A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ia: Heirs of Alexander
This week on the blog we are starting what is a planned four-part series looking at the twilight of...
11 months ago
This week on the blog we are starting what is a planned four-part series looking at the twilight of Hellenistic warfare and the triumph of the Roman legion. Our core question is a really common one: why was the Roman legion able to decisively defeat the Hellenistic...
Dreams of Space -...
Beyond Mars (1960)
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps...
a year ago
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps in space including: solar sailing, travel to Saturn via long distance trips to the outer solar system, multi-year hibernation travel, hydroponics, and visiting other solar...
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Do You Listen Well?
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
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Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
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Lisa Schiff Art Collection Could Hit the Auction Block
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The Inuit and the Canadian Arctic: A Brief History
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The First Biographers
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...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
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Surprising Results of The British Museum’s Internal Investigation
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Norman Rockwell Works Dispute Finally Over?
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The Congress of Vienna: How Europe Was Redrawn
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In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and discuss some of the implications for social stratification.
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Homo Habilis: The First Humans?
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The French Monarchy: From Clovis to the Capetians
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‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
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Philopoemen: The Last Great General of Ancient Greece
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Is There Democracy Without Voting? Elections by Lot in Ancient Athens
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Who Was Carl Gustav Jung?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IV: The Senate
This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the...
a year ago
This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Over the last few posts we looked at the role of Roman magistrates who carried out a...
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What Is Populism?
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‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
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An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
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Stolen Van Gogh Anonymously Returned to Dutch Museum
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Joris Hoefnagel: The Emperor’s Best Artist Who Drew Insects That Told of Love And Death
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Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by Croatian scribe Georg Bocskay (died 1575) and Flemish artist Joris Hoefnagel (1542–1601). There is no evidence the two artists ever met, but their collaboration was decades in the...
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Watch TV-CBGB – A Punk Sitcom From 1981
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews,...
8 months ago
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews, comedy skits, and live performances”. Stuart Newman, a member of the The Roustabouts, one of the groups featured on the show – along with Idiot Savant, The Hard, Jo Marshall, Shrapnel...
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The Death of A New Jersey Shopping Mall
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7 months ago
There are about 1,000 malls in the US, and it’s estimated that one in four will close in the next few years as vacancy rates are increasing due to the pandemic, a slowed economy and increased online shopping. Photographer Phillip Buehler captured the death of the Wayne Hills mall...
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A Fabulous Collection of Antique Espresso Coffee Machines
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“I saw an ‘historical’ espresso machine for the first time in Arezzo in 1988 whilst visiting the oldest antiques market in Italy,” says collector Enrico Maltoni. His interest in antique espresso coffee makers became a labour of love means. He’s written extensively on the subject...
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5 Influential African Leaders of the 20th Century
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The myth of the Nordic rehabilitative paradise
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Artists Rejected from Polish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
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5 Actions of the American Indian Movement
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African History...
An episode of Naval warfare on the East African coast: the Sakalava invasions of 1792-1817
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
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Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
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8 Facts About the Norse Goddess Freyja
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Dreams of Space -...
Johnny's Space Trip (1954)
A re-run--
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a year ago
A re-run--
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Polyphemus: Who Was the Cyclops That Was Tricked by Odysseus?
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The Forgotten Second Saint Patrick of the Dark Ages
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Why Does Urs Fischer Burn His Sculptures?
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‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
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"He spoke of computers with some awe"
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What Did Americans Eat During the Great Depression?
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What Is Hermeneutics? Explaining the Theory of Interpretation
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Baroque Obsession: What Was So Innovative About Caravaggio?
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Symbolism and Identity in Northern Renaissance Portraiture
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Two Paintings Once Stolen by Nazis Are Donated to the Louvre Museum
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Three LA Museums Jointly Acquire Collection of Local Art
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Italian vs. Northern Renaissance Art: What’s the Difference?
