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On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
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On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
Patterns in Humanity
The myth of the Nordic rehabilitative paradise
Interpreting recidivism rates and understanding their causes
6 months ago
Interpreting recidivism rates and understanding their causes
TheCollector
The “Good Italian” Myth in Postwar Italy: Dangers of Erasing the Past
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Benjamin Franklin: All About His Personal & Private Life
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A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part II
Last week, we started our nitpicking of Gladiator II (2024) by looking at the problems with the...
a week ago
Last week, we started our nitpicking of Gladiator II (2024) by looking at the problems with the films chronology and its portrayal of the Roman army of the early third century, both in its equipment and in its battle tactics. This week, we’re going to move forward to the main...
Flashbak
Emma Willard’s Time Maps
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7 months ago
“Education cannot prosper in any community unless…the best and most cultivated talents of that community can be brought in to exercise the way.” – Emma Hart Willard Emma Willard (February 23, 1787 – April 15, 1870) was a trailblazing American educator who founded the first...
Dreams of Space -...
Happy Journeys (1961)
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about...
11 months ago
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about the future and ways someone might travel. The illustration were double page full color paintings of a exciting and strange future that might be around the corner. I see in this...
TheCollector
How did the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea Change Christianity?
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The Greek Mythology Behind Famous Constellations
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Philadelphia’s New Harriet Tubman Statue
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Artemisia Gentileschi Lost Painting in The U.K.’s Royal Collection
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What Did Francis Bacon Mean by “Knowledge Is Power”?
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Classical Wisdom
Finding Odysseus’ Homeland
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
2 months ago
There is no time like the present to truly understand the past...
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On the Obscenity of Ovid
& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
3 months ago
& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
TheCollector
4 Key Techniques of 20th-Century Photography
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History Today Feed
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
4 months ago
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
TheCollector
What Were George Orwell’s Political Beliefs?
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Why Was the Beat Generation Called So?
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TheCollector
5 Key Myths About the Greek God Hades
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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...
9 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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What Is the Historical Context of Psalms?
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Folk Champion: Who Was Pete Seeger?
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St. Petersburg: A History of the City Built on Bones
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The Curse of the Tower of Babel & the Gift of Tongues
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Classical Wisdom
A Few Spots Left
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
a month ago
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
TheCollector
Drunk by Edward Slingerland: 5 Reasons Why People Get Intoxicated
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The Eiffel Tower: 12 Facts About the Iconic Parisian Landmark
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What Are Most Infamous Tales about Emperor Caligula?
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Street Art Murals in Los Angeles: 7 Iconic Works and Their Artists
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Hidden History
The Assassination of Malcolm X
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two...
2 weeks ago
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two ideas; the idea that nonviolent civil disobedience, in the tradition of Thoreau and Gandhi, was the only method that the civil rights movement should use, and the idea that white...
Classical Wisdom
The "New" Ancient City
Discovering Kavala...
7 months ago
TheCollector
6 Misconceptions About Biblical Angels
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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...
11 months ago
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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7 Famous Dutch Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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What Was the Sturmabteilung?
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How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
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What Is Platonic Love in Simple Words?
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Who Was Vercingetorix?
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Vincent and Theo Van Gogh: A Tale of Brotherly Love
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Which Art Museums in Rome Are Most Noteworthy?
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Flashbak
Posters From London’s Psychedelic UFO Club – 1966-1967
“In the Roundhouse, the UFO, and the Middle Earth Club in London everyone seems to get it, and it’s...
a year ago
“In the Roundhouse, the UFO, and the Middle Earth Club in London everyone seems to get it, and it’s as if we are all in on the same joke” – Andy Summer on London’s UFO Club Founded by Joe Boyd and John Hopkins, London’s psychedelic UFO Club was small and short-lived, running...
TheCollector
4 Celtic Hillforts and Oppida from the Iron Age
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Open Culture
Watch the Surrealist Glass Harmonica, the Only Animated Film Ever Banned by Soviet Censors (1968)
The Soviet Union’s repressive state censorship went to absurd lengths to control what its citizens...
a week ago
The Soviet Union’s repressive state censorship went to absurd lengths to control what its citizens read, viewed, and listened to, such as the almost comical removal of purged former comrades from photographs during Stalin’s reign. When it came to aesthetics, Stalinism mostly...
TheCollector
Ada Lovelace: Get to Know the World’s First Computer Programmer
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Flashbak
Elliott Erwitt: A Brilliant Photographer Who Took Great Snapshots
“The best things happen when you just happen to be somewhere with a camera” – Elliott Erwitt ...
a year ago
“The best things happen when you just happen to be somewhere with a camera” – Elliott Erwitt Elliott Erwitt died at his home in New York City on 29 November 2023. He leaves us with remarkable archive of fabulous photographs of the great and good, the many places he visited over...
