday company advertisements extol the virtues of ‘getting away’, encountering new places, people and cultures and (if...
Global Inequality...
The three German fears
Historical origins of the malaise
a year ago
Historical origins of the malaise
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10 Historic Small Towns in Georgia You Should Visit
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We Are All Civilisational States
It's just that some people don't realise it.
a year ago
It's just that some people don't realise it.
History Today Feed
France’s Long March Against Racism
France’s Long March Against Racism
j.hoare
Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
a year ago
France’s Long March Against Racism
j.hoare
Sun, 12/03/2023 - 01:01
TheCollector
The Good and Bad in Nolan’s Oppenheimer (Critic’s Review)
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Hans Jonas on Responsibility in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
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Trying to Understand...
The Wages Of Fear
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
8 months ago
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
TheCollector
5 of D.H. Lawrence’s Most Notable Novels
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About Scotland?
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Trying to Understand...
The Performance is Over
Even if the artists don't realise it.
a year ago
Even if the artists don't realise it.
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What Is Samsara in Hinduism?
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Classical Wisdom
The First Stoic
Zeno of Citium
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Trying to Understand...
Russia/Ukraine is not a sports competition.
Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
a year ago
Victory in war requires a bit of thought.
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When Picasso Crossed the Iron Curtain: The 1st USSR Picasso Exhibition
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What Is God? Theism, Pantheism, and Panentheism
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How Fritz the Cat Deconstructed 1960s America
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, adapted Solresol, edited other conlangs.
Niju,...
TheCollector
KAWS: 11 Things You Should Know
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TheCollector
Facing the Other: Emmanuel Levinas on the Face-to-Face Encounter
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
GrimGrains, added a quick grilled cheese recipe.
Noodle,...
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What Do Bernini’s Borghese Sculptures Represent?
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Classical Wisdom
Would You Kill the Fat Man?
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
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Ethical Philosophy for Fun
African History...
a brief note on the history of Music in Africa
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
a year ago
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
Flashbak
Trees at Night: Art Young’s Haunting Silhouettes, 1927
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands...
2 months ago
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in the way. As a man is, so he sees.” – William Blake Arthur Henry Young – better known as Art Young (January 14, 1866–December 29, 1943) – saw humanity in the … Continue...
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Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
Classical Wisdom
Nature in Greek Myth
Magical and Medicinal
10 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Capitalism, Govt Causes Culture Woes?
Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
2 months ago
Many have noticed a key time coincidence.
Classical Wisdom
Do You Listen Well?
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
a year ago
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
Classical Wisdom
On the Obscenity of Ovid
& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
3 months ago
& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
TheCollector
What to Expect from Art Market Budapest
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2 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April
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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Bicycle, released an Uxntal playground. See Varvara riding a...
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Death of a Turkey Legend
Death of a Turkey Legend
JamesHoare
Sun, 12/08/2024 - 00:00
3 weeks ago
Death of a Turkey Legend
JamesHoare
Sun, 12/08/2024 - 00:00
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