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Weekend Roundup
The End of the World?
a year ago
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When Did World War II Start and End?
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6 Places to Visit in Cape Town for History & Art Lovers
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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....
10 months ago
“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...
Trying to Understand...
France Saves Europe.
Again. In a manner of speaking.
9 months ago
Again. In a manner of speaking.
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8 Artists Who Defined the Roaring Twenties
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Provocative Maurizio Cattelan Exhibition Opens at Gagosian
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History Today Feed
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
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Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
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10 Pieces of Legislation Affecting America’s Indigenous People
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Going to Pieces Slowly...
And then what?
a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, December 8, 2023
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester...
a year ago
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester coming as the job market gets busier, I haven’t had time to finish the next post on shield walls just yet. That will come out next week for sure though, as it is close to done. For …...
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What Is Populism?
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The Earliest Trade Networks Between Europe, Asia, & the Pacific
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Weekend Roundup
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10 Historic Towns in Oregon Worth Visiting
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Empedocles
The Philosopher God?
a year ago
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Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author?
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The Kherson Art Museum Identified Pieces Looted by Russia
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ib: Subjects of the Successors
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the...
11 months ago
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the Hellenistic army and its Macedonian phalanx and the Romans with their legions. Last week, we looked at the weapons, organization and fighting style of the Macedonian phalanx, the infantry...
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The Sand Creek Massacre: A Horrific Tale of Betrayal & Greed
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Imperial Chinese Porcelain Bring Novelties to Market
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5 Hero Archetypes You Should Know
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Presidential Impeachment: An Effective Check on Executive Power?
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10 Historic Christmas Towns in the US to Visit
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Identipop, Build Your Own Popstar, 1969
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and...
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With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and unknowns’. The unknowns are easy to spot – but can you identify all the popstars on the game’s box design? Made in the UKL by Play Value Ltd – they produced similar games, also from the...
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Was the Neolithic Revolution Really a Revolution?
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African History...
Textile trade and Industry in the kingdom of Kongo: 1483-1914
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
a year ago
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
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19 Surprising Facts about the History of Potatoes
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Against Liberalism: What is Communitarianism?
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Huge announcement: there’s a Weird Medieval Guys BOOK coming out soon!
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Istanbul’s Top 7 Historic Gems
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The American Patriot War: “The Americans Are Coming!”
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The Philosophy of Doomsday Preppers: What Would You Do to Survive?
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Derrida’s Deconstruction in Literary Analysis: A Detailed Guide
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Why Is Boston Called Beantown?
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Sartre’s ‘Being and Nothingness’: An Introduction to Existentialism
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The Prophecies of Merlin
The Prophecies of Merlin
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Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
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The Prophecies of Merlin
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Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
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Street Art Murals in Los Angeles: 7 Iconic Works and Their Artists
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Popular Religion in Ancient Egypt: Everything You Need to Know
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Who Were the Most Important Christian Figures? (150 – 200 CE)
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
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Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
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Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
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Colonial Mexican Art: 4 Key Formats and Themes
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What Were the Religious Beliefs of Hans Holbein the Younger?
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D.W. Griffith: The Legacy of a Problematic Pioneer
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Gottfried Leibniz’s Monadology: Do Souls Exist in Space?
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Aristotle’s Rhetoric: A Brief Overview
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10 Essential Films to Watch to Understand Surrealist Cinema
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Understanding Gnostic Salvation in Christian Gnosticism
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Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
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Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:20
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Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
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Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:20
African History...
A history of the west African diaspora in Arabia and Jerusalem before 1900
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
a year ago
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
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Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists
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Lucian Freud Nude to Make $20 Million Auction Debut
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What Are the 4 Main Jewish Sects?
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The Hatfield-McCoy Rivalry of Appalachia: What Started the Feud?
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What’s the Meaning of Life for Confucianism?
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Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
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The Mamluk Sultanate: How Slaves Came to Rule an Empire
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The Plague by Albert Camus: “Can One Be a Saint Without God?”
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Trying to Understand...
War Is Complicated.
And not just the fighting bit.
a year ago
And not just the fighting bit.
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...
Wrong Side of...
The case for a Global Sanctuary City
What if the Syrians can’t return home?
a week ago
What if the Syrians can’t return home?
