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10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial
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The Power Of Absent Things.
It explains a lot about Ukraine.
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Does Marcus Matter?
Was the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius a serious philosopher... or just a glorified diarist?
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Was the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius a serious philosopher... or just a glorified diarist?
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5 Populists of the Late Roman Republic
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Whaleship Essex: The Terrifying Story That Inspired Moby Dick
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The First Nations of the Canadian Eastern Woodlands: A Brief History
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What Is the Historical Context of Easter?
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Was Jesus a Radical?
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Carl Schmitt: The Most Influential Nazi Philosopher?
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Father of the Turks
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Last Call for Classical Gifts
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The Jungian Persona: What Are the Masks We Wear?
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A Brief History of Money Throughout World History
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Before Banksy: London Graffiti in the 1980s
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the...
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It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the right people. Most of of it got washed off walls or knocked down as the buildings it decorated made way for flats. Most of it wasn’t all that good. And because London graffiti was a...
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The Art of Fear: What Is Italian Giallo?
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10 Weird Events From Presidential Elections
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What Caused the Dancing Plague?
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Ancient Pathways: What Are Ley Lines?
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What is the Soul?
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
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Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
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Why Is Mount Rushmore in South Dakota?
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Who Is Satan in the Hebrew Bible?
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Summary of changes for September
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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 September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Orca, added way for instances of Orca to talk to each...
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Las Vegas Gallery to Sell $100 Million Leonardo Sculpture
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This Won’t Change: The Joy Of Northern Soul
In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s...
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a year ago
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Thousand Rooms, added a Brazilian Portuguese version.
Wunderland...
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8 Famous Women Writers Who Wrote Under Male Pseudonyms
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8 Places in Munich Addressing National Socialism’s Problematic Legacy
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Dreams of Space -...
Rocketry Though the Ages (1959)
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and...
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This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and into the anticipated near future. I blogged about this in 2010, so a more complete scan seemed good. Also having the text that goes with each page is a plus, yea for flatbed...
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit the Pyramids?
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The First Italo-Ethiopian War: When the Colonizers Lost
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8 Fun Facts About Montezuma — Starting with His Real Name
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6 Misconceptions About Biblical Angels
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Banksy’s ‘Girl with Balloon’ Is Stolen, Then Recovered
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What Happens When We Die? And Does That Impact How We Live?
Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
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History of Hollywood in the 1980s-1990s: Everything You Need to Know
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The UN Declaration of Human Rights
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Why Is Caligula’s Relationship with the Senate Controversial?
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Contemporary Art and Sports Come Together at SFMOMA
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Candles and Kalshnikovs.
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Clubbers And Youth Tribes in Post-Punk London : 1978-1986
“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those...
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“As a photographer, I go as the casual observer and stand in the shadows. When I first went to those Tuesday nights at Billy’s [1978] it was like walking into a Hieronymous Bosch painting – furtive but lively, very decadent reflecting what they were into, and yet with a sense of...
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Akhenaten: 7 Secrets of Egypt’s Heretic Pharaoh
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Authoritarian vs. Democratic Socialism: What’s the Difference?
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Devon
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Dry Toilet Installation
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over a year ago
The work is done. Building a dry toilet was more work than we had anticipated, but we still prefer it over the ready-made models. We learned tons doing it, and now our toilet is perfectly suited to our space. The pandemic has pushed more people into boat and van living (to travel...
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Plato on Political Polarization
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Plato on Political Polarization
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10 Historic Landmarks in Argentina You Should Visit
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When Africa discovered Europe
*my article for New Lines Magazine
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*my article for New Lines Magazine
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Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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‘Disputing Disaster’ by Perry Anderson review
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Is Calvinism a Religion or a Philosophy?
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Yayoi Kusama Unveils New Public Sculpture in London
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Medieval Anglo-French Wars (1076-1453): A Brief History
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Early civilizations of ancient Africa and the pre-Aksumite civilization of the northern Horn.
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African History...
a brief note on African agency in its historical contacts with the rest of the world.
the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
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the indigenous and the foreign in Benin art
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6 Places to Visit in Cape Town for History & Art Lovers
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Who Was Carl Gustav Jung?
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When Was D-Day?
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A history of the Rozvi kingdom (1680-1830)
From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
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From Changamire's expulsion of the Portuguese to the ruined cities of Zimbabwe.