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The Rise and Fall of the Akkadian Empire
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The 5 Most Influential Modern Political Philosophers
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The Engineering of the Strandbeest: How the Magnificent Mechanical Creatures Have Technologically...
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Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have learned about biology and technology. But certain specimens roaming around in the world can blur that line — and in the curious case of the Strandbeesten, they really are roaming...
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Signed Dalí Prints Worth Thousands Found in London Garage
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The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook, 1976
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The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook was published in 1976 and 1980. This user guide to knowing cocaine was presented in the tone of an educational reference book. The drug was illegal – still is, of course – and publishing a book on it is risky. But it an effort to produce the...
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Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
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Free French Bombers Over France
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Is Calligraphy Considered Art?
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5 Inspirational Women From the Second World War
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Does Might Make Right? The Melian Dialogue of Thucydides
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Sea Monsters in Renaissance Maps: Tales From Unknown Waters
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The Sinking of the Britannic: An Animated Introduction to the Titanic’s Forgotten Sister Ship
We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner...
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We all know about the Titanic. Less often do we hear about the Britannic—the sister passenger liner that the British turned into a hospital ship during World War I. Launched in 1914, two years after the Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean, the Britannic featured a number of...
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A political history of the Kotoko city states (ca. 1000-1900)
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5 Women in Philosophy of Mind You Should Know
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Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
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Why Did Vincent van Gogh Cut Off His Ear?
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The French Resistance: Fantasy and Failure
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The Dallas Art Fair Decides on 2024 Exhibitions
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Hunter S Thompson Sets Fire To His Christmas Tree (1990)
“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller...
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“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller before the writer torched his Christmas Tree In January 1990, Sam Allis was on assignment for TIME magazine at writer Hunter S. Thompson’s (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) home...
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Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Found in Antwerp
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Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
Pasternak and Stalin: What Was Said?
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What Are the Earliest Manuscripts of the New Testament?
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Iris Murdoch Through 3 Great Works in Philosophy and Literature
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What Did Martin Luther Have to Say About Justification?
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Ancient Egypt Under the Achaemenid Persian Empire: A Brief Overview
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Gustave Moreau: The Man Who Defined the Symbolist Movement
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Interview With Joseph A. Miller on Figurative Art
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The Social War (91-87 BCE): Rome vs Italy
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The Vasari Sacristy: Breathtaking Artwork in Naples
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Why Read Modern Books?
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Elizabeth Anderson: What is the Point of Equality?
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Don't even think about rebuilding western militaries.
Hundred Rabbits
goji no chaimu
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was...
over a year ago
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was unreal; this was our prize, our first step onto Japanese soil. We used to make many trips to Japan by plane, but getting there by our own efforts — by sailboat — is a lot slower and...
TheCollector
What Did Francis Bacon Mean by “Knowledge Is Power”?
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What Did Descartes Mean With “Cogito Ergo Sum”?
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Tjaart’s Substack
The curious case of the missing period
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Napoleon’s Forgotten First Battle: La Maddalena, 1793
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The Extraordinary Story of Dido Elizabeth Belle
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Death of the King of Siam
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How Did Gnosticism Influence Early Christianity?
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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...
over 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...
Classical Wisdom
Why Aren’t We Happy?
Count no man happy until the end is known
5 months ago
Count no man happy until the end is known
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Hecate vs. Persephone: What’s the Difference?
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What is Postmodern Art? The Genre Defined in 8 Iconic Works
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What Was the Salon des Refusés?
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What Are Anton Chekhov’s Most Important Works?
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Wrong Side of...
Welcoming the stranger
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What Language Did the Ancient Romans Speak?
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The Ethics of Epicureanism vs The Ethics of Stoicism
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“All Part of Nature”: Radclyffe Hall’s Life
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What Are Most Infamous Tales about Emperor Caligula?
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Street Shots of New York City in 1978
“Every day was like being in a scene from a movie set in the city” – George Wright In ‘New York...