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Yayoi Kusama Debuts New Infinity Room in Australia Retrospective
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Who Were the Top Allied Commanders of World War II?
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10 U.S. Retirement Destinations for History Lovers
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Global Inequality...
James Burnham’s managerialism eighty years later
Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or...
10 months ago
Like everybody who has studied Marxism from a relatively young age I encountered many quotes of, or comments on, James Burnham's “The Managerial Revolution”. I was quite familiar with Burnham’s ideas but I have not read the book. I don't think that I would have read it, now in...
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Let Them Eat Cake: 28 Sweet Birthday Cake Snapshots
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a...
11 months ago
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a birthday – you need to blow them out in a single puff for the smoke to carry your wishes to god, in order for them to come true. Yep, that’s where you’ve been … Continue reading "Let...
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Should Drugs be Criminalized?
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
2 months ago
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
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Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Story of Magic & Heartbreak
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Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
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History Today Feed
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/10/2024 - 00:00
3 months ago
‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
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Tue, 09/10/2024 - 00:00
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4 Ways Indigenous Cultures Survived Colonialism in Latin America
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Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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Princess Diana ‘Black Sheep’ Jumper Sold for $1.1 M.
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“All Part of Nature”: Radclyffe Hall’s Life
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4 Novels by John Steinbeck You Should Read
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18 Famous Renaissance Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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African History...
a brief note on European pirates and African states during the 'golden age of piracy.'
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
9 months ago
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
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The Battle of Oriskany: A Civil War in New York
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It's War, Josep, But Not As We Know It
Trying to understand what Ukraine is all about.
over a year ago
Trying to understand what Ukraine is all about.
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Winnie Mandela: Mother of the Nation?
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What Was the Lend-Lease Program?
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Luck and Cheating in Roman Gambling: The Die is Cast
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Get to Know Tamara de Lempicka Through 8 Works
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What Is the History of April Fools’ Day?
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The Wrong Stuff
Don't even think about rebuilding western militaries.
11 months ago
Don't even think about rebuilding western militaries.
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Frick Collection Announces April 2025 Reopening
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A Painted Treatise on Cats From 19th Century Thailand
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi,...
8 months ago
This manuscript containing 12 paintings of different types of cats is in the format of a samut khoi, a Thai folding book that opens from top to bottom. It was made in the 19th century in central Siam (now Thailand) by an unknown artist. Such folding books were typically made from...
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3 Key Ideas in Environmental Ethics
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Shopping The Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen Flea Market in 1990
We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand...
5 months ago
We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand goods market, in Paris, France. Peter Marshall was staying in Noisy-le-Grand in the city’s eastern suburbs when he mooched to the market. Taken on walks around the area and...
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8 Famous French Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigrant assimilation in Denmark
A brief overview of the school performance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants in Denmark
7 months ago
A brief overview of the school performance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants in Denmark
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10 Palazzos (Palaces) in Venice You Must Visit
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What 5 Simple Stoic Practices Can You Integrate in Your Life?
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What Is the Jungian Journey of Individuation?
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Simon the Zealot of the Twelve Disciples: Bio, Legacy, and Death
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Res Obscura
The most interesting things I read in 2023
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a year ago
Most of them are not from 2023
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What Was the Chaco War?
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Is The Digital Era Truly Destroying Art?
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Big Hair & True Love in 1980s Kentucky
For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby...
2 months ago
For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby Festival in Louisville, an annual two-week event preceding the first Saturday in May, the day of the Kentucky Derby horse race. It was all about the gigantic hair. You can see his...
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Rise and Legacy: Who Was Harry Truman?
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The Anat Ebgi Gallery Expands to Tribeca
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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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Should We Navel Gaze?
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
a year ago
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
History Today Feed
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
2 months ago
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
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Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
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Curious Pictures From A French Aristocrat’s 40-Year Mission To Create 3-D Photography
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You...
4 months ago
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You see one earring. Walk slowly past the photograph so you are viewing it from gradually changing angles… The earring from one ear recedes from view while its twin [appears] in turn on...
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9 Revelations from Viking Runes
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History Today Feed
History Today Review of the Year
History Today Review of the Year
j.hoare
Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
12 months ago
History Today Review of the Year
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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...