Hundred Rabbits
projects and pain
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new...
over a year ago
We arrived in New Zealand with a long scary list of things to fix or replace on Pino. We needed new batteries, a new mainsail, a fresh coat of bottom-paint, galley plumbing, new intermediates shrouds, new backstay, new top hatch, new windows, new control cables etc.
'If we can't...
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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...
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4 Nazi Massacres in Italy (and Their Memory)
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Archangels of the Apocrypha: Here’s What You Need to Know
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The Harrowing History of the Trail of Tears
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Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Auctioned for $6 Million
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The order of inequality
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Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
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Buckingham Palace To Exhibit Unseen Renaissance Drawings
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Three New Year’s Resolutions from Epicurus
An Epic Start to the New Year
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An Epic Start to the New Year
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Marcus Aurelius VS Diogenes
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Comparing the Stoics and the Cynics...
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Hearing the language of Christ on the road to Damascus
Notes on Christian Syria
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William Blake, The Great Red Dragon Paintings
“And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads....
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“And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth” — Revelations 12:3-4, King James Bible The Red Dragon Paintings are four watercolours by...
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Joris Hoefnagel: The Emperor’s Best Artist Who Drew Insects That Told of Love And Death
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by...
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Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by Croatian scribe Georg Bocskay (died 1575) and Flemish artist Joris Hoefnagel (1542–1601). There is no evidence the two artists ever met, but their collaboration was decades in the...
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The Ancient World’s Greatest War
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The Ancient World’s Greatest War
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The complete history of Kano (999-1903)
journal of African cities chapter 9
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journal of African cities chapter 9
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Two New York Museums Face Climate Protests
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The Legacy of Emperor Pedro II: Brazil’s Golden Age
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History of the Origin of Manned Flight: More than Just Planes
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Trying to Understand...
A Wasting Asset?
Europe turns away from America.
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Europe turns away from America.
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Summary of changes for November 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 November.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added an article named A Shining Place Built Upon The Sand, and Week 6 to the Victoria to Sitka Logbook.
Rabbit Waves, added a page on Morse Code...
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Battle at Chosin Reservoir: Turning Point in the Korean War
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Theodore Roosevelt: Life & Accomplishments of this American President
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Who Won the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House?
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‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
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Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
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‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
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Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
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What is Deus Ex Machina in Film?
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Who Was Jelly Roll Morton? Self-styled “Inventor” of Jazz
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The Best Eclipses of the Ancient World
War Stoppers and God Makers
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War Stoppers and God Makers
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Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
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Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
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Why Do I Care What Others Think? A Philosophical View of Self-Esteem
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Historical Figures in Ridiculous Frippery: Ruff Love For Old Masters
“If you spent your life concentrating on what everyone else thought of you, would you forget who you...
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“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...
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The Brigantaggio: How Did Southern Italy Respond to Unification?
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How the Nazis Captured the Minds of Germany’s Youth
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Who Were the United States Indian Scouts?
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What Was the Un-American Activities Committee?
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6 Themes That Define Nan Goldin’s Photography
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Dreams of Space -...
Happy Journeys (1961)
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about...
a year ago
Here is wishing you Happy Journeys (1961) in 2024.
Happy Journeys was a 1961 children's book about the future and ways someone might travel. The illustration were double page full color paintings of a exciting and strange future that might be around the corner. I see in this...
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What Was the Warsaw Pact?
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Who Were the 6 Most Famous Artists of the Protestant Reformation?
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J.S. Bach & Sons: The Composer’s Legacy and Family
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The Hindenburg Disaster: Oh, the Humanity!
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Daniel Boone: The Life & Legend of an American Pioneer
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Romulus and Remus: The Legendary Founders of Rome
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Educated rage
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American polarisation: part 2
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The Months: Gardens of Art by Eugène Grasset
In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French...
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In 1894, Eugène Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) received a commission from the French department store La Belle Jardinière to create 12 original works of art to be used as a calendar. Grasset’s woodcuts show women in fashionable costumes of the period each bearing a sign...
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5 Great Reads by Charles Dickens
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Getting Used To Being Weak.
It's worse than you probably imagine.
a year ago
It's worse than you probably imagine.
