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No Left Turn
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TheCollector
What Is Gnosticism?
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Myself: Timed Exposures, 1971
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12 Most Important Achievements in the Space Race
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The 7 Best Historical Sites in Bangkok, Thailand
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Patterns in Humanity
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In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and...
a year ago
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Global Inequality...
To be young, perchance to dream
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TheCollector
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How Did German Expressionism Change The History of Cinema?
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Kashmir: Prisoner of History?
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Found Vintage Photobooth Pictures
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“Collecting the photobooth strip (approximate size 8 inches by 1.5 inches) has been an adventure,” says vintage photography collector Robert E. Jackson. “If you see or own an amazing photobooth, you can pretty much figure it used to be part of a 4-pose strip. The individual...
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Miyako Festivals Of Kyoto, Japan – Illustrations From A 1920s Album of Silk Paintings
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The Politics of Exhaustion.
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How the Celtic Britons Used the River Thames
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From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
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From Caesar's Back to King Tut's Tomb
weird medieval guys
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TheCollector
Were There Fast-Food Restaurants in Ancient Pompeii?
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Brick Lane 1978: The Turning Point
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Aristotle's Poetics
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Dreams of Space -...
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3 Mexican Artists Who Painted Political Murals
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How Does the Electoral College Work?
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Gustave Moreau: The Man Who Defined the Symbolist Movement
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Top 10 Places to Visit in Athens, Greece
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Brutus: The Rise & Fall of the Senator Who Assassinated Julius Caesar
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What Is the History of Swedish Colonialism?
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African History...
Guns and Spears: a military history of the Zulu kingdom.
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems...
a year ago
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems into two broad categories —the relatively modern armies along the Atlantic coast which used firearms, versus the 'traditional' armies in the interior that fought with arrows and...
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The History of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (& Its Collection)
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10 Facts About The Extraordinary Writer Stefan Zweig
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The Early Anarchism of William Godwin
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Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a...
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I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a very animated conversation between a lady who seemed to blame Serbia for World War I (and perhaps World War III?) and the well-dressed maitre d’ who was so excited that he kept on...
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What Was the Italian Risorgimento?
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The Scottish Play
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The Young British Artist Movement (YBA): 10 Famous Artworks You Should Know
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‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
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War Stoppers and God Makers
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How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures & Living Conditions?
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Snapshots of Cars On The Streets of London in the 1980s
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Who Was Pasquale Paoli, the (Other) Corsican Revolutionary?
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TheCollector
Discover Caral-Supe: Cradle of Civilization in the Americas
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4 American Presidents Who Were Assassinated
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Dreams of Space -...
Beyond Mars (1960)
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps...
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Why Are Aristotle’s “Categories” Fundamental to Logic?
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6 Female Pre-Raphaelite Artists You Should Know
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Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
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Spycraft and the Glorious Revolution
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Man the Hunter
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Fae Abduction or Family Secret: What Is a Changeling?
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A history of Horses in the southern half of Africa ca. 1498-1900.
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Trying to Understand...
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Andromeda: The Beauty of the Mediterranean
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Philopoemen: The Last Great General of Ancient Greece
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Dreams of Space -...
A Visit to the New York World's Fair with Peter and Wendy (1964)
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4 months ago
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The Secret Life of Latin
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10 Baroque Artists You Should Know
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over a year ago
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Grimgrains, published a tofu from soy flour recipe, and reduced...
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The Devastating Dust Bowl of the Great Depression
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Who Were the Most Important Women of the Bible?
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Classical Wisdom
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Myths and Metamorphoses
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over a year ago
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100r.co, added a new page: electrical refit, fuel sensor,...
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Speculation Grows Over a $4.7 Million Tax Bill Paid With Goyas
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over a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
TinyBASIC, implemented TinyBASIC in Uxntal.
Left, added a...
History Today Feed
The Birth of Ovid
The Birth of Ovid
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Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
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The Birth of Ovid
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Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, January 12, 2024
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a...
11 months ago
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a draft of something I have promised by the end of the month (so this may not be the only Fireside this month). That said, it seemed like a good time to discuss trade, the sea and...
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10 Must-Visit Historic Ski Towns in the US
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Problem with Sci-Fi Body Armor
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at...
a month ago
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at some of the odd designs and mechanics for futuristic science fiction body armor, particularly rigid ‘hardsuits.’ Naturally, this post isn’t going to cover every variety of armor that...
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7 Artists of The Nouveau Réalisme Movement You Should Know
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The Story of the Antichrist Pope
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Neumahr review
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Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
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Children’s Drawings of Gladiators Discovered in Pompeii
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Classical Wisdom
Tolkien and the Classics
Plato, Cicero... Bilbo?
a year ago
Flashbak
Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Was A Trekkie Who Convinced Nichelle Nichols To Stay On The Show
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Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) convinced her to remain on Star Trek after she had decided to leave the series for a starring role on Broadway. In 1966, Star Trek creator...
