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What Defined the Roaring Twenties?
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African History...
on the Nubian priests of Rome and the Moors of Spain
When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain...
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When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain and became one of the most celebrated Andalusian poets, he wasn't the first from his region to visit the Moorish kingdom.
Patterns in Humanity
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Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
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Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
TheCollector
The Extraordinary Story of Dido Elizabeth Belle
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The Eiffel Tower: 12 Facts About the Iconic Parisian Landmark
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10 Must-See Pirate Fortresses and Coastal Strongholds Around the World
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10 Must-See Exhibitions in Europe This Year (2025)
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Get to Know Claudius Ptolemy & His Geocentric Model of the Universe
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The Women’s War Breaks Out
The Women’s War Breaks Out
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Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
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When Is St Patrick’s Day? (Traditions & Festivities Around the World)
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Who Won the Second Battle of Bull Run?
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10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
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Who Was Elena/Eleno de Céspedes?
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TheCollector
7 Unusual Writing Systems From Around the World & How They Developed
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What Are Emblemata in Art and Literature?
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Classical Wisdom
Rome's Worst General?
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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...
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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...
TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Plateau: A Brief History
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What Were the Major Battles and Conflicts of the Medieval Period?
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History Today Feed
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
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Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
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Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
Flashbak
When Gilbert Shelton’s Fabulous Furry Freaks And Poddy Ruled The World!
Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground...
6 months ago
Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940) is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground comix movement. He is the creator of the characters The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and Fat Freddy’s Cat, and a co-founder of Rip Off Press in San Francisco in 1969. Shelton...
History Today Feed
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/10/2024 - 09:48
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‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
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African History...
a brief note on the intellectual contributions of African scholars in the diaspora
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
8 months ago
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
Overcoming Bias
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The Road from East Germany to North Korea
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
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Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
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The Road from East Germany to North Korea
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Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
TheCollector
Lucid Dreaming: Can You Wake Up in Your Dreams?
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TheCollector
The First Provenance Research Head at the Met
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TheCollector
What is Theodor Adorno’s Negative Dialectics?
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How Did the Guggenheim Museum Emerge as an Iconic Art Institution?
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The Stranger by Albert Camus: The Life of an Absurd Man
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What Is the History of Valentine’s Day?
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TheCollector
US Returns 600 Stolen Artifacts to Italy
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Flashbak
At Home With Candy, Andy and the Bearandas, A Terrifying Children’s Comic From 1966
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical...
7 months ago
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical English village called Riverale, going about the place in their rainbow-striped Mini. For a year, their everyday lives were documented in 154 comic books ( ‘the comic full of fun...
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Ivar the Boneless: History, TV Portrayals, and Viking Legends
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10 Must-Visit Historical Landmarks in the US Midwest
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6 Ways to Pass the Time in the Middle Ages
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10 Must-Visit Utah Ghost Towns With a Rich History
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Dreams of Space -...
Young Technician December, 1957
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young...
a year ago
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young Technician was a scientific news and technology magazine. I realize that most of you have no Russian but the illustrations are a nice picture of the beginning of a new space...
TheCollector
Did Jesus Live in India?
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The Louvre As a Civil Party in the Case Against Its Former Director
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History Today Feed
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
TheCollector
What Are the Five French Republics?
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The Renaissance Women of Italy: 10 Extraordinary Artists
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Archangels of the Apocrypha: Here’s What You Need to Know
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TheCollector
Restored Delacroix Masterpiece Goes Back on Show at Louvre
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in New York
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
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Marcus Aurelius' Birthday Celebrations
A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great?
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman...
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This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman legions, I wanted to take the opportunity to talk about Alexander III, who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. But I want to discuss his reign with that title, ‘the...
TheCollector
Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization?
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TheCollector
The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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Arachne: What Is the Real Meaning of the Myth?
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What Are the Top 7 Must-See Attractions in Mallorca?
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Flashbak
Photos of America’s Most Muscular Bodybuilders – A World of Buttock Make-Up Artists, Sinew and Spray...
The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade....
