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
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African History...
a brief note on Africa in 16th century global history.
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
9 months ago
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
History Today Feed
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
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Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:27
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TheCollector
Quipu: How Did the Inca Record Information with Cords & Knots?
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‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
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TheCollector
5 Transformative Leaders That Shaped British History
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9 Times Virginia Woolf Made a Lasting Impact on Art
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8 Great Women Sculptors You Need to Know
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A History Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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Yuefenpai: 8 Facts About the Iconic Chinese Calendar Advertisements
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The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
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Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:18
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The Rebirth of Chivalry is Rained Off
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TheCollector
These Countries Have the Most World Heritage Sites
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Flashbak
Highlights From Free Drawing by Franz Čižek & Herman Kastner (1925)
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was...
9 months ago
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was illustrated by artist Franz Čižek and edited by Hermann Kastner in 1925. The book features 80 plates of rich ornamental compositions. Franz Čižek – Champion of Creative Art For...
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The Father of Art History: Who Was Johann Joachim Winckelmann?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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How Did Luciano Garbati Reimagine Medusa?
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7 Prominent Photorealist Artists in the World Today
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7 Times the Parthenon Was Transformed and Destroyed
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The African Mask: From Worthless to Priceless
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An In-Depth Guide to the Army of the Seleucid Empire
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigrant assimilation in Denmark
A brief overview of the school performance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants in Denmark
7 months ago
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TheCollector
John Ruskin: His Key Ideas that Defined an Artistic Era
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TheCollector
What Came First, Blues or Jazz?
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CrimethInc.
Insurgent Survival : Reflections on the Fight Against Sweeps Targeting the Homeless in Austin, Texas
In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps...
3 weeks ago
In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps against sweeps—forced removals disguised as “cleanups” carried out by cops and work crews. This organization, Stop the Sweeps, intervened in a cycle of struggles that included the...
TheCollector
What Ere Iyaric and “I and I”? Rastafarian Resistance Through Language
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Left, re-wrote documentation, redesigned the UX for...
Classical Wisdom
LIVE Event: What is Plagiarism?
With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
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With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
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4 Key Works by Mordecai Richler You Should Be Reading
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Line in the Sand: 5 Defenders of the Alamo
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Dadaism: 12 Iconic Artworks From The Dada Art Movement
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Who Was Douglas Adams? The Iconic Science Fiction Writer
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What Is the Historical Context of Psalms?
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Who Was Robert Mapplethorpe?
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More Banksy Animals Appear Across London
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Looted Van Gogh Artwork Retrieved in Ikea Sack
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What Are Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Top Achievements?
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The Louvre Seeks Donations to Buy Chardin’s Strawberries Work
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Classical Wisdom
How to Save Democracy
The Importance of the Civic Bargain
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The Importance of the Civic Bargain
TheCollector
Top Aces of World War II: 7 Talented Fighter Pilots
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10 Women Thinkers of the Enlightenment You Should Know
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Flashbak
Painting The Celestial Afterglow after Krakatoa, 1888
On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying...
5 months ago
On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying on the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in the Indonesian province of Lampung, Krakatoa was hit by a series of four massive eruptions – the equivalent to 200...
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Rise and Legacy: Who Was Harry Truman?
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5 Female Heroes of World War II
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1920s Flappers: An Overview of the Ladies of the Jazz Age
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Jacksonville Confederate Monument Removed
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Soviets in Munich? The 1919 Bavarian Soviet Republic
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The Getty Museum Returns a Bronze Head to Turkey
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9 Printmaking Techniques You Should Know
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7 Famous Cubist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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The Arts & Crafts Movement: A Response to the Industrial Revolution
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History Today Feed
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
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JamesHoare
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
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Flashbak
East of the Sun and West of the Moon With Illustrations by Kay Nielsen, 1914
Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for...
8 months ago
Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for Disney, for whom he contributed many story sketches and illustrations, not least the nightmarish, eerie and delicate Bald Mountain scenes for the animated movie Fantasia (1940). But...
TheCollector
George Washington’s The Revolutionary War Letter on Sale
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What Is the Role of the Changeling in Western Literature?
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The Myth of Midas and the Golden Touch: A Story of Riches and Regret
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Flashbak
Waiting For A Miracle: Kiev in 1998
In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of...
7 months ago
In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of hope. In 1991, After 57 years as the capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union, the city became the capital of independent Ukraine. In the picture...
