A Collection of...
Collections: The Mediterranean Iron Omni-Spear
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron...
a year ago
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron Age Mediterranean (focusing on the period from the 8th to the 1st centuries BC): the humble, effective and ubiquitous thrusting spear. In particular, I want to discuss the striking...
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David Roberts & Frederick Catherwood: Artists of Ancient Egypt & Maya
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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...
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The Renaissance Women of Italy: 10 Extraordinary Artists
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Interview with Dr. Roberta Bondar: Intertwining Art and Science
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Titanic Rescue Mission at Risk
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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars
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TheCollector
10 Bay Area Artists That Shaped the San Francisco Art Scene
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Marcus Aurelius VS Diogenes
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
a year ago
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
TheCollector
5 Notable Inmates of Tartarus & Their Crimes
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A Collection of...
Collections: Shield Walls and Spacing: Hollywood Mobs and Ancient Tactics
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy...
a year ago
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy infantry shield formations work. While I’ve framed this around ‘shield walls,’ not every kind of shielded heavy infantry fought that way and in practice the line between what is a...
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Art of the Etruscans
Romans before the Romans
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4 Key Non-Aligned States During the Cold War
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triump, Part IIb: Handfuls of Maniples
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great...
10 months ago
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Romans and the heirs of Alexander, asking the question, “What can defeat a Macedonian sarisa-phalanx?” Last time, we started looking at...
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Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe?
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10 Myths About the Greek God Poseidon
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Drug Use in the Third Reich: Mass Addiction & Scientific Progress
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Problem with Sci-Fi Body Armor
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at...
a month ago
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at some of the odd designs and mechanics for futuristic science fiction body armor, particularly rigid ‘hardsuits.’ Naturally, this post isn’t going to cover every variety of armor that...
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Emperor Nero’s “Golden House”: What Was the Domus Aurea?
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The Electoral College Explained
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Top 5 Places to See the Northern Lights
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The Prado Museum Shows Paintings in Different Light
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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...
6 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...
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What Composition Techniques Did Tamara de Lempicka Use?
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Open Culture
Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the Rise of Artificial Intelligence & Questions What Will Happen to...
We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind....
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We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind. In fact, the field has been subject to a boom-and-bust cycle since at least the early nineteen-fifties. Eventually, those busts — which occurred when realizable AI technology...
Classical Wisdom
Have We Lost Ritual in our Lives?
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
a year ago
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
TheCollector
What Is the Origin and Significance of Columbus Day?
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Flashbak
Highlights of Colour Theory: Illustrating The Mysteries of Light In Colour Whels, Tables, Charts And...
Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known...
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Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known as visible light, or light that can be processed and seen by the human eye. It’s a little fraction of all the EM radiation around us. There are many other parts of the EM spectrum...
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What Are the Iconographic Elements of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism?
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Who Was Vercingetorix?
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How Did Clara Peeters Transform Still-Life Painting?
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The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Closes Its College
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The Genealogy of Morals: Nietzsche vs. Morality
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4 Celtic Hillforts and Oppida from the Iron Age
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The Kherson Art Museum Identified Pieces Looted by Russia
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7 Famous Works by Henri Rousseau
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Did Jesus Live in India?
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Igniting the Cold War: The Berlin Blockade and Airlift
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Photos of New York City Stores in 1997
New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early...
9 months ago
New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early digital photographs in NYC from the mid to late 1970s through the early aughts, “when the city still seemed kind of old”. Much like with Peter Marshall’s pictures of London, Meredith...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
6 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of June.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Ketchikan, Snug Cove, Ratz Harbor, Frosty Bay, Berg Bay, Wrangell, Petersburg and Ruth Island Cove. Updated library.
Oekaki, optimized and...
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The Sand Creek Massacre: A Horrific Tale of Betrayal & Greed
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Who Won the Second Battle of Bull Run?
