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On the Spot: Ali Ansari
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
JamesHoare
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On the Spot: Ali Ansari
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Should We Own Stuff?
The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
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The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
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What Was Emerson’s Vision for the American Scholar?
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Was Cardinal Wolsey an Animal Lover?
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Folk Champion: Who Was Pete Seeger?
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How Iran Won the West
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Medieval Necropolis Unearthed at Bulgarian Bus Station
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Top 9 Places to Visit in South Africa
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Find the Girls on the Negatives: The Shocking Origins of Beautiful Photos Found in a Thrift Store
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In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format negatives protected in plastic sleeves in a box of vintage photographs. Abell bought the negatives, scanned them and saw the beautiful pictures of two young women standing on a...
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The 6 Major Causes of the French Revolution
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The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
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Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
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The Sand Creek Massacre: A Horrific Tale of Betrayal & Greed
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Hundred Rabbits
Typhoons and mold
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over a year ago
For every traveling sailor, comes a time when the boat has to stay alone in a foreign country. For us, this happened this year in Japan. We'd never left Pino alone before, never for more than a week. We were apprehensive at first, but decided it would be a good learning...
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Interview with Nicolas Party: Pastels, Rosalba Carriera, & More
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9 Historical Places to Visit in Dorset
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A History of the White House: The US President’s Home
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What Is The Critical Pedagogy Movement?
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A Collection of...
Continues the Hiatus, 2024
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3 months ago
Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue through October. I am making good progress on my writing, but still need to keep focusing. I am currently, I believe, on track for us to go back to normally scheduled posts in...
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Banksy Confirms More London Animals—And Their Meaning
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Who is the Real FDR?
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The Trevi Fountain: Inside the History of Rome’s Iconic Tourist Site
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Classical Wisdom
Aristotle on Luck
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American Noir: Mugshots And Crimes From A Small Pennsylvanian Town (1930s – 1950s)
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8 months ago
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles the mugshots of criminals who lived in the town in the 1930, 40s and 50s, with notes on their offences. The mugshots were pulled from the rubbish when the town’s police department...
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Thomas Gainsborough: 7 Facts You Need to Know
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A History of the Whig Party: Who Were the Whigs?
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7 of the Biggest Palaces Ever Built
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Chiaroscuro: The Dramatic Play of Light and Shadow
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The Great Game: British Empire vs. Tsarist Russia in Afghanistan
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What Were Gustav Klimt’s Composition Techniques?
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Snapshots of People Meeting Abraham Lincoln
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11 months ago
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On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
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JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
11 months ago
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
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TheCollector
Hecate vs. Persephone: What’s the Difference?
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What Is the Legacy of the Battle of Gettysburg?
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Open Culture
Compare the “It Ain’t Me Babe” Scene from A Complete Unknown to the Real Bob Dylan & Joan Baez...
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2 weeks ago
A Complete Unknown, the new movie about Bob Dylan’s rise in the folk-music scene of the early nineteen-sixties and subsequent electrified break with it, has been praised for not taking excessive liberties, at least by the standards of popular music biopics. Its conversion of a...
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6 Inventions to Thank the Aztec, Maya, & Inca For
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Once Overlooked Painting From Botticelli’s Studio Rediscovered
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Finland in World War II: A Non-Fascist Axis Power?
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Mao Zedong: His Origins & Unlikely Rise to Power
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Archaeologists Find Colorful Still Life Frescoes at Pompeii
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Beyond Watergate: A Look at President Nixon’s Legacy
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A Luta Continua! Mozambique’s Struggle for Independence
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Nefertiti: The Enchanting Story of the Lady of the Two Lands
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Dr Alun Withey
Creams, Clothes and Cases: The material culture of pre-modern travel.
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11 months ago
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel preparations. One thing that I’m particularly interested in is the material culture of travel, and what sorts of things were available for travellers as they got ready for their...
TheCollector
Who Are the Zapatistas? Unmasking Mexico’s Indigenous Guerrilla Army
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Flashbak
Les Malheurs des immortels, 1922: Max Ernst and Paul Éluard’s Surreal Collaboration
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3 months ago
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What Was the Vickers Wellington Bomber?
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Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum Launches AI “Art Explorer”
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Who Funded Christopher Columbus’ Voyages?
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10 Surprising Facts About the Great Beaver Wars
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Classical Wisdom
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Did Nietzsche Hate Christianity?