Overcoming Bias
Prioritizing Concrete Proposals
I think often about the non-immediate future, and wonder how to best allocate effort to make that...
a month ago
I think often about the non-immediate future, and wonder how to best allocate effort to make that future better. And the first steps in this process are often to identify interesting classes of scenarios, and then estimate their desirability, chances, and ease of influence.
Dreams of Space -...
Blast Off (1973)
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full...
a year ago
This is also one of my favorite picture books, very hard to find, so I would like to share the full book with you. And Blast Off!
Cain, Linda C. and Susan Rosenbaum. Illustrated by Dillon, Leo and Diane. Blast Off. Lexington, MA: Ginn. (24 p.) 1973.
TheCollector
How One Tiny Island Took on the Ottoman Empire and Won
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TheCollector
Siege of Tyre: How Alexander the Great Captured the Phoenician City
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow Silly Laws?
And what happens when we don’t?
a year ago
And what happens when we don’t?
TheCollector
How Did Paper Money Develop in the Premodern World?
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TheCollector
Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Ancient Ozempic
Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
2 months ago
Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
TheCollector
Ancient Pathways: What Are Ley Lines?
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How Was Mussolini Removed From Power?
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African History...
The Swazi kingdom and its neighbours in the 19th century: from the rise of Zulu to the British
an island in the maelstrom
a year ago
an island in the maelstrom
African History...
A history of the Majeerteen Sultanate: 1700-1927.
Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
a year ago
Maritime trade and diplomacy in the northern Horn of Africa.
TheCollector
The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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A Green-Hued Banksy Mural in North London
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10 Ancient Sites in New Mexico You Should Visit
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U.S. Returns Looted Artifacts Worth $10 Million to India
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Egyptian Cat Goddess: Who Is Bastet?
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Alexander’s Destruction of Thebes in 335 BCE (Battle & Aftermath)
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TheCollector
“The Whole World Is Watching”: The 1968 Chicago Riots at the DNC
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Trying to Understand...
Going to Pieces Slowly...
And then what?
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Should We Be Afraid of Technology?
Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
a month ago
Lessons from Prometheus and Frankenstein
Trying to Understand...
My Substack in Other Languages.
Starting with Spanish.
a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Comuna 13 Transform Medellín?
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Why Did Rome Fall?
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
a year ago
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
TheCollector
The History of Method Acting in Hollywood in 8 Lessons
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Christian Ethics vs Secular Ethics: What’s the Difference?
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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...
TheCollector
How Free Are We? Louis Althusser on Ideology & Subjectivity
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Which Biblical Scriptures Present Gratitude at Thanksgiving?
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The Tale of Sinuhe: What Happens in the Ancient Egyptian Story?
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Why Do the Rastafari Believe That Haile Selassie Was a God?
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What Were the Casta Paintings of 18th Century Mexico?
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How Were the Conditional Biblical Prophecies Fulfilled in the Bible?
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Possible Rembrandt Found in Attic Sells for $1.4 Million
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TheCollector
What Can Psychoanalysis Tell Us About Hamlet?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Great Experience (1963)
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't...
a year ago
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't seen. I know there are still many out there but my language skills are poor enough that I rarely find the many books that exist in other languages. So I present today The Great...
TheCollector
Founder of Arianism: Who Was Arius?
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Flashbak
Snapshots of People Meeting Abraham Lincoln
“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me...
10 months ago
“I see you have erected a very fine and handsome platform here for me, and I presume you expected me to speak from it.” ― Abraham Lincoln The most famous statue of Abraham Lincoln (12 February 1809 – 15 April 1865) is the ginormous one sculpted by Daniel Chester French...
TheCollector
6 Outrageous Judicial Errors in the Trial of Jesus Christ
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Whaleship Essex: The Terrifying Story That Inspired Moby Dick
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Featuring Stephen Fry!
6 months ago
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9 Provocative Artworks by Maurizio Cattelan
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African History...
A political history of the Kotoko city states (ca. 1000-1900)
Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
a year ago
Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
TheCollector
The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triump, Part IIb: Handfuls of Maniples
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great...
10 months ago
This is the second part of the second part of the second part of our four part look at the great third and second century BC contest between the Romans and the heirs of Alexander, asking the question, “What can defeat a Macedonian sarisa-phalanx?” Last time, we started looking at...
TheCollector
How Did Philosophy Help Develop Artificial Intelligence?
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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...
