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The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
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The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
TheCollector
Mimir: Get to Know the Wisest God of Norse Mythology
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Who Was Susan Sontag?
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“Four Dead in Ohio”: The Kent State Shootings
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10 Ghost Towns in California You Need to Explore
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10 Facts You Should Know About Henri Matisse
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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
Overcoming Bias
Drift Poll Winner: Rational Culture
Over the last day, I did two sets of polls comparing 16 cultural drift scenarios (detailed here) re...
2 months ago
Over the last day, I did two sets of polls comparing 16 cultural drift scenarios (detailed here) re their likelihood and desirability. (I later added influence.) Here are best fit priorities (relative to 100 max), sorted by priority sum:
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Bacon and Monet Landscapes to Lead Christie’s Evening Sale
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Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: From Nun to Feminist & Literary Icon
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weird medieval guys
The Medieval Monks Who Lived on Top of Giant Pillars
A history of the monastic high life
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A history of the monastic high life
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
St. Nick and Saturnalia
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Mehrgarh: One of the Oldest Cities in the Indus Valley
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Moses’ Wife: Who Was Zipporah?
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5 Top Fighter Aces of World War I
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What Was Pope Innocent III’s Role in the Medieval Crusades?
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How Divisionism Shaped Modern Painting and Art History
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Monsters of Mythology
Who Made the Top Ten?
2 months ago
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The Mysterious Phaistos Disk
And the Palace where it was found...
a year ago
And the Palace where it was found...
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Global Art Sales Dropped 4 Percent to $65 B. in 2023
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Was Catherine of Aragon the Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
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The Liberation of Paris in World War II: Did the City Burn?
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What Are the 5 Tallest Mountains in the World?
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Get to Know the Nazca People and the Mysterious Nazca Lines
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The Dutch Throne in an Exhibition for the First Time
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Who is Adrian Piper? The Most Important Conceptual Artist of Our Time
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How Did Tunisia Become a Country?
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Flashbak
Y Viva Espana: The Great British Package Holiday In Photos
When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of...
7 months ago
When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of them would have been on their way to sunny Spain as part of their package holiday. Jake Clark first arrived there in the late 1960s when his parents moved to a fishing village in...
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Arachne: What Is the Real Meaning of the Myth?
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5 Quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche Explained
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Van Gogh & Gauguin: A Fiery Friendship Between Two Post-Impressionists
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Christie’s to Auction $30 Million Basquiat Stretcher-Bar Painting
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10 Facts About Odin the All-Father: Norse God of War & Wisdom
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Anger & Sadness: How Do Stoics Handle These Emotions?
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Georgian Wine: The World’s Oldest Wine Producer in 4 Great Wineries
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Restored Delacroix Masterpiece Goes Back on Show at Louvre
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Art Philanthropy in the US Depends on Prestige
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How Can We Handle Anxiety?
Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
11 months ago
Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
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Why Did Vincent van Gogh Cut Off His Ear?
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Weekend Roundup
Classics Gifts!
a month ago
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6 Must-See English Castles
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Why Did Socrates Focus on Self-Knowledge and Introspection?
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Brutus: The Rise & Fall of the Senator Who Assassinated Julius Caesar
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‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 -...
11 months ago
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/30/2024 - 10:13
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August
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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Left, added a navigation bar to navigate larger...
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5 Female Philosophers That You Should Know
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Flashbak
Nick Cave’s Script For Gladiator 2
Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the...
a year ago
Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the behest of the film’s star, Russell Crowe. It’s not known is David Scarpa, who wrote Scott’s version, read Cave’s script first, but if he did there will be no allegation of...
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10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures)
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African History...
a brief note on the history of Africans exploring their own continent
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
a year ago
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
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Restoration Reveals Ancient Colors of Egypt’s Edfu Temple
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Classical Wisdom
The Ancient Ozempic
Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
2 months ago
Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
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Rare Exhibition of Roman Marbles Heads to North America
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A Colossal Ramses II Statue Pieces Uncovered
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Antonio Gramsci on Cultural Hegemony: What Is It and How Does It Work?
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Mao’s Great Leap Forward & How It Killed Millions
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Trying to Understand...
