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How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt? undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Ancient Greece's Master Sculptor The Life and Work of Pheidias
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The Great Game: British Empire vs. Tsarist Russia in Afghanistan undefined
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History of the Berlin Wall: From Its Construction to Its Destruction undefined
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Hundred Rabbits
internet in paradise Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging...
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Huahine, one of the many grouped islands in French Polynesia. Our plans for future ocean voyaging could have ended here, because we almost crashed onto a reef. Because we always time our arrival with the morning sun, I always get the first look of every island. Huahine stood in...
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Ludwig Wittgenstein vs. Gottlob Frege: Between Logic and Language undefined
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Flashbak
Y Viva Espana: The Great British Package Holiday In Photos When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of...
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When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of them would have been on their way to sunny Spain as part of their package holiday. Jake Clark first arrived there in the late 1960s when his parents moved to a fishing village in...
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19 Surprising Facts about the History of Potatoes undefined
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Dreams of Space -...
The Boy Who Discovered the Earth (1955) Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a...
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Continuing with a bit of a flying saucer theme today is The Boy Who Discovered The Earth. It is a pleasant science fiction novel for kids about an alien boy who is left behind on Earth. He makes friends with the locals and learns about dogs, baseball, and the life of children on...
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On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg JamesHoare Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico undefined
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 29, 2023 (On Academic Hiring) Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman...
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Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman Republic – a discussion of Roman courts and the legal system – but academic job season is upon us and I needed to take a week to focus on getting some of those applications out. …...
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Twenty Drawings by Kahlil Gibran, 1919 “Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet   In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and...
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“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet   In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and philosopher Kahlil Gibran (January 6, 1883–April 10, 1931) published the collection Twenty Drawings, the first and only time a selection of his paintings had appeared in print....
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What Is Predictive Processing? & How It Explains 3 Visual Illusions undefined
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Top 9 Places to Visit in South Africa undefined
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What Is Trompe L’Oeil? undefined
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7 Real Characters from Arthurian Legends undefined
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Two Colonizers in South Africa: The British vs. The Dutch undefined
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
One Of My Essays In Dutch. I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and...
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I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and send to me a translation into Dutch of my recent essay “What’s Left and What’s Left?” The translator has elected to remain anonymous, but I’m extremely grateful, and please join me in...
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Watch TV-CBGB – A Punk Sitcom From 1981 In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews,...
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In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews, comedy skits, and live performances”. Stuart Newman, a member of the The Roustabouts, one of the groups featured on the show – along with Idiot Savant, The Hard, Jo Marshall, Shrapnel...
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How Did Philosophy Help Develop Artificial Intelligence? undefined
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Alphonse Mucha: The Father of Art Nouveau in 7 Works undefined
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The Macedonian Wars: Rome vs the Macedonian Phalanx undefined
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The Jungian Persona: What Are the Masks We Wear? undefined
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Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada undefined
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How Did the Opium Wars Impact China? undefined
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10 Self-Portraits of Vincent Van Gogh You Should Know undefined
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U.S. Submarines: How Did the ‘Silent Service’ Win WWII in the Pacific? undefined
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Why Were So Many Women Artists Still Life Painters? undefined
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Hidden History
The Ancient Egyptian Game of Mehen Mehen may be the oldest true board game in the world, and dates back to at least 3000 BCE. But...
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Mehen may be the oldest true board game in the world, and dates back to at least 3000 BCE. But recent study has completely changed the way we think about this game. History In 1861, French archaeologists Auguste Mariette and Jacques de Morgan found a tomb at Saqqara that was...
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On the Spot: Levi Roach On the Spot: Levi Roach JamesHoare Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
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Exploring Open Primaries: How They Work and Which States Use Them undefined
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7 Notable Kings of Israel and Judah From the Bible undefined
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Hitler’s Inner Circle: The 7 Most Powerful Figures in the Third Reich undefined
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7 Shocking Animal Attacks You’ve Never Heard Of undefined
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10 Historic Christmas Towns in the US to Visit undefined
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4 Samurai Swords that Defined an Era undefined
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Weekend Roundup Ancient Podcasts
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Weekend Roundup Does Marcus Matter?
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The Greek Mythology Behind Famous Constellations undefined
a year ago
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Bobby Fischer vs. the World: Chess Within the Cold War undefined
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African History...
