TheCollector
4 Feminist Paintings by Artemisia Gentileschi
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TheCollector
Stonehenge Defenders Got Their Day at Court
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Flashbak
Street Scenes of NYC in the 1970s
We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs...
10 months ago
We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs and truants, playing on the streets of Brooklyn, big cars, tight-knit neighborhoods on the Lower East Side, subterranean fury, police on the furious beat, music and dancing with...
TheCollector
Norman Lear’s Collection to Sell at Christie’s
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TheCollector
Everything You Need to Know About the Moai
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TheCollector
Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces of news.
11 months ago
And some bits and pieces of news.
weird medieval guys
Why is medieval art so weird?
Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran...
a year ago
Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran discuss why medieval art is so intriguing to modern viewers and what makes so much of it so weird. Also discussed are Galaxy Quest, Mel Gibson's crimes against the Middle Ages, and...
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
Bertolt Brecht: 10 Facts About the Famous Playwright
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The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
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TheCollector
Serpentine Installs 19-Foot Pumpkin Sculpture by Yayoi Kusama
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Prepare for the Worst?
Without living forever in fear and worry?
5 months ago
Without living forever in fear and worry?
Flashbak
‘F*ck You, Philadelphia’ – When Blondie Opened For Rush In 1979
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres...
a year ago
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres tour, Blondie got the call. Georgia-based southern rockers Stillwater couldn’t play. So would the New Yorkers deliver what 18,000 fans of the Canadian rockers packed into the...
African History...
Historical links between the Ottoman empire and Sudanic Africa (1574-1880)
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
a year ago
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
TheCollector
A Brief History of Cartography: The Importance of Maps in Civilization
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Classical Wisdom
[Video] Roundtable Discussion with Mary Naples
Watch now (60 min) | Cult of the Capture Bride: How Ancient Women Took Power
a year ago
Watch now (60 min) | Cult of the Capture Bride: How Ancient Women Took Power
TheCollector
Climate Activists Targeted Dinosaur Skeleton at London’s NHM
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Flashbak
Isaac Asimov’s Books of Dirty Limericks
Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) is remembered for his prolific science fiction...
7 months ago
Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) is remembered for his prolific science fiction writing, impressive ‘lamb chops’ – of which he said: “They became a permanent feature of my face, and it is now difficult to believe early photographs that show me without sideburns”...
African History...
A complete history of Dogon country: Bandiagara from 1900BC to 1900AD
demystifying an ancient African society
a year ago
demystifying an ancient African society
TheCollector
What Is The Critical Pedagogy Movement?
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The Beguines: The Hermits Who Became Medieval Celebrities
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Mehrgarh: One of the Oldest Cities in the Indus Valley
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History Today Feed
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
9 months ago
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
TheCollector
What Is a Medieval Morality Play?
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Dreams of Space -...
Yuri's Night is April 12th!
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri...
a year ago
Dream About Gagarin (1961)
Celebrating "Yuri's Night." This is the celebration of Yuri Gagarin 1st manned flight into space in Vostok 1, which completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961. So this book is also from 1961 suggesting that children should dream of this...
TheCollector
Why Do the British Love Tea so Much?
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TheCollector
London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
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TheCollector
Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Found in Antwerp
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TheCollector
The Unknown Artworks of Kahlil Gibran
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Dreams of Space -...
The Solar System Pop-up Book (1978?)
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I...
a year ago
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I really like space pop-up books for their design and impact.
Adelva. The Solar System Pop-up Book. Greece: Dotam International. 12 pp. 1978
TheCollector
Was Henry VI England’s Most Unfortunate King?
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TheCollector
Anarchism & Revolution: Who was Mikhail Bakunin?
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TheCollector
French Archaeologists Excavate a Castle Beneath a Historic Town
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Flashbak
Highlights of Colour Theory: Illustrating The Mysteries of Light In Colour Whels, Tables, Charts And...
Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known...
6 months ago
Wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nanometers on the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) are known as visible light, or light that can be processed and seen by the human eye. It’s a little fraction of all the EM radiation around us. There are many other parts of the EM spectrum...
TheCollector
5 Most Influential Blues Musicians of All Time
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4 Works by Franz Kafka That You Should Know
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How Did Rothko Seek to Transcend the Visible World?