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The year is young – and your commitment to fitness and that new you for the year has begun to fade. Time then to see what you could become if you persevere with photographer Brian Finke’s series on bodybuilding contests. In Most Muscular, Finke, who started his project when he...
TheCollector
How Does Street Art Shape Cities?
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TheCollector
5 Female Heroes of World War II
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History Today Feed
The Search for the Historical Buddha
The Search for the Historical Buddha
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:39
11 months ago
The Search for the Historical Buddha
j.hoare
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:39
Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Rhetoric
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Classical Wisdom
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Celebrate Cicero!
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Classical Wisdom
St. Nicholas
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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...
TheCollector
Oskar Schindler: The Business Tycoon Who Became a Hero
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Andrew & Rachel Jackson: A Scandalous Marriage & the 1828 Election
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Ron’s Place Becomes First Outsider Art with Listed Status in England
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What Makes Citizen Kane the Greatest Film of All Time?
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Ancient Rome Vs Pontus: The Mithridatic Wars (88-63 BCE)
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Classical Wisdom
Does Marcus Matter?
Was the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius a serious philosopher... or just a glorified diarist?
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Was the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius a serious philosopher... or just a glorified diarist?
TheCollector
10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial
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Art Basel Miami Beach Faces Protests
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The Unknown Artworks of Kahlil Gibran
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Who is Mierle Laderman Ukeles?
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Flashbak
Bernhard Leitner’s Soundcube, 1969 – The Art of Seeing Sound And Hearing With Your Whole Body
In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a...
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In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a defined space and its effects on the human body. The Soundcube, a “sound-space object”, is a room of 64 loudspeakers in which the sound becomes a form of architecture. For Leitner,...
Dr Alun Withey
Barbers and (the lack of!) Polite Advertising
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century....
over a year ago
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century. During this period, a whole range of retailers advertised their goods and services to appeal to ladies and gentlemen of taste. Without discussing anything so base as price or...
Res Obscura
There should be more cash prizes for solving historical mysteries
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On the Herculaneum scroll and the underrated value of historical knowledge
TheCollector
Medieval Anglo-French Wars (1076-1453): A Brief History
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Is Beirut Safe? Exploring a City Shaped by Tragedy
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What Are the Most Iconic ‘Original’ Photos of Yellowstone?
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Flashbak
I’m Not a Look-Alike: François Brunelle’s Doppelgänger Photos
doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as...
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doppelganger (n.) Wraith. literally: double-goer. Apparition of a living person, 1826 (from 1824 as a German word in English). – OED We are more alike than many of us hope. Photographer François Brunelle has spent years tracking down real-life doppelgängers — people who are...
African History...
A history of the west African diaspora in Arabia and Jerusalem before 1900
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
a year ago
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
TheCollector
Abstract Expressionist Alfred Leslie Through 7 Paintings
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Open Culture
Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” Performed by a Choir of 4,000 Singers
Throughout the years, we’ve featured performances of Choir!Choir!Choir!–a large amateur choir from...
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Throughout the years, we’ve featured performances of Choir!Choir!Choir!–a large amateur choir from Toronto that meets weekly and sings their hearts out. You’ve seen them sing Prince’s “When Doves Cry,” Soundgarden’s “Black Hole Sun” (to honor Chris Cornell), and Patti Smith’s...
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Barbara Kruger: Verbalized Resistance in 6 Works
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Germanus of Auxerre and His Connection to Arthurian Legends
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Grand Egyptian Museum Partially Opens to the Public
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Aristotle vs. Walter Benjamin on the Philosophy of Translation
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4 Feminist Paintings by Artemisia Gentileschi
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Brother of Jesus: Who Was Saint James?
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5 Great Reads by Charles Dickens
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A Guide to Madrid for Art Enthusiasts (10 Things to Do)
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Tom Thomson Painting Attacked by Protesters in Canada
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Classical Wisdom
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Bim-Bom: How a Soviet Clown Duo Defied the Soviets
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What Happened at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
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What Are the 10 Most Noteworthy Museums in Venice?
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Dreams of Space -...