9 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 Was Négritude?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
10 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of January.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added galley refit, updated lifelines, seamed box cushions, and moisture prevention underliner.
Permacomputing, revamped the page.
Flappy Bird,...
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The 5 Most Ridiculous Ways the CIA Tried & Failed to Kill Fidel Castro
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Res Obscura
I talked to Terry Gross!
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled...
11 months ago
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled posting
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Who is the Real FDR?
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What Is Theodicy?
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Weekend Roundup
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
a year ago
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
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5 Quotes by Kant Explained
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Baroque Obsession: What Was So Innovative About Caravaggio?
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Robert Mallet-Stevens Creates the Ideal City in 32 Visions, 1922
“A new civilization, a new science, new needs, new materials required new forms.” – Robert...
a year ago
“A new civilization, a new science, new needs, new materials required new forms.” – Robert Mallet-Stevens In 1924, French architect and designer Robert Mallet-Stevens (March 24, 1886 – February 8, 1945) published La Gazette Des 7 Arts magazine and founded the Club des amis du...
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Forgotten Caravaggio Portrait Makes Public Debut in Rome
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How Did Lucas Cranach the Elder Support the Protestant Reformation?
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How Did Black Friday Get Its Name?
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Operation Paperclip: What the US Did With Nazi Scientists After WWII
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Important Notification
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8 months ago
New Cabins *NOW* Available
History Today Feed
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
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How Ancient Greece Shaped the British Raj
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Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:35
Trying to Understand...
Let's Be Enemies
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
a year ago
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
TheCollector
What Was the Vickers Wellington Bomber?
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The Italian Social Republic: What was the Republic of Salò?
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African History...
A complete history of Zeila (Zayla): ca. 800-1885 CE.
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
3 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
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Who Were the Landsknechts?
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Dreams of Space -...
Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age (1963)
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there...
3 weeks ago
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there are not a lot of illustrations of space flight this book was very important to me at the time. I remember finding it in the school library and then getting my own paperback copy...
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Women in Art History: Great Female Artists Who Were Long Overlooked
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What Is the Single Most Valuable Artwork in the World?
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On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
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Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
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On the Spot: Kristin Semmens
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Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:14
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Continental vs Analytic Philosophy: Definitions & Differences
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Who Was Oswald Mosley?
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What Are the Key Influences That Shaped the French New Wave?
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How Carl Jung Revolutionized Psychology: Into the Shadow-Land
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10 Historic Towns in Colorado Perfect for Retirement
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The Syrian Civil War Resumes : Perspectives on the Conflict from Western and Northeastern Syria
The Syrian civil war has remained largely frozen since 2020, owing to a precarious balance of power...
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The Syrian civil war has remained largely frozen since 2020, owing to a precarious balance of power between various factions with various degrees of support from Russia, Turkey, Iran, and the United States. Over the past few days, however, taking advantage of the ways that Iran...
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History Repeats Itself: First as Farce, Then as Tragedy : Why the Democrats Are Responsible for...
Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of...
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Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of the battles of 2017-2020 all over again. But first, in order to understand the scale of what we’re up against, let’s look at how we got here.
The Hot Potato Changes Hands Again
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African History...
A history of the Buganda kingdom.
government in central Africa.
a year ago
government in central Africa.
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7 European Powers Involved in the Scramble for Africa
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Chiaroscuro: The Dramatic Play of Light and Shadow
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Who Invented the Refrigerator?
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The Evolution of Socialism and Its Influence in the US
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Ming Dynasty Artefacts Found in South China Shipwreck
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John Cassavetes: Who Was The Godfather of American Independent Cinema?
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Noumenal and Phenomenal: What Were Kant’s ‘Two Worlds’?
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Who Are the Most Famous Sorceresses of Greek Mythology?
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Overcoming Bias
No Meta Status Orgs
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to...
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In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to many specific medical conditions, and also to studying and reforming medicine in general, at a meta level.
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Summary of changes for March 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
8 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added chainplates, knots, washing dishes, receiving mail, updated our notes on diy carbonation system, and refrigeration.
Uxn, added 2 new commands...