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On the Tory Cult of Personality and its Consequences
Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
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Badenoch will need to denounce Boris
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New Acquisitions: 1933 and the Definition of Fascism
Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if...
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Today we’re going to look at definitions of fascism and ask the question – you may have guessed – if Donald Trump is running for President as a fascist. Worry not, this isn’t me shifting to full-time political pundit, nor is this the formal end of the hiatus (which will happen on...
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Ancient Greek Sculpture in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods
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The intellectual history of East Africa (ca. 900-1950 CE): from the Swahili coast to Buganda to...
The intellectual history of pre-colonial Africa is dominated by studies of the scholarly traditions...
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6 Outrageous Judicial Errors in the Trial of Jesus Christ
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
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Erté’s Naked Alphabet, 1967
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and...
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It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and not finished until 1967. All 26 letters are created in individual gouaches on paper, in exotic human form (and later formed print editions). This exhibit was a hit when it was first...
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Artemisia of Caria
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
a year ago
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
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5 Quotes by Kant Explained
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Why Is Nan Goldin Considered a Trailblazer in Modern Photography?
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Who Was Aleister Crowley?
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Who Were the Most Famous Symbolists?
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History of Tobacco: A Lucrative Vice
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Interview With Joseph A. Miller on Figurative Art
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Madame de Pompadour: History’s Greatest Mistress
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7 Rococo Artists You Need to Know
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5 Inspirational Women From the Second World War
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4 Theocracies That Exist in the World Today
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5 Fables by Jean de la Fontaine
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in New York
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Africa and Europe during the age of mutual exploration: a Swahili traveler's description of 19th...
The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on...
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The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on a global scale in which African travelers were active agents.
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Who Assassinated Julius Caesar?
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Events Schedule
*Time Correction for Wednesday
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*Time Correction for Wednesday
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The Furies: Goddesses of Vengeance and Retribution
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The Ancient Novel
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What Is Gnosticism?
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How One Tiny Island Took on the Ottoman Empire and Won
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Res Obscura
Simulating History with ChatGPT
The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
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The Case for LLMs as Hallucination Engines
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American Noir: Mugshots And Crimes From A Small Pennsylvanian Town (1930s – 1950s)
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles...
7 months ago
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles the mugshots of criminals who lived in the town in the 1930, 40s and 50s, with notes on their offences. The mugshots were pulled from the rubbish when the town’s police department...
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Why Visit Northumberland? : Britain’s Historic Hidden Gem
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History Today Feed
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
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Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
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‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
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Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:18
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Sound Genius: What Is John Williams Best Known for?
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What Makes a Piece of Art a Masterpiece?
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What Did Aristotle Say About Meaning and Language?
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Philosophy of Liberty – On Liberalism
It is once again the week of July 4th and so, as is customary here, I am going to use this week’s...
6 months ago
It is once again the week of July 4th and so, as is customary here, I am going to use this week’s post to talk about the United States or more correctly this week about the political philosophy the United States was founded on: liberalism. Now an immediate clarification is...
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Is There Democracy Without Voting? Elections by Lot in Ancient Athens
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Volksgeist: Who Was Johann Gottfried Herder?
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10 Countries With the Best Second-Language English Proficiency to Relocate To
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What Are Djinn? (Powers, Tales, & Etymology)
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A history of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) ca. 700-1900.
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
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State and society on a cosmopolitan island
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How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
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How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
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6 Eco-Friendly Designs of Thomas Heatherwick
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8 Fashion Trends of the Roaring Twenties
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Anglo-French Wars: 13 Conflicts Between France & England
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Who Were the Black Panther Party?
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NATO's Phantom Armies.
And the ghost of Carl von Clausewitz.
7 months ago
And the ghost of Carl von Clausewitz.
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The US Senate Seeks Explanation for Leon Black’s Art Dealings
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Shaka Zulu: The Life of Africa’s Legendary Warrior King
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10 English Words Borrowed from Indigenous Languages of the Americas
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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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Andrew Jackson’s Genocidal Legacy
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Evelyn Richter’s Street Photography Reveals the Reality of Life in East Germany
For photographer Evelyn Richter (1930–2021) East Germany was not computers being towed by the...
4 months ago
For photographer Evelyn Richter (1930–2021) East Germany was not computers being towed by the bikini-clad proletariat, Western holidaymakers, badly disguised secret police and being on the wrong side of the Berlin Wall. A self-described “documentarian and historian”, Richter...