Classical Wisdom
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Classics Gifts!
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Can Any Good Come From War?
The Tragedy of the Trenches
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The Tragedy of the Trenches
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some associated reflections.
a month ago
And some associated reflections.
TheCollector
Who Are the Young British Artists? An Overview of the Movement
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How Did Socrates Influence His Contemporaries?
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Who Was Carolee Schneemann? 8 Facts About the Legendary Performance Artist
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A Brief History of Collecting Art
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6 Facts About Johannes Itten, the Famous Bauhaus Teacher
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What Is Agnes Pelton Best Known For?
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Secrets of the Scythians
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11 Myths About the Greek God Zeus
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Sea Monsters in Renaissance Maps: Tales From Unknown Waters
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The 6 Finest Gothic Cathedrals in France
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How Did Romania Become a Country?
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Aristotle vs. Walter Benjamin on the Philosophy of Translation
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What Is Intuition & Can You Trust It?
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Flashbak
Henri Van Der Stok’s Zodiac Stars And Gods
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he...
3 months ago
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he was a member of the city’s Pulchri Studio. He created these brilliant woodcuts of planetary gods and zodiac signs. As John Couthlart notes, van der Stok’s work trails that of...
TheCollector
7 Wars That Nearly Happened (But Didn’t)
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Trying to Understand...
Understanding What's Happening in France.
The kinetic phase may come next.
a year ago
The kinetic phase may come next.
TheCollector
Who Exactly Were the Hospitallers?
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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
How Did the Crusades Affect Christianity?
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4 Theocracies That Exist in the World Today
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8 Famous French Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Who Are Russia’s Old Believers? The Raskol in Russian History
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Sweden
Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
4 months ago
Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
TheCollector
Who Is the Archangel Gabriel?
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TheCollector
How an Orthodox Patriarch Became “Protestant”
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Egyptian Demons: Guardians and Wanders
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Classical Wisdom
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Ancient Philosophy for Children
a year ago
Ancient Philosophy for Children
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
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Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:28
8 months ago
On the Spot: Ali Ansari
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Flashbak
Käthe Kollwitz Self Portraits
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time...
5 months ago
“I have no trouble with the idea of my art serving a purpose. I want to have an impact at a time when people are so baffled, so in need of help.” – Käthe Kollwitz diary entry, December 1922 Käthe Kollwitz (8 July 1867 – 22 April 1945) made over 100 self-portraits of her …...
TheCollector
When Was the Era of Japan’s Bakufu?
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Hundred Rabbits
leleuvia
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We...
over a year ago
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We found a place like this, Leleuvia, an island in the Lomaitivi archipelago in Fiji.
This island went through many hands over the years, it now belongs to a resort that too bears the...
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVc: Perseus
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa,...
8 months ago
This is the third part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb) look at the how the Roman military system and its manipular legion were able to defeat the Hellenistic military system and its Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and...
TheCollector
How Did Nero Become the Emperor of Rome?
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Which Countries Were Major Players in World War II?
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TheCollector
Who Won the Siege of Vicksburg?
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Dreams of Space -...
Hombres Del Espacio (1960)
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't....
a year ago
So a fun one today. This is so silly and dated that I almost feel like apologizing, but I won't. This is the story of the exploration of space and has to be seen! It might have been assembled from stills from a Spanish film (I don't recognize it so feel free to tell me). But...
Flashbak
Max Thalmann: Passion, Cathedrals And America In Woodcuts
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black...
2 months ago
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black and white woodcut prints: Cathedral (Der Dom), Passion, and America in Woodcuts (Amerika im Holzschnitt). A bookbinder by trade having been trained as such under Henry Van De Velde...
TheCollector
6 Must-See Spanish Castles
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4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Stop Making Sense.
There are no "why"s in our world.
8 months ago
There are no "why"s in our world.
TheCollector
What Five Philosophers Have to Say About Physical Exercise
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What’s So Special About The Thinker by Auguste Rodin?
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Anarchism & Revolution: Who was Mikhail Bakunin?
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TheCollector
The History of Underwear: Loincloths, Petticoats, Boxers, & Briefs
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African History...
a brief note on the role of Africans in the early Islamic expansion
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
a year ago
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
TheCollector
What Are the 10 Most Noteworthy Museums in Venice?
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How (& Why) Is Kaliningrad Part of Russia?
