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
TheCollector
Germany’s 7 Most Important Historical Landmarks
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Dorothy Day? The Radical Life of a Catholic Anarchist
undefined
a week ago
Flashbak
Joe And Petunia: Stars of British Pubic Information Films (1968-1973)
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most...
a month ago
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most likely die in the end. In the final instalment of the four-strong Joe and Petunia series, the British couple illustrate the dangers driving on bad tyres by driving into a tree. ...
TheCollector
10 National and State Parks in the US Where You Can See Ancient Redwoods
undefined
3 weeks ago
Flashbak
London at Night : Harold Burdekin Photographs A City Between Life And Eternity
London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his...
2 months ago
London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his collaborator John Morrison, Burdekin photographed London after dark for his book London Night, published in 1934. A year earlier, the photographer George Brassaï had published his influential...
TheCollector
Oskar Kokoschka’s Strange Obsession With Alma Mahler
undefined
3 months ago
History Today Feed
How ASEAN Lost its Way
How ASEAN Lost its Way
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
11 months ago
How ASEAN Lost its Way
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
TheCollector
How Did Johannes Vermeer Depict Women?
undefined
7 months ago
Flashbak
Helen Keller’s Letter on Why Book-Burning Nazis Will Never Defeat Ideas, 1933
“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often...
a year ago
“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often before, and the ideas have risen up in their might and destroyed them’ – Helen Keller Helen Keller is best known for her campaign to help the disabled and support for...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Julius Caesar
9 months ago
TheCollector
An Art Lovers Guide to Outdoor Exhibitions in Japan
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
Anglo-Afghan Wars: How Afghanistan Became the Graveyard of Empires
undefined
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Bragi Boddason: The Viking Skald Who Became a God
undefined
a month ago
Flashbak
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...
TheCollector
How Did Near Eastern Cultures Influence Greek Art?
undefined
9 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
9 months ago
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
TheCollector
“Protector of the Indians”: Who Was Fray Bartolome de las Casas?
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Enuma Elish: Discover the Babylonian Poem of Creation
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Mao Zedong: His Origins & Unlikely Rise to Power
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Jacques Lacan: Explaining the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Secrets of the Sirens
The Original Femme Fatales?
a year ago
The Original Femme Fatales?
TheCollector
What Is God? Theism, Pantheism, and Panentheism
undefined
5 months ago
History Today Feed
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
4 months ago
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
Flashbak
Why James Bond Gave Up His Lady’s Gun For A Walther PPK
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in...
8 months ago
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in over a dozen books on the subject, including A Guide to Gun Collecting (1961), Guns Through the Ages (also 1961) and The British Over and Under Shotgun. In 1956 Boothoyd had read...
TheCollector
What Is Marie Antoinette Syndrome?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Medieval Ethiopia: The Origins of the Solomonic Dynasty
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Do We Want What We Think We Want? Jacques Lacan on Desire
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Does the Mad Hatter Symbolize in Alice in Wonderland?
undefined
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Sense Of An Ending.
But right back where we started from.
4 months ago
But right back where we started from.
History Today Feed
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 08:00
4 months ago
Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Yuruparí: Amazon’s Unique Myth of Creation & Ritual of Passage
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
When They Were Kids: What Were US Presidents Like as Children?
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Ancient Pathways: What Are Ley Lines?
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
Rembrandt Used Arsenic to Paint “The Night Watch”
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
May’s Marquee Art Auctions Kick Off in New York
undefined
7 months ago
African History...
The radical philosophy of the Hatata: a 17th century treatise by the Ethiopian thinker Zara Yacob
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
8 months ago
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
History Today Feed
Calling Time on BC and AD
Calling Time on BC and AD
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
5 months ago
Calling Time on BC and AD
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
TheCollector
The Soldier with a Secret: Who Was Sarah Emma Edmonds?
undefined
4 days ago
TheCollector
What Was the Fall of Satan in the Bible?
undefined
10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Many Roads to Rome
The Ancient Romans VS the Modern Chinese
6 months ago
The Ancient Romans VS the Modern Chinese
TheCollector
What Is Friluftsliv, The Norwegian Way of Life in Harmony with Nature?