The pyramids of ancient Nubia and Meroe: death on the Nile and the mortuary architecture of Kush a complete history of an African monument
a year ago
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7 European Powers Involved in the Scramble for Africa undefined
7 months ago
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The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain JamesHoare Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
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Dreams of Space -...
Moon Base (1959) Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base"...
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Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base" brings me a sense of excitement and nostalgia. In fact one of my treasures is my talking Dr. Evil Doll that says "Welcome to my moon base". Nephew, William and Chester, Michael....
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Hinduism in Bali: Things You Need to Know undefined
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The 6 Major Causes of the French Revolution undefined
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10 Unique Pigments That You Have Never Heard Of undefined
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Presidential Impeachment: An Effective Check on Executive Power? undefined
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Romania in WWII: An Important Part of the Eastern Front undefined
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Battle of Pydna: How the Romans Ended the Macedonians undefined
4 months ago
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Memphis Citizens Call for End to New Art Museum undefined
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Why Did the Oracle of Delphi Call Socrates the Wisest Man? undefined
a year ago
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Discover the Klondike Gold Rush: Frozen Riches undefined
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Gigantomachy in Greek Mythology: Olympian Gods vs Giants undefined
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The Wonder Of Soviet Bus Stops “The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone,...
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“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone, demolished, or rebuilt. These pictures may be all that’s left in the end. I want to give them some kind of immortality.” — Christopher Herwig, Photographer and Soviet Bus Stop Hunter  ...
Classical Wisdom
Confessions from a Classics Lover How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
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Alan Turing: The Genius Who Cracked the Enigma Code undefined
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Baroque Art & Architecture: 6 Frequently Asked Questions undefined
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Edward VIII: The Worst Monarch in British History? undefined
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Aeneas: Founder of Rome The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
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Louis Pasteur: The Scientist Who Discovered Vaccines & Pasteurization undefined
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Middle Kingdom Pyramids: The Lesser Known Pyramids of Ancient Egypt undefined
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London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend j.hoare Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
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What Can Psychoanalysis Tell Us About Hamlet? undefined
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Edward Colston Statue to be Lastingly Installed in Bristol Museum undefined
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Archaeologists Find Ptolemaic Temple Pylon in Egypt undefined
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Weekend Roundup Classics Gifts!
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 2024 Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of October. Summary Of Changes 100r.co, added Rabbit Waves and Logbooks. Updated woodstove installation, no windlass with 1 photo, mini dodger and Victoria to Sitka logbook with Week 3...
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
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part V: Epilogue This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look...
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This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look at how the Roman legions were able to overcome the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and second centuries BC. We have covered the decisive battles in the story, although...
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Photos of America’s Most Muscular Bodybuilders – A World of Buttock Make-Up Artists, Sinew and Spray... The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade....
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The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade. Time then to see what you could become if you persevere with photographer Brian Finke’s  series on bodybuilding contests. In Most Muscular, Finke, who started his project when he...
TheCollector
Who Are the Samaritans in the Bible? undefined
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Who Was Vivienne Westwood? undefined
3 months ago
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Why Bother Being Good? A Philosophical Exploration of Morality undefined
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3 Dark Age Kings of Britain Confirmed by Archaeology undefined
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Who Won the Second Battle of Bull Run? undefined
8 months ago
Flashbak
Vanity Fair’s Bifurcated Girls: The Article That Introduced America To Girlie Magazines, 1903 Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of...
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Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of Vanity Fair magazine. That’s not the glossy publication we know today, rather the a short-lived pulp magazine published by the Commonwealth Publishing Company of New York City...
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7 Women Artists Fighting Climate Change undefined
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Why Do the Rastafari Believe That Haile Selassie Was a God? undefined
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$35 Million Monet to Headline Auction at Christie’s New Asia HQ undefined
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Why Is Nan Goldin Considered a Trailblazer in Modern Photography? undefined
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Homo Habilis: The First Humans? undefined
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Edward Longshanks & the Conquest of Wales undefined
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African History...
a brief note on European and African perspectives in travel literature A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
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What Is God? Theism, Pantheism, and Panentheism undefined
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Alexander the Not-Feeling-Great: How Did Alexander the Great Die? undefined
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Global Inequality...