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The Story of the Antichrist Pope
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Summary of changes for August
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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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Left, added a navigation bar to navigate larger...
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Luck and Cheating in Roman Gambling: The Die is Cast
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Trying to Understand...
The West is Weak Where it Matters ...
...and some of the consequences are not obvious.
a year ago
...and some of the consequences are not obvious.
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Robert Koch: Great Microbiologist or Unethical Researcher?
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4 Great Films About the Troubles and Irish Independence
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Highlights From Free Drawing by Franz Čižek & Herman Kastner (1925)
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was...
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The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was illustrated by artist Franz Čižek and edited by Hermann Kastner in 1925. The book features 80 plates of rich ornamental compositions. Franz Čižek – Champion of Creative Art For...
African History...
a brief note on the history of Music in Africa
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
a year ago
plus an overview of Ethiopian musical traditions
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Was Minoan Crete a Matriarchal Society?
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Christie’s Reports Decline in Auction Sales For First Half of 2024
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Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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Who Was Vortigern?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part I
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review...
4 weeks ago
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review of the film for Foreign Policy, which you can find here (behind the paywall). I also discussed it with Jason Herbert and Sarah Bond over at Historians at the Movies, which is a...
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Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
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Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
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Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:08
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What Is the History Behind Hanukkah?
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African History...
A complete history of Madagascar and the island kingdom of Merina.
State and society on Africa's largest island.
a year ago
State and society on Africa's largest island.
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5 of the Most Important Magical Realist Writers
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Who is the Real FDR?
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Egypt Luxury Retreat Offers Guests to Search for Cleopatra’s Tomb
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The Forgotten Second Saint Patrick of the Dark Ages
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Who Was Rosa Luxemburg and Why Was She Important?
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How Did Impressionism Get Its Name?
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Why Is There One Caryatid at the British Museum and Five in Athens?
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10 Small but Historic Countries You Didn’t Know About
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Overcoming Bias
Prioritizing Concrete Proposals
I think often about the non-immediate future, and wonder how to best allocate effort to make that...
2 months ago
I think often about the non-immediate future, and wonder how to best allocate effort to make that future better. And the first steps in this process are often to identify interesting classes of scenarios, and then estimate their desirability, chances, and ease of influence.
TheCollector
The Strange Story of How Greece Joined the Entente in WWI
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIb: Pyrrhus
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
10 months ago
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the performance of the Roman army and its legions in the third and second century BC against the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we sought to assess some of...
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What Makes Jean-Luc Godard An Iconic Film Director?
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Gandhi in South Africa: The Formation of the World-Famous Pacifist
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CrimethInc.
The Eye of Every Storm : Anarchist Response to Hurricane Helene
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30...
a month ago
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30 inches of rainfall over two days when an unnamed storm collided with Hurricane Helene over the mountains of Southern Appalachia. The resulting catastrophe laid waste to the entire...
TheCollector
Ragnarök: What Does the Prophecy of the Norse Apocalypse Actually Say?
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History Today Feed
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:30
African History...
a brief note on the role of Africans in the early Islamic expansion
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
a year ago
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
TheCollector
Place of Gold: The Complex Story of Johannesburg
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The Stolen Generations: The Mass Removal of Aboriginal Children
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7 Facts About Mountain Man Jim Bridger
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7 Fascinating Facts About the Vestal Virgins
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What Did Americans Eat During the Great Depression?
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Flashbak
Scenes From The Second City: Pictures of Birmingham 1980-1986
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city...
9 months ago
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city before there was a Selfridges or Harvey Nichols, and no Bullring as we know it today. Birmingham was a place of subway shops and underground passages that are now filled in and...
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King Stephen of Blois: England’s Anarchist King
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History of Potatoes: The Spuds that Make the World Go Round
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Sequoyah: The Man Who Created the Cherokee Written Language
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Who Was Paracelsus? 11 Things You Should Know
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Alexander the Not-Feeling-Great: How Did Alexander the Great Die?