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What Are the Main Sources of Knowledge?
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6 Popular Netsuke Designs and Their Meanings
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How Does Friedrich Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom Criticize Socialism?
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Trying to Understand...
Round Two? There Is No Round Two.
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
a year ago
Game pretty much over in Ukraine.
Classical Wisdom
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Origins of Stoicism
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No More Heroes.
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Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
Trying to Understand...
The Year's Midnight.
Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
over a year ago
Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
Flashbak
Arnaldo Putzu and His Fabulous Hand-Painted Covers for Look-In Magazine And Movie Posters
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the...
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You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the 1960s and 1970s you’ve seen his work on movie posters and magazine covers. Born in Rome, Putzu studied at the Rome Academy and discovered a love of portrait painting. After...
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6 Key Battles of the Wars of the Roses
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The Harrowing History of the Trail of Tears
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Évora: History & 10 Must-See Sites
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5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
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What Is the Gettier Problem?
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Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook : How To Seduce With An Omelette (1965)
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton...
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The Federalist Papers: History & Summary
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Top 7 Dutch Golden Age Artists to Know
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10 Must-Read Magical Realist Novels
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The "New" Ancient City
Discovering Kavala...
8 months ago
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A Clash Of Symbols
They are quite serious, actually.
a year ago
They are quite serious, actually.
African History...
Mansa Musa and the royal pilgrimage tradition of west Africa: 11th-18th century
Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
over a year ago
Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
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What Are the Main Themes of Modern Essentialism?
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4 Most Famous Alien Abduction Claims
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The 5 Most Beautiful Buildings in Valencia
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What Animals Appear in Shakespeare’s Plays?
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US Returns 600 Stolen Artifacts to Italy
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An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
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Rules, Rules Rules
Because that's all they can do.
9 months ago
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French New Wave: Here’s What You Need to Know
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What Was the Kido Butai?
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Bronze Age Town Found in Saudi Arabian Desert
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7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye
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Freedom of Speech in the United States: An Overview
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An In-Depth Guide to the Army of the Seleucid Empire
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Great Photos: Le Mariage des Diables Blancs, May 22 1954
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On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched high above the Place du Capitole in Toulouse, France. The wedding of two members of the Franco-Czechoslovakian (Diables Blancs) White Devils Company was overseen by Father Robert...
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What Was the Un-American Activities Committee?
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How Did Emperor Nero treat Christians During His Reign?
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10 Can’t-Miss South American Films
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How Did Rachel Ruysch Become a World Famous Still Life Painter?
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Who Were Bonnie and Clyde & Why Are They Famous?
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Why Is Edward Hopper Cinema’s Favorite Painter?
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Hacker Group Takes Credit for Christie’s Cyberattack
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Who Is the Father of Pentecostalism?
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How Can Stoicism Influence Decision-Making?
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5 of D.H. Lawrence’s Most Notable Novels
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7 Great Historical Attractions in the Netherlands
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African History...
The 'hidden founders' of African studies in Europe: African intellectuals in the Holy Roman Empire...
In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then...
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In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then the Holy Roman Empire (modern Germany) where he met Hiob Ludolf, an envoy and linguist whom later generations of ‘Ethiopists’ would regard as the founder of Ethiopian studies in...
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Plato’s Philebus: What Is False Pleasure?
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The Myth of Midas and the Golden Touch: A Story of Riches and Regret
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces.
4 months ago
And some bits and pieces.
TheCollector
Cannister Shells’ Devastating Effect: Nightmare of the Infantry
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Ancient Greek Astronomy
Ursa Major
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The “New” Norman Rockwell Turns Toward Civil Rights
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7 Women Artists Fighting Climate Change
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a year ago
TheCollector
UFOs in Art History: Is It a Spaceship or a Cloud?
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/08/2024 - 08:38
4 months ago
Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/08/2024 - 08:38
TheCollector
10 Myths About the Greek Goddess Athena
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History Today Feed
A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:07
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A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:07
TheCollector
The History of Social Welfare Programs (& Current Debates)
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TheCollector
5 Naval Battles That Defined Russian History
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Classical Wisdom
Calm in the Face of Crisis
Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
2 weeks ago
Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
TheCollector
Tattoos in the Bible: Can Christians Modify Their Bodies?
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6 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Magic Motion Martian Book (1964)
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a...
a year ago
A pleasantly strange space book about Martians visiting the earth. The "magic motion" consisted of a little lenticular piece inside each page so if you moved your head the image would move. Not very exciting but it did make for a fun story.
Miller, Albert G. Designed by Paul...
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...
