TheCollector
8 Women Artists You Should Check Out in London’s National Gallery
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The 3 Partitions of Poland (& Lithuania): Polarized Peoples
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a year ago
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5 Facts About Ukko, Finland’s Axe-Wielding God of Thunder
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History Today Feed
How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
j.hoare
Thu, 12/07/2023 - 09:29
a year ago
How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
j.hoare
Thu, 12/07/2023 - 09:29
History Today Feed
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
2 days ago
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
TheCollector
Harry Houdini’s Death: Was It Really by Sucker Punch?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Arguing with the Dead
Arguing with the Dead
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
10 months ago
Arguing with the Dead
JamesHoare
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:37
History Today Feed
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
JamesHoare
Fri, 02/23/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
JamesHoare
Fri, 02/23/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
What Is the Symbolism in Whitman’s Leaves of Grass?
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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
Why Did Ana Mendieta Use Blood in Her Works?
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Flashbak
László Moholy-Nagy: Art from the Epoch of the Modernist Experiment
László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and...
3 months ago
László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Jewish Hungarian poet, painter and photographer before he became the major proselytiser of the new avant-garde vision at the Bauhaus school, where has taught as a professor and succeeded is working across disciplines. ...
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How Did the Tudors Celebrate Christmas?
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7 Prominent Photorealist Artists in the World Today
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5 Famous Women Still-Life Painters
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Soviets in Munich? The 1919 Bavarian Soviet Republic
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TheCollector
What Are Emperor Nero’s Contributions to Rome?
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Trying to Understand...
I Have No Brain But I Must Scream.
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
a year ago
But why aren't people in other countries listening?
TheCollector
Third Punic War: Carthage Must Be Destroyed
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Flashbak
London at Night : Harold Burdekin Photographs A City Between Life And Eternity
London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his...
2 months ago
London looked better at night in these pictures by Harold Burdekin (1899-1944). With his collaborator John Morrison, Burdekin photographed London after dark for his book London Night, published in 1934. A year earlier, the photographer George Brassaï had published his influential...
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Native American Groups React on Covering Native Displays
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Who Was Sayed Idries Shah?
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Alexander Nevsky: Savior of the Kievan Rus’?
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How Did Socrates Influence His Contemporaries?
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Who Won the Battle of Perryville?
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The Metropolitan to Return Pieces to Cambodia
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Who Won? The Competition Between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
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TheCollector
Has Depression Always Been Around? The History of a Timeless Disorder
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Flashbak
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....
10 months ago
“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...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
8 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of March.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added chainplates, knots, washing dishes, receiving mail, updated our notes on diy carbonation system, and refrigeration.
Uxn, added 2 new commands...
TheCollector
What Were The Pentagon Papers?
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TheCollector
Who Is the Archangel Michael? Analyzing an Angel
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11 months ago
Res Obscura
On 17th century "cocaine"
A new analysis of mummified brains pushes back the timeline for the globalization of coca
2 months ago
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TheCollector
What is Appalachian Culture?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Golden Age of Latin Literature
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Golden Age of Latin Literature
TheCollector
Lucio Fontana Piece Could Set Auction Record at Sotheby’s
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Classical Wisdom
Healthy Skepticism for Better Debates
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3 weeks ago
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TheCollector
6 American Film Noirs Influenced by German Expressionism
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African History...
When Africa discovered Europe
*my article for New Lines Magazine
a year ago
*my article for New Lines Magazine
TheCollector
A Complete Guide to Fresco Painting
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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...
a month 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:
TheCollector
How Did Babylon Shape the History of the Ancient Near East?
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TheCollector
When Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Begin?
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TheCollector
Was the Spanish Influenza the First Global Pandemic in the Modern Era?
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TheCollector
Should You Believe in Something Just Because It’s Logical?