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Classical Wisdom
Origins of Latin Literature
...and the Master of Roman Comedy
a year ago
...and the Master of Roman Comedy
Dr Alun Withey
Packing the Essentials!: Preparing to Travel in the 18th Century.
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here –...
over a year ago
Now that Covid restrictions have finally been lifted, and summer is at least theoretically here – it’s raining outside as I write! – many people are returning to travel and undertaking the holidays that have had to be postponed over the past couple of years. The pandemic aside,...
African History...
A social history of the Lamu city-state (1370-1885)
Journal of African cities chapter 5
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 5
History Today Feed
The True Knights Templar
The True Knights Templar
j.hoare
Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
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The True Knights Templar
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Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
Flashbak
Tribes of Detroit 1968 : New American People On The Cusp Of Change
Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a...
2 months ago
Enrico Natali’s Detroit 1968 was first published in 1972 under the title New American People, a photography series of everyday people at work and at home in urban America, having been exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1969 as New American Life. In his introduction to...
Trying to Understand...
No Left Turn
Workers and Peasants we are not.
4 months ago
Workers and Peasants we are not.
TheCollector
Hegel’s Master-Slave Dialectic Explained
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Greco-Scythian Artifacts Seized by Spanish Police
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Top 11 Film Noir Masterpieces You Should Know
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First Nations of the Canadian Northwest: A Brief History
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Mona Lisa Location Mystery Solved, Geologist Claims
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Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political Treatise
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Cairo Widens Access to Famous Saladin Citadel
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How Carl Jung Revolutionized Psychology: Into the Shadow-Land
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What Are the Origins of the Vampire Myth?
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Germans in Southwest Africa: A History of Colonization & Genocide
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4 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Catholic Catechism
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Cain’s Marriage: Who Did the Biblical Killer Marry?
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What Does it Mean to Break the Fourth Wall?
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Flashbak
At Home With Candy, Andy and the Bearandas, A Terrifying Children’s Comic From 1966
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical...
6 months ago
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical English village called Riverale, going about the place in their rainbow-striped Mini. For a year, their everyday lives were documented in 154 comic books ( ‘the comic full of fun...
TheCollector
Glasgow Museum Retrieved Robert Gemmell Hutchison Piece
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TheCollector
Which President Was the Only One to Resign from Office?
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weird medieval guys
Medieval Muslims loved their cats so much
Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
a year ago
Cat shelters, cat shoes, cat jewellery, and more from the Islamic Middle Ages
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
a year ago
James Joyce and Jewish Philosophy
TheCollector
Pearl Harbor: “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy!”
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Flashbak
Fernando’s Story – The life And Times of A Boy Growing Up In NYC’s East Village in the 1970s
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in...
a year ago
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in the empty lot a New York City’s 76 E. 3rd St. The Hell’s Angels lived directly across the street. They wanted the lot for themselves. (You can read more about that here.) One of the...
African History...
Kingdoms at the forest's edge: a history of Mangbetu (ca. 1750-1895)
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has...
7 months ago
The northern region of central Africa between the modern countries of D.R.Congo and South Sudan has a long and complex history shaped by its internal cultural developments and its unique ecology between the savannah and the forest. Among the most remarkable states that emerged in...
Classical Wisdom
Socrates' Wayward Student
...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
a year ago
...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
TheCollector
5 Interesting Aspects of Medieval Mongol Culture
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African History...
A history of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) ca. 700-1900.
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
11 months ago
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
TheCollector
What Are the Best Museums in Trieste, Italy?
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Flashbak
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...
History Today Feed
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
6 months ago
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
JamesHoare
Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
5 Forgotten Female Artists You Should Know
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Monet’s London Paintings to Reunite After 120 Years
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Nature of Love
a year ago
TheCollector
Parthenon Marbles or Elgin Marbles? Which Is the Correct Name?
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TheCollector
7 Ways in Which Ancient Egypt Influenced Greece
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Classical Wisdom
Respect the Spartan Woman!
How was it for the ancient ladies?
a year ago
How was it for the ancient ladies?
TheCollector
The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness
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The Horrors of “Rubber Fever” in the Amazon Rainforest
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Fall of Constantinople (1453): The Siege That Changed the World
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History of Hollywood in the 1980s-1990s: Everything You Need to Know
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William II: The English King…Who Was Murdered by His Brother?
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6 Artworks by the Controversial Andres Serrano
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How Did the Protestant Reformation Influence European Art?
