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Animals Behaving Horribly On Vintage Christmas Cards
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The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards produced during the Victorian era. There are dead birds, massive insects being tortured by small children and any number of humanised animals eating each other, eating people and...
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10 Must-Visit Historic Villages in Portugal
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Russia/Ukraine is not a sports competition.
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The Great Wall of Amazonian Pictographs Nobody Knows About
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Fireside Friday, June 28, 2024
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next...
6 months ago
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next week (we’re discussing political philosophy in an election year, so I am sure everyone will be very chill; regardless let me repeat you will be civil) and then after that to dive...
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The desert town of Southern Africa: A history of Khauxanas 1780-1906
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A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
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The Strange Story of How Greece Joined the Entente in WWI
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Monstrous Births: Artistically Understanding the Mystery of Birth
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Do Genetic Studies Refute the Etruscans’ Anatolian Origin?
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9 Queer Artists Who Changed the History of Modern Art Forever
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Landslide Victories: A Look at Pivotal Elections in US History
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Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age
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Mystery at Cheviot Beach: The Strange Disappearance of Harold Holt
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Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part II: Government Without States
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6 months ago
This is the second part of our (planned) three part (I) look at how some ‘tribal’ or more correctly, non-state agrarian peoples raised armies to fight the Romans (and others) in the third through first centuries BC. Last time, we looked at the subsistence basis of these societies...
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a year ago
A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
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La politique de l’épuisement et l’épuisement de la politique.
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Another of my essays in French.
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How Did a Pig End Up on Trial in the Middle Ages?
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Utagawa Hiroshige: 10 Works From the Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e
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Alhambra Palace: A Testament to Spain’s Rich Islamic Heritage
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Through the Looking Glass with Robert Cumming – Pictures
American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no...
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American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no point in trying to achieve anything else in life. As he put it: “If it’s not fun, there’s no point!” A new book of his conceptual photographs illustrates the point. Above, you can see...
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12 Most Important Achievements in the Space Race
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The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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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
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The FBI Repatriates Looted Japan Artifacts
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Art Basel Paris Kicks Off in Grand Palais
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Who Were the 4 Key Players of the Risorgimento?
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A Simple, Down-to-Earth Christmas Card from the Great Depression (1933)
The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great...
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The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great Depression. They write: Despite the glum economic situation, the Pinero family used a brown paper bag to fashion an inexpensive holiday greeting card. They penned a clever rhyme and...
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Marilyn Monroe: The Fascinating Life of a Pop Icon
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What are Aristophanes’ 11 Surviving Comedies?
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Mysterious Gustav Klimt Portrait Sells for $32 Million
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Chris Killip and Graham Smith Photographs of England Erased (1975-1987)
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you...
9 months ago
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you take a photograph of someone they are immortalised, they’re there forever. For me that was important, that you’re acknowledging people’s lives, and also contextualising people’s...
Open Culture
The New York Times Presents the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century, Selected by 503 Novelists, Poets...
For longtime readers of American book journalism, scrolling through the New York Times Book Review’s...
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For longtime readers of American book journalism, scrolling through the New York Times Book Review’s just-published list of the 100 best books of the twenty-first century will summon dim memories of many a once-unignorable critical fuss. At one time or another over the past 25...
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Why Jimi Hendrix Preferred Linda McCartney To 19 Naked Women
Jimi Hendrix was a megastar. At his short-lived peak, he was the world’s highest earning musician....
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Jimi Hendrix was a megastar. At his short-lived peak, he was the world’s highest earning musician. But record companies were uncertain how to sell the man behind the music who was banned by the BBC. For the album Are You Experienced, photographer Karl Ferris snapped the band with...
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The Hatfield-McCoy Rivalry of Appalachia: What Started the Feud?
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College Culture in the US & The Vietnam War: An Unlikely Connection
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Angels in the Bible: Ambassadors From Another World?
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Mole Rocket (1965)
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece...
over a year ago
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece of fiction but since it does have adventuring in a rocket it seemed worth sharing.
Miler. Mole Rocket, 1965.
