TheCollector
Why Is Emperor Caligula’s Reign Notorious?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Banksy’s Latest Artwork Is a Goat on a Ledge in London
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Monstrous Births: Artistically Understanding the Mystery of Birth
undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
j.hoare
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
11 months ago
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
j.hoare
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
Wrong Side of...
Progressive realism and Perfidious Albion
Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
a month ago
Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
TheCollector
Argue Like a Philosopher: How to Win a Debate
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
Mehrgarh: One of the Oldest Cities in the Indus Valley
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Socrates Die?
undefined
a year ago
Overcoming Bias
Arntz-Gray & I Talk Feminism
At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
2 weeks ago
At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
TheCollector
The First Nations of the Canadian Eastern Woodlands: A Brief History
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
How Many U.S. Presidents Served Two Terms in Office?
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Brother of Jesus: Who Was Saint James?
undefined
6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Does FREE WILL Exist?
And if not, what are the consequences?
a week ago
And if not, what are the consequences?
Open Culture
What Ancient Greek Music Sounded Like: Listen to a Reconstruction That’s “100% Accurate”
Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre,...
2 weeks ago
Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre, reed-pipes, and various percussion instruments. More than 2,000 years later, modern scholars have finally figured out how to reconstruct and perform these songs with (it’s claimed)...
TheCollector
How did Alexander the Great Untangle the Gordian Knot?
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Douglas Adams? The Iconic Science Fiction Writer
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Secrets of the Sirens
The Original Femme Fatales?
a year ago
The Original Femme Fatales?
TheCollector
Arizona State University Professor Creates City Hall’s Digital Art
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Pope Visits Venice Biennale For First Time
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
Was He Really “The Great Emancipator”? A Look at Lincoln’s Presidency
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the Origin of Tarot Cards?
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
How Norse Mythology Inspired Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings
undefined
6 months ago
History Today Feed
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/08/2024 - 08:38
4 months ago
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/08/2024 - 08:38
TheCollector
Why Did King James I Attempt to Take Over the Church of Scotland?
undefined
2 days ago
TheCollector
Queen Elizabeth II: Who was Elizabeth Windsor?
undefined
5 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Out of This World (1953)
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of...
a year ago
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of this World was one of my favorite "discoveries" when I first started collecting these books. It is a massive 160 pages of games, jokes, riddles, and space facts. I last blogged about...
TheCollector
What Does it Mean to Break the Fourth Wall?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
How Did George Orwell’s Life Influence his Literature?
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Korean Conflict of 1968?
undefined
a week ago
TheCollector
The Story of the Antichrist Pope
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Shaka Zulu: The Life of Africa’s Legendary Warrior King
undefined
10 months ago
History Today Feed
‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
11 months ago
‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
7 months ago
Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
TheCollector
7 Rules of Art Collecting: How to Collect Sculptures
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time to Visit Table Mountain?
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Tet Offensive Impact American Morale?
undefined
9 months ago
History Today Feed
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
8 months ago
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
TheCollector
The Grand Egyptian Museum Soon Opens for Visitors
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Impressionism Get Its Name?
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
9 Paintings by Claude Monet You Should Know
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Forgotten Sandro Botticelli Piece Seized by Italian Authorities
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Were Queen Victoria’s Children?
undefined
9 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: The Afterlife of the Roman Republic
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate...
a month ago
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate poll (we’ll also do the winner, “The Problem with Sci-Fi Body armor” before year’s end, worry not), the “Afterlife of the Roman Republic,” which is to say a look at the continued...
Res Obscura
Simulating History with Multimodal AI: an Update
Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history....
a year ago
Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history. But how to use it?
TheCollector
5 Legendary European Theater Directors You Should Know
undefined
8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Julius Caesar
9 months ago
TheCollector
The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
undefined
7 months ago
Flashbak
Curious Pictures From A French Aristocrat’s 40-Year Mission To Create 3-D Photography
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You...