Building Reading Skills (1951)
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an...
a year ago
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an aerospace theme for their series of books and since spaceflight was the trend for children they "branded" them. Truly these are pretty dull books even with a couple of space...
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Women in the Celtic World: Everything You Should Know
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How Romanticism Set the Stage for Darwin’s Theory of Evolution
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Tiberius: The Reluctant Emperor of Rome
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 22, 2024 (Roman Naming Conventions)
Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post...
a month ago
Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post ready to go this week, but in addition to the continued work on the book project, I was asked to write a review of the now-out-in-the-USA Gladiator II and that consumed a fair bit of...
History Today Feed
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
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‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
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TheCollector
How Did Carl Jung’s Dream Birth “Man and His Symbols”?
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TheCollector
What Are Emperor Nero’s Contributions to Rome?
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History Today Feed
Free French Bombers Over France
Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces.
4 months ago
And some bits and pieces.
TheCollector
What is the Relationship Between Politics and Art? 3 Answers
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Trying to Understand...
What's Left ... And What's Left?
A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
a year ago
A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
TheCollector
Yayoi Kusama Debuts New Infinity Room in Australia Retrospective
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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...
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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...
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10 Norse Goddesses You Need to Know
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UNESCO Creates a Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Artifacts
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Who Won the First Battle of Bull Run in the Civil War?
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Three Rubens Paintings to Stay in the U.K., Advisory Panel Rules
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A Complete Guide to Fresco Painting
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Flashbak
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When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres...
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When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres tour, Blondie got the call. Georgia-based southern rockers Stillwater couldn’t play. So would the New Yorkers deliver what 18,000 fans of the Canadian rockers packed into the...
TheCollector
6 Crazy Facts about Cape Town
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TheCollector
The Dutch Under Nazi Rule: German WWII Occupation of the Netherlands
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Classical Wisdom
On the Obscenity of Ovid
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& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
TheCollector
Who Is the Archangel Michael? Analyzing an Angel
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 23, 2024 (On the Military Failures of Fascism)
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week....
10 months ago
Fireside this week! We’ll pick up looking at some of the successes of Hellenistic armies next week. For this week’s musing, I wanted to take the opportunity to expand a bit on a topic that I raised on Twitter which draw a fair bit of commentary: that fascists and fascist...
TheCollector
The Zimmermann Telegram: Mexico & Germany as WWI Allies?
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Achaian War: How the Romans Defeated the Last Free State in Greece
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Aristotle’s Poetics: A Brief Overview
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What Were the Salem Witch Trials of 1692?
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History Today Feed
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
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‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
TheCollector
September 1, 1939: The Invasion of Poland
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Three Early Basquiats to Sell at Phillips This Spring
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What Ancient Rituals Do We Still Celebrate at Halloween?
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What Countries Joined the Axis Powers?
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Flashbak
12 Perfect Christmas Gifts From Dianne B, A Postcard Set from 1983
In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a...
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In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a mini-portfolio of 12 postcards. Eight are by Huja, plus four in colour by Neil Winokur and a sleeve by Ken Tisa. The postcards for maverick boutique owner Dianne Benson are lovely...
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Cassandra: Princess of Troy, Cursed Prophetess, Tragic Prisoner
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How Norse Mythology Inspired Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings
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African History...
A complete history of Jenne: 250BC-1893AD
Journal of African cities chapter 6
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 6
TheCollector
The World’s Most Prestigious Art Fairs (By Continent/Region)
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African History...
A history of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) ca. 700-1900.
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
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State and society on a cosmopolitan island
African History...
a brief note on Africa in 16th century global history.
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
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the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
TheCollector
Who Is Zeus? The King of the Greek Gods
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Flashbak
Marian Henel and His Perverted Rugs (NSFW)
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who...
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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...
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Stock Car Racing in 1972
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in...
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In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in Seekonk, Massachusetts and Thompson, Connecticut. In 1972, women only raced each other, hair was grown out crewcuts slicked and draped, and TV-led big business had yet to move in....
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A Colossal Ramses II Statue Pieces Uncovered
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Jackie Wang’s Carceral Capitalism: Is Capitalism Compulsory?