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Flashbak
Quincy Jones Knew who Killed JFK and Saw the Pope’s ‘Pimp Shoes’
Quincy Jones knew who killed JFK, Quincy Jones (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was one of the...
a month ago
Quincy Jones knew who killed JFK, Quincy Jones (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was one of the world’s great musicians, producer and arranger. Best known for his smash hits with Michael Jackson, notable on the singer’s Thriller album, Jones won 28 Grammys in a career that...
TheCollector
French Archaeologists Excavate a Castle Beneath a Historic Town
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Transcendentalism?
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11 months ago
Global Inequality...
On general futility of political discussions with people
Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people...
a year ago
Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people and have concluded that these discussions are, almost entirely, futile in making people either see things differently, or acknowledge that others may see things differently, or...
TheCollector
The Man Who Became Santa: Who Was Saint Nicholas?
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Who Won the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Is BRICS and Why Is it Important?
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Trying to Understand...
Only Connect ....
We are lost in a haunted wood.
2 months ago
We are lost in a haunted wood.
TheCollector
How Did the Megali Idea Shape Greece Until the Balkan Wars?
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11 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, December 8, 2023
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester...
a year ago
Apologies for running a fireside so quickly after the gap week, but with the end of the semester coming as the job market gets busier, I haven’t had time to finish the next post on shield walls just yet. That will come out next week for sure though, as it is close to done. For …...
TheCollector
New Study Reveals Fresh Insight Into Mayan Sacrifices
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6 months ago
African History...
An episode of Naval warfare on the East African coast: the Sakalava invasions of 1792-1817
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
a year ago
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
TheCollector
5 Timeless Financial Tips from Greek and Roman Philosophers
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Flashbak
Browse A Fabulous Archive of England’s North-West (1885 – 1970)
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the...
8 months ago
From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the north-west of England. Based at their studio on Duke Street, in Barrow-in-Furness, they captured everyday and extraordinary events. Their archive of more than 10,000 photographs is now...
TheCollector
What Ere Iyaric and “I and I”? Rastafarian Resistance Through Language
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TheCollector
Philip Marlowe: The Rise & Fall of The Private Detective
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TheCollector
Doctors Against Genocide Cancels Event at Holocaust Museum
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Global Inequality...
Why is the Serbia-Kosovo situation globally serious?
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a...
a year ago
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...
CrimethInc.
Resisting Local Authoritarianism and Multipolar Imperialisms in Georgia : A Deeper Look into the...
On the one-hundred-year anniversary of the uprising in Georgia against Soviet annexation, the...
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Classical Wisdom
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Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
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Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
Classical Wisdom
Empress Theodora
Saint or Sinner?
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Classical Wisdom
Why Was Hannibal Defeated? And What If He Had Won?
The Silence of the Elephants
2 months ago
The Silence of the Elephants
TheCollector
Bronze Age Town Found in Saudi Arabian Desert
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Cinema’s Epic History: From Then to Now
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TheCollector
The First Nations of the Canadian Eastern Woodlands: A Brief History
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TheCollector
A History of Alaska’s Indigenous People
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TheCollector
Interview with Margaret Iversen: What Was Freud’s Impact on Surrealism?
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TheCollector
Gala Dalí: Salvador Dali’s Mysterious Muse
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The End of the World?
a year ago
African History...
The complete history of Brava (ca. 1000-1900): a Swahili enclave in southern Somalia
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once...
9 months ago
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once bustling cosmopolitan enclave whose influence features prominently in the history of the East African coast. Located more than 500 km north of the Swahili heartland, Brava retained a...
TheCollector
Jacksonville Confederate Monument Removed
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TheCollector
Francisco Goya Research Center Launches in New York City
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TheCollector
Sotheby’s and Christie’s: A Comparison of the Biggest Auction Houses
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Flashbak
A Book of Dreams: 25 Vintage Visions To Awaken Your Mind
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by...
7 months ago
We’re dreaming today with collector Robert E Jackson. Triggered by the undertow of memory and fed by desire, our dreams are visions of other lives, possible clues to the future. “The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the...
TheCollector
Ancient Remains of Two More Victims Discovered at Pompeii
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African History...
Economic growth and social transformation in 19th century Somalia.