4 months ago
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You see one earring. Walk slowly past the photograph so you are viewing it from gradually changing angles… The earring from one ear recedes from view while its twin [appears] in turn on...
TheCollector
Noumenal and Phenomenal: What Were Kant’s ‘Two Worlds’?
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
The Ahnenerbe: How the Nazis Constructed Racial Mythologies
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
7 Iconic Works of the De Stijl Movement
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
Battle of Chaeronea: Philip II vs. Athens and Thebes
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
6 Eco-Friendly Designs of Thomas Heatherwick
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Were the 43 Group?
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Top 10 Plays by William Shakespeare
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
London’s National Portrait Gallery Opens First Francis Bacon Show
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
Comic Books in WWII: When American Comics Went to War
undefined
3 weeks ago
Classical Wisdom
[Coming Soon] The Essential Greeks
Begins in Two Weeks
a year ago
TheCollector
What Was Emerson’s Vision for the American Scholar?
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
10 Things an Art Lover Should Do in Paris
undefined
4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Ancient World's Greatest Disaster
And Most Mysterious...
2 months ago
Wrong Side of...
Educated rage
American polarisation: part 2
a month ago
American polarisation: part 2
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Colorado Perfect for Retirement
undefined
a month ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for April
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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, improved documentation, implemented MIDI and sound chip, and...
TheCollector
Understanding Henri Cartier-Bresson Through 7 Photographs
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
How Does Aristotle Conceptualize the Soul?
undefined
a year ago
History Today Feed
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
9 months ago
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
French & Belgian Occupation of the Ruhr: A Postwar Reparations Crisis
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Battle of Kursk: The Largest Tank Battle in History
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
How Was Mussolini Removed From Power?
undefined
4 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
a year ago
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
TheCollector
What Made Sir Joshua Reynolds an Iconic Portrait Artist?
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
The Culper Ring: How Espionage Won the American Revolution
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
A History of the Whig Party: Who Were the Whigs?
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
4 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Catholic Catechism
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Newest Banksy Mural Guarded After Vandalism
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns Near Amsterdam That Are as Pretty
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
3 Beautiful Places in the South of England Tourists Neglect
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
A (Brief) History of Washington DC: Home to the US Presidents
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
The Year Without a Summer: The Eruption of Mt Tambora
undefined
2 months ago
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
Immoral Art: Hume’s “Rough Heroes” Problem
undefined
3 weeks ago
TheCollector
How Do Stoics View Wealth, Success, and Happiness?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Rastafari Philosophical Tenets: Divinity Within & African Redemption
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Japanese Prints Inspire Vincent van Gogh?
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
6 of the Largest Cities in the Modern World
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
Thomas Gainsborough vs. Joshua Reynolds: 6 Facts About Their Rivalry
undefined
10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Free Will Vs Determinism
2 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Mithridates the Great?
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
10 Most Socially Progressive Countries You Can Move To
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Met Announces First Major Caspar David Friedrich Exhibition in the US
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Anglo-Saxon England’s Last 50 Years: A True Game of Thrones
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
American Dream Revisited: Affluence & Turbulence in 1950s America
undefined
4 months ago
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...
6 months ago
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...
Res Obscura
There should be more cash prizes for solving historical mysteries
On the Herculaneum scroll and the underrated value of historical knowledge
a year ago
On the Herculaneum scroll and the underrated value of historical knowledge
TheCollector
The French Monarchy: From Clovis to the Capetians
undefined
6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
a year ago
James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
Flashbak
Erich Sokol For Playboy : Beautiful Women And Desperate Men (NSFW)
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a...
a month ago
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a better idea.” – John Ciardi, American poet (24 June 1916 – 30 March 1986) Erich Sokol (31 March 1933 – 20 February 2003) was an Austrian illustrator and caricaturist best known...
History Today Feed
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
8 months ago
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Thousand Rooms, added a Brazilian Portuguese version.
Wunderland...