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“Every day was like being in a scene from a movie set in the city” – George Wright In ‘New York 1978’, British photographer George Wright shows us the city. Having trained as a graphic design at London’s Wimbledon School of Art in the early 1970s, Wright took a class taught...
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Another Of My Essays in French
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Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
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How Did Japan Get Involved in World War II?
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Britain’s First Milk Bar Opens
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Plovdiv: Europe’s Oldest Continuously Inhabited City
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Get to Know the Nazca People and the Mysterious Nazca Lines
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Classical Wisdom
Eternal Glory
Homer and Kleos
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What Is Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Taste?
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TheCollector
10 Foreign Gods Hidden in the Roman Pantheon
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Dr Alun Withey
Creams, Clothes and Cases: The material culture of pre-modern travel.
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel...
11 months ago
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel preparations. One thing that I’m particularly interested in is the material culture of travel, and what sorts of things were available for travellers as they got ready for their...
TheCollector
Is Anarchism a Bad Idea? 3 Main Objections
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Who Were the Founders of Chichen Itza?
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What Were the Most Terrible Acts of the British Empire?
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At Large in Leyton – A Walk Around The East London Manor 1989-1994
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the...
11 months ago
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the so-called “autonomous republic” of “Wanstonia”. The protest against the demolition of housing to make way for the M11 Link Road was lost. Harry Cohen, MP for Leyton said “the Department...
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What Is God? Theism, Pantheism, and Panentheism
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Jacques Lacan: Explaining the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real
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Plato on Political Polarization
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How Did King Tut Die? (5 Theories)
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Clubbers And Youth Tribes in Post-Punk London : 1978-1986
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those...
8 months ago
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those Tuesday nights at Billy’s [1978] it was like walking into a Hieronymous Bosch painting – furtive but lively, very decadent reflecting what they were into, and yet with a sense of...
Flashbak
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’...
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“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”...
Patterns in Humanity
When Lightning Strikes... Literally
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a year ago
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
Flashbak
Animals Behaving Horribly On Vintage Christmas Cards
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards...
a year ago
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards produced during the Victorian era. There are dead birds, massive insects being tortured by small children and any number of humanised animals eating each other, eating people and...
TheCollector
10 Historical Places to Visit in Hampshire
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How Did Nero Become the Emperor of Rome?
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From Legends to Ballads: What Is Folklore?
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Snapshots of Cars On The Streets of London in the 1980s
Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex...
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Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex shops, the West End, the East End and all parts between. Our focus here is in the cars on London’s roads in the 1980s. David Rostance took his pictures of London cars in the 1970s....
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Out Of Control.
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Egyptian Demons: Guardians and Wanders
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6 Unsolved Murder Mysteries Involving Historical Figures
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René Descartes’ Legacy: The Persistence of Mind-Body Dualism
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The Church Under the Tang Dynasty: A Forgotten Outpost of Christianity
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When the US Senate Put Comic Books on Trial
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Mobutu Sese Seko: The Rise and Fall of Congo’s Infamous Dictator
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History Today Feed
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
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Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
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Trying to Understand...
One Of My Essays In Dutch.
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and...
11 months ago
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and send to me a translation into Dutch of my recent essay “What’s Left and What’s Left?” The translator has elected to remain anonymous, but I’m extremely grateful, and please join me in...
African History...
State and society in southern Ethiopia: the Oromo kingdom of Jimma (ca. 1830-1932)
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its...
11 months ago
Modern Ethiopia is a diverse country comprised of many communities and languages, each with its history and contribution to the country's cultural heritage. While Ethiopian historiography is often focused on the historical developments in the northern regions of the country, some...
TheCollector
Collectible Toys Worth $1000s: Rare Finds With High Prices
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Open Culture
A Simple, Down-to-Earth Christmas Card from the Great Depression (1933)
The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great...
