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‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
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The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing we've ever done. We decided to keep a logbook, to better remember it and so it can help others who wish to make this trip.
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How Did Philosophy Help Develop Artificial Intelligence?
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How Slavery in Ancient Rome Drove Farmers to Poverty
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Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
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Dreams of Space -...
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What to See if You Only Have a Day at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
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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...
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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...
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Who Was Jane Addams? The First Female Nobel Peace Prize Winner
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11 Shocking Facts About the Black Dahlia Case
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What Were the Salem Witch Trials of 1692?
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Flashbak
Manhattan in 1990 – NYC Before the Clean-Up
At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some...
10 months ago
At the start of the 1990s, New York City was tired and rough By the decade’s end it had lost of some of its edge – and maybe a little of its spark – but was cleaner, safer and more tourist friendly. These photograph of the city – via Watchman – show us Manhattan in … Continue...
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Rosemaling in America: Norwegian-American Folk Art (Origins & History)
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History Today Feed
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
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Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
a year ago
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
TheCollector
King Tut: The Life & Afterlife of the Boy Pharaoh
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TheCollector
Everything You Need to Know About Claude Monet’s Water Lilies
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How Did Indulgences Inspire the Protestant Reformation?
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Flashbak
Things To Come : The 1950s Science Fiction Book Club Newsletter
Things To Come was the monthly newsletter (originally bi-monthly) of publisher Doubleday’s Science...
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Things To Come was the monthly newsletter (originally bi-monthly) of publisher Doubleday’s Science Fiction Book Club (SFBC). The short, typically four-page issues promoted the book club’s coming selections and best of volumes from Galaxy and The Magazine of Fantasy and Science...
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Ancient Egypt Under the Achaemenid Persian Empire: A Brief Overview
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Trying to Understand...
A Short Essay About A Long-Playing Record
One I bought fifty years ago.
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One I bought fifty years ago.
TheCollector
Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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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
7 Important Baroque Paintings You Should Know
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TheCollector
The Economic Effects of the Vietnam War
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Flashbak
Roadside Relics of the USSR
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer...
2 months ago
We’re back on the road though the former Soviet Union. This time our guide is French photographer Jason Guilbeau whose pointing out objects along the roadside, like tractors stuck atop poles, a pavement that turns into a jet’s trail, a tank on a plinth and more reminders of...
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A Guide to 6 Natural Wonders of Vietnam
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African History...
Join me on Notes
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"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
TheCollector
Tadeusz Kościuszko: 6 Facts You Didn’t Know
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What Makes a Piece of Art a Masterpiece?
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What Did Aristotle Say About Meaning and Language?
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Who Won the Battle of Belmont?
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What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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Two New York Museums Face Climate Protests
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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Évora: History & 10 Must-See Sites
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Who Were the Legendary Mountain Men of the Old West?
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Spencer Perceval: The Only British Prime Minister to Be Assassinated
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A Collection of...
Comes the Hiatus, 2024!
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards...
3 months ago
Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards the end of this year in order to allow me to focus on finalizing the manuscript of my book project, a study of the cost of fielding armies in the third and second centuries BC. That...
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8 Places to Visit in Vietnam for History Lovers
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The Second Punic War: How Hannibal Almost Conquered Rome
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Homo Floresiensis: What Do We Know about the Hobbit People?
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History of Potatoes: The Spuds that Make the World Go Round
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9 months ago
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Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction Next Month
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TheCollector
Possible Rembrandt Found in Attic Sells for $1.4 Million
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George Lindemann Family Returned Looted Items to Cambodia
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Ancient Egyptian Structure Discovered Near Giza Pyramids
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
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Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
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An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
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Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Hera, Queen of the Gods
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ia: Heirs of Alexander
This week on the blog we are starting what is a planned four-part series looking at the twilight of...
11 months ago
This week on the blog we are starting what is a planned four-part series looking at the twilight of Hellenistic warfare and the triumph of the Roman legion. Our core question is a really common one: why was the Roman legion able to decisively defeat the Hellenistic...