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Beyond Watergate: A Look at President Nixon’s Legacy
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What Is the Jungian Journey of Individuation?
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The Vikings in Iceland: Their Story in Sagas and Archaeology
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Study Shows Real Art Stimulates the Brain More Than a Copy
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Pizan’s The Book of the City of Ladies: The West’s 1st Feminist Text?
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Hidden History
The Japanese Mafia and the Card Game of Koi-Koi
The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had...
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The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had its origin some 400 years ago in early attempts by the Shoguns to ban gambling and European playing cards. History When the Portuguese arrived in Japan in 1543, they established...
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Why There Is More Than One Reality: Introducing the Pluriverse
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Andrew & Rachel Jackson: A Scandalous Marriage & the 1828 Election
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7 Modern Artists Who Worked in Advertising
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Who Were the Toughest Women in the Old West?
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Homo Erectus: The Most Successful Human?
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Who is Mierle Laderman Ukeles?
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Belgian Revolution: The Independence Movement That Surprised Europe
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Who Was the Real Mona Lisa?
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Have We Lost Ritual in our Lives?
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
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How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
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How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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What Did the Art of the Third Reich Look Like?
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The Darien Scheme: Scotland’s Unsuccessful Settlement in the Americas
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Trailblazing Women: 22 Female Photographers Who Redefined Photography
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Who was Rasputin and Why is He Famous?
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12 Perfect Christmas Gifts From Dianne B, A Postcard Set from 1983
In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a...
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In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a mini-portfolio of 12 postcards. Eight are by Huja, plus four in colour by Neil Winokur and a sleeve by Ken Tisa. The postcards for maverick boutique owner Dianne Benson are lovely...
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What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
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At Home With Candy, Andy and the Bearandas, A Terrifying Children’s Comic From 1966
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical...
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In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical English village called Riverale, going about the place in their rainbow-striped Mini. For a year, their everyday lives were documented in 154 comic books ( ‘the comic full of fun...
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The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact
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Why Was the Gutenberg Printing Press Important?
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Who Invented the First Motion Picture Camera?
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Expressionism: 12 Iconic Paintings & Their Artists
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The Vienna Secession is Founded
The Vienna Secession is Founded
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
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The Vienna Secession is Founded
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Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:30
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Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
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Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
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Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:00
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Who Was George Eliot?
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African History...
A history of the Gonja Kingdom: (1550-1899)
State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
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State and society in nothern ghana after the Mali empire's decline.
Global Inequality...
Universities as factories
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students...
8 months ago
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students who were demonstrating. The police would come in on the orders of the authorities unhappy with student-created oases of freedom. It would come, armed, beat up students, and end the...
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Nixtamalization: How Ancient Americans Bio-Engineered Corn
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Thai Fortune-Telling Manuscript, Before 1844
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of...
9 months ago
A beautiful paper accordion manuscript from Thailand that features hand-painted illustrations of zodiac figures accompanied with text. It was made before 1844. “Maria Revere Balestier (daughter of Paul Revere and wife to the first American consulate to Singapore) was the...
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What Was the Mason-Dixon Line?
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 29, 2023 (Year In Review)
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but...
a year ago
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but between the holidays and the whole pedant household coming down with a nasty cold, I’m a bit short of the time and energy to put together a full fireside with...
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6 Things You Should Know about Sculptor Augusta Savage
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Best of the Best
a year ago
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Clement Attlee: Britain’s Greatest Prime Minister?
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Dreams of Space -...
Man-Made Moons (1960)
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant...
a year ago
Another book re-scanned. This one has some wonderful graphics and book design. The design is meant to be an example of isotype graphic design. This was a visual language created to unite the world without using words at all: International System Of Typographic Picture Education,...
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Secret Renaissance Passageway Reopens in Florence
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Atlas Shrugged: Ayn Rand’s Most Famous Novel Explained
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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...
a month 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...
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The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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How Did the Ancient Egyptian Religion Change Through the Centuries?
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Classical Wisdom
No Women Allowed?
Greek Theater and Gender
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What Is the History and Meaning of Music?