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
3 Modern Christian Ethicists You Must Know
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
5 Artworks by John Baldessari You Should Know
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Hidden Figure Identified in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Fresco
undefined
a week ago
TheCollector
Samnite Wars: How Rome Conquered the Samnites (History & Aftermath)
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
5 Captivating Photographs by Steve McCurry
undefined
11 months ago
Flashbak
Snapshots of People Meeting Abraham Lincoln
“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me...
10 months ago
“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me to speak from it.” ― Abraham Lincoln The most famous statue of Abraham Lincoln (12 February 1809 – 15 April 1865) is the ginormous one sculpted by Daniel Chester French...
Dreams of Space -...
Judy Space Puzzles (1970s)
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time...
a month ago
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time to bring them back.
These were classroom puzzles (although they were probably owned by kids at home too). They were mostly for Kindergarten-2nd grade kids and were "educational" as...
TheCollector
What is Deus Ex Machina in Film?
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Shadow According to Carl Jung?
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Banksy Confirms More London Animals—And Their Meaning
undefined
4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Homeric Hymn to Demeter
NEW Event
4 months ago
TheCollector
The Holodomor, Ukraine’s Great Famine
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Correspondence Theory of Truth?
undefined
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Externalising Our Hatreds.
It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
a year ago
It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
Res Obscura
The (history of) spice must flow
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
10 months ago
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
TheCollector
Posthumanism vs Transhumanism: What Is the Difference?
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
undefined
2 months ago
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
7 Shocking Animal Attacks You’ve Never Heard Of
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Hanseatic League?
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Great or the Greatest? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Babylonian Exile Shape Judaism?
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
Harry Houdini’s Death: Was It Really by Sucker Punch?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Siege of the Sogdian Rock, 327 BCE: Alexander’s Winged Men
undefined
2 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
6 months ago
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
TheCollector
What Was Kantai Kessen?
undefined
5 months ago
African History...
**a Brief note on Africa's intellectual history
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
a year ago
plus; the Yoruba intellectual culture ca. 1000-1900.
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIb: Imperium
This is the second section of the third part of our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa) on the...
a year ago
This is the second section of the third part of our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic. Last week we discussed the overall structure of the ‘career path’ for a Roman politician...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
5 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of June.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Ketchikan, Snug Cove, Ratz Harbor, Frosty Bay, Berg Bay, Wrangell, Petersburg and Ruth Island Cove. Updated library.
Oekaki, optimized and...
TheCollector
6 Facts About Hilla von Rebay: The Mastermind Behind the Guggenheim
undefined
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
Pauline Epistles: Did Apostle Paul Write Them All?
undefined
2 months ago
Flashbak
László Moholy-Nagy: Art from the Epoch of the Modernist Experiment
László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and...
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. ...
Global Inequality...
The politics of physiocracy
Quesnay and China
11 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Hombres Del Espacio (1960)
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't....
a year ago
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't. This is the story of the exploration of space and has to be seen! It might have been assembled from stills from a Spanish film (I don't recognize it so feel free to tell me). But...
A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great?
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman...
7 months ago
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman legions, I wanted to take the opportunity to talk about Alexander III, who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. But I want to discuss his reign with that title, ‘the...
TheCollector
What Is the Gender Philosophy of Judith Butler?
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Marcus Licinius Crassus, and How Did He Die?
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Why Do the Rastafari Believe That Haile Selassie Was a God?
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Christmas Towns in the US to Visit
undefined
a week ago
TheCollector
What Are the Pauline Epistles About?