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What Are Buddhism’s 4 Main Schools of Thought?
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How Did a Priest’s Day at the Temple of Ra Look?
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Classical Wisdom
Dionysus
The God of Wine!
3 months ago
History Today Feed
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
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Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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History Today Feed
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
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Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
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Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
TheCollector
Central African Republic: A History of the Wildest State in Africa
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Nike Sneakers Designed for Spike Lee Sold for $50,800
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Why Is Emperor Caligula’s Reign Notorious?
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Who Are the Ku Klux Klan?
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What Are the 5 Greatest Protest Songs of the 20th Century?
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6 Popular Netsuke Designs and Their Meanings
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How an Orthodox Patriarch Became “Protestant”
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7 of the Most Popular Hats in History
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Who Are Hecate’s Parents?
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What Is Gnosticism?
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Try to Control Nature?
Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
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Thoughts from the edge of a hurricane
Flashbak
Writing Templates From A Beautiful German Printing Book, c. 1880
Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and...
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Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and drawing schools. They were printed and published by J. Veith of Karlsruhe, Germany around 1880 as ‘Schriften Vorlagen zum Praktischen Gebrauche für Maler, Steinhauer, Architecten...
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Aristotle on Logic: Deduction, Syllogisms, and Truth
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What Impact Did Realism Have on Society?
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Who Was Michel Foucault? Power, Knowledge, and Legacy
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Who Was Averroes?
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Why Does Nietzsche Reject Morality?
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How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking?
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First Nations of the Canadian Subarctic: A Brief History
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A History Lover’s Guide to New Mexico
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Oldest Ancient Temple Unearthed in Cyprus
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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...
History Today Feed
‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
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Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, added image maps, animation controls, and wrote a guide....
Open Culture
The Scene That Reveals the Beauty of Classic Hollywood Cinema
1939 is widely considered the greatest year in Hollywood history. Back then, writes 1939: The Year...
yesterday
1939 is widely considered the greatest year in Hollywood history. Back then, writes 1939: The Year in Movies author Tom Flannery, the so-called “Big Eight” major American studios “had a combined 590 actors, 114 directors and 340 writers under contract, each of whom worked an...
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What Is the Origin and Significance of Columbus Day?
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What Is Marie Antoinette Syndrome?
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How Did the Pyramid of Giza Become an Ancient Wonder?
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4 Ancient Greek Sculptors You Need to Know
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Res Obscura
Simulating History with Multimodal AI: an Update
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a year ago
Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history. But how to use it?
TheCollector
World’s Largest Banksy Exhibition to Reopen in London
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The Mystery of the Mind
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6 Artworks Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s Famous Novel
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What Is the Significance of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations?
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5 Famous Assassins Who Changed History
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Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper?
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‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
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‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
TheCollector
Switzerland’s Historic Neutrality: Why Doesn’t the Country Take Sides?
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How Did Christianity Conquer an Empire in 300 Years?
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What is Dialectic? From Heraclitus to Marx
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Greece's Forgotten Legacy
Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
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Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
TheCollector
Sales Drop for Christie’s in 2023
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a year ago
Flashbak
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 Are the Top 7 Sights to See in Milan?
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Cecilia Beaux: Esteemed American Portraitist
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10 Historic Towns Near New York City to Visit
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Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History)
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History Today Feed
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
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Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
TheCollector
Emperor Lucius Verus: Life, Death, Reign
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Christie’s Presents Two Latin American Art Sales, Starting Friday
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What Was the Mason-Dixon Line?
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What Is Second Thessalonians About?
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Flashbak
Frank Film: Watch the Oscar-Winning Animation That Peers Inside Your Head, 1973
Frank Film is a 1973 American animated short by husband-and-wife animators Caroline and Frank...
11 months ago
Frank Film is a 1973 American animated short by husband-and-wife animators Caroline and Frank Mouris. The film won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1996. It’s an autobiographical narrative – Mouris narrates his path...
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What Is the Will to Power?
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Why Was the Gutenberg Printing Press Important?
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British Museum Recovers More Missing Artifacts
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Revolt of the Outer Party.
Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
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Meanwhile, Everyman can get stuffed.
TheCollector
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Closes Due to Protests
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TheCollector
Gustave Moreau: The Man Who Defined the Symbolist Movement
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TheCollector
Maze-like Exhibition Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Surrealism
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
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André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
Trying to Understand...
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.
TheCollector
The Kitchen Debate: Khrushchev vs. Nixon
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TheCollector
The Economic Effects of the Vietnam War
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Roman Infantry Tactics: Why the Pilum and not a Spear?
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking...
a year ago
This week’s post is intended to answer a question which came up in response to the last post looking at the most common type of Mediterranean spear, which to put it simply is: what is up with the odd Roman heavy infantry kit built around a sword and two javelins (albeit two...
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When Did the Soviet Union Declare War on Japan?
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The Plague by Albert Camus: “Can One Be a Saint Without God?”
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:14
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Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:14
TheCollector
Women Portraitists of the Renaissance: A League of Their Own
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Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
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a month ago
History Today Feed
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
9 months ago
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, lots of progress on Uxn, started documenting the assembly...
History Today Feed
Catching Nessie on Film
Catching Nessie on Film
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
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Catching Nessie on Film
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/16/2024 - 09:41
TheCollector
Liberalism, Democracy, and Pragmatism in John Dewey’s Philosophy
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Hidden History
The Great Horse Flu Epidemic of 1872
An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire...
2 weeks ago
An epidemic of “Horse Flu” in 1872 virtually shut down the US economy and paralyzed the entire country. By the 1870s, the once-rural agrarian United States was beginning to emerge as an industrial power. The Civil War had spurred the rapid development of industry such as iron...
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What Are the Romance Languages?
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6 Assassinations That Changed History
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What Is the Myth of the “Struggling Artist” in Literature?
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
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Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World
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The Fall of a Republic
Cato and Caesar
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7 Facts You Need to Know About Fra Angelico
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What Do We Mean by Aboriginal Languages?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, January 12, 2024
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a...
11 months ago
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a draft of something I have promised by the end of the month (so this may not be the only Fireside this month). That said, it seemed like a good time to discuss trade, the sea and...
African History...
A history of Zanzibar before the Omanis (600-1873)
Journal of African cities chapter 7
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Journal of African cities chapter 7
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Monsters and Myths
a year ago
TheCollector
7 Rules For Collecting Paintings
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7 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Let's Fly to the Universe (1962)
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012...
a year ago
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012 here:
https://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2012/12/flying-in-space-1961.html
I think it is Czech, but may be a difference Russian language. I got a Russian reprint of this and still find it a very...
TheCollector
Was Saint Augustine the First Philosopher of History?
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a year ago
Res Obscura
Wilfrid Voynich: Bookseller, Revolutionary, Amateur Cryptologist... Suspected Spy?
The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
a year ago
The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
TheCollector
How Did Romania Become a Country?
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3 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Our Authoritarian Default
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently...
2 months ago
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently puzzling to justify more careful study.
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Tate Modern Reopens Its 10th Floor Viewing Platform
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Ancient Jerusalem: From the Bronze Age to the Roman Era
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What Were the Most Controversial Suffragette Protests?
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How Indigenous Peoples Turned Language into a Post-Colonial Tool
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Exploring Francis Bacon’s Black Triptych Series
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Empire of Mali: The Powerhouse of Western Africa
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Discover Caral-Supe: Cradle of Civilization in the Americas
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10 Must-See Monuments & Memorials on the National Mall in DC
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Events Schedule
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11 months ago
*Time Correction for Wednesday
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4 Works by Franz Kafka That You Should Know
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Why controlling for variables is insufficient
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5 months ago
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what to do
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10 Historic Small Towns in Georgia You Should Visit
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Against Liberalism: What is Communitarianism?
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Third-Party Candidates: The Outsiders in US Elections
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What Was Operation Downfall?
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11 months ago
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Abraham Lincoln’s Early Life: From Rural Kentucky to the White House
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Father of Emperor Caligula: Who Was Germanicus?