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Cronus: The Titan Leader in Greek Mythology
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Good Friday: The Significance of the Day & How Christians Observe It
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Classical Wisdom
The Two Trojan Wars
Secret Origins
a year ago
Flashbak
The Devil’s Dictionary: The 50-ish Best Descriptions From The Cynic’s Word Book, 1906
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka...
6 months ago
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka The Cynic’s Word Book, consists of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions. The book was a compilation of Bierce’s columns for The Wasp (1881–1860 plus) and The...
TheCollector
4 Facts About Feyerabend’s Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge
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Classical Wisdom
Healthy Skepticism for Better Debates
Philosophical Tools for the Holidays
3 weeks ago
Philosophical Tools for the Holidays
TheCollector
What Were the Religious Beliefs of Hans Holbein the Younger?
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7 Breathtaking Paintings Inspired by Shakespeare’s Plays
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Dreams of Space -...
The Conquest of Space (1962?)
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a...
a year ago
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a couple of things I had not seen before. The Conquest of Space is a 1962 (?) Australian stamp album. It is intended for children to collect paper stamps they get in Nestle chocolate...
TheCollector
Yayoi Kusama Unveils New Public Sculpture in London
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Flashbak
The Boston Years: On The Streets 1972-75
In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific...
3 months ago
In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific photographs of 1970s NYC, enrolled at the city’s New England School of Photography where he studied for the next two years with the hope of becoming a commercial photographer, but I could...
Flashbak
Erté’s Naked Alphabet, 1967
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and...
4 months ago
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...
TheCollector
9 Fascinating Facts About the Eastern Front in WWII
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Glass Delusion: Why Did People Think They Were Made of Glass?
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Évora: History & 10 Must-See Sites
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Rare Ancient Roman Dolphin Mosaic Found in England
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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Classical Wisdom
Events Schedule
*Time Correction for Wednesday
11 months ago
*Time Correction for Wednesday
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIa: De Re Publica
This is the first half of the third part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb) look at Paradox...
4 months ago
This is the first half of the third part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome, running from the late fourth through the first century BCE, a period that, relevant for today’s discussion, covers the Middle and...
History Today Feed
Death of the King of Siam
Death of the King of Siam
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
2 months ago
Death of the King of Siam
JamesHoare
Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:26
TheCollector
Why Did the 1904 Olympic Marathon End in Disaster?
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6 Ways to Pass the Time in the Middle Ages
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Women in Art History: Great Female Artists Who Were Long Overlooked
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German Art Collector Loses Ancient Egyptian Mask
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What’s the Biblical Background to the Sword in the Stone?
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Fascism vs. Modernism: Clash in Art & Design
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Isaiah Berlin’s Two Concepts of Liberty: Negative and Positive Liberty
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The Stars of Sun Records: 4 Famous Singers
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7 Real Characters from Arthurian Legends
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History Today Feed
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
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Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
6 months ago
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/27/2024 - 07:00
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Know Ourselves?
The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
3 months ago
The More than Legendary Oracle of Delphi
Flashbak
Lower Manhattan in 1973
These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May...
6 months ago
These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May 1973 in as part of the newly created Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which partnered with professional photographers to take pictures of America. The project collected more...
TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Stalingrad?
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Is It Rational to Believe in God? 5 Objections to Pascal’s Wager
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Who Was Frantz Fanon?
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Dreams of Space -...
To Other Planets (Estonian) (1962)
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other...
a year ago
Teistele Planeetidele! This seems be be an Estonian translation and reprint of the book To Other Planets (1959).
I blogged about that book here on Feb 24, 2010: \
http://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2010/02/russian-space-book-1959.html
AND October 1, 2012...
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What Are the Romance Languages?
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Classical Wisdom
The Best Eclipses of the Ancient World
War Stoppers and God Makers
8 months ago
War Stoppers and God Makers
TheCollector
10 Shocking Facts About King Philip’s War
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Artist Seals Himself in Glass Bottle at Paris Olympic Stadium
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Cj Hendry Lands in Miami With HOOPS Tree Installation
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When Was the First U.S. Presidential Election?
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7 Rules of Art Collecting: How to Collect Sculptures
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What is the Tall Poppy Syndrome?
Is it good, bad or relative?
6 months ago
Is it good, bad or relative?
TheCollector
Who Were the 43 Group?