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Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum Restitutes Matisse Painting
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The Story of the Antichrist Pope
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History Today Feed
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
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Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
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Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
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What Was Life Really Like for WWI Tank Crews?
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What Were the Seven Ecumenical Councils?
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11 Events in the 19th Century that Changed the World
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit the Pyramids?
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Ancient Greek Sculpture in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods
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Queen Elizabeth II: Who was Elizabeth Windsor?
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Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction Next Month
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The World’s Most Prestigious Art Fairs (By Continent/Region)
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Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ Targeted Again After Protestors Jailed
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The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
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Tue, 09/17/2024 - 06:00
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Geneva Exhibition Shows Rare Picasso Works
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African History...
Kingdoms at the forest's edge: a history of Mangbetu (ca. 1750-1895)
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has...
7 months ago
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has a long and complex history shaped by its internal cultural developments and its unique ecology between the savannah and the forest. Among the most remarkable states that emerged in...
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8 Great Women Sculptors You Need to Know
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How the Nazis Captured the Minds of Germany’s Youth
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An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt
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African History...
a brief note on Trade and Travel in the ancient Sahara and beyond.
uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
a year ago
uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
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Was Angkor Ever Lost? The Myth of French “Discovery”
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Ancient Egyptian Structure Discovered Near Giza Pyramids
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Was George Washington Nearly Killed During the American Revolution?
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What Was the Ecological Impact of the Columbian Exchange?
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Neon: The Cool History of the Enigmatic Noble Gas
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Who Invented the First Motion Picture Camera?
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Middle Kingdom Pyramids: The Lesser Known Pyramids of Ancient Egypt
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Damien Hirst Accused of Misdating Thousands of Paintings
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Who Was Hildegard of Bingen?
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9 Fascinating Facts About the Eastern Front in WWII
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A History Lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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Do You Believe in Magic?
Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
8 months ago
Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
History Today Feed
Inventing Cyrillic
Inventing Cyrillic
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
7 months ago
Inventing Cyrillic
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Thu, 05/23/2024 - 11:21
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William Blake’s Cottage to Be Preserved as a Museum
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In Search of Homer Trip Opening
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In Search of Homer Trip Opening
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Why There Is More Than One Reality: Introducing the Pluriverse
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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
a year ago
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
TheCollector
Marx’s German Ideology: What is Historical and Dialectical Materialism?
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TheCollector
Robert Koch: Great Microbiologist or Unethical Researcher?
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TheCollector
Discovery in Spain Could Change View on Ancient Gender Roles
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TheCollector
Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Auctioned for $6 Million
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Secret of the Stoics
3 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Drift Poll Winner: Rational Culture
Over the last day, I did two sets of polls comparing 16 cultural drift scenarios (detailed here) re...
a month ago
Over the last day, I did two sets of polls comparing 16 cultural drift scenarios (detailed here) re their likelihood and desirability. (I later added influence.) Here are best fit priorities (relative to 100 max), sorted by priority sum:
TheCollector
Battle of Thebes: How Alexander the Great Destroyed the Great City
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Fall of a Republic
Cato and Caesar
a year ago
TheCollector
Patron Saint of Ireland: Who Was St. Patrick?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Stones River?
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Where Are the Best Travel Destinations for Shakespeare Fans?
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How Did Socrates Die?
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TheCollector
8 Things to See in Tokyo: A Guide For Art Enthusiasts
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Walter Benjamin: What are the Connections Between Language and Theology?
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TheCollector
The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
8 months ago
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
TheCollector
Complete Kelmscott Press Book Collection Sells Out at Auction
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3 days ago
Flashbak
At Large in Leyton – A Walk Around The East London Manor 1989-1994
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the...
11 months ago
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the so-called “autonomous republic” of “Wanstonia”. The protest against the demolition of housing to make way for the M11 Link Road was lost. Harry Cohen, MP for Leyton said “the Department...
TheCollector
Iakim Volkov’s Wedding: An Illustration of a Complicated History
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10 months ago
TheCollector
The Great Wall of Amazonian Pictographs Nobody Knows About
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Bull of Nimrud Replica Goes Back to Iraq
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TheCollector
1968 in America: One of the Most Tumultuous Years in US History?