TheCollector
What Was the Mandate of Heaven in Imperial China?
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Was Henry VI England’s Most Unfortunate King?
undefined
12 months ago
TheCollector
Who Are the Samaritans in the Bible?
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Little Bighorn?
undefined
3 months ago
Wrong Side of...
Soothing the injured spirit of the Temple
The case for giving back the Elgin Marbles
2 weeks ago
The case for giving back the Elgin Marbles
TheCollector
Understanding 5 Famous Quotes by Descartes
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
Collectible Toys Worth $1000s: Rare Finds With High Prices
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Axis Powers?
undefined
12 months ago
History Today Feed
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
4 months ago
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
Dreams of Space -...
Treasury for Young Readers (1961)
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun...
a year ago
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun story and some great Fred Freeman illustrations. Treasury for Young Readers was a collection of stories for children, some from Reader's Digest stories and some from books....
weird medieval guys
Why did medieval people invent so many collective nouns?
A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
a year ago
A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
TheCollector
How Napoleon Redefined French Artillery During the Napoleonic Wars
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Francisco Goya Criticize the Spanish Society?
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
World’s Oldest Egyptian Museum Unveils New Galleries
undefined
3 weeks ago
TheCollector
What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
The Second Battle of El Alamein: How Was Rommel Defeated?
undefined
8 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
11 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of December.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added solar cooking experiment, making seamed box cushions, making saloon cushions, moisture prevention underliner, and board games. Updated...
TheCollector
Hitler’s Inner Circle: The 7 Most Powerful Figures in the Third Reich
undefined
6 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Hades
The God of the Dead
a year ago
TheCollector
How Did German Expressionism Shape Film Noir?
undefined
a year 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
A (Brief) History of the IRA
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
What Is the Will to Power?
undefined
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Third World War Has Been Cancelled.
It was all too difficult, finally.
5 months ago
It was all too difficult, finally.
TheCollector
The History of the Tomato: The Fruit that Spread Round the World
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
Did Jesus Christ Really Exist?
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
The Curse of the Tower of Babel & the Gift of Tongues
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Line in the Sand: 5 Defenders of the Alamo
undefined
3 weeks ago
TheCollector
8 Facts About the Norse Goddess Freyja
undefined
9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Does Karma Exist?
Does what goes around come around?
8 months ago
Does what goes around come around?
Trying to Understand...
Macron is Safe for the Moment
But the future worries me.
a year ago
But the future worries me.
Hundred Rabbits
tools ecosystem
How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary.
In...
over a year ago
How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary.
In 2016, we left Canada, armed with our two iPhones and 2 MacBooks Pros. We didn't know the wattage of any of the devices we owned, and even less about the amount of solar needed to...
TheCollector
7 of Elsa Schiaparelli’s Greatest Artistic Collaborations
undefined
11 months ago
African History...
Persian myths and realities on the Swahili coast: contextualizing the 'Shirazi' civilization.
Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
a year ago
Why geneticists found what archeologists and historians had failed to locate.
History Today Feed
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
6 months ago
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/12/2024 - 10:11
TheCollector
Modernism vs. Postmodernism: Two Genres Explained in 6 Facts and 13 Artworks
undefined
4 months ago
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
Lou Salomé: Friedrich Nietzsche’s Über-Woman
undefined
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Obligatory End-of-Year Essay.
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
12 months ago
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
TheCollector
5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
undefined
7 months ago
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...
TheCollector
Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
undefined
a year ago
Flashbak
Jindřich Štreit’s Villge People : Photographs of the Czechoslovak Countryside
“I try not to present villages in a romantic way’ – Jindřich Štreit Jindřich Štreit (born 5...
3 months ago
“I try not to present villages in a romantic way’ – Jindřich Štreit Jindřich Štreit (born 5 September 1946 in Vsetín) is a Czech photographer best known for his documentary photography. He concentrates on documenting the rural life and people of Czech villages. His...