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Interview with Dr. Mark Solms on Freud & Surrealism
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Pandemic Literature From Homer to Covid-19
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5 Naval Battles That Defined Russian History
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Alhambra Palace: A Testament to Spain’s Rich Islamic Heritage
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Sappho
Fragments of Poetry
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10 Historic Towns in Texas Perfect for Retirement
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Bouquets, Veils and White Dresses: Where Did Western Wedding Traditions Come From?
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Res Obscura
Do painters subconsciously paint themselves into their work?
The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
a year ago
The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part V: Epilogue
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look...
7 months ago
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look at how the Roman legions were able to overcome the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and second centuries BC. We have covered the decisive battles in the story, although...
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10 Must-See Pirate Fortresses and Coastal Strongholds Around the World
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Hannah Arendt’s The Human Condition: What is an Active Life?
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Do We Want What We Think We Want? Jacques Lacan on Desire
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History Today Feed
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
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History Today Feed
A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:07
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A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:07
Classical Wisdom
How to Deal with Change: Advice from the Stoics
Everything changes and nothing stands still.
3 months ago
Everything changes and nothing stands still.
TheCollector
Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Medical Practice in the Pre-Conquest Americas: From Coca to Brain Surgery
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Flashbak
Liberation Through Art: Flyers From New York’s Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010)
“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act...
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“I also believe in the ability of art to enhance people’s lives, to liberate people’s lives, to act as a form of communication that transcends language to connect cultures together” – Jeffrey Deitch Deitch Projects (1996 – 2010) changed our expectations around art. Named after...
TheCollector
New Study Reveals Fresh Insight Into Mayan Sacrifices
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Overcoming Bias
Conquest and Liberation of Academia
During my graduate studies (’93-97), I looked at the history of prizes in science.
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TheCollector
The Meidias Hydria Vase Landed to Greece by The British Museum
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a year ago
TheCollector
Did Pliny the Younger Attempt to Rig the Vote in the Roman Senate?
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TheCollector
The Inuit and the Canadian Arctic: A Brief History
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African History...
a brief note on the origin of African civilizations
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
a year ago
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
TheCollector
When Was D-Day?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Germany’s 7 Most Important Historical Landmarks
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6 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age (1963)
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there...
3 weeks ago
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there are not a lot of illustrations of space flight this book was very important to me at the time. I remember finding it in the school library and then getting my own paperback copy...
TheCollector
Can Stoicism Improve Personal and Professional Relationships?
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
Why the Organ Split the Church
Why the Organ Split the Church
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Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:05
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Why the Organ Split the Church
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Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
The 5 Most Significant Queens and Kings of Jerusalem
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How Did Gnosticism Influence Early Christianity?
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TheCollector
What Is Berlin Science Week? Everything You Need to Know
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Trying to Understand...
How About a Victory for the Left Occasionally?
Here are a few modest ideas.
a year ago
Here are a few modest ideas.
TheCollector
1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Book of Job and the Case for Women’s Rights in the Bible
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6 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Useless in Gaza
As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
a year ago
As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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How Economist John Maynard Keynes Essentially Predicted World War II
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NY Denny Gallery Shuts Down After Ten Years
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8 Unmissable UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia
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What Is the Difference Between Candomblé and Umbanda?
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What Are the Most Significant Battles of World War II?
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9 Revelations from Viking Runes
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Cubism and Collage: How Picasso and Braque Revolutionized Art
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Tattoos in the Bible: Can Christians Modify Their Bodies?
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8 Controversial Artworks Created by Women Artists
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From Freed Son to Literary Legend: Who Was Horace?
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Cruising New York City With Video Blogger Nelson Sullivan In The 1980s
“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos...
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“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos that, even more than the Warhol diaries, trenchantly capture the party years in all their gleeful decadent fun.” – Michael Musto on New York City video blogger (vlogging) Nelson...
African History...
A history of the Buganda kingdom.
government in central Africa.
a year ago
government in central Africa.
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Princess Diana ‘Black Sheep’ Jumper Sold for $1.1 M.
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Rodney King & The LA Riots: A Terrible Episode of Violence
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How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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How Jazz Became a Secret Weapon in Cold War Berlin
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History Today Feed
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
10 months ago
The End of Britain’s Weeks-Long General Elections
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/12/2024 - 10:39
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Alexandre Dumas: The Life & Legacy of a Great Novelist
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Maelgwn Gwynedd: Historical King of the Arthurian Legends
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Complete Kelmscott Press Book Collection Sells Out at Auction
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Yemen Is Getting Back Two Sculptures From the Met
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How Did Henry VIII Find a Bride through Portraits?
