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Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
10 months ago
Bad Omens: When the Astrologers Got it Wrong
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:44
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What Was the Chaco War?
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4 Samurai Swords that Defined an Era
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Who Was Mahavira? The Founder of Jainism
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The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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Who Was Clement of Rome?
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Jackie Wang’s Carceral Capitalism: Is Capitalism Compulsory?
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Dreams of Space -...
Das Neue Universum, Volume 67 (1950)
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older...
a year ago
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older children.
From the German Wikipedia site (translated) : "The New Universe is a German children's literature series with themes in the fields of knowledge , research , adventure and...
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Bim-Bom: How a Soviet Clown Duo Defied the Soviets
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Billy the Kid: The Incredible Story of America’s Favorite Outlaw
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The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Closes Its College
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5 Interesting 1980s Subcultures: From Goth to Punk to Skinheads
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How Did Switzerland Become a Country?
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What Is the History of Thanksgiving?
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How Did Argentina Lose the Falklands War? Defeat in the South Atlantic
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Why Was Marcel Duchamp Obsessed With Chess?
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Which Are the Best-known Castles and Churches in Trieste?
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Who Were the First Christian Martyrs of Britain?
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Global Inequality...
To all the newspapers I loved
The decline and fall of the print media.
10 months ago
The decline and fall of the print media.
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What Are the Most Interesting Facts About Scotland?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
a year ago
Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
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What Was Che Guevara Doing in Africa?
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African History...
A history of the Gonja Kingdom: (1550-1899)
State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
a year ago
State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
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The Secret SS Mission to Tibet You’ve Never Heard Of
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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
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Noodle, released Uxn version. Improved UX to resize the canvas and...
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How Did Japan Get Involved in World War II?
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8 Spots for Exploring Indigenous Art in the American Southwest
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8 Famous Women Writers Who Wrote Under Male Pseudonyms
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Gods From Space: When London Taxi Diver George King Met Jesus And Other Aliens
“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’...
7 months ago
“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’ received by George King from space, 1954 On May 8th 1954, London taxi driver George King was doing the household chores when he heard a voice. What came to be known as “The Command”...
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Sufism: Mystical Islam in Africa
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10 Forgotten US Presidents
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Weekend Roundup
The Julio-Claudians
5 months ago
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The Battle of Zama: How Scipio Gave Rome the World
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How Does the Electoral College Work?
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Res Obscura
Role-playing with AI will be a powerful tool for writers and educators
Or, how well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
a year ago
Or, how well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
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“The Whole World Is Watching”: The 1968 Chicago Riots at the DNC
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Classical Wisdom
Confessions from a Classics Lover
How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
5 months ago
How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
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What Is the History and Meaning of Music?
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Rococo Art & Architecture: Definition, Characteristics, Artists
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Trying to Understand...
People, States and Borders.
And other dubious ideas.
4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Will There Be “Crazy” People?
Symposium on the Seas...
10 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part V: The Courts
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the...
a year ago
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries BC, the ‘Middle Republic.’ Last time we looked at the odd but very important role played by the ROman Senate as the central...
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The Anne of Cleves Louvre Portrait Got a Makeover
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The French Monarchy: From Clovis to the Capetians
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What is Impasto? A Guide to the Impasto Painting Technique
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How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
j.hoare
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
11 months ago
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
j.hoare
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
Classical Wisdom
Where to Stay While in Search of Homer?
***Only 15 Seats Left
a month ago
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Anne of Cleves: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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Mysterious Gustav Klimt Portrait Sells for $32 Million
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The Women who Forged Medieval England
The Women who Forged Medieval England
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/05/2024 - 00:00
3 months ago
The Women who Forged Medieval England
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/05/2024 - 00:00
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An Art-lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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Did the Ramones Invent Punk?
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How Saint Helena and the True Cross Changed an Empire
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Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso: 6 Notes on Friendship and Rivalry
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5 Unique Gods & Goddesses Worshipped in the Incan Empire
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What Makes Yinka Shonibare’s African Fabrics Unique?
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What’s the Best Time to Visit the Colosseum?
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Posthumanism vs Transhumanism: What Is the Difference?
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A History of Phantom Pain
A History of Phantom Pain
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 12:44
11 months ago
A History of Phantom Pain
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 12:44
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.
Dreams of Space -...
Judy Space Puzzles (1970s)
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time...
a month ago
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time to bring them back.
These were classroom puzzles (although they were probably owned by kids at home too). They were mostly for Kindergarten-2nd grade kids and were "educational" as...
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Why Did Lot Sacrifice His Daughters? (4 Possible Justifications)
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Overcoming Bias
Futarchy Futurism
I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular...
3 weeks ago
I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular future techs.