Patterns in Humanity
Where parents make a difference
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
9 months ago
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
TheCollector
The Silla Burial Mounds: Treasures of Korea’s Ancient Past
undefined
a month ago
Trying to Understand...
That's The Truth?
In politics, well, it depends.
a year ago
In politics, well, it depends.
TheCollector
How Does Nan Goldin’s Work Challenge Conventional Photography?
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in the US Where You’ll Travel Back in Time
undefined
2 months ago
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...
TheCollector
Adolf Hitler in WWII: The Last 6 Years of His Life
undefined
7 months ago
History Today Feed
Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:12
5 days ago
Rum and Reform: The Party on Norfolk Island
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:12
TheCollector
Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ Targeted Again After Protestors Jailed
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
Why Did Remedios Varo Paint So Many Self-Portraits?
undefined
a month ago
History Today Feed
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
4 months ago
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
Dreams of Space -...
Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power (1963)
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some...
11 months ago
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some very nice illustrations of the construction of rockets.
Coombs, Charles. Illustrated by Foor, R. H. Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power. New York: William Morrow and Co. (96 p.)...
TheCollector
What Was the Mason-Dixon Line?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Forgotten US Presidents
undefined
3 months ago
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.
Continue Reading
TheCollector
Aspasia of Miletus: More Than Pericles’ Romantic Partner?
undefined
4 months ago
Flashbak
Take Your Best Shot: Vintage Fairground Shooting Gallery Photos
During their first participation in Paris-Photo in 2006, Lumiere des Roses shared a series of...
a week ago
During their first participation in Paris-Photo in 2006, Lumiere des Roses shared a series of fairground photos of men with guns at the shooting gallery. These snapshots were taken mostly in the 1920s and 1930s. Many looks remarkably fresh. When I was just a baby my mama told...
TheCollector
Who Am I, Really? A Philosophical Quest for Self-Discovery
undefined
2 months ago
History Today Feed
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
9 months ago
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
TheCollector
Why Did Bruno Latour Claim that “We Have Never Been Modern”?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
What Are the Top 7 Must-See Attractions in Mallorca?
undefined
5 months ago
Flashbak
Rain Gods And Prayers to The Great Mystery: Portraits of Native Americans by Edward S. Curtis
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred...
3 weeks ago
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred rites possessed by no other… Consequently the information that is to be gathered, for the benefit of future generations, respecting the mode of life of one of the great races of...
Wrong Side of...
The War on the Countryside
The Shire must be brought to heel
a month ago
The Shire must be brought to heel
TheCollector
Elton John Collection Goes on Sale After 21 Years
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
How Jacopo Tintoretto Defined the Renaissance in Venice
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
The Evolution of Socialism and Its Influence in the US
undefined
2 months ago
Flashbak
Windows In Time: The New York City Years, 1975 – 1980
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late...
3 months ago
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late 1970s to 1980. Upon graduating from The New England School of Photography in Boston, Massachusetts in 1974, he immediately took to the streets. Here he tell us his story of living in...
Dreams of Space -...
Space Witch (1959)
Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's...
a month ago
Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's Night but never one for Halloween.
Space Witch is a pleasant story about a witch who wants to expand her frightening to creatures on other planets. She constructs a "space broom" and a...
TheCollector
What is the History of Christmas? A Journey Through Time
undefined
a week ago
TheCollector
8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Top 10 Historic Sites to See in New York City
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Nike Sneakers Designed for Spike Lee Sold for $50,800
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche Explained
undefined
5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato Vs Aristotle
7 months ago
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.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Essential Greeks Course Begins Tomorrow!
a year ago
Essential Greeks Course Begins Tomorrow!
TheCollector
Happy Easter! What Are the Origins of Easter?
undefined
8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Io Saturnalia!
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
a year ago
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
TheCollector
3 Modern Christian Ethicists You Must Know
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
The Homeric Hymn to Demeter
NEW Event
4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Love, love, love
10 months ago
TheCollector
6 Incredible Roman Sites in Spain
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
5 Top Fighter Aces of World War I
undefined
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Will it Bend or Will it Break?