TheCollector
Aspasia of Miletus: More Than Pericles’ Romantic Partner?
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Beer Can Art Accidentally Trashed at Dutch Museum
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African History...
The complete history of Gondar: Africa's city of castles (1636-1900)
Journal of African cities chapter 8
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 8
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...
a week ago
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...
TheCollector
“I Have a Dream”: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
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The Prado Museum Shows Paintings in Different Light
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The Man-Eating Lions of Tsavo: A Dark & Strange Story
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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
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/10/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Beer Hall Putsch: What Was Hitler’s Failed Attempt to Seize Power?
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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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Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
The Metaphysics of Stoicism: 3 Key Tenets
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Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
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Napoleon’s 5 Greatest Marshals: The Best of the Best
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TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
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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...
TheCollector
The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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Classical Wisdom
Who cares about Homer, anyway?
What the legendary blind bard tells us about ourselves in the here and now
2 weeks ago
What the legendary blind bard tells us about ourselves in the here and now
TheCollector
Amun: The Egyptian God of Creation & King of the Gods
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The “Arch”: Who Was Desmond Tutu?
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Res Obscura
Why I love etymologies
Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words...
7 months ago
Telephones popularized "hello," "lox" is 8,000 years old, and other reasons why the history of words matters
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Who Were the Twelve Disciples & What Happened to Them?
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Flashbak
Kurt Vonnegut’s drawings and other doodles
“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The...
7 months ago
“My own means of making a living is essentially clerical, and hence tedious and constipating. The making of pictures is to writing what laughing gas is to the Asian influenza.'” – Kurt Vonnegut, Fates Worse Than Death Kurt Vonnegut liked to draw. Other writers, notably J.R.R....
TheCollector
The Titans: The Greek Gods Before the Olympians
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Dreams of Space -...
Mole Rocket (1965)
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece...
over a year ago
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece of fiction but since it does have adventuring in a rocket it seemed worth sharing.
Miler. Mole Rocket, 1965.
When the mole crash lands, the rocket breaks apart in...
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Get to Know Audrey Flack, Icon of Photorealism
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Classical Wisdom
Marcus Aurelius VS Diogenes
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
a year ago
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
Classical Wisdom
Is an unjust peace better than a just war?
Or does war have its virtues?
10 months ago
Or does war have its virtues?
TheCollector
The Apocrypha: Were Books Left Out of the Protestant Bible?
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Augusto Pinochet’s Brutal Rule: A Look Inside His Regime
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Animal Rights vs Animal Welfare: What’s the Difference?
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10 Norse Goddesses You Need to Know
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Thomas Gainsborough: 7 Facts You Need to Know
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Who Was Ho Chi Minh?
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Who Are the Most Famous Sorceresses of Greek Mythology?
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Trying to Understand...
People, States and Borders.
And other dubious ideas.
4 months ago
TheCollector
Who Is Grace Jones? Androgyny in Art
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Benito Mussolini: This Was the Life of Il Duce
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What Is the Gettier Problem?
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Wiltshire
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Sybil Ludington: The Girl Who Rode Twice As Far As Paul Revere?
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TheCollector
1950s American Culture: Suburbia, the American Dream, & Inequality
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Open Culture
The Ingenious Engineering of Leonardo da Vinci’s Self-Supporting Bridge, Explained
The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self...
5 days ago
The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self Supporting Bridge.” That sounds like a typical example of YouTube hyperbole, though on first glance, it isn’t at all obvious how the fragile-looking structure can stay up, much less...
TheCollector
Yuefenpai: 8 Facts About the Iconic Chinese Calendar Advertisements
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Flashbak
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...
2 weeks ago
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...
TheCollector
The Good and Bad in Nolan’s Oppenheimer (Critic’s Review)
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History Today Feed
Sex Before Sex Education
Sex Before Sex Education
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
3 days ago
Sex Before Sex Education
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
TheCollector
George Lindemann Family Returned Looted Items to Cambodia
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How Did Claude Monet Capture the Passing of Time?
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TheCollector
Who Was George Hodel?
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Who Were the Maccabees?
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Who Were the Most Important Leaders of WWII?
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Flashbak
The Wild Universe of Fletcher Hanks – The Outsider Comic Book Artist (1939-1941)
Stardust, Fantomah, Big Red McLane and Space Smith. Just some of the superheroes created by American...