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Ancient Town Beneath London’s National Gallery Revealed
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The Louvre Could Move Mona Lisa To Underground Chamber
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3 Key Ideas in Environmental Ethics
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10 Historic Towns in Oregon Worth Visiting
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4 Villains From the Arthurian Legends Who Really Existed
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Two Colonizers in South Africa: The British vs. The Dutch
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How Did Switzerland Become a Country?
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Dolly Wilde: The Tragic Story of Oscar Wilde’s Niece
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Open Culture
The Junky’s Christmas: William S. Burrough’s Dark Claymation Christmas Film Produced by Francis Ford...
Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation...
2 days ago
Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation Christmas film oddly produced by Francis Ford Coppola. And, as you can well imagine, it’s not your normal happy Christmas flick. Nope, this film – The Junky’s Christmas – is all about...
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How Did Tunisia Become a Country?
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7 Rococo Artists You Need to Know
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Isaac Asimov’s Books of Dirty Limericks
Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) is remembered for his prolific science fiction...
7 months ago
Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) is remembered for his prolific science fiction writing, impressive ‘lamb chops’ – of which he said: “They became a permanent feature of my face, and it is now difficult to believe early photographs that show me without sideburns”...
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Carl Schmitt: The Most Influential Nazi Philosopher?
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Anarchism Explained: Why Should the State be Abolished?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Solar System Pop-up Book (1978?)
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I...
a year ago
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I really like space pop-up books for their design and impact.
Adelva. The Solar System Pop-up Book. Greece: Dotam International. 12 pp. 1978
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Who Invented the First Motion Picture Camera?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Conquest of Space (1962?)
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a...
a year ago
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a couple of things I had not seen before. The Conquest of Space is a 1962 (?) Australian stamp album. It is intended for children to collect paper stamps they get in Nestle chocolate...
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How Frans Hals Revolutionized Dutch Portrait Painting
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Hanging Out With Rock And Pop Stars at The Zenith of Their Careers In The 1980s
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he...
10 months ago
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he first spotted at a swap meet in Pasadena, California. We don’t know who took these photographs of David Bowie backstage, James Brown meeting and greeting the fans and many other...
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4 Famous Explorers from the Age of Exploration
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The Remarkable Life of Charles Dickens: Hard Times & Great Expectations
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10 Must-See Exhibitions in Europe This Year (2025)
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Who Funded Christopher Columbus’ Voyages?
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10 Historic Small Towns in Florida for Your Bucket List
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What Was the Mandate of Heaven in Imperial China?
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The Furies: Goddesses of Vengeance and Retribution
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What Are Artist’s Books? (With Key Examples)
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African History...
A history of the south-western Saharan towns of Tichitt, Walata, Wadan and Chinguetti (800-1912)
Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
a year ago
Trade and civilization on west-africa's desert frontier
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Parmigianino Altarpiece Back On View After 10-Year Conservation
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Alexander McQueen: 5 Fashion Collections Inspired by Art
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5 Great Reads by Charles Dickens
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Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party
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10 Things an Art Lover Should Do in Paris
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7 Museums to Visit in Athens
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When Was the Battle of Little Bighorn?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
Donsol, added 100r logo to splash screen on the rom.
100r.co, added a new page: diy carbonation system. Updated Saving fuel, Engine rebuild and...
History Today Feed
Korea’s War of Prisoners
Korea’s War of Prisoners
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:01
6 months ago
Korea’s War of Prisoners
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:01
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Rome’s Greatest Rival: What Was The Parthian Empire?
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Classical Wisdom
[Coming Soon] The Essential Greeks
Begins in Two Weeks
a year ago
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Why Did Plato Think that Education Could Replace Law?
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Res Obscura
The most interesting things I read in 2023
Most of them are not from 2023
a year ago
Most of them are not from 2023
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Fordlandia: Henry Ford’s Grand Experiment Gone Wrong
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Thefts From Heritage Sites in the U.K. Are Rising
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Vincent Van Gogh’s Self-Portraits: The Artist Through His Own Eyes
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What Makes Salvador Dali So Famous?
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Who Was Saint Athanasius?