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7 months ago
Flashbak
Erté’s Naked Alphabet, 1967
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and...
4 months ago
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and not finished until 1967. All 26 letters are created in individual gouaches on paper, in exotic human form (and later formed print editions). This exhibit was a hit when it was first...
TheCollector
How One Tiny Island Took on the Ottoman Empire and Won
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6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Revolt of the Outer Party.
Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
8 months ago
Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
African History...
On Hegel's ignorance of African History
*my article for ROAPE journal
a year ago
*my article for ROAPE journal
TheCollector
What Is an Antipope?
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2 months ago
Flashbak
Derek Jarman’s Home In Dungeness: Where Jesus Walked In The Garden
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s...
8 months ago
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s Metrograph theater, the British director spoke about his own garden and his house at Dungeness on the coast of Kent in England. Jarman made The Garden on the grounds of his seaside...
TheCollector
The Disaster That Was Napoleon’s Russian Campaign: An Overview
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TheCollector
5 Female Philosophers That You Should Know
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TheCollector
Which Reforms Shaped Ancient Sparta?
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TheCollector
Grey Art Gallery at NYU Gets New Space and Name
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
a month ago
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
TheCollector
5 Fascinating Tales of Baba Yaga, the Slavic Witch
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Secrets of the Sirens
The Original Femme Fatales?
a year ago
The Original Femme Fatales?
TheCollector
Celtic Art: A Brief Introduction
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5 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
A Visit to the New York World's Fair with Peter and Wendy (1964)
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am...
3 months ago
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am also having to work much harder to find /create new posts. So let me try every 2 weeks for a while and see how I do.
A Visit to the New York World's Fair was the official World's Fair...
Dreams of Space -...
The Solar System Pop-up Book (1978?)
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I...
a year ago
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I really like space pop-up books for their design and impact.
Adelva. The Solar System Pop-up Book. Greece: Dotam International. 12 pp. 1978
Trying to Understand...
The Power Of Absent Things.
It explains a lot about Ukraine.
9 months ago
It explains a lot about Ukraine.
TheCollector
Billy the Kid: The Incredible Story of America’s Favorite Outlaw
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TheCollector
Here’s How AI Helped Recover Lost Paintings by Gustav Klimt
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TheCollector
10 Famous Saints Associated With Christmas
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The Dark History of Australia’s Blackbirding
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Classical Wisdom
The Life of Aristotle
More Than A Philosopher
11 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Gnosticism Influence Early Christianity?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Niko Pirosmani: Get to Know the Tragic Hero of Georgian Art
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9 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part I: Divisa in Partes Tres
This is the first part of a three-part (if I can keep it) series, examining the historical...
5 months ago
This is the first part of a three-part (if I can keep it) series, examining the historical assumptions of Imperator: Rome, a historical grand strategy game by Paradox Interactive, set during the rise and collapse of the Roman Republic from 304-27 BC and covering the broader...
TheCollector
15 Facts About Genghis Khan & His Legacy
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TheCollector
15 Surprising Facts about Adolf Hitler, The World’s Most Hated Man
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TheCollector
Ralph Waldo Emerson: Bio, Nature, & the Birth of Transcendentalism
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5 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Unlike For Like.
BRICS and how international institutions work.
a month ago
BRICS and how international institutions work.
TheCollector
Tunisian Bardo Museum Reopened Recently
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
The Two Trojan Wars
Secret Origins
a year ago
TheCollector
8 Unsolved Disappearances From History
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Did Adorno Think of Beckett’s Endgame?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The “Good Italian” Myth in Postwar Italy: Dangers of Erasing the Past
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mystery of Penelope
4 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Racial Homicide Disparities Since 1910
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the...
a year ago
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the evolution of black-white homicide disparities in the United States since the early 20th century.
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
Flashbak
It’s About Time: The Forgotten Song That Made The Beach Boys Cool Again
The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970,...
4 months ago
The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970, listening to a tape that Dennis Wilson had given him. Bob wasn’t a Beach Boys fan — he preferred Sly Stone or Marvin Gaye or Bob Dylan or Joni Mitchell or The Beatles — but Dennis, an...
TheCollector
Why Is Canadian Thanksgiving on the Second Monday of October?
