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Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
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Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
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Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
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10 Representations of Judith Slaying Holofernes in Painting
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What Caused the First Opium War in China?
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New Study Reveals Fresh Insight Into Mayan Sacrifices
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The 6 Finest Gothic Cathedrals in France
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What Made Tintoretto the Greatest Master of the Renaissance?
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Global Inequality...
Before the police arrives: Bookstores on Saturdays
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I...
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I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I would be a “technical executor” of our family’s monthly budget. My family was part of the red bourgeoisie and we had enough, and probably more than enough, for a comfortable life;...
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What is Virtue According to Nietzsche?
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Study Shows Real Art Stimulates the Brain More Than a Copy
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Collectors Pull Lent Works From London’s Barbican
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How the CCP is Closing China
How the CCP is Closing China
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
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How the CCP is Closing China
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47
TheCollector
Hume on Personal Identity: Who Are We?
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How Is Ben Black Elk Associated with Mount Rushmore?
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Classical Wisdom
How to Steal From Homer
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
11 months ago
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
TheCollector
How Did People React to Hitler’s Death & Germany’s Surrender?
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Handle Anxiety?
Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
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Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
TheCollector
The Origins of the Democratic Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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Classical Wisdom
Calm in the Face of Crisis
Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
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Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
11 months ago
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
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Venice Plan for Damaged Banksy Mural Concerns Locals
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How Did Indulgences Inspire the Protestant Reformation?
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5 Phases of Phenomenology and the Rise of Existentialism
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Why Do the British Love Tea so Much?
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Popular Religion in Ancient Egypt: Everything You Need to Know
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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...
11 months 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...
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10 Presidential Elections That Shaped the US Forever
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What Is the Single Most Valuable Artwork in the World?
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Classical Wisdom
Do You Need Children to Care About the Future?
Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
4 months ago
Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
Trying to Understand...
You And Whose Army?
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
a year ago
NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
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Understanding 5 Famous Quotes by Descartes
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Action! 4 Films Inspired by History’s Natural Disasters
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What Is First Thessalonians About?
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What Were the Religious Beliefs of Hans Holbein the Younger?
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Beyond the Scream: 10 Lesser-Known Paintings by Edvard Munch
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Ukraine In NATO Would Be A Disaster ...
But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
a year ago
But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
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Monet’s Favorite French Cathedral Catches Fire
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What Is Appropriation in Art?
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Classical Wisdom
What makes a good friend?
'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
a year ago
'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
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What Was Life Really Like for WWI Tank Crews?
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A $25 Brooch Turns Out to Be a Rare Victorian Treasure
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What Is Berlin Science Week? Everything You Need to Know
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Who Are the Young British Artists? An Overview of the Movement
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Augustus and Ancient Religion
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Augustus and Ancient Religion
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Aeneas: Founder of Rome
The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
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The Most Important Myth Ever Told?
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Does Nietzsche Believe in Free Will?
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What’s the Context of Good Friday? From Passover to Crucifixion
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Res Obscura
How well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
An experiment with historical simulation
a year ago
An experiment with historical simulation
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Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man?
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The Philosophy of Doomsday Preppers: What Would You Do to Survive?
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The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute
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Phillips 2023 Sales Dropped Down 15 Percent from 2022
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10 Curious Facts About Johnny Cash
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A History Lover’s Guide to New Mexico
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7 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Drift Poll Winner: Rational Culture
Over the last day, I did two sets of polls comparing 16 cultural drift scenarios (detailed here) re...
a month ago
Over the last day, I did two sets of polls comparing 16 cultural drift scenarios (detailed here) re their likelihood and desirability. (I later added influence.) Here are best fit priorities (relative to 100 max), sorted by priority sum:
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‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
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What Happened at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
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‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
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‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
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Who Are the Klu Klux Klan?
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The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
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What’s the Best Time of Year to Visit the Parthenon?
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8 Women Artists Who Were Inspired by Conceptual Art
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The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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Was Angkor Ever Lost? The Myth of French “Discovery”
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Paracelsus in the Ottoman Empire: Adoption or Adaptation?
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Classical Wisdom
Essential Classics
Memorial Sales Ends
6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Things Don't Always Get Better.
And "Against Recentism," while we're at it.
2 months ago
And "Against Recentism," while we're at it.
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What’s the Creation Myth in Norse Mythology?
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Risorgimento: The Long Road to the Unification of Italy
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How Did Norse Rune Magic Work?
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What Is First Corinthians About?
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10 Women Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Rise and Legacy: Who Was Harry Truman?
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Global Inequality...
Freedom to be “wrong”: the only real advantage of democracy
Why the liberal project will fail
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Why the liberal project will fail
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Norse Pantheon: 10 Fascinating Gods and Goddesses
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What Is the Correspondence Theory of Truth?
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Hungary in WWII: A Lesser Axis Power
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“Protector of the Indians”: Who Was Fray Bartolome de las Casas?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Roman Empire Podcasts
a year ago
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The Controversial Story of Scientology: Paying for Religion?
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What Makes Alberto Giacometti’s Sculptures So Special?
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Trying to Understand...
We Are All Civilisational States
It's just that some people don't realise it.
a year ago
It's just that some people don't realise it.
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Why Did the Oracle of Delphi Call Socrates the Wisest Man?
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What Is the History of April Fools’ Day?
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Logos vs Chaos: The Book of Genesis vs Other Ancient Creation Myths
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Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Everything You Need to Know About the Tragedy
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Catching Nessie on Film
Catching Nessie on Film
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
7 months ago
Catching Nessie on Film
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
African History...
a brief note on the Intellectual history of Africa
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
10 months ago
the Jabarti diaspora of North-Eastern Africa.
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The British Museum to Tighten Security and Collection Records
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
The Great Flood
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
10 months ago
...and the Noah of Ancient Greece
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Picasso to Lead Emily Fisher Landau’s Collection at Sotheby’s
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
That's The Truth?
In politics, well, it depends.
a year ago
In politics, well, it depends.
TheCollector
What Are Monads? Leibniz On the Most Fundamental Substance
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American Abstract Artist Frank Stella Dies at 87
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Christie’s Presents Two Latin American Art Sales, Starting Friday
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Michel Ney: The Bravest of the Brave Among Napoleon’s Generals
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Flashbak
The Horny Monkey And A Nose Pick: Humorous Japanese Postcards by Kokkei Shinbun Sha – 1907-1909
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman...
a month ago
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman against her will. It’s an unusual tableaux. But then a lot about Japanese portrayals of sex is unfamiliar to all but the most adventurous Westerner (this Japanese sex guide and rope...
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An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
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5 Places Where You Can Enjoy Art in New York City for Free
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9 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Ancient Greek and Phoenician Colonization
Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis...
a year ago
Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis verba fecit… This week we’re taking a brief look, by ACOUP Senate request, at Greek and Phoenician colonization in the ancient Mediterranean. In particular, the focus requested was...
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Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IIIc: Ten Tribunes, Two Censors and Twenty-Six Guys
This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb)...
a year ago
This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Last time we looked at the top of the Roman political career in the republic,...
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The Met Returns Looted “Golden Boy” Statue to Thailand
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7 months ago
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Comic Books in WWII: When American Comics Went to War
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The Top 10 Museums to Visit in Madrid
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A History Lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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The Value of Public Space: What is Hostile Architecture?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Respect the Spartan Woman!
How was it for the ancient ladies?
a year ago
How was it for the ancient ladies?
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The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
6 days ago
The Failure of the Leipzig War Crimes Trials
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:23
TheCollector
What Impact Did Realism Have on Society?
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8 months ago
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...
8 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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