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What Was the Beatles’ First Hit?
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Edward IV: The Life of a Man Who Was King Twice
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Ancient Jerusalem: From the Bronze Age to the Roman Era
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6 American Film Noirs Influenced by German Expressionism
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February 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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, added back corrected chapters 1-7 to...
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Painting America’s Great Divide : Horace Pippin And Mr. Prejudice
“The pictures which I have already painted come to me in my mind, and if to me it is a worth while...
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“The pictures which I have already painted come to me in my mind, and if to me it is a worth while picture, I paint it” – Horace Pippin Winston Churchill waved his fingers in a V for Victory and the united British went to war against a common enemy. When the United States …...
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10 Must-Visit Historic Villages in Portugal
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10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today
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History Today Feed
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
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The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 09:20
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in Japan
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7 African Myths About Animals
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Trying to Understand...
Reality Would Like A Word.
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
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Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
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Fra Angelico’s Theology & Aesthetics in 3 Extraordinary Paintings
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Atlas Shrugged: Ayn Rand’s Most Famous Novel Explained
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Flashbak
Got Live If You Want It: John Scott’s Concert Photographs of Alice Cooper, Bryan Ferry, John Lydon...
Never let go of your dreams because nobody else is going to make them happen. When John Scott was a...
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Never let go of your dreams because nobody else is going to make them happen. When John Scott was a child he harboured dreams of becoming a photographer. He roamed around his parents’ home and snapped pictures in his head. He had a talent for it which he thought of turning into a...
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NY City Proposes Public Monuments Bill With a Context on Slavery
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Dreams of Space -...
Satellites As A Hobby (1962)
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and...
a year ago
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and created a space map in 1958 (see Sept 8, 2011 blog post). They reused these illustration in several publication which may explain why they seem a little "dated" for 1962. This book...
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What Is First Corinthians About?
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Explore Ancient Rome by Visiting These 6 Sites
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Oskar Schindler: The Business Tycoon Who Became a Hero
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9 Paintings by Claude Monet You Should Know
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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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Why Should You Seek Ignorance?
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Cabal of Naples: The True Story of Naples’ Gang of Baroque Artists
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Flashbak
Get ‘Em In! Portraits of Drinkers in London Pubs
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink...
11 months ago
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink He sings the songs that remind him of the good times He sings the songs that remind him of the better times – Tubthumping by Chumbawumba Pub? Go on, then. Let’s go. And …...
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New York’s Jewish Museum Workers Ratified Their First Contract
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10 National and State Parks in the US Where You Can See Ancient Redwoods
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Plato on Political Polarization
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Plato on Political Polarization
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5 Strangest Art Movements You Need to Know
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Homo Floresiensis: What Do We Know about the Hobbit People?
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Artist Seals Himself in Glass Bottle at Paris Olympic Stadium
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Flashbak
Groovy Ads That Sold Woolworths’ UK Line of Baby Doll Cosmetics
Here are several examples of the many groovy psychedelic adverts produced in the 1960s to promote...
6 months ago
Here are several examples of the many groovy psychedelic adverts produced in the 1960s to promote Woolworths’ UK line of “Baby Doll” cosmetics in the late 1960s. These “pop-style” adverts appeared in the country’s magazines for teenagers, like Jackie, RAVE, Flair, Queen and...
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Was the Neolithic Revolution Really a Revolution?
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What Are the Oldest Books in the Bible?
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Homo Habilis: The First Humans?
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Kenjutsu: Discover Centuries of Japanese Fencing Tradition
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Trying to Understand...
War, Peace, And That Other Thing.
Understanding political violence.
a year ago
Understanding political violence.
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How Important Was Theseus for Athens? Theseus: Get to Know the Mythical King of Athens
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7 Ancient Greek Temples You Should Know
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7 Rococo Artists You Need to Know
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Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
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Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
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Pet Monkeys in Victorian Britain
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Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:57
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Who Were Charlemagne’s Daughters
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What Are the Six Labors of Theseus?