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10 Palazzos (Palaces) in Venice You Must Visit
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Street Artist JR Installs Optical Illusion at Milan Train Station
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:08
a month ago
On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:08
History Today Feed
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
j.hoare
Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
11 months ago
Queen Victoria’s Stalker
j.hoare
Thu, 01/11/2024 - 09:45
Classical Wisdom
How to Celebrate the Love of Learning
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
a year ago
Give a Graduate the Greatest Gift!
TheCollector
How Did the Seasons Get Their Names?
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did the Crusades Affect Christianity?
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a year ago
Flashbak
Eat Me! Recipes From The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook and Lewis Carroll’s Hints for Etiquette
Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an...
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Eat me. Drink me. The Mad Hatter’s tea party. The Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts. Alice in Wonderland an Alice Thr0ugh The Looking Glass are so much about the food. Little surprise then to discover The Alice in Wonderland Cookbook: A Culinary Diversion by John Fisher, first published...
Classical Wisdom
Empedocles
The Philosopher God?
a year ago
African History...
Economic growth and social transformation in 19th century Somalia.
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
a year ago
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
TheCollector
What to See on Vienna’s Long Night of Museums
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Rodney King & The LA Riots: A Terrible Episode of Violence
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato on Political Polarization
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Plato on Political Polarization
TheCollector
Bananas & Brutality: The Twisted History of United Fruit
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Cappadocia’s Hidden Cities and Rock-Cut Churches
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3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Marcus Aurelius VS Diogenes
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
a year ago
Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
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4 Founding Fathers who Signed the Declaration of Independence
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a year ago
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
TheCollector
What Is the Difference Between Candomblé and Umbanda?
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9 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Everything is (Somewhat) Connected.
But some things are more connected than others.
a year ago
But some things are more connected than others.
Dreams of Space -...
Telstar: Communication Break-through by Satellite (1962)
Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
Here is a straight history book of an current...
a year ago
Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
Here is a straight history book of an current (at the time) and wonderful event in global communication. We has lost track of how satellites have changed our lives and made the earth a smaller place. It is a little dull in...
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When Picasso Crossed the Iron Curtain: The 1st USSR Picasso Exhibition
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Did the Ramones Invent Punk?
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a year ago
African History...
How Africans wrote their own history: Debates and dialogues between four west African historians in...
Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
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Facts, myths and royal propaganda.
Global Inequality...
The end and the beginning of history
Three ways of thinking about Lea Ypi’s Free
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Three ways of thinking about Lea Ypi’s Free
Flashbak
A Look at London in 1975 with English Eccentrics and Mr Whippy
It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by...
7 months ago
It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by shopping for a Mr Whippy ice cream on Gypsy Hill, south of the River Thames. Or maybe a cider or Brandy Alexander lolly is more to your taste? You can see the full range of British...
Trying to Understand...
The Third World War Has Been Cancelled.
It was all too difficult, finally.
6 months ago
It was all too difficult, finally.
TheCollector
10 Historical Places to Visit in Sussex
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Kalimantan: Indonesia’s Hidden Gem for Animal Lovers
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What Makes a Conflict a World War?
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History Today Feed
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
3 months ago
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
a year ago
Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
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...
TheCollector
What is the Eye of Ra?
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a year ago
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Latest Pompeii Discovery is a Rare Blue Room
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7 months ago
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How Did Paper Money Develop in the Premodern World?
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a year ago
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Collector Chris Levett Is Selling His Huge Trove of Ancient Armor
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12 months ago
History Today Feed
Euripides’ Lost Plays
Euripides’ Lost Plays
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
2 months ago
Euripides’ Lost Plays
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:38
Flashbak
Cold Snapshots – Vintage Holiday Fun in the Snow and Ice
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection...
a year ago
If you’ve not seen little people on vintage Christmas cards, please do. It’s a terrific collection of images. A dip into Robert E. Jackson’s sublime collection of snapshots never disappoints. And when you’ve seen the cards, you should enjoy his pictures of revellers rocking...
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Perryville?
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4 months ago
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The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact
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4 months ago
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Adolf Hitler: The Life of One of the Most Reviled & Notorious Humans
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