When the mole crash lands, the rocket breaks apart in...
History Today Feed
‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
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‘Bystander Society’ by Mary Fulbrook review
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7 Wars That Nearly Happened (But Didn’t)
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Plato’s Phaedo: Is The Soul Immortal?
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Open Culture
What Ancient Greek Music Sounded Like: Listen to a Reconstruction That’s “100% Accurate”
Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre,...
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Between 750 BC and 400 BC, the Ancient Greeks composed songs meant to be accompanied by the lyre, reed-pipes, and various percussion instruments. More than 2,000 years later, modern scholars have finally figured out how to reconstruct and perform these songs with (it’s claimed)...
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Discover the Lost Culture of San Agustín in Colombia
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10 Things to Do in London if You Love Art
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Ancient Marble Floor Restored Underwater in Italy
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What Is Populism?
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This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor...
a year ago
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor of Baldur’s Gate III. I have been meaning to do a general critique of the Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition armor system from a historical perspective for a while, and the massive...
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Marxism And Literature: 3 Key Ideas
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Overcoming Bias
No Meta Status Orgs
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a month ago
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Constantine Replica Statue Lands in Rome
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Who Won the Battle of Perryville?
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Classical Wisdom
[Ebook] The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
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A Fistful of Clockwork Oranges
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Get to Know Alma Mahler: Composer, Muse, and Scandalous Woman
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The Plague by Albert Camus: “Can One Be a Saint Without God?”
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The Image in The Machine: Typewriter Art in the 1960 and 1970s
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“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...
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Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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Was George Washington Nearly Killed During the American Revolution?
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J.S. Bach’s Life and Travels in Germany
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Saul Leiter In Colour And Before – Photographs from A Centenary Special
Photographer Saul Leiter (1923 – 2013) is remembered in Saul Leiter: The Centennial Retrospective,...
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Photographer Saul Leiter (1923 – 2013) is remembered in Saul Leiter: The Centennial Retrospective, a monograph from Thames and Hudson. The books features many of Leiter’s most gorgeous pictures, not least of all the street photograph above of a woman sat at a cafe in Paris in...
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Another of my essays in French.
5 days ago
Another of my essays in French.
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Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
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10 Essential Films to Watch to Understand Surrealist Cinema
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On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
a year ago
On Bill Warren's "Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism"
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Who Was Judah Maccabee? The Ancient Jewish Resistance Leader
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The Darien Scheme: Scotland’s Unsuccessful Settlement in the Americas
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10 Unmissable Masterpieces in the Louvre
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Flashbak
In Your Face: Photographer Shoots Londoners Up Close And Personal
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the...
7 months ago
Using the skills he learned as a table tennis champ, Londoner Paul Trevor wandered through the city’s financial district and its money markets and Brick Lane market getting in people’s faces. These spontaneous closeups appeared in the book and show In Your Face. Like Mark...
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One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and,...
over a year ago
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and, more importantly, who has been responsible for it. From the second half of the eighteenth century, individual men began to take more responsibility for shaving themselves, helped on...
Flashbak
1970s Graffiti in Dirty Old Boston
British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks...
9 months ago
British bands were big in 1970s Boston. Fans of X-Ray Secs, Billy Idol, Sham 69 and the Buzzcocks sprayed the bands’ names on the city’s walls. The stories behind other graffiti photographed by Meredith Jacobson Marciano is less obvious. Were the Lesbian Turds a band? The New...
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Why Should We Care About Children?
Bringing History to the Future
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The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza
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Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
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Çatalhöyük: One of the Oldest Recorded Cities in History
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7 Facts About Banana Republics & Their Role in History and Politics
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What Is Hegel’s Dialectic Method?
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Was Jesus a Radical?
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Henry I: The Life & Reign of a Notorious English King
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10 Must-See Historic Sites in Armenia
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What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes
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Sartre’s ‘Being and Nothingness’: An Introduction to Existentialism
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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
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and discuss some of the implications for social stratification.