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Overcoming Bias
Betrayed By Culture
Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
2 months ago
Like most humans ever, I love my culture.
TheCollector
The Story of King Tewdrig & His Role in Arthurian Legend
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TheCollector
Complete Kelmscott Press Book Collection Sells Out at Auction
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, lots of progress on Uxn, started documenting the assembly...
TheCollector
Aristotle’s Poetics: A Brief Overview
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Classical Wisdom
Will There Be “Crazy” People?
Symposium on the Seas...
10 months ago
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What’s the Context of Good Friday? From Passover to Crucifixion
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Did Anne Boleyn Really Ruin Wolsey?
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Wittgenstein & Mysticism: Grasping What Cannot Be Said
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Top 10 Plays by William Shakespeare
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Flashbak
The Spellbinding Corrupted Photos On An Artist’s Stolen Laptop
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her...
3 months ago
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her laptop and backup drive. They’d pulled over a car being driven by Adrian Rodriguez and spotted Willhide’s stolen possession on the back seat. “It’s kind of like winning the lottery;...
TheCollector
Ada Lovelace: Get to Know the World’s First Computer Programmer
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Get to Know the Nazca People and the Mysterious Nazca Lines
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4 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Out of This World (1953)
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of...
a year ago
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of this World was one of my favorite "discoveries" when I first started collecting these books. It is a massive 160 pages of games, jokes, riddles, and space facts. I last blogged about...
African History...
A muslim kingdom in the Ethiopian highlands: the history of Ifat and Adal ca. 1285-1520.
During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most...
6 months ago
During the late Middle Ages, the northern Horn of Africa was home to some of the continent's most powerful dynasties, whose history significantly shaped the region's social landscape. The history of one of these dynasties, often referred to as the Solomonids, has been...
Flashbak
The Image in The Machine: Typewriter Art in the 1960 and 1970s
“If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always...
7 months ago
“If ‘technology’ is that which is invented after we are born, and ‘stuff’ is that which has always been around, for those born now, computers, the internet and mobile phones are just stuff – in fact, it would be impossible for recent generations to imagine a world without these...
TheCollector
Why Did Claude Monet Paint Series of Paintings?
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Andrei Molodkin Holds Art Hostage for Julian Assange’s Life
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Free Will: A Fairy Tale?
a week ago
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Three Rubens Paintings to Stay in the U.K., Advisory Panel Rules
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Religion in the Olympics
The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
4 months ago
The Olympics: Do they Unite or Divide Us?
African History...
a brief note on the intellectual contributions of African scholars in the diaspora
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
8 months ago
the biography of a West African mathematician in Cairo.
Flashbak
Myself: Timed Exposures, 1971
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures....
6 months ago
Mike Mandel (previously) took this series of selfies in 1971 for the project Myself: Time Exposures. Influenced by Jacques Henri Lartigue, Lee Friedlander and Marcel Duchamp’s work on the conceptual frame, the fun pictures invite us to question what we see and our place in the...
Classical Wisdom
Socrates and the Soul
And the Immortal Soul
5 months ago
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The Boxer Rebellion Explained: Uprising in China
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Classical Wisdom
The Fall of a Republic
Cato and Caesar
a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIb: Built in a Day
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s...
4 months ago
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome which covers the broader Mediterranean and South Asia from the very late fourth century through to the end of the first century BC, the...
TheCollector
What Can History and Archaeology Tell Us About the Druids?
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Global Inequality...
Sodom and Gomorrah
Le hasard is a capricious master. When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would read there...
10 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 Was Pope Innocent III’s Role in the Medieval Crusades?
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9 Artists Influenced by Marcel Duchamp
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History Today Feed
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
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‘The Green Ages’ by Annette Kehnel review
JamesHoare
Tue, 11/19/2024 - 08:36
TheCollector
What Are Paul Cezanne’s Most Famous Paintings?
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The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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7 Museums to Visit in Athens
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, added image maps, animation controls, and wrote a guide....
Patterns in Humanity
Constructing Missing Crime Tables
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results...
a year ago
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results missing from recent reports.
TheCollector
5 Fascinating Maps that Show Our Evolving Understanding of the World
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10 Interesting Propaganda Posters from Russia’s Civil War
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Father of Emperor Caligula: Who Was Germanicus?