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Wilfred Owen: Britain’s Tragic War Poet
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Towton: How Britain’s Fiercest Battle Unfolded
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Artist Ibrahim Mahama Covers London’s Barbican in Purple Fabric
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10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
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How Are Art and Science Related?
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History Today Feed
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
j.hoare
Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
a year ago
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
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Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Shiloh?
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10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles
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History Today Feed
Brushing for Britain
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JamesHoare
Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
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Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
TheCollector
6 of History’s Biggest Traitors
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History Today Feed
‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
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JamesHoare
Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
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‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm review
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Tue, 02/20/2024 - 11:50
TheCollector
The Yalta Conference: Moving Forward From WWII
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Flashbak
Twenty Drawings by Kahlil Gibran, 1919
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3 months ago
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What Did the Art of the Third Reich Look Like?
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What Is George Orwell Best Known For?
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How Did Comuna 13 Transform Medellín?
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Gender Identity & Incidents That Scandalized Shakespeare’s London
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François Brunery’s Portraits of Pontificating, Pissed and Pouting Priests – c. 1890-1926
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TheCollector
Norman Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms” That Almost Weren’t
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Arthur Schopenhauer’s Idealism: Is Our World Just a Dream?
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The Philosopher Poet: Who Was Lucretius?
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TheCollector
Giorgio Vasari: 11 Facts About The Father of Art History
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History Today Feed
Hopes, Fears, and Early Modern Astrology
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JamesHoare
Thu, 01/09/2025 - 09:45
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TheCollector
Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves: “I Like Her Not”
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Frida Kahlo Exhibition Heads to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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Classical Wisdom
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Capoeira’s Incredible Roots: Brazil’s Unique Art Form
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9 Unskippable Memorials in Washington DC
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10 Most Socially Progressive Countries You Can Move To
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7 Largest Cities in the Ancient World
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A History of the United States Senate
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The Art of Fear: What Is Italian Giallo?
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A Collection of...
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4 months ago
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the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
8 months ago
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Cannister Shells’ Devastating Effect: Nightmare of the Infantry
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Dreams of Space -...
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Was Henry VI England’s Most Unfortunate King?
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Into Space: Man's First Controlled Space Flight (1961)
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Facing the Other: Emmanuel Levinas on the Face-to-Face Encounter
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Persian myths and realities on the Swahili coast: contextualizing the 'Shirazi' civilization.
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How Does Nan Goldin’s Work Challenge Conventional Photography?
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over a year ago
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Before arriving, we didn't know what it was going to be like...
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What Are the Most Similar Languages?
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History Today Feed
What is Modernity?
What is Modernity?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/02/2025 - 09:09
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Summary of changes for October 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
2 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of October.
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What’s the Creation Myth in Norse Mythology?
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The Life of Aldous Huxley — Author of “Brave New World”
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Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization?
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What Role Did the Sea Peoples Play in the Bronze Age Collapse?
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What Was Pope Innocent III’s Role in the Medieval Crusades?
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Italian Government Bans Loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art
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History Today Feed
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
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JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
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Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
TheCollector
Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
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Edward Hopper & Josephine Nivison: The Troubled Artistic Union
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Who Was Oscar Wilde?
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What Ancient Rituals Do We Still Celebrate at Halloween?
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History Today Feed
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
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JamesHoare
Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
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TheCollector
How did Mao Lead China, and What did He Leave Behind?
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A complete history of Abomey: capital of Dahomey (ca. 1650-1894)
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10 Norse Goddesses You Need to Know
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Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook : How To Seduce With An Omelette (1965)
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12 Most Important Achievements in the Space Race
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What Is the Hierarchy of Angels in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
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Levina Teerlinc: A Woman Artist of the Tudor Court
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
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Combinatory Logic, wrote a guide to combinatory logic, using talking...
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What Was ‘The Malleus Maleficarum’, or ‘The Hammer of Witches’?
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Artist Seals Himself in Glass Bottle at Paris Olympic Stadium
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Open Culture
Hear the Evolution of Electronic Music: A Sonic Journey from 1929 to 2019
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Fireside Friday, February 23, 2024 (On the Military Failures of Fascism)
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week....
11 months ago
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Yuruparí: Amazon’s Unique Myth of Creation & Ritual of Passage
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Oscar Newman Designs For An Atomic City Beneath Manhattan, 1969
In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004)...
9 months ago
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The Fowler Museum in L.A. Returns Seven Valuables to Ghana
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African History...
The intellectual history of Ethiopia and Eritrea: Ge'ez manuscripts and scholars (ca. 200-1900CE)
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Tadeusz Kościuszko: 6 Facts You Didn’t Know
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Why Do People Love or Hate John Calvin?