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Tunisian Bardo Museum Reopened Recently
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Ancient Olympics
History of the Games
4 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Henri Matisse’s Travels Influence His Art?
undefined
5 months ago
Flashbak
Gritty 1980’s NYC and the Glorious Intuition of Richard Sandler
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small...
9 months ago
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small in comparison to the number of pictures taken. You’re better off, I think, letting your intuition completely run wild…” – Richard Sandler on his photographs of NYC Richard...
TheCollector
Vincent Van Gogh’s Self-Portraits: The Artist Through His Own Eyes
undefined
5 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 3
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an...
over a year ago
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an early Christmas present to yourself or a craft project to make the perfect present for someone else, here are the plans for making some nifty space helmets!
TheCollector
Two Paintings Once Stolen by Nazis Are Donated to the Louvre Museum
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
8 Facts About Tamara de Lempicka’s Dark Glamour
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Baroque Artists You Should Know
undefined
11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Gods Vs Titans
...and the Origins of the Universe
a year ago
...and the Origins of the Universe
TheCollector
How Indigenous Peoples Turned Language into a Post-Colonial Tool
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Typhoid Mary: A Trail of Scandal & Death
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Colonial Mexican Art: 4 Key Formats and Themes
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Capetian Dynasty Turn France Into a Superpower?
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Origin of Tarot Cards?
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
The Indigenous Architecture of the Cosmos in the Amazon
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew: Sexist or Subversive?
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
9 Places to Visit Between San Diego and Glacier National Park
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
Self-Employed Creatives and US New Anti-Money Laundering Law
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was the Real Good King Wenceslas Behind the Christmas Carol?
undefined
5 days ago
TheCollector
Why Is Boston Called Beantown?
undefined
4 months ago
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
Residential Schools in the US & Canada: The Lost Children
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
What Was Jim Crow?
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
10 South American Artists You Should Know
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance?
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
Artist Frank Auerbach Dies at 93
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
The Statue of Liberty: 9 Facts about the New York City Monument
undefined
4 months ago
History Today Feed
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
3 weeks ago
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
TheCollector
Poland Nixes Planned Venice Biennale Pavilion
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Can Stoicism Improve Personal and Professional Relationships?
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Comic Books in WWII: When American Comics Went to War
undefined
3 weeks ago
TheCollector
Wise Men & Witches: Magic in the Bible
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Why Bother Being Good? A Philosophical Exploration of Morality
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
What Is Pragmatism? (Philosophy, History, Notable Proponents)
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
7 Works by Margaret Keane You Should Know
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
David Roberts & Frederick Catherwood: Artists of Ancient Egypt & Maya
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
What Does Alice Represent in Alice in Wonderland?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Damien Hirst Accused of Misdating Thousands of Paintings
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
What Was Che Guevara Doing in Africa?
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Who Are the Klu Klux Klan?
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Lucas Samaras Known For?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Parmigianino Altarpiece Back On View After 10-Year Conservation
undefined
3 weeks ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part I
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review...
2 weeks ago
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review of the film for Foreign Policy, which you can find here (behind the paywall). I also discussed it with Jason Herbert and Sarah Bond over at Historians at the Movies, which is a...
Trying to Understand...
A Short Service Announcement.
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be...
a year ago
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be interested. The essays themselves will continue to be entirely free, and I don’t have plans to produce subscriber-only material. I’ve also set up a Buy Me a Coffee cup.
TheCollector
What Happened to the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?
undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
The Great Fire of Smyrna
The Great Fire of Smyrna
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
The Great Fire of Smyrna
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
History Today Feed
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
9 months ago
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
Flashbak
Denim: The Fabric That Built America
Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images...
3 weeks ago
Denim was G.I. in wartime America. Originally used as heavy industry, utility workwear, these images mostly from the 1940s, show how the fabric became synonymous with American grit and productivity. The look was born in 18th Century Europe. Bleu de Gênes was the rough fabric...