TheCollector
The Met Returns Looted “Golden Boy” Statue to Thailand
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Flashbak
Rain Gods And Prayers to The Great Mystery: Portraits of Native Americans by Edward S. Curtis
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred...
a month ago
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred rites possessed by no other… Consequently the information that is to be gathered, for the benefit of future generations, respecting the mode of life of one of the great races of...
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Rat Collection by Banksy Comes Up for Auction
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Cute and Sickly Sweet – 24 Vintage Snapshots That Invite a Reaction
The girl presenting her pet lizard toad at the Children’s Pets show held on Venice Beach,...
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The girl presenting her pet lizard toad at the Children’s Pets show held on Venice Beach, California, in the mid 1930s makes for a cute photograph. Walter Chandoha’s 1955 picture of his daughter Paula with a kitten in 1955 is also cute. Angie Cook’s school photo from 1978 when...
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Exploring Soviet Brutalism Through 9 Iconic Buildings
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Moses’ Wife: Who Was Zipporah?
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How Can We Prepare for the Worst?
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What Was Che Guevara Doing in Africa?
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How Did Libyan Migration Influence Egyptian Religion?
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Norman Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms” That Almost Weren’t
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8 Colorful Installations by Olafur Eliasson
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Global Inequality...
There is no exit for dictators
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an...
a year ago
In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an old problem: how rulers once they are in power cannot leave it even if they wish to do so, because their road to power, and in power, is littered with corpses that will all...
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Putting Mothers on Death Row
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Who Are the Zapatistas? Unmasking Mexico’s Indigenous Guerrilla Army
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7 Famous Dutch Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Joris Hoefnagel: The Emperor’s Best Artist Who Drew Insects That Told of Love And Death
Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by...
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Illustrations from the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy) were created by Croatian scribe Georg Bocskay (died 1575) and Flemish artist Joris Hoefnagel (1542–1601). There is no evidence the two artists ever met, but their collaboration was decades in the...
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Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
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From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the...
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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...
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Why Is Socrates’ Legacy Vital?
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African History...
a brief note on the ancient Herders and Foragers of South Africa.
a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
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a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
Trying to Understand...
Will it Bend or Will it Break?
The international system, that is.
a year ago
The international system, that is.
TheCollector
Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization?
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TheCollector
Who Won the First Battle of Bull Run in the Civil War?
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Flashbak
Frank Film: Watch the Oscar-Winning Animation That Peers Inside Your Head, 1973
Frank Film is a 1973 American animated short by husband-and-wife animators Caroline and Frank...
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Frank Film is a 1973 American animated short by husband-and-wife animators Caroline and Frank Mouris. The film won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1996. It’s an autobiographical narrative – Mouris narrates his path...
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Northanger Abbey: Jane Austen’s Gothic Parody
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6 Surrealist Techniques You Probably Haven’t Heard of
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Overcoming Bias
Drift Poll Winner: Rational Culture
Over the last day, I did two sets of polls comparing 16 cultural drift scenarios (detailed here) re...
2 months ago
Over the last day, I did two sets of polls comparing 16 cultural drift scenarios (detailed here) re their likelihood and desirability. (I later added influence.) Here are best fit priorities (relative to 100 max), sorted by priority sum:
TheCollector
6 Assassinations That Changed History
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Hitler’s Early Life: Failure & Homelessness to Nationalism & Nazis
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Tattoos in the Bible: Can Christians Modify Their Bodies?
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A Travel Guide to Pompeii: Visiting the City in One Day
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Wrong Side of...
The case for a Global Sanctuary City
What if the Syrians can’t return home?
3 weeks ago
What if the Syrians can’t return home?
African History...
a brief note on contacts between ancient African kingdoms and Rome.
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
6 months ago
finding the lost city of Rhapta on the east African coast.
TheCollector
The 5 Most Influential Modern Political Philosophers
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Flashbak
Magnifying The Moment: Joni Sternbach’s Pictures of NYC Subway Passengers 1976–1981
“Part of the reason I was drawn to the Subway was that it was a perfect unchoreographed stage....