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Which US President Served the Shortest Time in Office?
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What Are the 5 Tallest Buildings in New York City?
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How Was Mussolini Removed From Power?
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African History...
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"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
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"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
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Jean And Rose – A Paris Photo Love Story From 1929
In 1929, Jean, 20, was living on rue Clairault, Paris. He worked at a brokerage house on rue de la...
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a brief note on contacts between ancient African kingdoms and Rome.
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
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5 Important Stories From the Aboriginal Dreamtime
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5 Inspirational Women From the Second World War
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Interview With Joseph A. Miller on Figurative Art
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Natural World?
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6 of the Greatest Latin American Writers of All Time
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Hundred Rabbits
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In...
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Inside a Renaissance Workshop: How did it Work?
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Why Are There Only Four Gospels?
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6 Most Common Ethical Dilemmas of the 21st Century
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Cabal of Naples: The True Story of Naples’ Gang of Baroque Artists
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Ancient Pathways: What Are Ley Lines?
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Electra: Powerful or Pathetic?
Which Playwright did it better?
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High-Class Erotic Illustrations by Édouard-Henri Avril (NSFW)
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to...
5 months ago
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, pornography was the preserve of the well to do. Smut was published in shot-run books of a couple of hundred copies. These books were full of stories and poems, but the highlights were the explicit erotic illustrations drawn...
TheCollector
Explore Ancient Rome by Visiting These 6 Sites
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Native Americans in the Revolutionary War: Who Did They Side With?
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Monet’s London Paintings to Reunite After 120 Years
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What is Impasto? A Guide to the Impasto Painting Technique
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History Today Feed
Death of a Samurai Legend
Death of a Samurai Legend
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:11
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Death of a Samurai Legend
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:11
Open Culture
The World in a Cloverleaf: A World Map from 1581
In 1581, the medieval cartographer and Protestant theologian Heinrich Bünting created a symbolic map...
2 weeks ago
In 1581, the medieval cartographer and Protestant theologian Heinrich Bünting created a symbolic map of the world that adorned his book Itinerarium Sacrae Scripturae (Travel Through Holy Scripture). Hand-colored and shaped like a three-leaf clover, the map put Jerusalem at its...
TheCollector
The Disaster That Was Napoleon’s Russian Campaign: An Overview
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Flashbak
Riddle Me This: Question Marks In Vintage Photographs
The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no...
2 months ago
The Riddler: “Riddle me this! There are three men an a boat with a pack of cigarettes and no matches. How did they manage to smoke?” Robin: “They threw one cigarette overboard and the boat became a cigarette lighter.” – The Question asked in Batman, 1966 The question mark...
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Who Were the Maccabees?
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5 Famous Artists Who Were Inspired by Alphanumerics
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What Is Christian Gnosticism? (History, Tenets, Legacy)
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What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Mexico?
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What Are Buddhism’s 4 Main Schools of Thought?
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6 Interpretative Copies of Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass
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Notre Dame Unveils Plans for Contemporary Stained Glass
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Hundred Rabbits
Dry Toilet Installation
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer...
over a year ago
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer it over the ready-made models. We learned tons doing it, and now our toilet is perfectly suited to our space. The pandemic has pushed more people into boat and van living (to travel...
Classical Wisdom
Happy Holidays!
Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah from Anya, Joel and Frida at the End of the World!
4 weeks ago
Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah from Anya, Joel and Frida at the End of the World!
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine and the end of "Europe."
Nation-states were the problem: supranationality was not the answer.
over a year ago
Nation-states were the problem: supranationality was not the answer.
TheCollector
A Brief History of Mount Everest
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Provocative Maurizio Cattelan Exhibition Opens at Gagosian
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Flashbak
Creating Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa – An Illustrated History
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who...
7 months ago
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who are going to live as long as I do, I promise to keep my word. I am writing this in my old age. I used to call myself Hokusai, but today I sign my … Continue reading "Creating...
Flashbak
Dear Goldprick: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters
“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it...
8 months ago
“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it is 4pm in dear old England and it is carelessness of this kind that makes my eyes steel slits of blue. – Letter to James Bond author Ian Fleming Many … Continue reading "Dear...
TheCollector
Magritte Sets $121 Million Auction Record
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Newest Banksy Mural Guarded After Vandalism
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Changing Seasons
5 months ago
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5 Deadliest Sword Designs
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The Dallas Museum of Art Laid Off Eight Percent of Its Staff
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The Year Without a Summer: The Eruption of Mt Tambora
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When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
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What Came First, Blues or Jazz?