What Can You Do When You Don't Have A Culture?
Not that much, actually.
4 months ago
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Egyptian Cat Goddess: Who Is Bastet?
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Dreams of Space -...
Техника Молодежи (Youth Technology) Issue 4 (1973 )
“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
A re-run from a few years ago....
a year ago
“ХОРОВОД КОСМИЧЕСКИХ ЛАБОРАТОРИЙ ‘Round Dance of Space Laboratories’
A re-run from a few years ago. I really like this 1973 issue of Youth Technology. The issue was dedicated to Soviet past and future in space. It has some great illustration of what they had done and what they...
Flashbak
The Horny Monkey And A Nose Pick: Humorous Japanese Postcards by Kokkei Shinbun Sha – 1907-1909
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman...
2 months ago
The postcard above is over an ‘Amorous Monkey (Iroke zaru)’ attempting to undress a Japanese woman against her will. It’s an unusual tableaux. But then a lot about Japanese portrayals of sex is unfamiliar to all but the most adventurous Westerner (this Japanese sex guide and rope...
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Siege of the Sogdian Rock, 327 BCE: Alexander’s Winged Men
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US Returns 600 Stolen Artifacts to Italy
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Classical Wisdom
Should Drugs be Criminalized?
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
3 months ago
Do mind and mood alternating substances help, harm or inspire?
TheCollector
Words and Worlds: Does Language Shape Our Reality?
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What Were the Enclosure Acts?
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Open Culture
Read J. R. R. Tolkien’s “Letter From Father Christmas” To His Young Children (1925)
J.R.R. Tolkien is best known for the sweeping fantasy landscapes of Lord of The Rings and The...
a week ago
J.R.R. Tolkien is best known for the sweeping fantasy landscapes of Lord of The Rings and The Hobbit. Apart from being a celebrated author, the Oxford University professor of Anglo-Saxon was also a devoted father who doted on his children. In 1920, a few short years after Tolkien...
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What’s the History of Gin?
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How Did Henri Matisse’s Travels Influence His Art?
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An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
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The Fall of Singapore: The Largest Defeat in British Military History
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Thomas Gainsborough vs. Joshua Reynolds: 6 Facts About Their Rivalry
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What Was the War of Jenkins’ Ear?
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Memphis Citizens Call for End to New Art Museum
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Celtic Art: A Brief Introduction
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Scientism and Anti-Scientism: What Is the Difference?
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A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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Red Herring: Moments in Films That Leave You Shocked
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
a year ago
Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
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Is the Earth Flat? The Bizarre Belief That Refuses to Die
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African History...
a brief note on the long history of African diplomacy.
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
5 months ago
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
History Today Feed
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
11 months ago
India’s Kuka Revolt Ends in Death
j.hoare
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:58
Dreams of Space -...
Dream to Meet(1958)
A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded...
a year ago
A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded with illustrations. I thought you would enjoy these images.
Lyapunov, B. Illustrated by Seleznev, E. Навстречу Мечте (Dream to Meet.)
Moscow: All-Union Educational Pedagogical...
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How Did Carl Jung Differ from Sigmund Freud?
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Classical Wisdom
How to Give a Speech
Secrets from Cicero
4 months ago
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Who Were the Black Panther Party?
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Text Art: How Do Text and Art Mix Together?
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Lightning Strikes Ancient Roman Arch of Constantine
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St. Nicholas
The Saint behind Santa
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Understanding the Theology of Cosmic Horror in H.P. Lovecraft’s Works
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How the Celtic Britons Used the River Thames
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Classical Wisdom
The Death of Literary Fiction.... And its Resurrection?
A New -different- Event
a year ago
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...
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Mansa Musa: The Golden Ruler of the Mali Empire
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Dreams of Space -...
Some Day I'll Be an Aerospace Engineer (1967)
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the...
a year ago
A "career book' today to inspire young people to pursue engineering. This is a little later in the space race but they did have a clear plan laid out for creating the engineers they might need. The school library was usually full of these career books to inspire academic...
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What Were Vincent van Gogh’s Composition Techniques?
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What Is Populism?
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Global Inequality...
Should poor countries remain poor?
Stock vs flow approach.