The international system, that is.
a year ago
The international system, that is.
TheCollector
8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
20 Roman Emperors Who Defined Ancient Rome
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
4 Ancient Greek Federal States You Should Know
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
King Charles XIV John (Bernadotte): Marshal of France, King of Sweden
undefined
a month ago
African History...
a brief note on the Intellectual history of Africa
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
10 months ago
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
TheCollector
An Art Lover’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro (7 Things to Do)
undefined
4 months ago
Flashbak
Edmund Dulac’s American Weekly Covers – 1924-1951
Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration,...
5 months ago
Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration, roughly from 1875-1925, writes Albert Seligman. His luxurious Gift Books of the early 20th century were covered in vellum and issued in signed limited editions with tipped-in color...
Flashbak
See The Rolling Stones 1966 Tour Program
In 1966, The Rolling Stones were on tour, supported by The Yardbirds, Long John Baldry and Peter Jay...
5 months ago
In 1966, The Rolling Stones were on tour, supported by The Yardbirds, Long John Baldry and Peter Jay and the New Jaywalkers and Ike & Tina Turner. Formed in 1962, The Stones had their first number one in ‘64 and in 1966 had released what was to be their breakthrough album an...
Flashbak
Cars of Britain in the 1970s
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of...
a month ago
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of Birmingham, The Black Country, London and Wolverhampton included cars. He took the above picture of the Ford Cortina Mk.1 parked on the roadside on 5th February 1978. It could be seen a...
TheCollector
How Did Gnosticism Influence Early Christianity?
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
History of Tea: The Drink that Conquered the World
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
5 Masterpieces of Early Irish Art
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
Paul Klee: The Life & Work of an Iconic Artist
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Cinema’s Epic History: From Then to Now
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
What Makes Jean-Luc Godard An Iconic Film Director?
undefined
8 months ago
History Today Feed
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
4 months ago
‘All His Spies’ and ‘Spycraft’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/29/2024 - 09:25
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, added 100r logo to splash screen on the rom.
100r.co, added a new page: diy carbonation system. Updated Saving fuel, Engine rebuild and...
African History...
An empire of cloth: the textile industry of the Sokoto empire ca. 1808-1903.
The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in...
2 months ago
The Hausaland region of northern Nigeria was home to one of the largest textile industries in pre-colonial Africa, whose scale and scope were unparalleled throughout most of the continent.
TheCollector
6 Crazy Facts about Cape Town
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
The Harrowing History of the Trail of Tears
undefined
a year ago
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
Eternal Glory
Homer and Kleos
a month ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Twelve Disciples & What Happened to Them?
undefined
5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
a year ago
Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
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
Trying to Understand...
Will The West Eat Itself?
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
a year ago
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
TheCollector
Who Was African American Lawman Bass Reeves?
undefined
a week ago
TheCollector
Verification Vs. Falsification: The Birth of the Philosophy of Science
undefined
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Golden Age of Latin Literature
4 months ago
Golden Age of Latin Literature
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Lost and Found
a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Trip (1958)
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made...
a year ago
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made Satellites, Space Pilots, Space Stations and Space Travel)."
This is about a 4 book space series you may never have seen. Michael Chester and William Nephew also did a great series of...
TheCollector
Operation Paperclip: What the US Did With Nazi Scientists After WWII
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
12 Facts About Marina Abramović and Her Work
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Bayeux Tapestry: 9 Revelations from a Medieval Masterpiece
undefined
a year ago
Flashbak
In Your Face: Photographer Shoots Londoners Up Close And Personal
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the...
7 months ago
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the city’s financial district and its money markets and Brick Lane market getting in people’s faces. These spontaneous closeups appeared in the book and show In Your Face. Like Mark...
Classical Wisdom
Where did the time go?