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Trying to Understand...
So They Want Negotiations, Now.
Have they any idea what they are talking about?
a year ago
Have they any idea what they are talking about?
Patterns in Humanity
Mental Health and Social Stratification
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and...
a year ago
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and discuss some of the implications for social stratification.
Classical Wisdom
What is Love? And From Where did it Come?
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
11 months ago
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
TheCollector
The Congolese Teen Exhibited in a US Zoo: Who was Ota Benga?
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Res Obscura
2,000-year-old wine and the uncanny immediacy of the past
Why artifacts like the Carmona Wine Urn, the Pazyryk Rug, and the Sword of Goujian are so important
a week ago
Why artifacts like the Carmona Wine Urn, the Pazyryk Rug, and the Sword of Goujian are so important
TheCollector
What Is Intuition & Can You Trust It?
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Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini: A Friendship Ruined by Ghosts
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Iraq Receives an Ancient Sumerian Sculpture from The Met
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Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Found in Antwerp
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The Mythical Green Anaconda of the Amazon Rainforest
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Why Is Nicosia the Last Divided Capital of Cyprus?
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Classical Wisdom
Do We Need Dress Codes?
Are standards elevating or elitist?
a year ago
Are standards elevating or elitist?
History Today Feed
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
3 months ago
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
TheCollector
Artist Steals 17th-Century Coin From British Museum
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TheCollector
6 Outrageous Judicial Errors in the Trial of Jesus Christ
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Global Inequality...
There is no exit for dictators
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an...
a year ago
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an old problem: how rulers once they are in power cannot leave it even if they wish to do so, because their road to power, and in power, is littered with corpses that will all...
Classical Wisdom
The Tragedy of Ajax
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
8 months ago
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cairo, Egypt?
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TheCollector
Fascism vs. Modernism: Clash in Art & Design
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Classical Wisdom
On the Nature of the Gods: Cicero
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human...
a year ago
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human beings, if they care about them at all?
TheCollector
Who Was Henri Cartier Bresson?
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Res Obscura
I talked to Terry Gross!
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled...
a year ago
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled posting
Open Culture
Hunter S. Thompson Remembers Jimmy Carter’s Captivating Bob Dylan Speech (1974)
51 years ago, Hunter S. Thompson wrote Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72, which “is still...
3 weeks ago
51 years ago, Hunter S. Thompson wrote Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72, which “is still considered a kind of bible of political reporting,” noted Matt Taibbi in a 40th anniversary edition of the book. Fear and Loathing ’72 entered the canon of American political...
Dr Alun Withey
Cuts, Rashes & Chatter! The Pain of the 18th-century Shave!
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today...
over a year ago
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today is usually a pretty mundane – if not a pleasant – experience. Indeed, the rise of traditional barbershops over the past few years, offering shaving as an experience, together with...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Essential Greeks Course Begins Tomorrow!
a year ago
Essential Greeks Course Begins Tomorrow!
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
a year ago
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
TheCollector
A History of the Free City of Danzig (Now Gdansk)
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Italian Police Thwart “Tomb Raiders” at Etruscan Burial Site
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Top 10 Places to Visit in Athens, Greece
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What Does the New Testament Say About Hell?
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First Nations of the Canadian Plateau: A Brief History
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Top 10 Historic Sites You Should See in Paris
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10 Pieces of Legislation Affecting America’s Indigenous People
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Open Culture
The Night When Miles Davis Opened for the Grateful Dead (1970)
What’s that, you ask? Did Miles Davis open for the Grateful Dead at the Fillmore West? In what world...
a week ago
What’s that, you ask? Did Miles Davis open for the Grateful Dead at the Fillmore West? In what world could such a thing happen? In the world of the late sixties/early seventies, when jazz fused with acid rock, acid rock with country, and pop culture took a long strange trip. The...
TheCollector
10 of Rosalba Carriera’s Best Artworks
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Flashbak
The Months: Gardens of Art by Eugène Grasset
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French...
a month ago
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French department store La Belle Jardinière to create 12 original works of art to be used as a calendar. Grasset’s woodcuts show women in fashionable costumes of the period each bearing a sign...
Classical Wisdom
What Makes a Hero a HERO?
Both in the ancient world... and today?
a year ago
Both in the ancient world... and today?