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UK Gallery to Recreate “Groundbreaking” 1907 Exhibition
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Alive! The Incredible Story of Hugh Glass
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Putting Pirates on Trial
Putting Pirates on Trial
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
Putting Pirates on Trial
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 00:00
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What Is the Didache?
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The Men Who Sacked Rome: Who Were the Vandals?
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Jamestown: The Myth & Mystery of America’s First Permanent Colony
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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...
10 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...
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Fixing Time In 1970s and 80s England: Ian Macdonald Shows Us A Changing World
Ian Macdonald’s black-and-white film photography from the 1970 and 80s shows us children’s at...
3 months ago
Ian Macdonald’s black-and-white film photography from the 1970 and 80s shows us children’s at school, heavy industry, steel works, Redcar blast furnace, Smith’s Dock Shipyard, houseboats and life in Cleveland and Teesside, England. “The blast furnace has a drama and beauty to...
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Discovery in Spain Could Change View on Ancient Gender Roles
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Dreams of Space -...
Rocket Divers (1962)
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers...
11 months ago
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers adventures and in this book they help out the divers who retrieve re-entry capsules. It has bad guys and secret submarines and space monkeys and plenty of adventure. Unfortunately...
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Derek Jarman’s Home In Dungeness: Where Jesus Walked In The Garden
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s...
8 months ago
Before a run of Derek Jarman’s (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) The Garden at New York’s Metrograph theater, the British director spoke about his own garden and his house at Dungeness on the coast of Kent in England. Jarman made The Garden on the grounds of his seaside...
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Rembrandt Used Arsenic to Paint “The Night Watch”
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10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
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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...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a month ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of October.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Rabbit Waves and Logbooks. Updated woodstove installation, no windlass with 1 photo, mini dodger and Victoria to Sitka logbook with Week 3...
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Night Witches: The Female Russian Combat Unions of the Sky
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History Today Feed
Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
JamesHoare
Fri, 03/22/2024 - 09:20
9 months ago
Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves
JamesHoare
Fri, 03/22/2024 - 09:20
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What Are the Best-known Post-Impressionist Paintings?
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The Life of Lu Xun: Writing on China at a Crossroads
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Artist Seals Himself in Glass Bottle at Paris Olympic Stadium
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Hundred Rabbits
North Pacific Logbook
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing...
over a year ago
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing we've ever done. We decided to keep a logbook, to better remember it and so it can help others who wish to make this trip.
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This Underrated, Historic Small Town Is a Great Alternative to Austin, Texas
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Patterns in Humanity
When Lightning Strikes... Literally
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
a year ago
A quantification of the risk of dying from a lightning strike and other external sources of harm
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Ayn Rand: The Female Founder of Objectivism
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British Museum Receives Its Most Valuable Gift Ever
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 1, 2023
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of...
a year ago
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of town. We’ll be back to our regular schedule next week, with the next big topic I want to tackle being what a shield wall is and how it actually functions on a … Continue reading Gap...
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5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington
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Street Scenes of NYC in the 1970s
We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs...
10 months ago
We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs and truants, playing on the streets of Brooklyn, big cars, tight-knit neighborhoods on the Lower East Side, subterranean fury, police on the furious beat, music and dancing with...
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Glass Delusion: Why Did People Think They Were Made of Glass?
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Global Inequality...
Devant la guerre
On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
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On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
African History...
The role of firearms in African military history, and the guns of the Benin kingdom.
"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
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"The Zulus appeared almost to grow out of the earth.
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The 5 Most Ridiculous Ways the CIA Tried & Failed to Kill Fidel Castro
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5 Interesting Historic Events That Happened on Christmas Day
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French & Belgian Occupation of the Ruhr: A Postwar Reparations Crisis
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The Harrowing History of the Trail of Tears
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Atlas Shrugged: Ayn Rand’s Most Famous Novel Explained
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The 10 Most Beloved Urban Parks in the United States
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit the Pyramids?
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What is Virtue According to Nietzsche?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part I: SPQR
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as...
a year ago
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as another example of civic governance structures in antiquity, to match our series on the Greek polis. As with that series, we’re going to start by defining our community and its...
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10 Palazzos (Palaces) in Venice You Must Visit
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The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance?
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Flashbak
Black Woodstock: The Harlem Cultural Festival, NYC – 1969
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a...
3 months ago
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a series of shows that became known as Black Woodstock. Held at 3pm on Sundays in Mount Morris Park between 29 June and 24 August, 1969, as many as 300,000 people attended the festival...
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