9 months ago
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The Federalist Papers: History & Summary
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How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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Highlights From Free Drawing by Franz Čižek & Herman Kastner (1925)
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was...
10 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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6 Incredible Sites From Moorish Spain
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Who Are Hecate’s Parents?
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a year ago
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...
7 months ago
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...
Trying to Understand...
One Way Or Another ....
We're going to get you.
a year ago
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Audrey Flack, Pioneer of Photorealism, Dies at 93
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Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Natural World?
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Third-Party Candidates: The Outsiders in US Elections
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Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man?
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6 months ago
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Pompeii: Frozen in Time or an Ever-Evolving Landscape?
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:07
11 months ago
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
JamesHoare
Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:07
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Caspar David Friedrich Sketchbook to Remain in Germany?
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a year ago
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The KGB After Stalin
The KGB After Stalin
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
a year ago
The KGB After Stalin
j.hoare
Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:36
TheCollector
Princess Diana ‘Black Sheep’ Jumper Sold for $1.1 M.
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Bertolt Brecht: 10 Facts About the Famous Playwright
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Open Culture
Francis Ford Coppola Picks His Favorite Criterion Movies & Gives Advice to Filmmakers
Upon stepping into the hallowed Criterion Closet, stocked with hundreds of that cinephile video...
a week ago
Upon stepping into the hallowed Criterion Closet, stocked with hundreds of that cinephile video label’s finest releases, Francis Ford Coppola speaks of a director who “believed in a film he wanted to make, and used his entire fortune, because the financing system of the time...
African History...
Roads and wheeled transport in African history.
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
a year ago
Why the kingdoms of Kush and Dahomey used wheels while Asante did not.
Flashbak
Miyako Festivals Of Kyoto, Japan – Illustrations From A 1920s Album of Silk Paintings
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s...
12 months ago
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s showing all different festivals held in Kyoto, Japan. Miyako (‘capital’) is an archaic name for Kyoto, which was the capital of Japan from 794 AD to 1868 AD. The pictures playson...
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The Fountainhead: Ayn Rand’s Ode to Individualism
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Archaeologists Find Colorful Still Life Frescoes at Pompeii
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Who Were the Telchines? The Malevolent Wizards From Greek Mythology
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The Sand Creek Massacre: A Horrific Tale of Betrayal & Greed
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The Fallen Angels of Enoch: Vicious Villains or Virtuous Victims?
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10 Incredible Examples of European Symbolist Art
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How Did a Pig End Up on Trial in the Middle Ages?
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Work Begins on Naples’ New Archaeological Museum
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Prince Charles III Portrait Defaced by Animal Right Activists
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How Does Friedrich Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom Criticize Socialism?
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a year ago
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Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper?
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9 months ago
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Beer Can Art Accidentally Trashed at Dutch Museum
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What Is George Orwell Best Known For?
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Helen Keller’s Letter on Why Book-Burning Nazis Will Never Defeat Ideas, 1933
“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often...
a year ago
“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often before, and the ideas have risen up in their might and destroyed them’ – Helen Keller Helen Keller is best known for her campaign to help the disabled and support for...
Trying to Understand...
Will it Bend or Will it Break?
The international system, that is.
a year ago
The international system, that is.
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Monet’s London Paintings to Reunite After 120 Years
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What Is Solipsism?
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Istanbul’s Top 7 Historic Gems
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8 months ago
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What Role Did Women Play in World War II?
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10 English Words Borrowed from Indigenous Languages of the Americas
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The First Biographers
...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
a year ago
...and the Surprising Legacy of Ancient Literature
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When Did Vincent van Gogh Start Painting?
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What Are the Earliest Manuscripts of the New Testament?
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How Did Socrates Shape Classical Greek Philosophy?
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Olafur Eliasson to Turn Urban Billboards into Abstract Art
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African History...
On Hegel's ignorance of African History
*my article for ROAPE journal
a year ago
*my article for ROAPE journal
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Who Were the Top Allied Commanders of World War II?
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4 Famous Explorers from the Age of Exploration
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11 months ago
African History...
A history of Women's political power and matriliny in the kingdom of Kongo.