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When Was the First Crusade?
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A History of Speakeasies in the USA: In the Spirit of Secrecy
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Architectural Wizardry: 4 Fascinating Works by Antoni Gaudi
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Trying to Understand...
Unlike For Like.
BRICS and how international institutions work.
2 months ago
BRICS and how international institutions work.
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Henri Matisse: Outstanding Paintings by the French Fauvist Master
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Classical Wisdom
Artemisia of Caria
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
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Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
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Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World
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Maccabean Revolt: How the Maccabees Beat the Seleucids
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What Are the Five French Republics?
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It’s About Time: The Forgotten Song That Made The Beach Boys Cool Again
The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970,...
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The Beach Boys were no longer a hit band when Bob Burchman sat in his car in early July 1970, listening to a tape that Dennis Wilson had given him. Bob wasn’t a Beach Boys fan — he preferred Sly Stone or Marvin Gaye or Bob Dylan or Joni Mitchell or The Beatles — but Dennis, an...
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Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves: “I Like Her Not”
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What Is Marie Antoinette Syndrome?
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How to Steal From Homer
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Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
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James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
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James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
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Is Beirut Safe? Exploring a City Shaped by Tragedy
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An American Revolution Drawing Found in a NY Apartment
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Colombian President in Search for a Long-Lost Treasure
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What Happened to the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?
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17 Titillating Facts about the History of Tea
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The Two Slayings of Holofernes: Artemisia vs. Caravaggio
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Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
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Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
a year ago
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
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Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
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Rodney King & The LA Riots: A Terrible Episode of Violence
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Classical Wisdom
Does FIRST Matter Most?
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
a year ago
Or who holds it longest? Or most recently?
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Unveiling Romeo and Juliet: A Guide to Shakespeare’s Timeless Tragedy
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How Did Alexander Become ‘the Great’?
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8 Narrative Film Techniques You Should Know
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Trying to Understand...
Understanding What's Happening in France.
The kinetic phase may come next.
a year ago
The kinetic phase may come next.
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Trench Warfare in World War I: Rot, Rats, Ruin
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A Shagtastic Tour of Swinging Britain in 1967
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of...
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How French Was Medieval England?
How French Was Medieval England?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
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How French Was Medieval England?
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Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
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“Four Dead in Ohio”: The Kent State Shootings
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9 Printmaking Techniques You Should Know
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Vintage T-Shirt Slogans To Offend And Amuse
When we first hailed the glorious 1970s T-Shirt, you wrote in wanting to know if those...
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When we first hailed the glorious 1970s T-Shirt, you wrote in wanting to know if those iron-on-transfers were still available, like the ones sold in magazines that told us to Nuke the Whales. Retro is all the rage, as is what when Malcolm McLaren was repackaging Chucky Berry on a...
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‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
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Tue, 12/19/2023 - 10:39
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‘The End of Enlightenment’ by Richard Whatmore review
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Their Enemies The Russians
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a year ago
But what about the rest of us?
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The Life of Aldous Huxley — Author of “Brave New World”
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Niko Pirosmani: Get to Know the Tragic Hero of Georgian Art
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The Greek Mythology Behind Famous Constellations
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Classical Wisdom
Who cares about Homer, anyway?
What the legendary blind bard tells us about ourselves in the here and now
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What the legendary blind bard tells us about ourselves in the here and now
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Summary of changes for May 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
7 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of May.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Frances Bay, Yuculta and Dent Rapids, Shoal Bay, Port Neville, Telegraph Cove, Port McNeill, Fury Cove, Prince Rupert, B.C. north coast...
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Oldest Ancient Temple Unearthed in Cyprus
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Get to Know Alma Mahler: Composer, Muse, and Scandalous Woman
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A Week Off And A New Language
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What Was the Dreyfus Affair?