9 months ago
Stardust, Fantomah, Big Red McLane and Space Smith. Just some of the superheroes created by American cartoonist Fletcher Hanks (December 1, 1889 – January 22, 1976) in a two-year flurry of creativity in which he wrote, penciled, inked and lettered 51 stories. As Joshua LH Burnett...
TheCollector
Here Are Alfred Hitchcock’s 20 Greatest Films
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African History...
A complete history of Jenne: 250BC-1893AD
Journal of African cities chapter 6
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 6
TheCollector
Queen Elizabeth II: Who was Elizabeth Windsor?
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Flashbak
Postcards From The First Bauhaus Exhibition, 1923
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s...
a month ago
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s Bauhaus design school (der Bauhäusler) produced a set of postcards. Fellow lovers of collecting postcards (deltiology) understand the joy of holding these small picturesque moments...
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Max Thalmann: Passion, Cathedrals And America In Woodcuts
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black...
2 months ago
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black and white woodcut prints: Cathedral (Der Dom), Passion, and America in Woodcuts (Amerika im Holzschnitt). A bookbinder by trade having been trained as such under Henry Van De Velde...
Classical Wisdom
Why Did Rome Fall?
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
a year ago
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
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László Moholy-Nagy: Art from the Epoch of the Modernist Experiment
László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and...
3 months ago
László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and photographer before he became the major proselytiser of the new avant-garde vision at the Bauhaus school, where has taught as a professor and succeeded is working across disciplines. ...
TheCollector
A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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History Today Feed
Brushing for Britain
Brushing for Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
a month ago
Brushing for Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
Trying to Understand...
Service to what nation?
Why people should stop talking about conscription.
5 months ago
Why people should stop talking about conscription.
Classical Wisdom
Winged Victory
Art of the Hellenistic Period
a year ago
Art of the Hellenistic Period
TheCollector
5 of the Most Famous Constructed Languages
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Who Was Tertullian?
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Who Were the Wright Brothers?
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A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator
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Flashbak
New York City In The 1960s – A Photographer’s Love story
For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that...
2 weeks ago
For New Yorker Ronnie Ginnever, photography is a passion. “Fortunately, I was born in the city that I love – New York City,” she says. ” On a good day, I move with the rhythms of the city and feel connected to its soul, spirit and people. The camera is the tool that allows me …...
TheCollector
Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum Restitutes Matisse Painting
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Against Liberalism: What is Communitarianism?
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History Today Feed
Putting Pirates on Trial
Putting Pirates on Trial
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
Putting Pirates on Trial
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 00:00
Patterns in Humanity
Constructing Missing Crime Tables
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results...
a year ago
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results missing from recent reports.
TheCollector
What Is the Gender Philosophy of Judith Butler?
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Levina Teerlinc: A Woman Artist of the Tudor Court
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History Today Feed
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
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JamesHoare
Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:27
6 months ago
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/29/2024 - 10:27
Patterns in Humanity
Global crime
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
3 weeks ago
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
TheCollector
Plato’s Meno: What is Virtue, and Can it Be Taught?
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What Was the Pilgrimage of Grace?
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Fort Pillow?
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Flashbak
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...
2 weeks ago
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...
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Love Ourselves?
Finding some Aristotelian Self-love, or Philautia...
10 months ago
Finding some Aristotelian Self-love, or Philautia...
TheCollector
Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ Targeted Again After Protestors Jailed
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The Winter War: The Soviet Invasion of Finland
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French Culture Minister Calls For Climate Activism Penalties
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The Chinese Civil War & Mao’s Long March
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How to Explore the Galapagos Islands for Its Natural Wonders
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Trying to Understand...
The Past Is Another Country.
A book review from the future.
5 months ago
A book review from the future.
TheCollector
What Is the History of the Guitar?
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Naumachia: The Gladiatorial Naval Battles of Ancient Rome
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Franz von Stuck: German Symbolist Painter & “Prince of Art”
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Was George Washington Nearly Killed During the American Revolution?
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History Today Feed
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
11 months ago
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
TheCollector
Angels in the Bible: Ambassadors From Another World?
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Clement Attlee: Britain’s Greatest Prime Minister?
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What Is Hindutva? A Look at Hindu Nationalism
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The Thirteenth Amendment: Abolishing Slavery in the USA
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The Full English Breakfast: History of a British Tradition
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History Today Feed
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
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JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 -...
10 months ago
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 - 10:13
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.
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TheCollector
10 Unmissable Masterpieces in the Louvre
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African History...
a brief note on new discoveries in African archeology and the stone ruins of Cameroon.