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which...
a year ago
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which kinship is traced through the female line. Matriliny was often confounded with matriarchy as a supposedly earlier stage of social evolution than patriarchy. Matriliny thus became a...
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5 Notable Inmates of Tartarus & Their Crimes
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The Mamluk Sultanate: How Slaves Came to Rule an Empire
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What Is Friluftsliv, The Norwegian Way of Life in Harmony with Nature?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IIIc: Ten Tribunes, Two Censors and Twenty-Six Guys
This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb)...
a year ago
This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Last time we looked at the top of the Roman political career in the republic,...
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Was Walt Whitman a Transcendentalist?
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How Did Impressionism Get Its Name?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Animals of the Ancient World
7 months ago
Animals of the Ancient World
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5 Famous Artworks of Medusa: Monstrous, Misunderstood, or Moving?
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Edward Longshanks & the Conquest of Wales
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12 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Can you REALLY be offended on behalf of someone else??
Lessons from Borat
a year ago
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Kenjutsu: Discover Centuries of Japanese Fencing Tradition
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Russian Civil War Propaganda: Posters & Propaganda Trains
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The 4 Most Controversial Historical Events from the Past 200 Years
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Cronus: The Titan Leader in Greek Mythology
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Ancient Papyrus Reveals Plato’s Final Hours
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Wrong Side of...
The War on the Countryside
The Shire must be brought to heel
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The Shire must be brought to heel
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Italian Artist Unveils Contemporary Version of Stolen Caravaggio
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Flashbak
Highlights of Colour Theory: Illustrating The Mysteries of Light In Colour Whels, Tables, Charts And...
Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known...
6 months ago
Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known as visible light, or light that can be processed and seen by the human eye. It’s a little fraction of all the EM radiation around us. There are many other parts of the EM spectrum...
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7 Works by Romaine Brooks You Should Know
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When Was the First Flight in History?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
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Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
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8 Unmissable UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia
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Cannister Shells’ Devastating Effect: Nightmare of the Infantry
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New Exhibition Examines Rembrandt’s Relationship with Star Pupil
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Collector Chris Levett Is Selling His Huge Trove of Ancient Armor
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7 Great Historical Attractions in the Netherlands
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Art Basel Renames and Relocates Third Edition of Paris Show
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Vintage Illustrations Of Japanese Anthropomorphic Frogs and Toads
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and...
7 months ago
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and toads, often portrayed in Japanese art in anthropomorphic fashion as they engage in fighting, marching with spirits (yokai) and casting spells. Here we look at a range of prints...
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Is Fear Driving Contemporary Politics? Hobbes’ Leviathan Revisited
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Classical Wisdom
The Myth of the Minotaur
Journey Into the Labyrinth
a year ago
Journey Into the Labyrinth
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Reclaiming Medusa: How Did She Become a Symbol of Female Empowerment?
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The Hindenburg Disaster: Oh, the Humanity!
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Plato’s Phaedo: Is The Soul Immortal?
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How Does Epistemology Address Memory as a Source of Knowledge?
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Flashbak
One Night At The Empire Roller Disco, Brooklyn NYC – February 1980
On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown...
6 months ago
On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown Heights to see the skaters at Brooklyn’s Empire Roller Disco. Formerly the Empire Rollerdrome (built 1941), the rink was now all disco. It was where Cher hosted the release party for...
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Were Anglo-Saxon Pagans a Threat to Medieval Christian Society?
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Discover Norman Rockwell’s America (& His Legacy)
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Open Culture
99-Year-Old Dick Van Dyke Sings & Dances in a Touching New Coldplay Video, Directed by Spike Jonze
There’s one thing right with our world, and it’s Dick Van Dyke. Appearing in a new Coldplay music...
3 weeks ago
There’s one thing right with our world, and it’s Dick Van Dyke. Appearing in a new Coldplay music video, Mr. Van Dyke dances barefoot and sings knowingly a little off-key—before reflecting on a century of life on this planet. What is love? Is he afraid of dying? What does luck...
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10 Artworks by Yoko Ono You Should Know
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Global Inequality...
Trump and the Rise of Asia
My interview with "Atlantico"
a month ago
My interview with "Atlantico"
Classical Wisdom
Herodotus Versus Thucydides?