Global Inequality...
The politics of physiocracy
Quesnay and China
11 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r, released a guide to diesel Engine Care.
Wunderland Rabbits,...
Classical Wisdom
Should We Glorify Caesar?
And Those Like Him?
9 months ago
TheCollector
Art Basel Miami Beach Faces Protests
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did the Soviet Union Influence the World?
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3 weeks ago
Flashbak
Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And Vinyl Covers
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
3 months ago
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Aristotle on Friendship
a year ago
TheCollector
Egyptian Cat Goddess: Who Is Bastet?
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a year ago
African History...
A complete history of Jenne: 250BC-1893AD
Journal of African cities chapter 6
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 6
TheCollector
MFA Boston Returns a Looted Egyptian Coffin to Sweden
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8 months ago
TheCollector
8 Unsolved Disappearances From History
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
a year ago
Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
History Today Feed
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
Patterns in Humanity
Immigrant assimilation in Denmark
A brief overview of the school performance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants in Denmark
7 months ago
A brief overview of the school performance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants in Denmark
Dreams of Space -...
Start to Infinity (1978)
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian...
a year ago
A little over my usual 1975 limit but I just dug this one out of storage. It is basically a Russian space history book for children. I like the painted illustrations.
Shurlygin, Victor. СТАРТ В БЕСКОНЕЦНОСТЬ (Start to Infinity.) Leningrad: Children’s Literature Press. (158...
History Today Feed
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
Why Do the Rastafari Believe That Haile Selassie Was a God?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Relational Aesthetics?
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a year ago
Flashbak
Waiting For A Miracle: Kiev in 1998
In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of...
7 months ago
In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of hope. In 1991, After 57 years as the capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union, the city became the capital of independent Ukraine. In the picture...
TheCollector
Is Beirut Safe? Exploring a City Shaped by Tragedy
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4 months ago
Flashbak
Arthur Rackham’s Fantastic Illustrations for The Tempest, 1926
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes:...
a month ago
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes: Nothing of him that doth fade, But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange. – William Shakespeare, The Tempest, illustrated by Arthur Rackham 1926 Arthur...
TheCollector
Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Arming Ourselves Against The Future.
With a few more books and a few old ideas.
a year ago
With a few more books and a few old ideas.
History Today Feed
How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 07:00
5 months ago
How Do Europe’s Cold War Divisions Persist?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 07:00
History Today Feed
History Today Review of the Year
History Today Review of the Year
j.hoare
Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
History Today Review of the Year
j.hoare
Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
The Philippine-American War: The US’s First “Vietnam”
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a week ago
Hundred Rabbits
Working offgrid efficiently
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the...
over a year ago
Our traveling studio has operated off-the-grid for 4 1/2 years.
For the first 3 years we tested the limits of our space, and at first, it was difficult to create new things, as we had to make time to learn how to solve underlying problems. Our boat was not just an office, it was...
TheCollector
Roman Military Ranks: From Legionary to General
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2 weeks ago
TheCollector
A Brief History of Blackface (& Its Legacy)
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2 months ago
Flashbak
Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809)
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby...
5 months ago
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby (21 March 1757 – 25 October 1822) was an English naturalist and Royal Academy-trained illustrator who specialised in drawing plants and minerals. The full title of his illustrated...
TheCollector
Largest UK Holbein Exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
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11 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Beware Value Dashboards
Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering...
2 months ago
Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering to direct their motions, and c) a driver to manage both.
TheCollector
How the Iroquois Confederacy Inspired the US Women’s Rights Movement
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Can History and Archaeology Tell Us About the Druids?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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5 months ago
Open Culture
Watch the Sex Pistols’ Christmas Party for Kids–Which Happened to Be Their Final Gig in the UK...
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a...
2 weeks ago
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a cold and grim Christmas in 1977, that’s exactly what happened. While many Britons were settling in for a warm yuletide, the Pistols decided to host a party/benefit for the...
Res Obscura
How well can AI imitate a 17th century doctor?
Arcadio Huang is ill in 1710s Paris. Can GPT-4 and Gemini find a cure?
10 months ago
Arcadio Huang is ill in 1710s Paris. Can GPT-4 and Gemini find a cure?
TheCollector
6 Interpretative Copies of Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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6 months ago
TheCollector
The Story of King Tewdrig & His Role in Arthurian Legend
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a year ago
TheCollector
The History of Humans in the Antarctic
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/27/2024 - 10:20
a month ago
Who was Thorkell the Tall?
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/27/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
Rare Leonora Carrington Sculpture Heads to Auction
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2 months ago
TheCollector
10 Must-Visit East Coast Historic Landmarks
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4 weeks ago
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Socrates Explained
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9 months ago
TheCollector
7 of the Biggest Palaces Ever Built
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
The Death of Clive of India
The Death of Clive of India
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
a month ago
The Death of Clive of India
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
Dreams of Space -...