Important Notice
3 weeks ago
History Today Feed
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:29
4 days ago
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:29
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...
Flashbak
London By Tube, DLR and Overground in The Early 1990s
Today, I’m gonna take my bike ‘Cause once again the Tube’s on strike The greedy bastards want extra...
4 months ago
Today, I’m gonna take my bike ‘Cause once again the Tube’s on strike The greedy bastards want extra pay For sitting on their arse all day! – London Underground by The Amateur Transplants Peter Marshall shows us pictures of stations on the London Underground, Docklands light...
Trying to Understand...
The Wages Of Fear
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
8 months ago
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
TheCollector
Beyond the Scream: 10 Lesser-Known Paintings by Edvard Munch
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were Bonnie and Clyde & Why Are They Famous?
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Hindutva? A Look at Hindu Nationalism
undefined
3 months ago
TheCollector
Why Is Pompeii So Important?
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great?
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
The Strange Story of How Greece Joined the Entente in WWI
undefined
7 months ago
Flashbak
The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes
“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is”...
a month ago
“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is” – Langston Hughes, The Sweet Flypaper of Life The Sweet Flypaper of Life (1955), a collaboration between photographer Roy DeCarava and poet Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 –...
TheCollector
What Is First Corinthians About?
undefined
a month ago
TheCollector
Your Guide to the Best of Contemporary Art in Hanoi, Vietnam
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
7 Women Artists Fighting Climate Change
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
How an Orthodox Patriarch Became “Protestant”
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
Was Vincent van Gogh Religious?
undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Pasquale Paoli, the (Other) Corsican Revolutionary?
undefined
4 weeks ago
TheCollector
What Are the 10 Must-see Museums in Budapest?
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
How Frans Hals Revolutionized Dutch Portrait Painting
undefined
a year ago
African History...
a brief note on the long history of African diplomacy.
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
5 months ago
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
Classical Wisdom
Would You Kill the Fat Man?
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
2 weeks ago
Ethical Philosophy for Fun
Global Inequality...
Abundance, capitalism and climate change
In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where...
8 months ago
In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where goods flow in abundance (“after the productive forces have…increased…all the springs of co-operative wealth flow more abundantly”, Marx, Critique of the Gotha Program
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Orca, added way for instances of Orca to talk to each...
TheCollector
The Hidden Meaning of Plato’s Cave Allegory
undefined
a week ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Best of the Best
a year ago
TheCollector
1950s American Culture: Suburbia, the American Dream, & Inequality
undefined
4 weeks ago
TheCollector
Who Was Osama bin Laden?
undefined
2 weeks ago
TheCollector
How Did the Capetian Dynasty Turn France Into a Superpower?
undefined
5 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part I: SPQR
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as...
a year ago
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as another example of civic governance structures in antiquity, to match our series on the Greek polis. As with that series, we’re going to start by defining our community and its...
TheCollector
Children’s Drawings of Gladiators Discovered in Pompeii
undefined
6 months ago
TheCollector
4 Samurai Swords that Defined an Era
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Famous Models in Modern Painting?
undefined
12 months ago
TheCollector
Was George Washington Nearly Killed During the American Revolution?
undefined
2 months ago
Flashbak
Moe’s Photos of Jacob Riis House On New York City’s Lower East Side 1977-1983
In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th...
5 months ago
In 1977, Moe a resident of the Jacob Riis Houses decided to capture his neighborhood from East 10th Street to East 12th Street on Avenue D, Lower East Side, New York City, writes Efrain ‘Kid Love’ Rodriguez. The Summer was hot, the Son of Sam was terrorizing the streets of New...
TheCollector
$18-Million Monet Heads to Auction
undefined
8 months ago
TheCollector
5 Female Heroes of World War II
undefined
9 months ago
History Today Feed
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
3 days ago
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
444 Days: The Story of the Iran Hostage Crisis
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
15 Surprising Facts about Adolf Hitler, The World’s Most Hated Man
undefined
10 months ago
Flashbak
New York City In Color – Garry Winogrand’s Street Shots
“I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand In Garry...