TheCollector
6 of Katherine Mansfield’s Short Stories You Need to Read
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
7 Ways in Which Ancient Egypt Influenced Greece
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada
undefined
a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
When Lightning Strikes... Literally
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
a year ago
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
TheCollector
Bayeux Tapestry: 9 Revelations from a Medieval Masterpiece
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Discover the Klondike Gold Rush: Frozen Riches
undefined
11 months ago
Global Inequality...
Should poor countries remain poor?
Stock vs flow approach.
8 months ago
TheCollector
4 Awe-Inspiring Neolithic Monuments in the British Isles
undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
The Indian Citizenship Act
The Indian Citizenship Act
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
6 months ago
The Indian Citizenship Act
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
African History...
A complete history of Abomey: capital of Dahomey (ca. 1650-1894)
Urbanism in the forest region.
a year ago
Urbanism in the forest region.
Trying to Understand...
I Have No Brain But I Must Scream.
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
a year ago
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
Classical Wisdom
James Joyce's Ulysses
Retelling of the Odyssey
a year ago
TheCollector
Place of Gold: The Complex Story of Johannesburg
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
How Did a Priest’s Day at the Temple of Ra Look?
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Discover Caravaggio’s Saint Matthew Series
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
How Slavery in Ancient Rome Drove Farmers to Poverty
undefined
7 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:54
7 months ago
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:54
TheCollector
Gender Identity & Incidents That Scandalized Shakespeare’s London
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Why Did the Allies Occupy Germany?
undefined
5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Last Call for Classical Gifts
Shipping Cutoff imminent
a year ago
TheCollector
Fra Angelico’s Theology & Aesthetics in 3 Extraordinary Paintings
undefined
3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Essential Greeks
***Now Enrolling: Starting July 1st, 2024
6 months ago
***Now Enrolling: Starting July 1st, 2024
TheCollector
Repatriation Efforts Across Europe and the US
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Sybil Ludington: The Girl Who Rode Twice As Far As Paul Revere?
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
Once Overlooked Painting From Botticelli’s Studio Rediscovered
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Locke Explained
undefined
5 months ago
History Today Feed
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
7 months ago
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
History Today Feed
Death of a Samurai Legend
Death of a Samurai Legend
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:11
6 months ago
Death of a Samurai Legend
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:11
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Secrets of the Scythians
10 months ago
TheCollector
7 Famous Impressionist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
undefined
a year ago
African History...
Guns and Spears: a military history of the Zulu kingdom.
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems...
a year ago
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems into two broad categories —the relatively modern armies along the Atlantic coast which used firearms, versus the 'traditional' armies in the interior that fought with arrows and...
TheCollector
What Are the Oldest Books in the Bible?
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
Was He Really “The Great Emancipator”? A Look at Lincoln’s Presidency
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
New British Museum Book Brings Egyptian Pharaohs to Life
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
How Does Psychoanalysis Work According to Lacan?
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Walter Benjamin: What are the Connections Between Language and Theology?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History
undefined
3 months ago
Wrong Side of...
Will the last young professional to leave Britain turn off the lights?
'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
2 days ago
'Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself’
TheCollector
What Is Marcel Duchamp’s Most Famous Painting?
undefined
2 months ago
History Today Feed
How the CCP is Closing China
How the CCP is Closing China
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
7 months ago
How the CCP is Closing China
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January
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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Left, re-wrote documentation, redesigned the UX for...
History Today Feed
‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:52
6 months ago
‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:52
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Origins of Stoicism
5 months ago
TheCollector
9 Revelations from Viking Runes
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
4 Key Works by Mordecai Richler You Should Be Reading
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
What is Art? Approaching Aesthetics in 3 Ways
undefined
a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: On Bread and Circuses
Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place...
2 days ago
Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place of ‘bread and circuses’ in the narrative of Roman decadence and decline. This is one of those phrases which long ago entered the standard lexicon, but which gets used and...
TheCollector
Noumenal and Phenomenal: What Were Kant’s ‘Two Worlds’?