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
a year ago
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
History Today Feed
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
8 months ago
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
Flashbak
Woodstock Festival Comics from the 1970s
In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I...
5 months ago
In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I Found My Love at the Woodstock Festival!” appeared in Falling in Love #118. Comics and Woodstock were a good match. Charles M. Schulz’s didn’t name the little yellow bird and...
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‘D-Day Has Come’
‘D-Day Has Come’
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
7 months ago
‘D-Day Has Come’
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
Trying to Understand...
Only Connect ....
We are lost in a haunted wood.
2 months ago
We are lost in a haunted wood.
TheCollector
Did Climate Change Cause the Collapse of Egypt’s New Kingdom?
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2 months ago
Flashbak
Armand Henrion: The Artist Who Always Painted Himself As A Clown
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist...
6 months ago
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist movement, worked in France and became a French citizen. And he liked to paint self-portraits – hundreds of them – in which he is dressed as a clown (more Pierrot than Bozo). Pierrot...
TheCollector
10 Facts About the Extraordinary Choreographer Pina Bausch
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10 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part II: Romans, Assemble!
This is the second of our planned five-part look (I) at the nature and structure of the Roman...
a year ago
This is the second of our planned five-part look (I) at the nature and structure of the Roman Republic, particularly the governing institutions of the Middle Republic, the period of the republic’s height from c. 287-100 BC. Last time we discussed the component parts and nature of...
TheCollector
How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking?
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TheCollector
Alexander the Great’s Legendary Horse: Who Was Bucephalus?
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History Today Feed
The Great Fire of Smyrna
The Great Fire of Smyrna
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
The Great Fire of Smyrna
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
Cubism and Collage: How Picasso and Braque Revolutionized Art
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TheCollector
Did Bruce Lee Invent Mixed Martial Art?
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TheCollector
John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today
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TheCollector
7 Fascinating Facts About the Vestal Virgins
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3 months ago
TheCollector
The MoMA Became the Latest Target of Climate Activists
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a year ago
TheCollector
New Alphonse Mucha Museum to Open in Prague
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a month ago
African History...
Acemoglu in Kongo: a critique of 'Why Nations Fail' and its wilful ignorance of African history.
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies...
2 months ago
There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies show up in the selection committees of Stockholm.
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Important Christian Figures? (150 – 200 CE)
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a year ago
TheCollector
History of the Automobile: How Did We Get to Electric Vehicles?
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11 months ago
Global Inequality...
To all the newspapers I loved
The decline and fall of the print media.
11 months ago
The decline and fall of the print media.
Flashbak
Photos of Britain’s Post-War Youth By Roger Mayne
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in...
5 months ago
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in Britain in the mid-1950s and ‘60s. Self-taught and influential in the acceptance of photography as an art form, Mayne was passionate about photographing human life as he found...
TheCollector
The Brutal Murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket: Blood on the Flagstones
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TheCollector
Meet The Orishas: 10 Afrobrazilian Gods and Goddesses
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7 months ago
TheCollector
“I Am Because We Are”: Introducing Ubuntu Philosophy
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11 months ago
TheCollector
10 Most Historic Cities to Visit Around the World
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Possible ‘Salvator Mundi’ Location and Exhibition Plans Revealed
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Frantz Fanon?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Boycotts of the Olympic Games: A History of Sports & Politics
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a year ago
Flashbak
Edmund Dulac’s American Weekly Covers – 1924-1951
Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration,...
6 months ago
Edmund Dulac is remembered today as one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of Illustration, roughly from 1875-1925, writes Albert Seligman. His luxurious Gift Books of the early 20th century were covered in vellum and issued in signed limited editions with tipped-in color...
Global Inequality...
Living through another great transformation…
A review of Karl Polanyi's "Great transformation"
5 months ago
A review of Karl Polanyi's "Great transformation"
TheCollector
Why Did Damien Hirst Build a Pharmacy?
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5 months ago
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
What Is a Film Auteur?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction Next Month
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Empress Theodora
Saint or Sinner?