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
a year ago
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
Trying to Understand...
Honesty: What's In It For Me?
First, do lots of harm.
a year ago
TheCollector
8 Famous French Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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TheCollector
Which Famous Artworks Have Inspired Filmmakers?
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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
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IV: The Senate
This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the...
a year ago
This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Over the last few posts we looked at the role of Roman magistrates who carried out a...
TheCollector
Understanding Egyptian Astrology: What Is Your Egyptian Zodiac Sign?
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TheCollector
How Did the Inca Master Textile Art?
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Flashbak
Art of the Avant-Garde in Soviet Russia : Highlights from the George Costakis Collection
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.”...
a year ago
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.” – George Costakis These abstract and spellbinding images are from Art of the Avant-Garde in Russia : Selections from the George Costakis Collection, as described in a catalogue of...
African History...
The Swazi kingdom and its neighbours in the 19th century: from the rise of Zulu to the British
an island in the maelstrom
a year ago
an island in the maelstrom
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of the Wilderness?
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a month ago
History Today Feed
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
3 months ago
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:00
TheCollector
From Wartime Reserve to Pop Culture: What Is the History of ‘Keep Calm and Carry On?’
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7 months 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.
TheCollector
10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
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TheCollector
What Is Love? Erich Fromm’s Take
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a year ago
TheCollector
Vatican Museums Open Ancient Roman Necropolis
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a year ago
African History...
A political history of the Kotoko city states (ca. 1000-1900)
Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
a year ago
Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
Res Obscura
Margaret Mead, Technocracy, and the origins of AI's ideological divide
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
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The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
Dr Alun Withey
Victorian Swappers! Adverts for exchange in the 19th century.
Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and...
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TheCollector
How Did Carl Jung Differ from Sigmund Freud?
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TheCollector
5 Quotes by Locke Explained
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weird medieval guys
The coolest medieval woman you've never heard of
Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
a year ago
Christine de Pizan on Circe, Medusa, and other virtuous ladies
TheCollector
Astrology in Ancient Rome: A Brief Overview
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TheCollector
History of the Origin of Manned Flight: More than Just Planes
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Middle Kingdom Pyramids: The Lesser Known Pyramids of Ancient Egypt
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TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in Upstate New York Worth Exploring
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added electrical refit(portal for AC & DC...
Flashbak
Real Family Photos: A Mother of Photographs Her Seven Children’s Chaotic Coming Of Age
“These photographs are mostly not posed: I just butted into my kids’ personal business and, a lot of...
3 months ago
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Classical Wisdom
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The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
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TheCollector
Who Was Josiah Wedgwood? Potter, Innovator, Entrepreneurial Genius
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Classical Wisdom
Ban the Book, Banish the Author!
Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
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TheCollector
Who Won the Seven Days Battles?
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What Was the Rhodesian Bush War?
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Who Are the Jotun? Giants in Norse Mythology
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Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings
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Soviet Agent: Who Was Richard Sorge?
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Who Was George Hodel?
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10 Small Towns in the US for Art Lovers
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The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness
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4 Key Characteristics of Symbolist Art
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4 Norse Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Dreams of Space -...
I Want To Be A Space Pilot (1961)
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a...
a year ago
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
I Want To Be A Space Pilot is part of a series of children's books called "I want to be..." They are essentially a beginning to read career book. I like the very basic illustrations and the straightforward text. I also...
TheCollector
8 Outstanding Women in the History of Philosophy
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History Today Feed
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
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j.hoare
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Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
Everything You Need to Know About the Moai
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A Brief History of Mount Everest
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Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins
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P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth
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10 Palazzos (Palaces) in Venice You Must Visit
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Medieval Necropolis Unearthed at Bulgarian Bus Station
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How Did Tunisia Become a Country?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, August 4, 2023
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done...
a year ago
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done and some syllabi written before the semester begins in earnest later this week. Also before we dive in I want to note that it appears that Patreon has been having some trouble...
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
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Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
4 months ago
On the Spot: Lori D. Ginzberg
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Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:30
TheCollector
Who Are Hecate’s Parents?