Would Lenin have approved of the IMF? An indispensable organization
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Coach Rusty’s Art Goes Interactive With Top Tier Authentics undefined
9 months ago
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10 Artworks by Yoko Ono You Should Know undefined
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Emperor Lucius Verus: Life, Death, Reign undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
a year ago
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Natural World? undefined
4 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
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Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide undefined
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How Accurate Were Aristotle’s Views on Science? undefined
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What Did Martin Luther Have to Say About Justification? undefined
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What Was the Vickers Wellington Bomber? undefined
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Love Ourselves? Finding some Aristotelian Self-love, or Philautia...
10 months ago
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What Are the Top 7 Must-See Attractions in Mallorca? undefined
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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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Vyacheslav Molotov: 6 Facts about Stalin’s Closest Confidant undefined
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Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political Treatise undefined
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Open Culture
When Christmas Was Legally Banned for 22 Years by the Puritans in Colonial Massachusetts Complaints about the commercial-age corruption of Christmas miss one critical fact: as a mass public...
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Complaints about the commercial-age corruption of Christmas miss one critical fact: as a mass public celebration, the holiday is a rather recent invention. Whether we credit Charles Dickens, Bing Crosby, or Frank Capra—men not opposed to marketing—we must reckon with Christmas as...
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15 Facts About Genghis Khan & His Legacy undefined
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Levina Teerlinc: A Woman Artist of the Tudor Court undefined
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Hannah Arendt’s The Human Condition: What is an Active Life? undefined
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7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I undefined
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Lucy Noakes On the Spot: Lucy Noakes JamesHoare Wed, 12/11/2024 - 08:43
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TheCollector
Who Was the Terrifying Ottoman Sultan Selim “the Grim?” undefined
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Classical Wisdom
The Mystery of Morpheus Who is the God of Dreams?
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12 Most Important Achievements in the Space Race undefined
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African History...
The heroic age in Darfur: a history of the pre-colonial kingdom of Darfur ca. 1500-1916. The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted...
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The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted in one of the continent's longest-standing conflicts, which threatens to destroy the country's social fabric and its historical heritage. Just as the plight of modern Darfur...
TheCollector
Unlocking the Unconscious: Who Was Sigmund Freud? undefined
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Bronze Age Town Found in Saudi Arabian Desert undefined
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes Uxn, updated Playdate implementation to the latest core,...
TheCollector
Pioneering Folklore: Who Was John Lomax? undefined
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A Collection of...
Collections: Roman Infantry Tactics: Why the Pilum and not a Spear? This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking...
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This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking at the most common type of Mediterranean spear, which to put it simply is: what is up with the odd Roman heavy infantry kit built around a sword and two javelins (albeit two...
TheCollector
Who Was Rosa Luxemburg and Why Was She Important? undefined
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What Is Timothy Morton’s Dark Ecology? undefined
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Wrong Side of...
Progressive realism and Perfidious Albion Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
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Flashbak
William Blake, The Great Red Dragon Paintings “And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads....
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“And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth” — Revelations 12:3-4, King James Bible   The Red Dragon Paintings are four watercolours by...
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIa: Peak Pike-Phalanx This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
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This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the triumph of the Roman legions in the third and second century over the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we looked at some of the operational and strategic...
TheCollector
The Culper Ring: How Espionage Won the American Revolution undefined
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7 Works by Margaret Keane You Should Know undefined
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Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction undefined
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Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World undefined
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A Native’s Look At New York City In The 1980s Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and...
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Photographer Ronnie Ginnever shares more of her pictures New York, this time from the late 1970s and 1980s. You can see her great photos form the city in the 1960s here. Now she takes us back to the MUDD club, shows us Susann Dalton’s jacket for the Palladium and we buy some...
TheCollector
10 Surprising Facts About the Great Beaver Wars undefined
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Is the Q Source the Origin of the Gospels? undefined
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Should you be Skeptical of Ads? Pyrrhonian Skepticism and Consumerism undefined
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Who Were the Armored Pioneers Between the World Wars? undefined
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History Today Feed
How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire? How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire? j.hoare Thu, 12/07/2023 - 09:29
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Alhambra Palace: A Testament to Spain’s Rich Islamic Heritage undefined
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4 Key Techniques of 20th-Century Photography undefined
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6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement undefined
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Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (May 1947) Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The...
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Flashbak
The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by T. S. Eliot Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and...