African History...
Empire building and Government in the Yorubaland: a history of Oyo (1600-1836)
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
over a year ago
Why Africa's internal political processes explain African history better than external actors.
Flashbak
The Incredible And True Story Of How Elvis Presley Became Orion, The Masked Singer
Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February...
11 months ago
Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February 26, 1945 – December 12, 1998) was known to his fans as Orion. To others he was Elvis Presley. Ellis appeared with many artists, including Loretta Lynn, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tammy...
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Battle of Thebes: How Alexander the Great Destroyed the Great City
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Was David Gulpilil Australia’s Most Important Actor?
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8 Women Artists You Should Check Out in London’s National Gallery
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Weekend Roundup
Does Marcus Matter?
11 months ago
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Jonathan Sacks: Are Science and Religion Enemies?
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5 Most Influential Blues Musicians of All Time
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Russian Civil War Propaganda: Posters & Propaganda Trains
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Friedrich Nietzsche: The 13+1 Best Books Of His Philosophical Career
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Dreams of Space -...
Utazas a vilagurbe/ Into Space (1978)
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the...
a year ago
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the burst in Russian children's publishing in 1978. It was originally published in Russian but I have seen copies in English and this one in Hungarian. The pop-ups are wonderful and...
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Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
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How Did Lucas Cranach the Elder Support the Protestant Reformation?
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Why Jimi Hendrix Preferred Linda McCartney To 19 Naked Women
Jimi Hendrix was a megastar. At his short-lived peak, he was the world’s highest earning musician....
a year ago
Jimi Hendrix was a megastar. At his short-lived peak, he was the world’s highest earning musician. But record companies were uncertain how to sell the man behind the music who was banned by the BBC. For the album Are You Experienced, photographer Karl Ferris snapped the band with...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Story of Thebes
a year ago
Flashbak
Meet Queen Cat, Secret Cat and Dunce Cat From Kittens and Cats: A First Reader (1911)
The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your...
2 weeks ago
The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your cat, take a picture and give it a witty caption. So we get to meet Hero Cat, Queen Cat, Party Cat and the very much of its time Dunce Cat. Author Eulalie Osgood Grover … Continue...
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What Is the Philosophy of Cynicism?
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Attritional Warfare: Stalemate on the Western Front During WWI
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Helen Keller’s Letter on Why Book-Burning Nazis Will Never Defeat Ideas, 1933
“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often...
a year ago
“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often before, and the ideas have risen up in their might and destroyed them’ – Helen Keller Helen Keller is best known for her campaign to help the disabled and support for...
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What Are the Four Waves of Feminism?
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Freedom of Speech in the United States: An Overview
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Newest Banksy Mural Guarded After Vandalism
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Important Notification
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New Cabins *NOW* Available
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Spartan Training
The Ultimate Regime
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Who Was the First US President To Be Impeached?
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10 Historic Small Towns in the Rockies You Should Visit
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How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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What Was Procopius’ “Secret History”? (& Why You Shouldn’t Trust It)
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Kikkuli!
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
a year ago
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
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What Was Operation Downfall?
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8 Colorful Installations by Olafur Eliasson
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Greco-Scythian Artifacts Seized by Spanish Police
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‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
4 months ago
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
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The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
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Authoritarian vs. Democratic Socialism: What’s the Difference?
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Weekend Roundup
Ancient Podcasts
11 months ago
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Joachim Murat: First Horseman of Napoleon’s Empire
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Sybil Ludington: The Girl Who Rode Twice As Far As Paul Revere?
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Patterns in Humanity
Historical Accounts of African Cannibalism
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
10 months ago
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
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What is Dialectic? From Heraclitus to Marx
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What Is Russian Futurism?
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What Are the Scientific Roots of Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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Decoding Titian’s Poesie Series
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Classical Wisdom
The World's First Computer
The Antikythera Mechanism
10 months ago
The Antikythera Mechanism
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Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Found in Antwerp
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11 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, added image maps, animation controls, and wrote a guide....
Classical Wisdom
Gaius Marius
... and the Fall of the Republic
11 months ago
... and the Fall of the Republic
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Further Guide for the Perplexed.
They didn't know. But they know now.
7 months ago
They didn't know. But they know now.
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Tiberius: The Reluctant Emperor of Rome
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African History...
The complete history of Brava (ca. 1000-1900): a Swahili enclave in southern Somalia
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once...
9 months ago
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once bustling cosmopolitan enclave whose influence features prominently in the history of the East African coast. Located more than 500 km north of the Swahili heartland, Brava retained a...