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Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview
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What Makes a Piece of Art a Masterpiece?
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Cy Twombly: Get to Know His Sculpture
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Who Are Russia’s Old Believers? The Raskol in Russian History
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Artemisia Gentileschi Lost Painting in The U.K.’s Royal Collection
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TheCollector
The Extraordinary Story of Dido Elizabeth Belle
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Hygge, Lagom, Wabi-Sabi: Life Philosophies To Help You Find Harmony
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4 Egyptian Myths That Inspired Cinema
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What Was Organization Todt?
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TheCollector
The Red Army Choir: A History of Russian Soft Power
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Story of Thebes
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Oldest National Parks in the United States
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
4 months ago
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
TheCollector
The Culper Ring: How Espionage Won the American Revolution
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Trying to Understand...
The Machine Stops.
And fiddling won't fix it.
4 months ago
And fiddling won't fix it.
Hundred Rabbits
North Pacific Logbook
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing...
over a year ago
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing we've ever done. We decided to keep a logbook, to better remember it and so it can help others who wish to make this trip.
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TheCollector
What Are Carl Jung’s Anima and Animus Archetypes?
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TheCollector
Battle of Gaugamela (331 BCE): Alexander’s Achaemenid Armageddon
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TheCollector
The Rise of Fascism in Italy & The Two “Black Years”
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Dreams of Space -...
Skyjets for Fliers of Tomorrow (1954)
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which...
11 months ago
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which people will get individual jet-powered wings to fly. It is set a little like a fantasy and a little like a dream. It has "perfect" 1950s illustrations about how the future might...
Flashbak
Cars of Britain in the 1970s
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of...
2 months 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...
Flashbak
Identipop, Build Your Own Popstar, 1969
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and...
10 months ago
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and unknowns’. The unknowns are easy to spot – but can you identify all the popstars on the game’s box design? Made in the UKL by Play Value Ltd – they produced similar games, also from the...
TheCollector
Iroquois Confederacy: A Brief History of Haudenosaunee
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5 months 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
Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Story of Magic & Heartbreak
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TheCollector
Who Are the Young British Artists? An Overview of the Movement
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Trying to Understand...
Macron is Safe for the Moment
But the future worries me.
a year ago
But the future worries me.
TheCollector
Should We Interpret Literature in Its Social Context? Adorno’s Answer
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Flashbak
British Artist Finds An Incredible Album Of Found Photos
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge...
2 months ago
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge came upon this album of pictures. “I find images that resonate with me and then with that I try to bring their characters to life in my work,” she tells us. “I bought the slides on...
TheCollector
The Rise & Fall of Hollywood’s Avant-Garde Cinema
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TheCollector
Who Is the Mystery Mummy of Tomb KV55? (4 Theories)
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A Collection of...
Collections: How Many People? Ancient Demography
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is...
a year ago
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is one of those basic bits of information and generally speaking those of us who teach these societies are usually prepared with an estimate to answer the question. But what we often...
TheCollector
A George Washington Portrait Goes on Sale, Held at the Met
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TheCollector
What Is the Historical Context of Easter?
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9 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
The Effects of Immigration in Denmark
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an...
a year ago
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an official government report.
TheCollector
The History of Chocolate: A Treat with a Dark Side?
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The Congress of Vienna: How Europe Was Redrawn
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
3 months ago
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
The Louvre Seeks Donations to Buy Chardin’s Strawberries Work
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Archangels of the Apocrypha: Here’s What You Need to Know
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TheCollector
The Violent Race Riots of the Red Summer of 1919
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How Did the Tudors Celebrate Christmas?
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TheCollector
Christie’s to Auction $30 Million Basquiat Stretcher-Bar Painting
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TheCollector
What Is the Significance of the Carnegie Libraries?
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Overcoming Bias
Who You Are Vs. What You Control
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other...
2 months ago
If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other things being equal, the best plan is to let as few things into your identity as possible.