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
The Father of Phenomenology: Who Was Edmund Husserl?
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Who Is the Father of the Beat Generation?
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
5 Top Fighter Aces of World War I
undefined
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Papa To The Rescue.
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
3 months ago
And stop saying "it's not fair!"
Dreams of Space -...
Young Technician December, 1957
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young...
a year ago
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young Technician was a scientific news and technology magazine. I realize that most of you have no Russian but the illustrations are a nice picture of the beginning of a new space...
TheCollector
What Are the Top 9 Historical Sites in Budapest?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
7 Rules of Art Collecting: How to Collect Sculptures
undefined
6 months ago
Flashbak
1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City Under Thee Cosh
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
8 months ago
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like home anymore.” – Richard Davis We’re back looking at 1980s Britain’s through Richard Davis’s photographs. This time we join him in Birmingham, the country’s ‘shabby not chic‘...
TheCollector
Alphonse Mucha: The Father of Art Nouveau in 7 Works
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Did Surrealist Artists Write?
undefined
10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
We Are All Civilisational States
It's just that some people don't realise it.
a year ago
It's just that some people don't realise it.
TheCollector
Everything You Need to Know About Marcel Duchamp’s Readymades
undefined
6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Rituals and Religion
Belief in the Ancient World
a year ago
Belief in the Ancient World
TheCollector
4 Sumerian Inventions that Changed the World
undefined
a year ago
Wrong Side of...
The great 2024 vibe shift (and other stories)
Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
a month ago
Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
History Today Feed
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:19
4 months ago
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:19
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
9 months ago
Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
TheCollector
What Are the 5 Greatest Protest Songs of the 20th Century?
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
10 Facts About the Pearl Harbor Attack
undefined
3 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
Jews in the Roman Bathhouse
Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
a year ago
Is it time to rethink the relationship between Judaism and Greco-Roman society?
Flashbak
The Wonder Of Soviet Bus Stops
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone,...
3 months ago
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone, demolished, or rebuilt. These pictures may be all that’s left in the end. I want to give them some kind of immortality.” — Christopher Herwig, Photographer and Soviet Bus Stop Hunter ...
TheCollector
Who Was Frantz Fanon?
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
The Great Game: British Empire vs. Tsarist Russia in Afghanistan
undefined
4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Events Listing
Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
a year ago
Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
TheCollector
Battle of Himera: Carthage vs. Ancient Greeks of Sicily
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Edward VII: The Rebel Prince Who Became a Popular King
undefined
10 months ago
Open Culture
Hear Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast from 1938: The Original Tale of Mysterious...
A month ago, drones were spotted near Morris County, New Jersey. Since then, reports of further...
4 days ago
A month ago, drones were spotted near Morris County, New Jersey. Since then, reports of further sightings in various locations in the region have been lodged on a daily basis, and anxieties about the origin and purpose of these unidentified flying objects have grown apace. “We...
TheCollector
The Social War (91-87 BCE): Rome vs Italy
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
Can the Real King Arthur Be Identified as Athrwys of Gwent?
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
The Louvre Could Move Mona Lisa To Underground Chamber
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
Discover Norman Rockwell’s America (& His Legacy)
undefined
3 months ago
History Today Feed
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
10 months ago
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
TheCollector
The “New” Norman Rockwell Turns Toward Civil Rights
undefined
2 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:04
7 months ago
‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:04
TheCollector
Dürer Print Found in a Dump Could Fetch $26,000
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
A Roman Sarcophagus Discovered by French Archaeologists
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Adolf Hitler: The Life of One of the Most Reviled & Notorious Humans
undefined
10 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great? Part II
This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost...
7 months ago
This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. Last week, we looked at the sources for Alexander’s life, the historiography (that is, the history-of-the-history) of his modern reception and...