3 months ago
Flashbak
Beautiful Birds from Isaac Sprague’s Natural History 1839-1842
The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s. “Isaac...
a year ago
The images below are watercolour sketches by Isaac Sprague from the 1840s. “Isaac Sprague (1811–1895) was born in Hingham, Massachusetts, and apprenticed with his uncle as a carriage painter. He was a self-taught landscape, botanical and ornithological painter. Sprague served...
TheCollector
Ivar the Boneless: History, TV Portrayals, and Viking Legends
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TheCollector
The Electoral College Explained
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TheCollector
Who Was the Real Good King Wenceslas Behind the Christmas Carol?
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TheCollector
Damien Hirst Accused of Misdating Thousands of Paintings
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7 months ago
African History...
The Mali empire: A complete history (ca. 1250-1650)
At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending...
10 months ago
At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending over an estimated 1.2 million square kilometers in West Africa. Encompassing at least five modern African states, the empire produced some of the continent's most renowned historical...
TheCollector
Cj Hendry Lands in Miami With HOOPS Tree Installation
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Are Artist’s Books? (With Key Examples)
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Nefertiti: The Enchanting Story of the Lady of the Two Lands
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Should We Own Stuff?
The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
a year ago
The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
African History...
A history of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) ca. 700-1900.
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
11 months ago
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
TheCollector
How Did the Seasons Get Their Names?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World
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3 weeks ago
TheCollector
What Are the Principal Sources of Emperor Caligula’s Reign?
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TheCollector
Federalism in Ancient Greece: The Forgotten Side of Ancient Greek Politics
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a year ago
TheCollector
5 Forgotten Female Artists You Should Know
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a year ago
TheCollector
Two Colonizers in South Africa: The British vs. The Dutch
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a year ago
TheCollector
Roman Military Ranks: From Legionary to General
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2 weeks ago
TheCollector
The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
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TheCollector
How Did Socrates Die?
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a year ago
Overcoming Bias
Futarchy Futurism
I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular...
a month ago
I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular future techs.
Flashbak
Let Them Eat Cake: 28 Sweet Birthday Cake Snapshots
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a...
11 months ago
According to the Greeks of ancient time – it was they who first put candles on a cake to mark a birthday – you need to blow them out in a single puff for the smoke to carry your wishes to god, in order for them to come true. Yep, that’s where you’ve been … Continue reading "Let...
Classical Wisdom
Are Propaganda and Politics Inevitable Bedfellows?
And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
a month ago
And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
TheCollector
Why Is the Symbol of Flowers Associated with Femininity?
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TheCollector
Josephine Baker: An American Dancer in the French Resistance
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
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11 months ago
Flashbak
Historical Figures in Ridiculous Frippery: Ruff Love For Old Masters
“If you spent your life concentrating on what everyone else thought of you, would you forget who you...
2 days ago
“If you spent your life concentrating on what everyone else thought of you, would you forget who you really were? What if the face you showed the world turned out to be a mask… with nothing beneath it?” — Jodi Picoult, Nineteen Minutes Volker Hermes lampoons traditional...
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.
TheCollector
Colonial Mexican Art: 4 Key Formats and Themes
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Open Culture
Hear Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast from 1938: The Original Tale of Mysterious...
A month ago, drones were spotted near Morris County, New Jersey. Since then, reports of further...
2 weeks ago
A month ago, drones were spotted near Morris County, New Jersey. Since then, reports of further sightings in various locations in the region have been lodged on a daily basis, and anxieties about the origin and purpose of these unidentified flying objects have grown apace. “We...
TheCollector
10 Things an Art Lover Should Do in Paris
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TheCollector
5 Quotes by Karl Marx Explained
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TheCollector
What Is the Golden Mean in Aristotle’s Ethics?
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TheCollector
The History of Social Welfare Programs (& Current Debates)
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TheCollector
6 Surrealist Techniques You Probably Haven’t Heard of
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Patterns in Humanity
The case for prisons
The purpose of prisons, and the evidence of their efficacy
3 months ago
The purpose of prisons, and the evidence of their efficacy
TheCollector
Did Jesus Live in India?
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2 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Judy Space Puzzles (1970s)
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time...
a month ago
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time to bring them back.
These were classroom puzzles (although they were probably owned by kids at home too). They were mostly for Kindergarten-2nd grade kids and were "educational" as...