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The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great Depression. They write: Despite the glum economic situation, the Pinero family used a brown paper bag to fashion an inexpensive holiday greeting card. They penned a clever rhyme and...
TheCollector
King Tut: The Life & Afterlife of the Boy Pharaoh
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History Today Feed
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
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Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
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TheCollector
Jormungandr: Get to Know the Midgard Serpent
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Will The West Eat Itself?
Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
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Yes. It's derivatives all the way down.
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The Women’s War Breaks Out
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Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
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Are Isaac and Ishmael Enemies in the Bible?
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Olafur Eliasson to Turn Urban Billboards into Abstract Art
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The Greek Revolution: How Greece Was Freed From the Ottomans
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Why Was Prohibition Repealed?
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Res Obscura
Why drug history?
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Jock of the Bushveld: An Enduring Tale of Friendship
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Everything You Need to Know About Claude Monet’s Water Lilies
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10 Women Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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7 Famous Artists Who Turned to Crime
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What Was the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact?
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The Macedonian Wars: Rome vs the Macedonian Phalanx
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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...
7 months ago
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...
TheCollector
Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution?
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Chicago Art Institute Can Keep Egon Schiele Work
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Is Right & Wrong a Matter of Perspective? Moral Relativism Explained
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The Legacy of Emperor Pedro II: Brazil’s Golden Age
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Ancien Régime France: 4 Harsh Realities of Life Before the Revolution
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Who Invented the First Motion Picture Camera?
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11 Shocking Facts About the Black Dahlia Case
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TheCollector Interviews Director Karen Milbourne of The Fralin
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Beyond Stoicism
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The Great Papal Schism: Two Christian Leaders Against Each Other
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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...
9 months ago
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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Who Is Satan in the Hebrew Bible?
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Vanishing Point: New Zealand and Australia in the 80s and 90s
“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was...
2 months ago
“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was drawing to a close” – Kathryn McCool on life in New Zealand in the 1980s Kathryn McCool was 18 when her father gave her a camera (a Ricoh SLR) he’d bought at auction. As Kathryn …...
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What Happened During a Duel in Early Modern Europe & North America?
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7 Famous Surrealist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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6 Things You Should Know about Sculptor Augusta Savage
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What Are the Strengths of Determinism?
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Submerged Bridge in Spanish Cave Built Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
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How Found Objects Became Central to Modern Art
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10 Facts About the Temples of Angkor
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What Is David Hammons Best Known For?
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Res Obscura
The (history of) spice must flow
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
10 months ago
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
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TheCollector Sits Down with Romulo Royo (Video Interview)
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What Happened at the Battle of Kyiv in WWII?
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How Socrates Perceive Life, Death, and the Afterlife?
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Millions of Cats: Wanda Gag’s Beautifully Illustrated Children’s Book
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send...
a year ago
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send to an art exhibition. I strive to make them completely accurate in relation to the text. I try to make them warmly human, imaginative, or humourous — not coldly decorative — and...
TheCollector
6 Inventions to Thank the Aztec, Maya, & Inca For
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11 Facts About Tintoretto You Should Know
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La Malinche: The Treachery and Tragedy of Cortés’s Native Interpreter
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British Grub: A Psychedelic Tribute To British Food From 1960s San Francisco
Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease...
8 months ago
Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease pudding and saveloys, what next is the question? Rich gentlemen have it boys – in-di-gestion! – Food Glorious Food from the muscial oliver by Lionel Bart, 1968 You didn’t need...
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L’Ornement Polychrome by Albert Racinet – A Gorgeous Book Of World Art (1869–73)
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative...
6 months ago
Albert Racinet (1825–1893) created his L’ornement Polychrome as a visual record of the decorative arts from antiquity to the late nineteenth century and represents the work of cultures all over the world. He published a second series which included later works, too. Raninet...
TheCollector
Two ‘Great Wave’ Prints Fetch Over $800,000 Each
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TheCollector
What Are Emblemata in Art and Literature?