The Man Who Sold The Moon (1951 edition)
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a...
a year ago
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a science fiction collection but I found this charming. I imagined some older avid child finding this collection and devouring it. Both the title and cover have a lot of appeal and...
Hundred Rabbits
Wood stove installation
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that...
over a year ago
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that the best model was the cast iron Sardine from Navigator Stoveworks.
Our Espar forced air diesel heater broke on our last passage, and we decided not to replace it. There are few...
Flashbak
Photos of Iggy Pop And The Stooges Playing NYC Club Ungano’s in 1970
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the...
7 months ago
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the Stooges performing at brothers Nick and Arnie Ungano’s basement club on New York’s West 70th Street between Amsterdam and West End Avenues. The ban were celebrating the release of their...
TheCollector
Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Came First, Blues or Jazz?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Sales Drop for Christie’s in 2023
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a year ago
TheCollector
Giorgio Agamben on the End of the Poem
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Robert Mapplethorpe?
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11 months ago
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
6 Lesser-Known Geoglyphs Outside of Nazca
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The Thirteenth Amendment: Abolishing Slavery in the USA
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a month ago
Trying to Understand...
No End Of A Lesson.
If we can only learn it.
3 months ago
TheCollector
What Makes Citizen Kane the Greatest Film of All Time?
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Does Mona Hatoum Turn Ordinary Objects into Artworks?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Were the 4 Key Players of the Risorgimento?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The Yalta Conference: Moving Forward From WWII
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5 days ago
History Today Feed
Brushing for Britain
Brushing for Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
a month ago
Brushing for Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
Flashbak
Gritty 1980’s NYC and the Glorious Intuition of Richard Sandler
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small...
9 months ago
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small in comparison to the number of pictures taken. You’re better off, I think, letting your intuition completely run wild…” – Richard Sandler on his photographs of NYC Richard...
TheCollector
What Is First Corinthians About?
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a month ago
Global Inequality...
Sodom and Gomorrah
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there...
11 months ago
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there books printed in China and about China. So I took none of them with me. The only book that I took there was a book that has nothing to do with China: Proust’s
TheCollector
What Are the 7 Most Spoken Languages in the World?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Casta Paintings in Colonial Mexico: How Accurate Were They?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
6 Places to Visit in Cape Town for History & Art Lovers
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Rome’s Greatest Defeat? Hannibal’s Victory at Cannae
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a year ago
TheCollector
Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were Charlemagne’s Daughters
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2 months ago
TheCollector
British Museum Receives Its Most Valuable Gift Ever
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a month ago
TheCollector
What Is Voguing?
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The Art of Pompeii
Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
5 months ago
Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
History Today Feed
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
8 months ago
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
Wrong Side of...
The War on the Countryside
The Shire must be brought to heel
a month ago
The Shire must be brought to heel
TheCollector
Expressionists Exhibition to Open This Week at Tate Modern
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Who Are the Masterminds Behind Chicago’s Iconic Architecture?
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3 months ago
Open Culture
What’s Entering the Public Domain in 2025: Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms, Faulkner’s The Sound and...
Each Public Domain Day seems to bring us a richer crop of copyright-liberated books, plays, films,...
2 days ago
Each Public Domain Day seems to bring us a richer crop of copyright-liberated books, plays, films, musical compositions, sound recordings, works of art, and other pieces of intellectual property. This year happens to be an especially notable one for connoisseurs of Belgian...
TheCollector
A Brief Timeline of Ancient Egyptian Art
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a year ago
African History...
The ancient city of Meroe: the capital of Kush (ca. 950 BC-350 CE)
Journal of African cities: chapter 15
2 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 15
TheCollector
Performance Art: 8 Famous and Influential Women
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5 months 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.
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Story of Thebes
a year ago
TheCollector
Was Jesus a Radical?
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a week ago
TheCollector
The Getty Museum Returns a Bronze Head to Turkey
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8 months ago
Trying to Understand...
That's The Truth?
In politics, well, it depends.
a year ago
In politics, well, it depends.
TheCollector
What Was the Purpose of Mesopotamian Ziggurats?
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2 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Cultural Scenario Probabilities
On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative...
a month ago
On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative likelihood, desirability, and ease of influence.
TheCollector
5 Interesting Aspects of Medieval Mongol Culture
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7 months ago
History Today Feed
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
5 months ago
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:35
TheCollector
Was Emperor Nero Universally Hated During His Reign?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Here’s How AI Completed Keith Haring’s Work
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Typhoid Mary: A Trail of Scandal & Death
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a year ago
TheCollector
How Did Babylon Shape the History of the Ancient Near East?
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a year ago
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