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“Part of the reason I was drawn to the Subway was that it was a perfect unchoreographed stage. Chance brought me together with a crowd of unknowns. It was up to me to parse them out and magnify the moment.” – Joni Sternbach on her pictures of NYC Subway Passengers in the 1970s ...
TheCollector
Margaret Thatcher: Britain’s Iron Lady
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“Protector of the Indians”: Who Was Fray Bartolome de las Casas?
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New York’s Jewish Museum Workers Ratified Their First Contract
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The Irish Migrations That Transformed Britain in the Dark Ages
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UN Committee Votes Against “At Risk” Designation for Stonehenge
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The First Black President: Barack Obama’s Historic Election in 2008
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What Was Aristotle’s Opinion on Metaphysics?
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Trying to Understand...
The Obligatory End-of-Year Essay.
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
a year ago
But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
TheCollector
Artist Ibrahim Mahama Covers London’s Barbican in Purple Fabric
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The Artist Winston Churchill: A Political Leader’s Side Hustle?
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Who Were the Hessians in the American Revolution?
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Las Vegas Gallery to Sell $100 Million Leonardo Sculpture
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An In-Depth Guide to the Army of the Seleucid Empire
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What Was ‘The Malleus Maleficarum’, or ‘The Hammer of Witches’?
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History Today Feed
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
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‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
TheCollector
Pace Gallery Will Represent the Robert Indiana Legacy Initiative
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King Tut: The Life & Afterlife of the Boy Pharaoh
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Cronus: The Titan Leader in Greek Mythology
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What Was Operation Downfall?
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German Art Collector Loses Ancient Egyptian Mask
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Global Inequality...
Freedom by North-West
The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
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The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
TheCollector
Rome Considers Entry Fee for Famed Trevi Fountain
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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...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Augustus and Ancient Religion
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Augustus and Ancient Religion
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plutarch and Pleasure
a year ago
TheCollector
Principality of Sealand: The Smallest Nation in the World?
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
Their Enemies The Russians
But what about the rest of us?
a year ago
But what about the rest of us?
TheCollector
Why Did Socrates Focus on Self-Knowledge and Introspection?
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9 months ago
Flashbak
Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And
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...
History Today Feed
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
10 months ago
Was the Trojan Horse Real?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:35
TheCollector
George Washington’s The Revolutionary War Letter on Sale
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Who Were the Wright Brothers?
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7 African Myths About Animals
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‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/13/2024 - 08:20
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‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/13/2024 - 08:20
TheCollector
How Does Street Art Shape Cities?
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African History...
A complete history of Zeila (Zayla): ca. 800-1885 CE.
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
3 months ago
Journal of African cities: chapter 14
TheCollector
The Incredible Story of Cadmus: The First Hero of Greek Mythology
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Third-Party Candidates: The Outsiders in US Elections
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Bob Dylan’s Odyssey: A Deep Dive into the Life of a Music Legend
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Flashbak
The Coming of the Unconscious: JG Ballard’s Guide To Surrealism In Science Fiction
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s...
4 months ago
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s (15 November 1930 – 19 April 2009)review of La Jetée, the time-travel short by Chris Marker about time and memory which was receiving its first London screenings and his essay ‘The...
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Andy Warhol’s Mother: Who Was Julia Warhola?
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Classical Wisdom
Last Chance: The Essential Greeks
Starting Tomorrow
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Trying to Understand...
The Year's Midnight.
Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
over a year ago
Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
Flashbak
Views of Polar Regions: Watercolours By Queen Victoria’s Spy
Illustrator Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith (26 December 1776 – 21 September 1859) was an...
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Illustrator Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith (26 December 1776 – 21 September 1859) was an English artist, naturalist, antiquary, illustrator, natural historian, soldier, explorer, writer and spy. That’s quite the package for a man who produced these drawings and...
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10 Historic Towns in Oregon Worth Visiting
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May
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 May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Combinatory Logic, wrote a guide to combinatory logic, using talking...