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Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and director of production at London-based publisher Faber & Gwyer (later Faber and Faber), hit upon the idea of sending poetry pamphlets, each featuring the work of well-known writers and...
History Today Feed
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts JamesHoare Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
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TheCollector
Who are the Yazidis & What Are Their Beliefs? undefined
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Does Free Will Exist? undefined
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These Countries Have the Most World Heritage Sites undefined
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How Did Solomon’s Temple Influence Worship? undefined
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Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings undefined
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Get to Know the Nazca People and the Mysterious Nazca Lines undefined
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Who Was Saint Basil of Caesarea? undefined
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The Tale of Sinuhe: What Happens in the Ancient Egyptian Story? undefined
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Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man? undefined
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution undefined
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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)
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TheCollector
Liberalism, Democracy, and Pragmatism in John Dewey’s Philosophy undefined
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How Did Artists Learn About Anatomy During the Renaissance? undefined
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Trying to Understand...
Ukraine In NATO Would Be A Disaster ... But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Should We Try to Control Nature? Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
4 months ago
TheCollector
The Apocrypha: Were Books Left Out of the Protestant Bible? undefined
4 months ago
History Today Feed
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review ‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review JamesHoare Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
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Folk Champion: Who Was Pete Seeger? undefined
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What Is First Corinthians About? undefined
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Flashbak
Waiting For A Miracle: Kiev in 1998 In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of...
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In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of hope. In 1991, After 57 years as the capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union, the city became the capital of independent Ukraine. In the picture...
History Today Feed
‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review ‘American Journey’ by Wes Davis review j.hoare Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:43
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TheCollector
Lucio Fontana Piece Could Set Auction Record at Sotheby’s undefined
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The Mystery of Agnes Martin in 7 Facts undefined
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The Battle of Pharsalus: How Rome Became an Empire undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup Mothers of the Ancient World
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13 Surprising Facts About William Shakespeare undefined
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[Coming Soon] The Essential Greeks Begins in Two Weeks
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Who Was Jelly Roll Morton? Self-styled “Inventor” of Jazz undefined
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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...
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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...
TheCollector
What is Art? Approaching Aesthetics in 3 Ways undefined
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Why Is Joan of Arc a Feminist Icon in Modern Times? undefined
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10 Bay Area Artists That Shaped the San Francisco Art Scene undefined
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Barbara Kruger: Verbalized Resistance in 6 Works undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Happy Holidays From Anya, Joel and Frida
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7 Museums to Visit in Athens undefined
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What Is Gnosticism? undefined
4 months ago
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The Reconstruction Era: Integrating the American South After the Civil War undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Where did the time go? Important Notice
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Rare Photographs of Siouxsie and the Banshees in Japan, 1982 Siouxsie and the Banshees toured Japan playing three gigs in Tokyo late-March, early-April 1982. The...
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Siouxsie and the Banshees toured Japan playing three gigs in Tokyo late-March, early-April 1982. The band had recently released their fourth album Juju (1981) and were working on their fifth A Kiss in the Dreamhouse (1982). While other punk bands had imploded, Siouxsie and the...
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What Are the Recurring Symbols in Hilma af Klint’s Work? undefined
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Citizen of the World: TheCollector Interviews Composer Omar Rahbany undefined
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Frick Pittsburgh Postpones Islamic Art Exhibition undefined
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Photos of Britain’s Post-War Youth By Roger Mayne British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in...
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British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in Britain in the mid-1950s and ‘60s.     Self-taught and influential in the acceptance of photography as an art form, Mayne was passionate about photographing human life as he found...
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What Is the History of Valentine’s Day? undefined
10 months ago
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A Look Inside London Cafes and Greasy Spoons In the Early 1990s We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter...
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We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter Marshall pokes his camera inside London’s lost cafes and shows us around. We see lots of formica counters, brightly coloured chairs, the stainless steel urns for ready-made coffee...
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Baroque Obsession: What Was So Innovative About Caravaggio? undefined
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Christian Ethics vs Secular Ethics: What’s the Difference? undefined
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1970s Graffiti in Dirty Old Boston British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks...
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British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks sprayed the bands’ names on the city’s walls. The stories behind other graffiti photographed by Meredith Jacobson Marciano is less obvious. Were the Lesbian Turds a band? The New...
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