9 months ago
“I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand In Garry Winogrand: Winogrand Color we look at some of the New York-born photographer’s 45,000 early colour street photographs in 1950s and 1960s America. In 1970 and Winogrand visited the...
TheCollector
Unlocking the Unconscious: Who Was Sigmund Freud?
undefined
8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Dionysus
The God of Wine!
2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Important Notification
New Cabins *NOW* Available
8 months ago
New Cabins *NOW* Available
TheCollector
Who Was Walt Whitman?
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
6 Must-See Spanish Castles
undefined
4 months ago
TheCollector
10 London Museums You Should Visit
undefined
5 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Influential People of the British Empire?
undefined
a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Ancient Greek and Phoenician Colonization
Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis...
a year ago
Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis verba fecit… This week we’re taking a brief look, by ACOUP Senate request, at Greek and Phoenician colonization in the ancient Mediterranean. In particular, the focus requested was...
African History...
State and society in southern Ethiopia: the Oromo kingdom of Jimma (ca. 1830-1932)
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its...
10 months ago
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its history and contribution to the country's cultural heritage. While Ethiopian historiography is often focused on the historical developments in the northern regions of the country, some...
TheCollector
3 Most Notable Democratic Presidents in US History
undefined
2 months ago
TheCollector
Alicia Keys Art Show at The Brooklyn Museum
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Bebop Influence Jazz?
undefined
6 months ago
Open Culture
The Junky’s Christmas: William S. Burrough’s Dark Claymation Christmas Film Produced by Francis Ford...
Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation...
2 days ago
Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation Christmas film oddly produced by Francis Ford Coppola. And, as you can well imagine, it’s not your normal happy Christmas flick. Nope, this film – The Junky’s Christmas – is all about...
History Today Feed
The KGB After Stalin
The KGB After Stalin
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
a year ago
The KGB After Stalin
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
TheCollector
Native American Groups React on Covering Native Displays
undefined
10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Their Enemies The Russians
But what about the rest of us?
a year ago
But what about the rest of us?
Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Poetics
The Science of Art
6 months ago
TheCollector
7 Incredible Wartime Advancements From World War I
undefined
9 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Levi Roach
On the Spot: Levi Roach
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
10 months ago
On the Spot: Levi Roach
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
TheCollector
8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History
undefined
3 months ago
Flashbak
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...
TheCollector
Wittgenstein & Mysticism: Grasping What Cannot Be Said
undefined
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Too Much of Not A Lot
Winning the day and losing the war.
a year ago
Winning the day and losing the war.
TheCollector
Renovations Continue at Houston’s Rothko Chapel
undefined
8 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added propeller maintenance, Maple Bay, Telegraph Cove,...
TheCollector
Emperor Nero’s “Golden House”: What Was the Domus Aurea?
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
Hitler’s Early Life: Failure & Homelessness to Nationalism & Nazis
undefined
10 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Paracelsus? 11 Things You Should Know
undefined
8 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
Hundred Rabbits
captain what is this
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on...
over a year ago
After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on the 12th. We hove-to for the night, waiting for sunrise before entering Savusavu bay. 'Entering a strange harbor at night is for morons and fools,' people told us. We didn't...
TheCollector
Does Descartes Believe God Is Essential to Knowledge?
undefined
11 months ago
TheCollector
4 Founding Fathers who Signed the Declaration of Independence
undefined
a year ago
TheCollector
Andrew Jackson’s Early Life: Lawyer, Slave Trader, & Military Hero
undefined
7 months ago
TheCollector
6 Surrealist Techniques You Probably Haven’t Heard of
undefined
2 weeks ago
African History...
An episode of Naval warfare on the East African coast: the Sakalava invasions of 1792-1817
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
a year ago
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
a year ago
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
Full Width 
Shortcuts 
Sign Up 
Log In 
Articles 
Reading List 