Classical Wisdom
James Joyce's Ulysses
Retelling of the Odyssey
a year ago
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The Impact of Sigmund Freud’s Theories on Art
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The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute
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4 Facts About Feyerabend’s Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge
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‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
11 months ago
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
j.hoare
Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:39
TheCollector
Ming Dynasty Artefacts Found in South China Shipwreck
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The Church Under the Tang Dynasty: A Forgotten Outpost of Christianity
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Who Won the Battle of New Orleans (US Civil War)?
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Flashbak
Erté’s Naked Alphabet, 1967
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and...
4 months ago
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and not finished until 1967. All 26 letters are created in individual gouaches on paper, in exotic human form (and later formed print editions). This exhibit was a hit when it was first...
Classical Wisdom
Gladiator Combat
Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
a month ago
Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
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The Nemean Lion: Heracles’ First Labor & the Birth of a Hero
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African History...
Economic growth and social transformation in 19th century Somalia.
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
a year ago
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
History Today Feed
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
10 months ago
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
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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...
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Plato’s Meno: What is Virtue, and Can it Be Taught?
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Lee Balterman’s Chicago in the 1950s
Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and...
6 months ago
Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago – the only formal training of his career – and until his death lived and photographed almost daily in Chicago for newspapers,...
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A Day In The Life Of C.S. Lewis – Author of The Chronicle of Narnia
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in...
10 months ago
“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in solitude, distant noises of gurgling cisterns and pipes, and the noise of wind under the tiles. Also, of endless books.” ― C.S. Lewis In his 1955 book Surprised by joy : the...
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Rudolf Koppitz Nudes And Other Studies Photographs That Capture The Fluidity Of Nature
Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in...
10 months ago
Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in Vienna, Austria, best known for his 1925 work Bewegungsstudie (“Motion Study”) and his use of the nude in natural settings. Working with Claudia Issachenko’s dance group – the troupe...
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Summary of changes for January
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Denmark
Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
4 months ago
Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
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Watergate: The Scandal that Defined Nixon’s Presidency
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Automata & AI: A Historical & Cultural Comparison
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7 Real Characters from Arthurian Legends
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What’s the History of Gin?
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The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
2 months ago
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/22/2024 - 09:07
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The Culper Ring: How Espionage Won the American Revolution
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Residential Schools in the US & Canada: The Lost Children
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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
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Unlocking the Unconscious: Who Was Sigmund Freud?
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Weekend Roundup
Secrets of the Scythians
10 months ago
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The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness
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Libby Hall: Remembering The Photographer and Collector of Dog Photography
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive...
7 months ago
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive that speaks of her talent as a street and press photographer, writer and collector, most notably of vintage dog photographs which now live at London’s Bishopsgate Institute. “Mine...
Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 3
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an...
over a year ago
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an early Christmas present to yourself or a craft project to make the perfect present for someone else, here are the plans for making some nifty space helmets!
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Jacksonville Confederate Monument Removed
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Dreams of Space -...
Funny Pictures Magazine May (1976)
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue...
a year ago
Another children's magazine from Russia. I enjoy the space pictures and the simple art. This issue has a nice space story comic.
Весёлые Картинки (Funny Pictures.) ( Komsomol “Veselye Kartinki”.) nr. 4, April 1976.
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Discovery in Spain Could Change View on Ancient Gender Roles
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The Whore of Babylon & Prostitution in the Bible
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Egyptian Sun-god: Who Is Ra?
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African History...
a brief note on the history of Africans exploring their own continent
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
a year ago
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
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10 Must-Visit East Coast Historic Landmarks
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10 of Rosalba Carriera’s Best Artworks
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A History of the White House: The US President’s Home
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Who Won the Battle of Antietam?
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Global Inequality...
The end of the great order under the Heaven
A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
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A review of Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
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Archaeologists Unearth a Building in the Valley of the Temples
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The MoMA Became the Latest Target of Climate Activists
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Who Was Douglas Adams? The Iconic Science Fiction Writer
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Contemporary Art and Sports Come Together at SFMOMA
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Art of the Avant-Garde in Soviet Russia : Highlights from the George Costakis Collection
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.”...
a year ago
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.” – George Costakis These abstract and spellbinding images are from Art of the Avant-Garde in Russia : Selections from the George Costakis Collection, as described in a catalogue of...
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William Gedney: Watching America At Night (1960-1973)
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she...
8 months ago
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she flew away, flew away. She had two pretty children, but one night these two pretty children flew away, flew away, into the sky, into the moon.” – Night of the Hunter, 1955 …...
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Constantine Replica Statue Lands in Rome
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Res Obscura
Why drug history?
Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
10 months ago
Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
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What Language Did the Ancient Romans Speak?
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Human Sacrifice in the Pre-Columbian Americas: Fact vs Fiction
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Who Was Saint Peter the Apostle?