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Freedom of Speech in the United States: An Overview
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‘D-Day Has Come’
‘D-Day Has Come’
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
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‘D-Day Has Come’
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:05
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6 of the Largest Cities in the Modern World
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Louis Wain’s Cat Paintings Head to Auction
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Medical Practice in the Pre-Conquest Americas: From Coca to Brain Surgery
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Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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Heracles and the Erymanthian Boar: The Hero’s Fourth Labor
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How Did Bebop Influence Jazz?
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Les Soixante-Huitards: The French Student Demonstrations of May 1968
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What Did the Beat Generation Want?
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St. Petersburg: A History of the City Built on Bones
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Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
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Highwaymen: The Road to Infamy
JamesHoare
Wed, 06/19/2024 - 09:50
Trying to Understand...
Things Are Falling Apart ...
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
a year ago
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
TheCollector
What Made Tintoretto the Greatest Master of the Renaissance?
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What Were the Religious Beliefs of Hans Holbein the Younger?
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13 Surprising Facts About William Shakespeare
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What Is the Pauline Epistle Philemon About? Slavery & Forgiveness
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Flashbak
The Wonder Of Soviet Bus Stops
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone,...
3 months ago
“The bus stops are disappearing so fast. If I come back a year from now, they could be gone, demolished, or rebuilt. These pictures may be all that’s left in the end. I want to give them some kind of immortality.” — Christopher Herwig, Photographer and Soviet Bus Stop Hunter ...
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UK Exhibition to Pair Pre-Raphaelite Art and Aromas
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5 Things You Can Learn From Cynic Philosophers
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Classical Wisdom
James Joyce's Ulysses
Retelling of the Odyssey
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Ancien Régime France: 4 Harsh Realities of Life Before the Revolution
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Who Was England’s Black Prince?
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African History...
a brief note on the origin of African civilizations
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
a year ago
plus, the Nok Neolithic culture.
TheCollector
How Can Stoicism Help Overcome Adversity?
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Veni, Vidi, Vici: Decoding Julius Caesar’s “I Came, I Saw, I Conquered”
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3 months ago
African History...
Reversing the Sail: a brief note on African travelers in the western Indian Ocean
The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
11 months ago
The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
History Today Feed
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
4 months ago
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
TheCollector
The Political Effects of the Vietnam War
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10 Historic Towns in Nevada Worth Visiting
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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What Was the Vickers Wellington Bomber?
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How Did Aristotle Shape Ancient Greek Philosophy?
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Modernism vs. Postmodernism: Two Genres Explained in 6 Facts and 13 Artworks
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Empress of the Blues: Who Was Bessie Smith?
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Poland Nixes Planned Venice Biennale Pavilion
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The Art of Collage and Assemblage in Modern Art
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U.S. Returns Looted Artifacts Worth $10 Million to India
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The Legend of El Dorado: Myth vs. History
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History of Chariots: 10 Types from Ancient Cultures Explained
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
How to Handle Financial Worries - Just in Time for the Holidays
Advice from Dale Carnegie and the Stoics
a year ago
Advice from Dale Carnegie and the Stoics
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IIIc: Ten Tribunes, Two Censors and Twenty-Six Guys
This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb)...
a year ago
This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Last time we looked at the top of the Roman political career in the republic,...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Monsters and Myths
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
a year ago
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
Global Inequality...
Three steps to freedom
Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
10 months ago
Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
African History...
The colonial myth of 'Sub-Saharan Africa' in medieval Islamic geography: the view from Egypt and...
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10 months ago
Open Culture
Read J. R. R. Tolkien’s “Letter From Father Christmas” To His Young Children (1925)
J.R.R. Tolkien is best known for the sweeping fantasy landscapes of Lord of The Rings and The...
a week ago
J.R.R. Tolkien is best known for the sweeping fantasy landscapes of Lord of The Rings and The Hobbit. Apart from being a celebrated author, the Oxford University professor of Anglo-Saxon was also a devoted father who doted on his children. In 1920, a few short years after Tolkien...
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...
Trying to Understand...
The Missile Will Always Get Through.
But who is prepared to admit it?
4 weeks ago
But who is prepared to admit it?
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