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Michelangelo Scribble Sells For $200,000
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What Is Magical Realism in Literature?
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TheCollector
The Red Army Choir: A History of Russian Soft Power
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Kenjutsu: Discover Centuries of Japanese Fencing Tradition
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
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‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
Aristarchus of Samos and the Heliocentric Model of the Universe
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Patterns in Humanity
Where parents make a difference
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
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Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
TheCollector
These Countries Have the Most World Heritage Sites
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Heracles and the Lernaean Hydra: The Hero’s Second Labor
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Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Egyptian Tomb in Luxor
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Mudslinging & Negative Campaigning: A Look at US Election Dirty Tricks
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Was Henry VI England’s Most Unfortunate King?
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3 Dark Age Kings of Britain Confirmed by Archaeology
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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...
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What Is Trompe L’Oeil?
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What Is the Historical Context of Psalms?
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The Disaster That Was Napoleon’s Russian Campaign: An Overview
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‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
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Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
Classical Wisdom
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7 of the Most Popular Hats in History
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Logos vs Chaos: The Book of Genesis vs Other Ancient Creation Myths
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Rococo Art & Architecture: Definition, Characteristics, Artists
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An American Revolution Drawing Found in a NY Apartment
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Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur?
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On the Spot: Ali Ansari
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
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Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
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On the Spot: Ali Ansari
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Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
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Who Was Averroes?
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History of Chariots: 10 Types from Ancient Cultures Explained
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A George Washington Portrait Goes on Sale, Held at the Met
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Classical Wisdom
The First Stoic
Zeno of Citium
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Real Family Photos: A Mother of Photographs Her Seven Children’s Chaotic Coming Of Age
“These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of...
3 months ago
“These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of times, they weren’t that happy about it. I went to three or four Lollapalooza concerts with my camera when they were there – I busted into things not to supervise them but to take...
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9 Queer Artists Who Changed the History of Modern Art Forever
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African History...
A history of the Massina empire (1818-1862)
the sucessor of Songhai
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4 Sumerian Inventions that Changed the World
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the USA?
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Hypnosis: Is it Magic or Science?
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Olafur Eliasson to Turn Urban Billboards into Abstract Art
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The Fate of Jewish Art Collections in WWII: 20 Looted Families
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19 Surprising Facts about the History of Potatoes
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Las Vegas Gallery to Sell $100 Million Leonardo Sculpture
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Who Were the Most Significant Post-Impressionists?
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What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism?
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Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age
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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
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What the legendary blind bard tells us about ourselves in the here and now
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4 Nazi Massacres in Italy (and Their Memory)
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10 Things to Do in London if You Love Art
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The 4 Most Controversial Historical Events from the Past 200 Years
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A Few Spots Left
Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
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Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
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Magnifying The Moment: Joni Sternbach’s Pictures of NYC Subway Passengers 1976–1981
“Part of the reason I was drawn to the Subway was that it was a perfect unchoreographed stage....
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“Part of the reason I was drawn to the Subway was that it was a perfect unchoreographed stage. Chance brought me together with a crowd of unknowns. It was up to me to parse them out and magnify the moment.” – Joni Sternbach on her pictures of NYC Subway Passengers in the 1970s ...
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What Is Populism?
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Civil Rights & Social Change: The Fight for Equality in US Elections
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Dreams of Space -...
I Want To Be A Space Pilot (1961)
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a...
a year ago
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a series of children's books called "I want to be..." They are essentially a beginning to read career book. I like the very basic illustrations and the straightforward text. I also...
TheCollector
Who Is the Archangel Gabriel?
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TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Atlantic Provinces: A Brief History
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What Treaty Ended World War II?
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The Mystery of Morpheus
Who is the God of Dreams?
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Who is the God of Dreams?
History Today Feed
Putting Mothers on Death Row
Putting Mothers on Death Row
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
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Putting Mothers on Death Row
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Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
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