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People of the Twentieth Century: the Ideal German, the Nazi and the Persecuted Jew
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Plovdiv: Europe’s Oldest Continuously Inhabited City
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10 Historic Small Towns in Arizona You Must Visit
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Valhalla & the Other Afterlives in Norse Mythology
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The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
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What Are Monads? Leibniz On the Most Fundamental Substance
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Jormungandr: Get to Know the Midgard Serpent
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The Famous Mummies of the Inca and the Chinchorro
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Fireside Friday, November 17, 2023
Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in...
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Hey folks! Fireside this week! I was hoping to have a post on Roman infantry tactics this week, in particular the oddity of the Romans not using spear-and-shield infantry (much), but it isn’t ready yet and other things have me quite busy, so fireside it is. Fortunately, we have...
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What Is Your True Self According to Carl Jung?
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A History of the US House of Representatives
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Putting Mothers on Death Row
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Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
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Understanding Egyptian Astrology: What Is Your Egyptian Zodiac Sign?
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What Five Philosophers Have to Say About Physical Exercise
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Round Two? There Is No Round Two.
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The abolition of paper and the pompous rule of the present
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What Is Henry Darger’s In The Realms of the Unreal?
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What Are the Abraham Tapestries?
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Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
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Is There a Connection Between Cinema and Edward Hopper?
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1920s Flappers: An Overview of the Ladies of the Jazz Age
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An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt
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‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
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When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
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Peter Singer’s Famine, Affluence, and Morality: Is Charity Good?
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Alexander Hamilton: From Orphan to Founding Father
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Davy Crockett: The Life of the American Folk Hero
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Why Is Turkey so Important on Thanksgiving?
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How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
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Monstrous Births: Artistically Understanding the Mystery of Birth
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The desert town of Southern Africa: A history of Khauxanas 1780-1906
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The Nepalese Royal Massacre: Royalty Meets True Crime
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6 Cultural Trends That Defined the Roaring Twenties
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6 Interpretative Copies of Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass
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Sotheby’s and Christie’s: A Comparison of the Biggest Auction Houses
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How Does Aristotle Conceptualize the Soul?
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Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
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The Pilgrim as a Historian
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Capturing Alaska: Who Are 6 of Alaska’s Most Celebrated Painters?
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The Celtic Invasion of Greece & The Unknown Battle of Thermopylae
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Who Were the Disciples Thomas, Judas and Simon?
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What is the Relationship Between Politics and Art? 3 Answers
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Beyond Stoicism
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Vincent Van Gogh’s Self-Portraits: The Artist Through His Own Eyes
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Arguing with the Dead
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Mao Zedong: His Origins & Unlikely Rise to Power
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Amerigo Vespucci & The Naming of the Americas
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What Is Philosophical Intelligence? (And How to Practice It)
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Why There Is More Than One Reality: Introducing the Pluriverse
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What Is Theodicy?
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The Full English Breakfast: History of a British Tradition
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Winnie Mandela: Mother of the Nation?
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What Is Ockham’s Razor?
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What Is Solipsism?
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Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
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Sea Monsters in Renaissance Maps: Tales From Unknown Waters
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Apelles: Antiquity’s Greatest Painter
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How Did Indulgences Inspire the Protestant Reformation?
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What Are the Four Waves of Feminism?
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Fireside Friday, November 22, 2024 (Roman Naming Conventions)
Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post...
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Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post ready to go this week, but in addition to the continued work on the book project, I was asked to write a review of the now-out-in-the-USA Gladiator II and that consumed a fair bit of...
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The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza
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What Did the Beat Generation Want?
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What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes
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Study Reveals Origins of the Knight’s Tombstone in Jamestown
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Death of a Turkey Legend
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How Economist John Maynard Keynes Essentially Predicted World War II
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The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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Frank Stewart’s Portraits of The American Journey – A Story of Jazz And Justice
“Just how somebody in photographs can treat black people with dignity. That I’d never seen before” –...
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“Just how somebody in photographs can treat black people with dignity. That I’d never seen before” – Frank Stewart Frank Stewart (born 1949) was 14 when he took his trained his Kodak Brownie on the March on Washington for Jobs in Freedom, otherwise known as the Great March in...
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Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada
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Gehenna: A History of Hell on Earth
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Is The Digital Era Truly Destroying Art?
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These Countries Have the Most World Heritage Sites
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Place of Gold: The Complex Story of Johannesburg
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Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization?
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How the Nazis Captured the Minds of Germany’s Youth
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