TheCollector
5 Masterpieces of Early Irish Art
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TheCollector
Beauty That Kills: Was Renaissance Makeup Deadly?
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Who Was Mahavira? The Founder of Jainism
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Open Culture
Laurie Anderson’s Mind-Blowing Performance of C. P. Cavafy’s Poems “Waiting for the Barbarians” &...
In the video above, Laurie Anderson describes C. P. Cavafy’s poem “Waiting for the Barbarians” as...
2 hours ago
In the video above, Laurie Anderson describes C. P. Cavafy’s poem “Waiting for the Barbarians” as being “set in ancient Rome.” That’s a reasonable interpretation, given that it contains an emperor, senators, and orators, though Cavafy himself said that none of them are...
TheCollector
Alexandre Dumas: The Life & Legacy of a Great Novelist
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CrimethInc.
The Syrian Civil War Resumes : Perspectives on the Conflict from Western and Northeastern Syria
The Syrian civil war has remained largely frozen since 2020, owing to a precarious balance of power...
a month ago
The Syrian civil war has remained largely frozen since 2020, owing to a precarious balance of power between various factions with various degrees of support from Russia, Turkey, Iran, and the United States. Over the past few days, however, taking advantage of the ways that Iran...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks Returns!
a year ago
The Essential Greeks Returns!
TheCollector
4 American Presidents Who Were Assassinated
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African History...
A General History of Iron Technology in Africa ca. 2000BC-1900AD.
The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of...
4 months ago
The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of Africa, and the continent is home to some of the world's oldest sites of ironworking.
TheCollector
Climate Activists Targeted Dinosaur Skeleton at London’s NHM
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How Many Presidents Served Two (Full) Terms?
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TheCollector
When Birds Outsmarted the Army: What Was the Emu War?
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TheCollector
The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections
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Flashbak
Finding Mom in 1970s New York City – Rich Allen’s Portraits Roll Back The Years
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to...
6 months ago
Thanks to Rich Allen and his brilliant pictures of New York City in the 1970s, Lisa Murray got to see a picture of her late mother. We’re going to share some more of Rich’s portraits of people of 1970s NYC after we’ve heard from Lisa. “I am so grateful for Rich Allen for taking...
TheCollector
9 Inventions We Owe to the Ancients
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Global Inequality...
The abolition of paper and the pompous rule of the present
China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version...
a year ago
China is considered to have been the first country (civilization) to have created the modern version of paper. Paper is listed as one among the four big Chinese inventions (the other three are compass, gun powder and printing). Perhaps it will be the first country to desinvent...
African History...
Guns and Spears: a military history of the Zulu kingdom.
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems...
a year ago
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems into two broad categories —the relatively modern armies along the Atlantic coast which used firearms, versus the 'traditional' armies in the interior that fought with arrows and...
TheCollector
What is Appalachian Culture?
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African History...
a brief note on themes in African art.
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
5 months ago
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
TheCollector
Rosemaling in America: Norwegian-American Folk Art (Origins & History)
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Who Is Banksy? A Closer Look at the Famed Anonymous Street Artist
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How Did Emperor Nero treat Christians During His Reign?
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TheCollector
Who Was Origen of Alexandria?
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TheCollector
History of Gunpowder: An In-Depth Overview
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TheCollector
Forgotten Sandro Botticelli Piece Seized by Italian Authorities
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TheCollector
5 Horrific Stories from the Old Testament
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Did the Suffragettes Know Martial Arts?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Symbolism & Identity in Elizabeth I’s Portraits: Decoding the Queen
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Trying to Understand...
No Left Turn
Workers and Peasants we are not.
5 months ago
Workers and Peasants we are not.
TheCollector
The Father of Phenomenology: Who Was Edmund Husserl?
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Trying to Understand...
The Performance is Over
Even if the artists don't realise it.
a year ago
Even if the artists don't realise it.