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What Is the Categorical Imperative?
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TheCollector
What Is the Suspense Paradox in the Philosophy of Film?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plutarch and Pleasure
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7 Scottish Inventors & Their Inventions
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TheCollector
Who Was Hildegard of Bingen?
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Franz von Stuck: German Symbolist Painter & “Prince of Art”
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The Philosopher Poet: Who Was Lucretius?
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TheCollector
Climate Activists Targeted Dinosaur Skeleton at London’s NHM
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What Are Emblemata in Art and Literature?
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Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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Battle of Okinawa: The Most Intense Battle of WWII’s Pacific Theater
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History Today Feed
When Nostalgia Was Deadly
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Thu, 04/11/2024 - 08:00
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Thu, 04/11/2024 - 08:00
Classical Wisdom
The Great Debate: Free Will VS Determinism
Heraclitus against Parmenides
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Heraclitus against Parmenides
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Jock of the Bushveld: An Enduring Tale of Friendship
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The Mamluk Sultanate: How Slaves Came to Rule an Empire
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Here Are Alfred Hitchcock’s 20 Greatest Films
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8 Women Artists Who Were Inspired by Conceptual Art
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Why Do People Love or Hate John Calvin?
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UNESCO Creates a Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Artifacts
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George Herbert Mead on the Birth & Evolution of the Self
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Flashbak
Dust And Decadence In Weimar Berlin: Gustav Wunderwald’s Paintings Of Another City
Weimar Berlin wasn’t all cabaret, sex, drugs and lots of fun. The set designer and artist Gustav...
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Weimar Berlin wasn’t all cabaret, sex, drugs and lots of fun. The set designer and artist Gustav Wunderwald (1 January 1882 – 24 June 1945) liked to look at the other side of life in Germany’s biggest city. He avoided the decadence and any obvious comment and conspicuous...
TheCollector
Artist Steals 17th-Century Coin From British Museum
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Flashbak
East of the Sun and West of the Moon With Illustrations by Kay Nielsen, 1914
Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for...
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Kay Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator best known for his work for Disney, for whom he contributed many story sketches and illustrations, not least the nightmarish, eerie and delicate Bald Mountain scenes for the animated movie Fantasia (1940). But...
TheCollector
A $25 Brooch Turns Out to Be a Rare Victorian Treasure
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Baron Von Steuben: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell During the USA’s Founding
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Ivar the Boneless: History, TV Portrayals, and Viking Legends
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Eris: Goddess of Strife and Discord in Greek Mythology
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What Are the Iconographic Elements of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism?
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Overcoming Bias
How Every Empire Falls
On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris...
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On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris sometime before 2005, and performed at various times by Morris, John Prine, and Marianne Faithfull.
TheCollector
Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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History of Tea: The Drink that Conquered the World
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Are There Still Lepers? The History of Leprosy in 5 Chapters
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Norman Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms” That Almost Weren’t
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The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance?
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What Was the Beatles’ First Hit?
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Who Were the Armored Pioneers Between the World Wars?
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Who Won the Battle of Shiloh?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part II: Romans, Assemble!
This is the second of our planned five-part look (I) at the nature and structure of the Roman...
a year ago
This is the second of our planned five-part look (I) at the nature and structure of the Roman Republic, particularly the governing institutions of the Middle Republic, the period of the republic’s height from c. 287-100 BC. Last time we discussed the component parts and nature of...
History Today Feed
‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
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JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
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‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
Flashbak
Max Thalmann: Passion, Cathedrals And America In Woodcuts
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black...
2 months ago
Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist (1890 – 1944) who produced three main portfolios of black and white woodcut prints: Cathedral (Der Dom), Passion, and America in Woodcuts (Amerika im Holzschnitt). A bookbinder by trade having been trained as such under Henry Van De Velde...
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10 Surrealist Sculptors You Should Know
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Watch TV-CBGB – A Punk Sitcom From 1981
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews,...