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
2 days ago
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
How Did the Pyramid of Giza Become an Ancient Wonder?
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TheCollector
6 Revolutionary Works by H. G. Wells
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Which President Was the Only One to Resign from Office?
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Jericho: An Ancient City Filled with Secrets
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What Is the Significance of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations?
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TheCollector
German Museum Returns Ancient Marble Head to Greece
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TheCollector
10 Compelling Facts About Abraham Lincoln
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TheCollector
How Found Objects Became Central to Modern Art
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Global Inequality...
Russia’s apocalyptic messianism
Questions raised by Nikolai Berdyaev
2 months ago
Questions raised by Nikolai Berdyaev
TheCollector
Understanding JS Bach in 5 Compositions
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
j.hoare
Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
11 months ago
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
j.hoare
Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
History Today Feed
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
4 months ago
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
TheCollector
The Sad History of Canada’s Inuit High Arctic Relocations
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3 months ago
Flashbak
How Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat Met And Created Their Two-Heads, Four-Hands Art
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was...
10 months ago
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was symbiotic. Jean-Michel thought he needed Andy’s fame, and Andy thought he needed Jean-Michel’s new blood. Jean Michel gave Andy a rebellious image again.” — Andy Warhol’s longtime studio...
TheCollector
10 Curious Facts About Johnny Cash
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5 Great Reads by Charles Dickens
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Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Aleister Crowley?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Everything You Need To Know About Hecate (Maiden, Mother, Crone)
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6 months ago
TheCollector
7 Rococo Artists You Need to Know
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
6 months ago
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
Hundred Rabbits
Wood stove installation
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that...
over a year ago
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that the best model was the cast iron Sardine from Navigator Stoveworks.
Our Espar forced air diesel heater broke on our last passage, and we decided not to replace it. There are few...
TheCollector
The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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a year ago
TheCollector
L’Anse aux Meadows: The Viking Settlement of North America
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4 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
Packing the Essentials!: Preparing to Travel in the 18th Century.
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here –...
over a year ago
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here – it’s raining outside as I write! – many people are returning to travel and undertaking the holidays that have had to be postponed over the past couple of years. The pandemic aside,...
TheCollector
6 Inventions to Thank the Aztec, Maya, & Inca For
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5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Fae Abduction or Family Secret: What Is a Changeling?
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7 months ago
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10 Facts About the Pearl Harbor Attack
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The Metaphysics of Stoicism: 3 Key Tenets
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10 months ago
TheCollector
The Eiffel Tower: 12 Facts About the Iconic Parisian Landmark
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4 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Nero Become the Emperor of Rome?
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10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The End of Power Projection?
We can't get there from here, anymore.
a year ago
We can't get there from here, anymore.
TheCollector
The “New” Norman Rockwell Turns Toward Civil Rights
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2 months ago
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A History Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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4 months ago
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End of an Era: Why Did the Beatles Break Up?
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a year ago
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The Myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha: The Great Flood in Greek Mythology
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Contemporary Artist to Recreate Missing Piece of Bayeux Tapestry
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a month ago
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Ships Then Swans: Ian Macdonald’s Pictures of England’s Teesside in the 1970s and 80s
The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits...
2 months ago
The houseboats, blast furnaces and shipbuilding are gone. Ian Macdonald’s photographs are portraits of times past. These pictures cover three of the photographer’s major bodies of work from the late 1960s to the mid 1980s: Greatham Creek; the Redcar blast furnace and Smith’s Dock...
TheCollector
Was Mark Twain Really a Confederate?
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TheCollector
Kalimantan: Indonesia’s Hidden Gem for Animal Lovers
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
3 months ago
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
History Today Feed
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
Trying to Understand...
Don't Confuse Me With Facts.
They know what they think.
a year ago
They know what they think.
TheCollector
Gehenna: A History of Hell on Earth
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a month ago
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Rastafarianism: Religion or Philosophy?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Fort Sumter?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Interview with Giulio Dalvit: TheCollector Chats with Frick Curator
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Must-Read Magical Realist Novels
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Olympics Special
4 months ago
TheCollector
9 Places to Visit Between San Diego and Glacier National Park
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7 months ago
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