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription...
4 months ago
Among the first ancient Egyptian accounts on its southern neighbors is an old kingdom inscription that describes a trading expedition to an unspecified region called the land of Punt. Egyptologists had long debated about the location of this mysterious territory before recent...
African History...
Empire building and Government in the Yorubaland: a history of Oyo (1600-1836)
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
over a year ago
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
TheCollector
3 Beautiful Places in the North of England Tourists Tend to Neglect
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TheCollector
7 Dickensian Locations: In the Footsteps of Charles Dickens
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Global Inequality...
Universities as factories
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students...
7 months ago
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students who were demonstrating. The police would come in on the orders of the authorities unhappy with student-created oases of freedom. It would come, armed, beat up students, and end the...
History Today Feed
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
2 months ago
Why Uruguay Legalised Duelling
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Good Friday: The Significance of the Day & How Christians Observe It
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Trying to Understand...
La politique de l’épuisement et l’épuisement de la politique.
Another of my essays in French.
3 weeks ago
Another of my essays in French.
Trying to Understand...
L'Étrange défaite: Réalité et réalisme
Another of my essays in French.
a week ago
Another of my essays in French.
TheCollector
Heracles Cleans the Augean Stables: The Hero’s Fifth Labor
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Classical Wisdom
Can you REALLY be offended on behalf of someone else??
Lessons from Borat
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TheCollector
Who Was Rosalba Carriera?
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TheCollector
Audrey Flack, Pioneer of Photorealism, Dies at 93
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Dr Alun Withey
Cuts, Rashes & Chatter! The Pain of the 18th-century Shave!
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today...
over a year ago
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today is usually a pretty mundane – if not a pleasant – experience. Indeed, the rise of traditional barbershops over the past few years, offering shaving as an experience, together with...
TheCollector
What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism?
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How Did the Marshall Plan Help Further US Interests?
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Jamestown: The Myth & Mystery of America’s First Permanent Colony
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TheCollector
Who Was Geoffrey of Monmouth? The Man Who Made Arthur and Merlin
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Dreams of Space -...
Beyond Mars (1960)
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps...
a year ago
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps in space including: solar sailing, travel to Saturn via long distance trips to the outer solar system, multi-year hibernation travel, hydroponics, and visiting other solar...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Classical Wisdom Books
a year ago
History Today Feed
‘D-Day Has Come’
‘D-Day Has Come’
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
7 months ago
‘D-Day Has Come’
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
7 Times the Parthenon Was Transformed and Destroyed
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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TheCollector
5 Quotes by Kant Explained
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Open Culture
Watch The Insects’ Christmas from 1913: A Stop Motion Film Starring a Cast of Dead Bugs
Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from...
5 days ago
Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from your holiday schedule to spend time celebrating The Insects’ Christmas, above. In addition to offering brief respite from the chaos of consumerism and modern expectations, this...
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Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
j.hoare
Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
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Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
j.hoare
Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
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The Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand
Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us...
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Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us the gang’s members in isolation. To avoid controlling the narrative and anaesthetising their spirit, while “still letting them retain their mystery and privacy”, Rotman took the...
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Clubbers And Youth Tribes in Post-Punk London : 1978-1986
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those...
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“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those Tuesday nights at Billy’s [1978] it was like walking into a Hieronymous Bosch painting – furtive but lively, very decadent reflecting what they were into, and yet with a sense of...
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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...
3 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...
TheCollector
Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Atlantic Provinces: A Brief History
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How Did Philosophy Help Develop Artificial Intelligence?
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Gas Mask Photos: An Alternative Mask for the Halloween Season
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to...
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The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to those incredible masks of the African phantom, Wladyslaw T. Benda’s living masks and William Mortensen’s haunting portraits from West of Zanzibar, appearances are changed to deceive...
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What is the Role of Law in Aristotle’s Politics?
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The Indigenous Architecture of the Cosmos in the Amazon
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The Search for the Historical Buddha
The Search for the Historical Buddha
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:39
11 months ago
The Search for the Historical Buddha
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Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:39
TheCollector
What Is the History of Valentine’s Day?
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What Is the History of Halloween?
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What Is Agnes Pelton Best Known For?
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Hans Jonas on Responsibility in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
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What Was the Relationship Between Gauguin and Van Gogh?
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Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World
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Nuclear Weapons During the Cold War: Power and Proliferation
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Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
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Isaiah Berlin’s Two Concepts of Liberty: Negative and Positive Liberty
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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...
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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...
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What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
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Discover Caral-Supe: Cradle of Civilization in the Americas
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Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
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Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
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7 Real Characters from Arthurian Legends
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What is Plagiarism?