TheCollector
8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II
undefined
11 months ago
History Today Feed
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
10 months ago
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 11:56
TheCollector
Who Assassinated Julius Caesar?
undefined
7 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
Barbers and (the lack of!) Polite Advertising
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century....
over a year ago
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century. During this period, a whole range of retailers advertised their goods and services to appeal to ladies and gentlemen of taste. Without discussing anything so base as price or...
Classical Wisdom
The "New" Ancient City
Discovering Kavala...
7 months ago
Hidden History
The Japanese Mafia and the Card Game of Koi-Koi
The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had...
3 weeks ago
The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had its origin some 400 years ago in early attempts by the Shoguns to ban gambling and European playing cards. History When the Portuguese arrived in Japan in 1543, they established...
TheCollector
Mark di Suvero California Sculpture Listed for Removal
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
The Value of Public Space: What is Hostile Architecture?
undefined
a year ago
Flashbak
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...
TheCollector
When Did Vincent van Gogh Start Painting?
undefined
5 months ago
Flashbak
Rare Photographs of Siouxsie and the Banshees in Japan, 1982
Siouxsie and the Banshees toured Japan playing three gigs in Tokyo late-March, early-April 1982. The...
a year ago
Siouxsie and the Banshees toured Japan playing three gigs in Tokyo late-March, early-April 1982. The band had recently released their fourth album Juju (1981) and were working on their fifth A Kiss in the Dreamhouse (1982). While other punk bands had imploded, Siouxsie and the...
History Today Feed
New Year, Old Books
New Year, Old Books
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
5 days ago
New Year, Old Books
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
Flashbak
Cruising New York City With Video Blogger Nelson Sullivan In The 1980s
“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos...
10 months ago
“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos that, even more than the Warhol diaries, trenchantly capture the party years in all their gleeful decadent fun.” – Michael Musto on New York City video blogger (vlogging) Nelson...
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Athanasius?
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Here’s What to Know About the Oldest High School in America
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
What Is the Difference Between Candomblé and Umbanda?
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Soviet Agent: Who Was Richard Sorge?
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
10 Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in England
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Who Is Grace Jones? Androgyny in Art
undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
6 months ago
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
History Today Feed
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:36
2 weeks ago
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:36
TheCollector
How Did Paper Money Develop in the Premodern World?
undefined
12 months ago
History Today Feed
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
8 months ago
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
History Today Feed
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/31/2024 - 09:25
a month ago
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/31/2024 - 09:25
TheCollector
The 6 Finest Gothic Cathedrals in France
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
How Did German Expressionism Change The History of Cinema?
undefined
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Arming Ourselves Against The Future.
With a few more books and a few old ideas.
a year ago
With a few more books and a few old ideas.
TheCollector
History of Tanks: From Renaissance Sketches to the Modern Battlefield
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Principality of Sealand: The Smallest Nation in the World?
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
5 Things You Can Learn From Cynic Philosophers
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes
undefined
3 months ago
African History...
A history of the Buganda kingdom.
government in central Africa.
a year ago
government in central Africa.
TheCollector
12 Facts About Marina Abramović and Her Work
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Kant Explained
undefined
5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Epics Collection
5 months ago
TheCollector
Children’s Drawings of Gladiators Discovered in Pompeii
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Hierarchy of Angels in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
undefined
11 months ago
African History...
The stone ruins of South Africa: a history of Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Dzata. ca. 1000-1750CE.
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone...
3 months ago
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone monuments in Africa south of Nubia.
TheCollector
Who Were the Founders of Chichen Itza?
undefined
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
What Is Russian Futurism?
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
5 Hero Archetypes You Should Know
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
7 Historical Places to Visit in Wiltshire
undefined
4 months ago
Flashbak
48 Hours In The Life of Andy Warhol, 1981
In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a...
a week ago
In spring of 1981, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was setting up Myths, a portfolio of ten screenprints featuring fictional characters: The Star (Greta Garbo in her titular role in the 1931 film Mata Hari), Uncle Sam, The Witch (Margaret Hamilton, star of the...