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In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews, comedy skits, and live performances”. Stuart Newman, a member of the The Roustabouts, one of the groups featured on the show – along with Idiot Savant, The Hard, Jo Marshall, Shrapnel...
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Why Early Modern Books Are So Beautiful
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10 Must-Visit Historical Landmarks in the US Midwest
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Rodney King & The LA Riots: A Terrible Episode of Violence
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Hundred Rabbits
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Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
11 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of December.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added solar cooking experiment, making seamed box cushions, making saloon cushions, moisture prevention underliner, and board games. Updated...
TheCollector
Typhoid Mary: A Trail of Scandal & Death
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Flashbak
Armand Henrion: The Artist Who Always Painted Himself As A Clown
Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist...
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Armand Henrion (1875 – 1958) was a Belgian-born artist. He contributed to the Expressionist movement, worked in France and became a French citizen. And he liked to paint self-portraits – hundreds of them – in which he is dressed as a clown (more Pierrot than Bozo). Pierrot...
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4 Founding Fathers who Signed the Declaration of Independence
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What Are the Best-known Post-Impressionist Paintings?
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Marcel Breuer’s Iconic Work: From Bauhaus to Brutalism
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History Today Feed
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
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The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
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Flashbak
1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City Under Thee Cosh
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“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like home anymore.” – Richard Davis We’re back looking at 1980s Britain’s through Richard Davis’s photographs. This time we join him in Birmingham, the country’s ‘shabby not chic‘...
Patterns in Humanity
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Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the evolution of black-white homicide disparities in the United States since the early 20th century.
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Why Does the UK Celebrate Guy Fawkes Night?
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Who Was Gertrude Stein? More Than a Poet & Collector
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Flashbak
The 25 Best Bedroom Bands Ever – 1980s Volume 1
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For Those About to Rock We Salute You – ACDC, 1981 You had it all – the hair, the sticks, the pointy guitar, the hair, the band, the drive, the tights, the most piercing scream outside a Pee Wee Herman meets Cher Christmas convention. And you also had the hair. In the 1980s …...
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12 Most Important Achievements in the Space Race
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Flashbak
Y Viva Espana: The Great British Package Holiday In Photos
When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of...
6 months ago
When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of them would have been on their way to sunny Spain as part of their package holiday. Jake Clark first arrived there in the late 1960s when his parents moved to a fishing village in...
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Italian Police Thwart “Tomb Raiders” at Etruscan Burial Site
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Who Was Saint Ignatius of Antioch?
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Trying to Understand...
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Who Was Dorothy Day? The Radical Life of a Catholic Anarchist
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A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part II
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Last week, we started our nitpicking of Gladiator II (2024) by looking at the problems with the films chronology and its portrayal of the Roman army of the early third century, both in its equipment and in its battle tactics. This week, we’re going to move forward to the main...
History Today Feed
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
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Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
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TheCollector
5 Quotes by Kant Explained
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The Macedonian Wars: Rome vs the Macedonian Phalanx
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Basil Zaharoff: How to Play Both Sides, Sell Weapons and Get Rich
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Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
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Plato’s Dialogue Crito: Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution?
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How Does Aristotle Conceptualize the Soul?
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7 Artists of German Expressionism You Should Know
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Restoration Reveals Ancient Colors of Egypt’s Edfu Temple
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8 Famous Books That Helped Economies Thrive With Tourism
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7 African Myths About Animals
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Dr Alun Withey
Medicine on the Move: Early Modern Travel and Remedies
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one...
a year ago
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one of the things that I am thinking about is the place of travel within early modern medical remedy culture. What kinds of conditions could befall travellers? What did early modern...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
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What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
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5 Inventions That Revolutionized Agriculture
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What Is Populism?
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The Jaguars of Yuruparí: Shamans of the Amazon Rainforest
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Who Were the Samaritans?
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First Nations of the Canadian Plateau: A Brief History
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10 Extraordinary Symbolist Artists: From Munch to Moreau
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7 Facts About Mountain Man Jim Bridger
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10 Facts About the Pearl Harbor Attack
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How Many U.S. Presidents Served Two Terms in Office?