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Res Obscura
Experiencing scientific revolutions: the 1660s and the 2020s
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Lessons from Boyle's scientific desiderata and the Midgley Effect
TheCollector
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882: Racism on a Federal Level
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TheCollector
Consumerism in Pop Art: Was It Celebrated or Criticized?
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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.
TheCollector
New Study Reveals Fresh Insight Into Mayan Sacrifices
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Dreams of Space -...
Exploring Space (Hebrew) (1960)
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few...
a year ago
The Hebrew version of Exploring Space. If you notice it opens right to left. So you will see a few pages where the Hebrew version "switches" sides. Because this is such a charming book I have loaded the whole thing. As an additional treat I own some of the original illustration...
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Should We Navel Gaze?
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
a year ago
Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
TheCollector
Cy Twombly: Get to Know His Sculpture
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History Today Feed
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
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The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
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Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
History Today Feed
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
6 months ago
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
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Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
TheCollector
Is The Digital Era Truly Destroying Art?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
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Flashbak
Rare Photographs of Siouxsie and the Banshees in Japan, 1982
Siouxsie and the Banshees toured Japan playing three gigs in Tokyo late-March, early-April 1982. The...
a year ago
Siouxsie and the Banshees toured Japan playing three gigs in Tokyo late-March, early-April 1982. The band had recently released their fourth album Juju (1981) and were working on their fifth A Kiss in the Dreamhouse (1982). While other punk bands had imploded, Siouxsie and the...
TheCollector
Discover Caravaggio’s Saint Matthew Series
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History Today Feed
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
a year ago
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
j.hoare
Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
TheCollector
King Sennacherib: The Warrior King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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Over 1,000 Artifacts Unearthed Beneath Notre Dame
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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 the History of Constitution Day in the US?
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A Colossal Ramses II Statue Pieces Uncovered
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Ancient Greek Art
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The First Great Awakening: Promoting America’s Revolution
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What Is the Single Most Valuable Artwork in the World?
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Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place?
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5 Key Tenets of Rastafarian: Between Zion and Babylon
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Yuefenpai: 8 Facts About the Iconic Chinese Calendar Advertisements
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The Philosophy of the Oxford Group: Vegetarianism & Animal Rights
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10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial
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Open Culture
What Ancient Greek Music Sounded Like: Listen to a Reconstruction That’s “100% Accurate”
Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre,...
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Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre, reed-pipes, and various percussion instruments. More than 2,000 years later, modern scholars have finally figured out how to reconstruct and perform these songs with (it’s claimed)...
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New York City’s NIGHT Magazine – 1978-79
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s...
5 months ago
Launched in September 1978, Anton Perich’s self-financed NIGHT magazine showcased New York City’s mix of fashion, art, and music at clubs like Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager’s Studio 54 and Howard Stein and Peppo Vanini’s Xenon, where nightlife and performance met. Distribution...
TheCollector
How the Vietnam War Divided the US
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Trying to Understand...
Will it Bend or Will it Break?
The international system, that is.
a year ago
The international system, that is.
TheCollector
Aristotle’s Rhetoric: A Brief Overview
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New British Museum Book Brings Egyptian Pharaohs to Life
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Astrology in Ancient Rome: A Brief Overview
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Reacting to the French Revolution: Edmund Burke and the British Pamphlet War
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Wallis Simpson: A Look Beyond Scandal
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8 Outstanding Women in the History of Philosophy
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Queen Anne: Britain’s Tragic Queen?
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10 Things an Art Lover Should Do in Paris
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The Secret SS Mission to Tibet You’ve Never Heard Of
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Classical Wisdom
Does Karma Exist?
Does what goes around come around?
8 months ago
Does what goes around come around?
History Today Feed
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
African History...
A complete history of Zeila (Zayla): ca. 800-1885 CE.