Flashbak
Before Banksy: London Graffiti in the 1980s
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the...
a year ago
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the right people. Most of of it got washed off walls or knocked down as the buildings it decorated made way for flats. Most of it wasn’t all that good. And because London graffiti was a...
TheCollector
The Lebanese Civil War: A Complex & Devastating Conflict
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The Impact of Sigmund Freud’s Theories on Art
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Northanger Abbey: Jane Austen’s Gothic Parody
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Your Guide to the Best of Contemporary Art in Hanoi, Vietnam
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8 months ago
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Ming Dynasty Artefacts Found in South China Shipwreck
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Alexander Hamilton: From Orphan to Founding Father
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5 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Grimgrains, published a tofu from soy flour recipe, and reduced...
TheCollector
Thefts From Heritage Sites in the U.K. Are Rising
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Eugene Von Bruenchenhein And His Wife Marie: A Love Story
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983) was an American self-taught artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin....
2 weeks ago
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983) was an American self-taught artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He left a vast archive of poetry, apocalyptic paintings, paintbrushes made with his wife’s hair, drawings, notebooks, audio tapes and hundreds of sculptures made from chicken bones,...
TheCollector
How the Nazis Looted Art in the Netherlands: Dienststelle Mühlmann
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Global Inequality...
Is “neo-imperialism” the only path to development?
On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
a year ago
On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
TheCollector
7 Rules of Art Collecting: How to Collect Sculptures
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What Treaty Ended World War II?
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Be More Naked?
Is modesty too modern?
a year ago
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Who Were the Utopian Socialists?
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Pauline Epistles: Did Apostle Paul Write Them All?
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Principality of Sealand: The Smallest Nation in the World?
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Are There Still Lepers? The History of Leprosy in 5 Chapters
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Is Happiness a Ghost? Seeking Fulfillment Through Philosophy
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5 Works by Barbara Kruger on Gender and Feminism
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Martha Washington: Get to Know the First First Lady
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From Wartime Reserve to Pop Culture: What Is the History of ‘Keep Calm and Carry On?’
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Classical Wisdom
Events Listing
Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
a year ago
Ancient Women, Marcus Aurelius, Economics and Resilience...
History Today Feed
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
8 months ago
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
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?
Flashbak
Lower Manhattan in 1973
These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May...
7 months ago
These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May 1973 in as part of the newly created Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which partnered with professional photographers to take pictures of America. The project collected more...
History Today Feed
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:20
10 months ago
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse?
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Jackie Wang’s Carceral Capitalism: Is Capitalism Compulsory?
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How Does Epistemology Address Memory as a Source of Knowledge?
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a year ago
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
African History...
The myth of Mansa Musa's enslaved entourage
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the...
a year ago
"Stories about his [Mansa Musa's] journey have numerous anecdotes which are not true and which the mind refuses to admit".
TheCollector
When Did the Korean War Start?
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
2 weeks ago
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
6 Facts about the Ancient Olympic Games
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The Orlando Museum of Art Faces Financial Distress
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Myth of the Minotaur
Journey Into the Labyrinth
a year ago
Journey Into the Labyrinth
TheCollector
Quechua: A Dead Language? Not at All
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10 months ago
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Why Did Vincent van Gogh Cut Off His Ear?
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7 months ago
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How Indigenous Peoples Turned Language into a Post-Colonial Tool
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9 months ago
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Who Is Hecate in Macbeth?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
Patterns in Humanity
Racial Homicide Disparities Since 1910
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the...
a year ago
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the evolution of black-white homicide disparities in the United States since the early 20th century.
TheCollector
Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Everything You Need to Know About the Tragedy
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4 months ago
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Why There Is More Than One Reality: Introducing the Pluriverse
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10 months ago
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Who Was Eusebius?
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11 months ago
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Hitler’s Inner Circle: The 7 Most Powerful Figures in the Third Reich
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7 months ago
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