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7 Rules For Collecting Paintings
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Fascism vs. Modernism: Clash in Art & Design
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The Politics of Exhaustion.
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And the exhaustion of politics.
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Possible Rembrandt Found in Attic Sells for $1.4 Million
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10 Essential Films to Watch to Understand Surrealist Cinema
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The Infancy Gospel of Thomas & the Childhood of Jesus Christ
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The Philosophy of the Oxford Group: Vegetarianism & Animal Rights
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The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882: Racism on a Federal Level
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One Way Or Another ....
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Res Obscura
Historical maps probably helped cause World War I
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On cartography as historical argument
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A History Lover’s Guide to New Mexico
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What Is Hegel’s Dialectic Method?
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The Mysterious Tale of the Mary Celeste: What Happened?
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What Impact Did Realism Have on Society?
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Exploring Soviet Brutalism Through 9 Iconic Buildings
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‘F*ck You, Philadelphia’ – When Blondie Opened For Rush In 1979
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres...
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When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres tour, Blondie got the call. Georgia-based southern rockers Stillwater couldn’t play. So would the New Yorkers deliver what 18,000 fans of the Canadian rockers packed into the...
African History...
a brief note on the history of Africans exploring their own continent
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
a year ago
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
TheCollector
What Is Populism?
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New York’s Rubin Museum Makes Big Changes
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Magritte Sets $121 Million Auction Record
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Classical Wisdom
Aristotle on Luck
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Dr Alun Withey
Beard Fashions and Class
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid...
over a year ago
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid seventeenth century many men wore the ‘Van Dyke’ style of a small, pointy beard and moustaches. By the end of the 1600s, beards were in decline, leaving many men with just moustaches. The...
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Paris of Troy: The Abductor of Helen Who Started the Trojan War
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Who Won the Seven Days Battles?
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What Was Aristotle’s Opinion on Metaphysics?
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Encaustic Painting: An Ancient Art Form Explained
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The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
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Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
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The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
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Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
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Measuring the Shape of the Earth
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
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Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:20
9 months ago
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
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Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:20
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Prevent Character Assassination?
Corruption in the Ancient World
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Corruption in the Ancient World
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10 Great London Theaters Worth Visiting
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New British Museum Book Brings Egyptian Pharaohs to Life
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What Are Paul Cezanne’s Most Famous Paintings?
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Who Are the Major Prophets in the Bible?
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London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
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Who Won the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse?
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The Brigantaggio: How Did Southern Italy Respond to Unification?
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Walter Benjamin: What are the Connections Between Language and Theology?
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Aristotle’s Rhetoric: A Brief Overview
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10 Essential Movies to Watch to Understand Film Noir
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The 8 Largest Cities of the Medieval World
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Who Invented the First Motion Picture Camera?
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Great Photos: Le Mariage des Diables Blancs, May 22 1954
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched...
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On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched high above the Place du Capitole in Toulouse, France. The wedding of two members of the Franco-Czechoslovakian (Diables Blancs) White Devils Company was overseen by Father Robert...
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6 Assassinations That Changed History
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7 Fascinating Facts About the Vestal Virgins
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Liberation Through Art: Flyers From New York’s Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010)
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act...
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“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act as a form of communication that transcends language to connect cultures together” – Jeffrey Deitch Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010) changed our expectations around art. Named after...
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Why Was Marcel Duchamp Obsessed With Chess?
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10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today
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How Did Frederick the Great Transform Prussia?
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Civil Rights & Social Change: The Fight for Equality in US Elections
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How Does Psychoanalysis Work According to Lacan?
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Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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A Brief History of the Aboriginal Lands Right Movement
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The Incredible Story of Cadmus: The First Hero of Greek Mythology
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
a year ago
On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:38
TheCollector
Emma Of Normandy: The Unsung Queen of the Medieval World
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‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:07
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‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
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The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
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The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
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5 of Hildegard of Bingen’s Most Notable Works
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Louis Wain’s Cat Paintings Head to Auction
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10 Must-See Archaeological Sites in the US
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Istanbul’s Top 7 Historic Gems
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How Did the Capetian Dynasty Turn France Into a Superpower?
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Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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Ukraine: A Guide For The Perplexed
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Part One, anyway. More next week.
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But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
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10 Powerful Women From Folklore and Mythology Around the World
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Who Was Mahavira? The Founder of Jainism
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10 Countries With the Best Second-Language English Proficiency to Relocate To
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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...
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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...
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Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the Rise of Artificial Intelligence & Questions What Will Happen to...
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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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