Dreams of Space -...
Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars (1960)
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A....
a year ago
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A. Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars. New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston. (55 p.) 1960.
TheCollector
Caspar David Friedrich Sketchbook to Remain in Germany?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Empress of the Blues: Who Was Bessie Smith?
undefined
6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How to Celebrate the Love of Learning
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
a year ago
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
TheCollector
7 Fascinating Facts About the Vestal Virgins
undefined
3 months ago
Trying to Understand...
China And Russia Walk Into A Room.
And don't say a word about Europe.
6 months ago
And don't say a word about Europe.
TheCollector
Italian Government Bans Loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art
undefined
8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Oops! I did it again...
Getting our events straight...
a year ago
Getting our events straight...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, January 12, 2024
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a...
11 months ago
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a draft of something I have promised by the end of the month (so this may not be the only Fireside this month). That said, it seemed like a good time to discuss trade, the sea and...
History Today Feed
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
2 months ago
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to See Mount Fuji?
undefined
5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
4 months ago
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
TheCollector
How Did Aristotle Define Happiness & Good Life?
undefined
8 months ago
Open Culture
John Coltrane Draws a Picture Illustrating the Mathematics of Music
Physicist and saxophonist Stephon Alexander has argued in his many public lectures and his book The...
3 days ago
Physicist and saxophonist Stephon Alexander has argued in his many public lectures and his book The Jazz of Physics that Albert Einstein and John Coltrane had quite a lot in common. Alexander in particular draws our attention to the so-called “Coltrane circle,” which resembles...
TheCollector
How Does Epistemology Address Memory as a Source of Knowledge?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Must-See Archaeological Sites in the US
undefined
2 weeks ago
History Today Feed
The Lost Years of Jesus
The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
a year ago
The Lost Years of Jesus
j.hoare
Wed, 11/29/2023 - 09:48
TheCollector
Who was Rasputin and Why is He Famous?
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
7 of the Most Historically Important Sites in Japan
undefined
5 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Beware Policy Abstraction
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly...
a month ago
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly confirm that the issues focused on there were biased in two key ways.
TheCollector
The Good and Bad in Nolan’s Oppenheimer (Critic’s Review)
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Top 10 Places to Visit in Athens, Greece
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in Japan
undefined
yesterday
TheCollector
6 Artworks by the Controversial Andres Serrano
undefined
3 months ago
Flashbak
Armand Henrion: The Artist Who Always Painted Himself As A Clown
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist...
5 months ago
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist movement, worked in France and became a French citizen. And he liked to paint self-portraits – hundreds of them – in which he is dressed as a clown (more Pierrot than Bozo). Pierrot...
TheCollector
Hacker Group Takes Credit for Christie’s Cyberattack
undefined
6 months ago
Global Inequality...
Is “neo-imperialism” the only path to development?
On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
a year ago
On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
TheCollector
Pace Gallery to Represent Paul Thek Estate
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Found in Antwerp
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
A History of the Whig Party: Who Were the Whigs?
undefined
3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Myth of the Minotaur
Journey Into the Labyrinth
a year ago
Journey Into the Labyrinth
Flashbak
Rudolf Koppitz Nudes And Other Studies Photographs That Capture The Fluidity Of Nature
Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in...
10 months ago
Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in Vienna, Austria, best known for his 1925 work Bewegungsstudie (“Motion Study”) and his use of the nude in natural settings. Working with Claudia Issachenko’s dance group – the troupe...
Flashbak
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...
Flashbak
Street Scenes of NYC in the 1970s
We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs...
10 months ago
We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs and truants, playing on the streets of Brooklyn, big cars, tight-knit neighborhoods on the Lower East Side, subterranean fury, police on the furious beat, music and dancing with...
Full Width 
Shortcuts 
Sign Up 
Log In 
Articles 
Reading List 