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Monet’s Favorite French Cathedral Catches Fire
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Who Won the Battle of Shiloh?
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Bull of Nimrud Replica Goes Back to Iraq
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Why Was the Beat Generation Called So?
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How Jazz Became a Secret Weapon in Cold War Berlin
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What does Aristotle say in De Interpretatione?
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Neon: The Cool History of the Enigmatic Noble Gas
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Why Did the Allies Occupy Germany?
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‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
6 months ago
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
Flashbak
Heavy Metal: West Midlands Industry In the Late 1970s
“The noise was deafening. The heat was intense. I’d never seen anything like it” – American...
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Was George Washington Nearly Killed During the American Revolution?
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What Was the Celtic “Cult of the Head”?
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50 Years of Cyprus Divided
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Frank Film: Watch the Oscar-Winning Animation That Peers Inside Your Head, 1973
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Frank Film is a 1973 American animated short by husband-and-wife animators Caroline and Frank Mouris. The film won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1996. It’s an autobiographical narrative – Mouris narrates his path...
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4 Villains From the Arthurian Legends Who Really Existed
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Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook : How To Seduce With An Omelette (1965)
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton...
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Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton was a student at London’s Royal Academy and St Martin’s art school, and living with classmate Bob Hyde. Aimed at “an audience of men unskilled at knowing their way around the...
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The Myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha: The Great Flood in Greek Mythology
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The Future of US Elections: Potential Changes and Emerging Issues
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The Greek Revolution: How Greece Was Freed From the Ottomans
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7 Most Impressive Villas and Palaces to Visit in Rome
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What Role Did Women Play in World War II?
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Spencer Perceval: The Only British Prime Minister to Be Assassinated
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A History of Speakeasies in the USA: In the Spirit of Secrecy
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How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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Rastafari Philosophical Tenets: Divinity Within & African Redemption
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Caligula's Forgotten Legacy
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As soon as we'd tied to our mooring ball in Majuro's lagoon, the worries of the previous 24 days had vanished only to replaced by the crushing weight of responsibility. Devine, being worry-free, wanted to have pancakes, sleep and check-in tomorrow, but Devine knows how uptight I...
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Was Emperor Nero Universally Hated During His Reign?
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First Nations of the Canadian Plateau: A Brief History
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The Great Experience (1963)
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I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't seen. I know there are still many out there but my language skills are poor enough that I rarely find the many books that exist in other languages. So I present today The Great...
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The History of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (& Its Collection)
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Vintage Illustrations Of Japanese Anthropomorphic Frogs and Toads
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and...
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The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and toads, often portrayed in Japanese art in anthropomorphic fashion as they engage in fighting, marching with spirits (yokai) and casting spells. Here we look at a range of prints...
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The Metropolitan to Return Pieces to Cambodia
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The 5 Most Ridiculous Ways the CIA Tried & Failed to Kill Fidel Castro
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Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
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The Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand
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Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us the gang’s members in isolation. To avoid controlling the narrative and anaesthetising their spirit, while “still letting them retain their mystery and privacy”, Rotman took the...
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How Ancient Writing Was Developed For Use in Religion & Magic
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Battle of Okinawa: The Most Intense Battle of WWII’s Pacific Theater
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10 Incredible Artworks by Félicien Rops
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a brief note on themes in African art.
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A Brief History of Cartography: The Importance of Maps in Civilization
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7 Great Paris Museums Beyond the Louvre
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How Does Street Art Shape Cities?
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What Is Ken Wilber’s Integral Philosophy?
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Wise Men & Witches: Magic in the Bible
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The Coming of the Unconscious: JG Ballard’s Guide To Surrealism In Science Fiction
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What’s the Context of Good Friday? From Passover to Crucifixion
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A Shagtastic Tour of Swinging Britain in 1967
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What is the Role of Law in Aristotle’s Politics?
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6 Ways to Pass the Time in the Middle Ages
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10 Historical Places to Visit in Hampshire
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Derrida’s Deconstruction in Literary Analysis: A Detailed Guide
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The Rise & Fall of Hollywood’s Avant-Garde Cinema
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How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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The Power Of Absent Things.
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Quipu: How Did the Inca Record Information with Cords & Knots?
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Gritty 1980’s NYC and the Glorious Intuition of Richard Sandler
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Why Did Bruno Latour Claim that “We Have Never Been Modern”?
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Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (May 1947)
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The...
over a year ago
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Luck and Cheating in Roman Gambling: The Die is Cast
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8 Unsolved Disappearances From History
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How Indigenous Peoples Turned Language into a Post-Colonial Tool
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The Silla Burial Mounds: Treasures of Korea’s Ancient Past
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Free Will: A Fairy Tale?
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