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
3 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
TheCollector
Germanus of Auxerre and His Connection to Arthurian Legends
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“Protector of the Indians”: Who Was Fray Bartolome de las Casas?
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Alexander Nevsky: Savior of the Kievan Rus’?
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How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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Walter Benjamin: What are the Connections Between Language and Theology?
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10 Must-Visit Places Around the World for History Buffs
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4 Russian Leaders Who Actually Weren’t Russian
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Historical Figures in Ridiculous Frippery: Ruff Love For Old Masters
“If you spent your life concentrating on what everyone else thought of you, would you forget who you...
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What Are Monads? Leibniz On the Most Fundamental Substance
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Ron’s Place Becomes First Outsider Art with Listed Status in England
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Four Common(ly misunderstood) Latin Proverbs
Factoids From the Ancient World
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Why Socrates Matters
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What Are the Recurring Symbols in Hilma af Klint’s Work?
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12 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June
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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, improved the Uxntal reference sheet and improved the Uxntal...
African History...
Acemoglu in Kongo: a critique of 'Why Nations Fail' and its wilful ignorance of African history.
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies...
2 months ago
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies show up in the selection committees of Stockholm.
TheCollector
Why Is Socrates’ Legacy Vital?
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5 Fables by Jean de la Fontaine
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Delian League vs Persian Empire: The Greeks on the Offensive
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The Orixás of Candomblé: Who Is Your Tutelary Spirit?
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How Did People Get Paid in the Pre-Columbian Americas? (Not in Gold)
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The Footsteps of Finn MacCool: The Landscape of Giants in Ireland
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The Indian Citizenship Act
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JamesHoare
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JamesHoare
Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:42
TheCollector
19 Surprising Facts about the History of Potatoes
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Bananas & Brutality: The Twisted History of United Fruit
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African History...
On Hegel's ignorance of African History
*my article for ROAPE journal
a year ago
*my article for ROAPE journal
TheCollector
How Did Philosophy Help Develop Artificial Intelligence?
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Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Egyptian Tomb in Luxor
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Fall of Constantinople (1453): The Siege That Changed the World
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Global Inequality...
Russia’s apocalyptic messianism
Questions raised by Nikolai Berdyaev
2 months ago
Questions raised by Nikolai Berdyaev
TheCollector
5 Notable Books by Ernest Hemingway
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History Today Feed
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
10 months ago
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
TheCollector
What Is the Hill of the Buddha?
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10 Presidential Elections That Shaped the US Forever
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The Strange Story of How Greece Joined the Entente in WWI
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Secrets of the Scythians
10 months ago
African History...
A history of the Loango kingdom (ca.1500-1883) : Power, Ivory and Art in west-central Africa.
Africa's past carved in ivory
a year ago
Africa's past carved in ivory
Dreams of Space -...
Cosmodrome (1987)
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is...
a year ago
Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is published in 1987 so it is way out of scope for my blog. But it has some great visuals and so I think it is worth sharing. I have never had the nerve to cut this out and build it. Most...
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...
History Today Feed
In Defence of Boring Books
In Defence of Boring Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
9 months ago
In Defence of Boring Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
8 Facts About Tamara de Lempicka’s Dark Glamour
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a year ago
Flashbak
Marian Henel and His Perverted Rugs (NSFW)
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who...
a month ago
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who spent 32 years as a patient of the Hospital for Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders in Branice, Poland. Admitted to the hospital’s Psychopathological Art Expression workshop in...
TheCollector
The Life of Malcolm X: “You Had Better Make Some Noise”
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a year ago
TheCollector
Previously Unknown Giorgione Painting Found in Germany
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Ada Lovelace: Get to Know the World’s First Computer Programmer
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10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
And Now for Something Completely Different.
Am I me? Are You you? ?
a year ago
TheCollector
Edward IV: The Life of a Man Who Was King Twice
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a year ago
TheCollector
Freedom of Speech in the United States: An Overview
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2 months ago
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