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The World Turned Upside Down : Bizarro Illustrations From An 18th Century Chapbook
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What Is Appropriation in Art?
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Medieval Anglo-French Wars (1076-1453): A Brief History
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Why I love etymologies
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Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time to bring them back.
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Why Did the Allies Occupy Germany?
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Res Obscura
Kikkuli!
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
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Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
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How Did the Tet Offensive Impact American Morale?
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7 Facts About the Ghent Altarpiece
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Who Are the Samaritans in the Bible?
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Is Nietzsche Associated with Moral Nihilism?
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Why Is Emperor Caligula’s Reign Notorious?
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5 Famous Black Mexicans
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The History of Social Welfare Programs (& Current Debates)
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: August 2, 2024
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4 months ago
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one) whatever fresh COVID-19 variant is going around. Everyone is fine, but being sick left me pretty exhausted over the past few days with fewer productive writing hours available. Since I...
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An In-Depth Guide to the Army of the Seleucid Empire
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What Makes Yinka Shonibare’s African Fabrics Unique?
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Tom Thomson Painting Attacked by Protesters in Canada
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The Rise & Fall of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Tale of Two Cities
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Rome’s Greatest Defeat? Hannibal’s Victory at Cannae
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7 Rules For Collecting Paintings
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The Great Game: British Empire vs. Tsarist Russia in Afghanistan
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The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
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5 Legendary European Theater Directors You Should Know
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How Accurate Were the Fight Scenes in Gladiator?
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The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by T. S. Eliot
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Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and director of production at London-based publisher Faber & Gwyer (later Faber and Faber), hit upon the idea of sending poetry pamphlets, each featuring the work of well-known writers and...
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An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
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Breaking Through To The Other Side: The Flammarion Engraving, c.1888
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The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in French writer Camille Flammarion’s L’Atmosphère: Météorologie populaire (1888) in a chapter called ‘The Shape of the Sky’. The image is of a man crawling under the edge of the...
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What Made Sir Joshua Reynolds an Iconic Portrait Artist?
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What is Hecate’s Relationship with Alchemy?
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5 Female Hispanic Artists That You Should Know About
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London’s National Portrait Gallery Opens First Francis Bacon Show
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7 Ancient Greek Temples You Should Know
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‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
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Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:07
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‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
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What Can Psychoanalysis Tell Us About Hamlet?
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What is the Eye of Ra?
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How Did Black Friday Get Its Name?
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The Getty Museum Returns a Bronze Head to Turkey
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The Church Under the Tang Dynasty: A Forgotten Outpost of Christianity
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Egyptian Temples: How the Egyptians Depicted the Universe in Microcosm
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What Did Christopher Columbus Discover?
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Trying to Understand...
France Saves Europe.
Again. In a manner of speaking.
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Again. In a manner of speaking.
Overcoming Bias
Beware Policy Abstraction
The recent US presidential election should be fresh enough in your memory to let you directly...
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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.
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What Caused the Salem Witch Trials?
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CrimethInc.
The Syrian Civil War Resumes : Perspectives on the Conflict from Western and Northeastern Syria
The Syrian civil war has remained largely frozen since 2020, owing to a precarious balance of power...
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The Syrian civil war has remained largely frozen since 2020, owing to a precarious balance of power between various factions with various degrees of support from Russia, Turkey, Iran, and the United States. Over the past few days, however, taking advantage of the ways that Iran...
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Akhenaten: 7 Secrets of Egypt’s Heretic Pharaoh
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What Caused the Dancing Plague?
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4,000-Year-Old Temple and Theater Discovered in Peru
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Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
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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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The Evils Of Professionalism
In politics, anyway.
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What Were the Salem Witch Trials of 1692?
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Classical Wisdom
The Mother Goddess of Rome
And Her Controversial Religion
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And Her Controversial Religion
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Ancien Régime France: 4 Harsh Realities of Life Before the Revolution
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