TheCollector
Battle of the Granicus (334 BCE): Alexander’s Conquest Begins
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TheCollector
Who Was Sayed Idries Shah?
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TheCollector
The Horrors of “Rubber Fever” in the Amazon Rainforest
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TheCollector
How Did the Capetian Dynasty Turn France Into a Superpower?
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TheCollector
Why Is Oktoberfest a Vital Part of German Culture?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
College Culture in the US & The Vietnam War: An Unlikely Connection
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Ovid's Dating Advice
Love Lessons from a Roman Poet
10 months ago
Love Lessons from a Roman Poet
TheCollector
7-Foot Hermes Statue Found in Ancient Roman Sewer
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
On Seneca: Anger, Fear, and Sadness
Event News
a year ago
TheCollector
A History of the US House of Representatives
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:36
a month ago
Arthur Cravan: The Disappearing Dadaist
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:36
TheCollector
Children’s Drawings of Gladiators Discovered in Pompeii
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7 months ago
TheCollector
New Warhol Exhibition Reveals Rare Art Treasures
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Was Vincent van Gogh Religious?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Alexander Hamilton: From Orphan to Founding Father
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TheCollector
How Did Nils Bohlin Change the Auto Industry? (Inventor of the Three-Point Seatbelt)
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TheCollector
Discover the Lost Culture of San Agustín in Colombia
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8 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Hail Jeffrey Wernick
I started to write about prediction markets in 1988, and not until 1999 about using conditional...
4 weeks ago
I started to write about prediction markets in 1988, and not until 1999 about using conditional markets to make org decisions.
TheCollector
British Museum to Digitalize Its Collection
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a year ago
TheCollector
Artist Ibrahim Mahama Covers London’s Barbican in Purple Fabric
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Why Visit Northumberland? : Britain’s Historic Hidden Gem
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5 months ago
Flashbak
The Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand
Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us...
a week ago
Photographer Jono Rotman’s arresting portraits of the Mongrel Mob of Aotearoa New Zealand show us the gang’s members in isolation. To avoid controlling the narrative and anaesthetising their spirit, while “still letting them retain their mystery and privacy”, Rotman took the...
TheCollector
Who Was Josiah Wedgwood? Potter, Innovator, Entrepreneurial Genius
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TheCollector
Understanding Australian History Through 3 Artworks
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/11/2024 - 08:43
3 weeks ago
On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/11/2024 - 08:43
Classical Wisdom
Should We Be Skeptics?
Is it good to question everything?
9 months ago
Is it good to question everything?
Classical Wisdom
Rome's Worst General?
And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
9 months ago
And the Mystery of the Cursed Gold
Flashbak
A Tour of The Westwood Mall, Michigan, 1972 – 1984
We’re off to the Westwood Mall in Michigan in the 1970s and early 1980s. Most of the images here are...
2 months ago
We’re off to the Westwood Mall in Michigan in the 1970s and early 1980s. Most of the images here are from the store’s opening on August 3 1972. We see shopper browsing for music in Recordland beneath a poster for the singer Cyndi Lauper, buying into the ‘grapefruit diet’, getting...
TheCollector
What Is the Origin of Tarot Cards?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
An Introduction to the History of LGBTQIA+ Art
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9 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Tune Out, Turn Off, Delete.
You don't need to know that.
9 months ago
You don't need to know that.
TheCollector
A Brief History of the Aboriginal Lands Right Movement
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2 months ago
TheCollector
A History of the House of Savoy: From Its Origins to Its End
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TheCollector
What Are the 5 Greatest Protest Songs of the 20th Century?
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5 months ago
CrimethInc.
Festivals of Resistance : A Call for Gatherings the Weekend Before Trump Takes Office
Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance...
a month ago
Along with others around the country, we invite you to join us in organizing festivals of resistance on the weekend of January 18, immediately before Donald Trump takes office. This is a crucial opportunity to engage in outreach, education, and action ahead of what it is sure to...
TheCollector
9 Times Virginia Woolf Made a Lasting Impact on Art
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
a year ago
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
TheCollector
4 Amazing Women From History You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
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8 months ago
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