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10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in Japan
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UK Exhibition to Pair Pre-Raphaelite Art and Aromas
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The Birthplace of Renaissance Art: Must-Visit Galleries in Florence
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The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:00
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The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:00
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 29, 2024 (On Roman Values)
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had...
9 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had some unexpected (but good) travel, which has made a bit of havoc in my schedule and I am still trying to catch back up. Nevertheless, I wanted to use this week’s fireside to muse a...
Classical Wisdom
What is Love? And From Where did it Come?
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
10 months ago
All the ways to say LOVE, according to the Greeks
TheCollector
What Was the Relationship Between Cezanne and Zola?
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Hidden History
Museum Ship Destroyer USS Kidd
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a...
a month ago
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a Rear Admiral who was killed on board the Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Kidd served in both the Second World War and the Korean War. The destroyer USS Kidd was...
Flashbak
Libby Hall: Remembering The Photographer and Collector of Dog Photography
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive...
8 months ago
Libby Hall (1941-2023) was a friend. When she died last year at age 81, she let behind an archive that speaks of her talent as a street and press photographer, writer and collector, most notably of vintage dog photographs which now live at London’s Bishopsgate Institute. “Mine...
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Who Is Hecate in Macbeth?
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Here’s How AI Completed Keith Haring’s Work
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Cimabue Fresco Restored to its Original Glory
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History Today Feed
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
8 months ago
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
Classical Wisdom
Nature in Greek Myth
Magical and Medicinal
10 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Bozo and His Rocket Ship -Capitol Record-Reader (1947)
Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called...
10 months ago
Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called "records," there were children's record-readers. My mom had some of these from here childhood so I actually read some of them. You would put a stack of records on (this one had 4...
Trying to Understand...
Things Are Falling Apart ...
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
a year ago
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
TheCollector
Who Was the First US President To Be Impeached?
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African History...
The stone ruins of South Africa: a history of Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Dzata. ca. 1000-1750CE.
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone...
4 months ago
The dzimbabwe ruins of south-eastern Africa are often described as the largest collection of stone monuments in Africa south of Nubia.
TheCollector
What Are the Oldest Copies of the Bible?
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The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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What Is Friluftsliv, The Norwegian Way of Life in Harmony with Nature?
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How Do Stoics View Wealth, Success, and Happiness?
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The First Black President: Barack Obama’s Historic Election in 2008
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4 Ways Indigenous Cultures Survived Colonialism in Latin America
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Classical Wisdom
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In Search of Homer Trip Opening
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In Search of Homer Trip Opening
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Rediscovered Quentin Metsys Madonna Heads to Auction
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Who Was Paracelsus? 11 Things You Should Know
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The Mamluk Sultanate: How Slaves Came to Rule an Empire
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8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II
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4 Egyptian Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Who Won Sherman’s March to the Sea?
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What Is the Gospel of Truth?
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How ASEAN Lost its Way
How ASEAN Lost its Way
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
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How ASEAN Lost its Way
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:53
TheCollector
What Is the Hill of the Buddha?
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4 Celtic Hillforts and Oppida from the Iron Age
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11 Myths About the Greek God Zeus
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How Napoleon Redefined French Artillery During the Napoleonic Wars
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The Myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha: The Great Flood in Greek Mythology
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Rudolf Koppitz Nudes And Other Studies Photographs That Capture The Fluidity Of Nature
Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in...
10 months ago
Austrian photographer Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936) was a Photo-Secessionist in Vienna, Austria, best known for his 1925 work Bewegungsstudie (“Motion Study”) and his use of the nude in natural settings. Working with Claudia Issachenko’s dance group – the troupe...
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The Controversial Story of Scientology: Paying for Religion?
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How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends
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What Were the Main Achievements of the New Deal?
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François Brunery’s Portraits of Pontificating, Pissed and Pouting Priests – c. 1890-1926
These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François...
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These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François Brunery (1849 – 1926), and used as the basis for his work as a painter of so-called “Cardinal Paintings”. His work depicting cardinals of the Catholic church in comical or embarrassing...
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What Can We Learn from Genre Paintings of the Northern Renaissance?
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What Was Pope Innocent III’s Role in the Medieval Crusades?
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Trying to Understand...
Service to what nation?
Why people should stop talking about conscription.
5 months ago
Why people should stop talking about conscription.
Classical Wisdom
Do You Need Children to Care About the Future?
Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
4 months ago
Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
TheCollector
Theodor Morell: Hitler’s Particularly Odious Physician
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Trees at Night: Art Young’s Haunting Silhouettes, 1927
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands...
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“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in the way. As a man is, so he sees.” – William Blake Arthur Henry Young – better known as Art Young (January 14, 1866–December 29, 1943) – saw humanity in the … Continue...
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How Did the Soviet Union Influence the World?
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Overcoming Bias
Our Authoritarian Default
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently...
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Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently puzzling to justify more careful study.
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American Abstract Artist Frank Stella Dies at 87
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What Role Did the Sea Peoples Play in the Bronze Age Collapse?
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Who Was Hilma af Klint? 7 Facts About the Pioneer of Abstract Art
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Why Is the Matterhorn So Famous?
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10 History-Rich But Affordable US Cities You Can Move to
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5 Female Hispanic Artists That You Should Know About
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Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist
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Northanger Abbey: Jane Austen’s Gothic Parody
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Classical Wisdom
Ancient Greek Art
Through the Ages
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What’s So Special About The Thinker by Auguste Rodin?
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Dear Dead Heads: Vintage Skull Postcards
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve...
11 months ago
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve been on the look out for more of these type of memento mori optical illusions. And now we’ve an entire set of skull postcards – many of which are available as postcards in the shop. ...
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the Natural World?
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History Today Feed
‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/23/2024 - 09:44
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‘Final Verdict’ by Tobias Buck review
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/23/2024 - 09:44
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6 Incredible Roman Sites in Spain
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Alhambra Palace: A Testament to Spain’s Rich Islamic Heritage
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Abkhazia’s National Art Gallery Works Destroyed by Fire
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What Happened at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
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Signed Dalí Prints Worth Thousands Found in London Garage
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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...
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7 Works by Margaret Keane You Should Know
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Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others
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Sales Drop for Christie’s in 2023
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Snapshots of Cars On The Streets of London in the 1980s
Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex...
a month ago
Peter Marshall has taken us around London the 1980s, showing us graffiti in London, garages, sex shops, the West End, the East End and all parts between. Our focus here is in the cars on London’s roads in the 1980s. David Rostance took his pictures of London cars in the 1970s....
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What Was the Great Schism of 1054?
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Historic Copenhagen Stock Exchange Catches Fire
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Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World
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What Are Henri Matisse’s Most Vivid Paintings?
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African History...
a brief note on themes in African art.
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
5 months ago
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
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Everything You Need to Know About Claude Monet’s Water Lilies
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Joe And Petunia: Stars of British Pubic Information Films (1968-1973)
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most...
a month ago
As with most British public information films (PIF) of the 1960s and 70s, the protagonists most likely die in the end. In the final instalment of the four-strong Joe and Petunia series, the British couple illustrate the dangers driving on bad tyres by driving into a tree. ...
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Has Depression Always Been Around? The History of a Timeless Disorder
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Dreams of Space -...
The Moon Christmas Coloring Book (1970)
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that...
a year ago
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that was a give-away from Lord and Taylor's Department stores. With it's moon dust snowflakes and 1970s design it is a winner every Christmas. I especially enjoy how Santa has to get...
African History...
The empire of Samori Ture on the eve of colonialism (1870-1898)
a revolution with a contested legacy.
a year ago
a revolution with a contested legacy.
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What Led to the Assassination of Emperor Caligula?
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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...
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Why Do the Rastafari Believe That Haile Selassie Was a God?
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Overcoming Bias
Beware Policy Abstraction
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly...
a month ago
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly confirm that the issues focused on there were biased in two key ways.
Open Culture
Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the Rise of Artificial Intelligence & Questions What Will Happen to...
We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind....
3 weeks ago
We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind. In fact, the field has been subject to a boom-and-bust cycle since at least the early nineteen-fifties. Eventually, those busts — which occurred when realizable AI technology...
A Collection of...
Collections: The Afterlife of the Roman Republic
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate...
a month ago
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate poll (we’ll also do the winner, “The Problem with Sci-Fi Body armor” before year’s end, worry not), the “Afterlife of the Roman Republic,” which is to say a look at the continued...
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Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins
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Res Obscura
When technology follows art
From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the...
a year ago
From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the history of technology
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