TheCollector
The Myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha: The Great Flood in Greek Mythology
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Dr Alun Withey
Beard Fashions and Class
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid...
over a year ago
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid seventeenth century many men wore the ‘Van Dyke’ style of a small, pointy beard and moustaches. By the end of the 1600s, beards were in decline, leaving many men with just moustaches. The...
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit the Pyramids?
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Slavoj Zizek on the 2 Types of Violence
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Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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How the Iroquois Confederacy Inspired the US Women’s Rights Movement
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Table Mountain?
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How Did Sappho’s Love Life Influence Her Poetry?
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Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Story of Magic & Heartbreak
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History Today Feed
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
10 months ago
Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 weeks 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, updated the documentation for our various projects.
Left, added support for unicode input(Mastodon).
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Air to Ground...
Flashbak
One Night At The Empire Roller Disco, Brooklyn NYC – February 1980
On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown...
7 months ago
On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown Heights to see the skaters at Brooklyn’s Empire Roller Disco. Formerly the Empire Rollerdrome (built 1941), the rink was now all disco. It was where Cher hosted the release party for...
TheCollector
Did Anne Boleyn Really Ruin Wolsey?
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The Political Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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TheCollector
Beauty That Kills: Was Renaissance Makeup Deadly?
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What Were Hobart’s Funnies?
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History Today Feed
‘The Tree Hunter’ by Thomas Pakenham review
‘The Tree Hunter’ by Thomas Pakenham review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/07/2025 - 09:36
2 weeks ago
‘The Tree Hunter’ by Thomas Pakenham review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/07/2025 - 09:36
TheCollector
The Dutch Under Nazi Rule: German WWII Occupation of the Netherlands
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Overcoming Bias
Culture Drift Predicts Decadence
Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
3 months ago
Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
TheCollector
Mystery at Cheviot Beach: The Strange Disappearance of Harold Holt
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A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator
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Work Begins on Naples’ New Archaeological Museum
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When Did Operation Husky Take Place?
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Popular Gladiator Weapons: Tools of the Arena
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The 4 Most Controversial Historical Events from the Past 200 Years
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Classical Wisdom
Marcus Aurelius VS Diogenes
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
a year ago
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
TheCollector
Is My Life Just a Cosmic Accident? Finding Meaning in a Meaningless Universe
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Who Won the Battle of Fredericksburg?
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10 Small but Historic Countries You Didn’t Know About
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Ancient Greece and Persia: Foes, Friends, or Both?
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TheCollector
The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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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...
8 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...
TheCollector
A Glimpse into the Past: An Overview of Ancient Greek Theater
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Classical Wisdom
Empress Theodora
Saint or Sinner?
3 months ago
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Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Was A Trekkie Who Convinced Nichelle Nichols To Stay On The Show
Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther...
12 months ago
Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) convinced her to remain on Star Trek after she had decided to leave the series for a starring role on Broadway. In 1966, Star Trek creator...
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Pol Pot: Overseer of the Cambodian Genocide
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How Fur Trade Resulted in All-Out War: The Algonquin vs. The Iroquois
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Volva: What Was the Role of Witches in the Viking World?
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The Church Under the Tang Dynasty: A Forgotten Outpost of Christianity
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Women in Art History: Great Female Artists Who Were Long Overlooked
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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 month 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...
Res Obscura
Res Obscura Newsletter: December, 2019
Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I...
over a year ago
Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I learned about just this month: the Lithuanian composer and artist Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875-1911). His paintings and music evoke a mysterious feeling that has stuck with...
TheCollector
What Is the Philosophy Behind Zen Gardens?
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Classical Wisdom
6 Ancient Greek and Roman Classics Everyone Should Read
What is missing?
a week ago
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What Is the History of Presidents’ Day in the US?
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Shays’ Rebellion Explained: A New Governing System for the New US
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Belgium’s Collectible Design Fair Debuts in NYC
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Signed Dalí Prints Worth Thousands Found in London Garage
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Disappointing Results for Long Museum’s Sale at Sotheby’s
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4 Novels by John Steinbeck You Should Read
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TheCollector
What Is the Didache?
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11 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.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, designed a donsol turnip.
Uxn, wrote a file browser...
African History...
The Meroitic script and the documents of ancient Kush (ca. 300BC-450CE)
The Meroitic writing system of the kingdom of Kush is one of the best-known, yet most enigmatic...
3 weeks ago
The Meroitic writing system of the kingdom of Kush is one of the best-known, yet most enigmatic scripts of the ancient world.
TheCollector
What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity?
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