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Free French Bombers Over France
Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
Free French Bombers Over France
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
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8 Fun Facts About Montezuma — Starting with His Real Name
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Weekend Roundup
Does Marcus Matter?
11 months ago
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Huacas and Apus: Sacred Landscapes of the Inca
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Hundred Rabbits
leleuvia
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We...
over a year ago
We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We found a place like this, Leleuvia, an island in the Lomaitivi archipelago in Fiji.
This island went through many hands over the years, it now belongs to a resort that too bears the...
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AREA: Cards and Invitations from the Fabulous New York Nightclub, 1983–1986
From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he...
11 months ago
From 1983 to 1987, 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City, was home to Area. Frequented by he great and good, the club was known for its changing themes (every six weeks the place got a new look – an approach inspired by Zurich’s 1916 Dadaist club Cabaret Voltaire) and...
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The Book of Job and the Case for Women’s Rights in the Bible
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Dutch & Flemish Vanitas Paintings: A Theme for the North’s Golden Age
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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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Meet Queen Cat, Secret Cat and Dunce Cat From Kittens and Cats: A First Reader (1911)
The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your...
2 weeks ago
The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your cat, take a picture and give it a witty caption. So we get to meet Hero Cat, Queen Cat, Party Cat and the very much of its time Dunce Cat. Author Eulalie Osgood Grover … Continue...
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Do You Believe in Magic?
Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
8 months ago
Marcus Aurelius and Ephesia Grammata
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Vintage Illustrations Of Japanese Anthropomorphic Frogs and Toads
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and...
6 months ago
The Japanese phrase kimo-kawaii translates into ‘cute and ugly’. It can be applied to frogs and toads, often portrayed in Japanese art in anthropomorphic fashion as they engage in fighting, marching with spirits (yokai) and casting spells. Here we look at a range of prints...
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Was Saint Augustine the First Philosopher of History?
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Global Inequality...
The end and the beginning of history
Three ways of thinking about Lea Ypi’s Free
5 months ago
Three ways of thinking about Lea Ypi’s Free
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3 Most Notable Republican Presidents in US History
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Overcoming Bias
The Two Big Games
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities...
2 weeks ago
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities about it.
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How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking?
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Who cares about Homer, anyway?
What the legendary blind bard tells us about ourselves in the here and now
2 weeks ago
What the legendary blind bard tells us about ourselves in the here and now
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Hades
The God of the Dead
a year ago
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Cronus: The Titan Leader in Greek Mythology
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Vyacheslav Molotov: 6 Facts about Stalin’s Closest Confidant
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Forgotten Sandro Botticelli Piece Seized by Italian Authorities
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The Battle of Zama: How Scipio Gave Rome the World
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How Jacopo Tintoretto Defined the Renaissance in Venice
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The Rise of Television & The Power of Images in US Elections
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Was Alexander Great?
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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,...
2 weeks ago
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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War in Dreamland
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
5 months ago
Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain.
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Calling Time on BC and AD
Calling Time on BC and AD
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
5 months ago
Calling Time on BC and AD
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Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
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‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
2 months ago
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/30/2024 - 10:39
Global Inequality...
Trump and the Rise of Asia
My interview with "Atlantico"
2 weeks ago
My interview with "Atlantico"
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In The Living Room: At Home With The Working Class in The 1980s
“Everything centred on the living room – it’s where everyone met and congregated” – Nick Walpington...
2 months ago
“Everything centred on the living room – it’s where everyone met and congregated” – Nick Walpington on his Living Room project Time to step back inside British homes in the late 1980s with photographer Nick Waplington’s Living Room series. Published as a book in 1991, the...
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How Fur Trade Resulted in All-Out War: The Algonquin vs. The Iroquois
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Who Were the Disciples James, John and Andrew?
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4,000-Year-Old Temple and Theater Discovered in Peru
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10 Oldest National Parks in the United States
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6 of Katherine Mansfield’s Short Stories You Need to Read
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Juan Rulfo: Whispers & Myths From Mexico’s Most Enigmatic Writer
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African History...
The kingdom of Ndongo and the Portuguese: Queen Njinga and the dynasty of women sovereigns...
The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
a year ago
The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
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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.
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The Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll from 19th Century Japan
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from...
5 months ago
The Kaikidan Ekotoba scroll features paintings of 33 monsters, both fantastic and plain odd from Japan. It’s a subject we’ve visited before with the Yokai Horrors from the 18th Century Bakemono Zukushi Scroll. Thought to originate in the mid 1800s, the artist behind the Kaikidan...
Global Inequality...
Before the police arrives: Bookstores on Saturdays
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I...
10 months ago
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I would be a “technical executor” of our family’s monthly budget. My family was part of the red bourgeoisie and we had enough, and probably more than enough, for a comfortable life;...
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What Is Ken Wilber’s Integral Philosophy?
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The Grand Egyptian Museum Soon Opens for Visitors
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What Is Transcendentalism?
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The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/09/2024 - 08:31
2 months ago
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
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Wed, 10/09/2024 - 08:31
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‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
10 months ago
‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
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Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:03
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Walter Benjamin’s Theses: Is Progress Inevitable?
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The Indigenous Architecture of the Cosmos in the Amazon
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The Genealogy of Morals: Nietzsche vs. Morality
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Three Early Basquiats to Sell at Phillips This Spring
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8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History
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Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
a year ago
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
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Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
Patterns in Humanity
Where parents make a difference
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
9 months ago
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
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What Is the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence? From Descartes to Turing
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Cool in the Shade: One Man’s Photographs with the Stars
Shade Rupe is a writer, filmmaker and actor. He has written for various film and culture magazines....
10 months ago
Shade Rupe is a writer, filmmaker and actor. He has written for various film and culture magazines. A collection of his interviews, with the likes of Udo Kier, Divine, Alejandro Jodorowsky and Tura Satana, was published in the volume Dark Stars Rising: Conversations from the...
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What Is the History and Meaning of Music?
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What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity?
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What Can You Expect to See at the Spring Temple Buddha?
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Rembrandt Used Arsenic to Paint “The Night Watch”
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Why Is Socrates’ Legacy Vital?
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Antinous: The Tragic Life of Emperor Hadrian’s Lover
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Ancient Marble Floor Restored Underwater in Italy
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What Was the War of Jenkins’ Ear?
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Operation Paperclip: What the US Did With Nazi Scientists After WWII
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10 Presidents Who Changed the US
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How Frans Hals Revolutionized Dutch Portrait Painting
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
3 months ago
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
Dreams of Space -...
Let's Fly to the Universe (1962)
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012...
a year ago
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012 here:
https://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2012/12/flying-in-space-1961.html
I think it is Czech, but may be a difference Russian language. I got a Russian reprint of this and still find it a very...
Classical Wisdom
The Art of Pompeii
Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
5 months ago
Plato, Alexander the Great and more!
Dr Alun Withey
Creams, Clothes and Cases: The material culture of pre-modern travel.
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel...
10 months ago
I am currently on study leave, getting on with research for my new project on the history of travel preparations. One thing that I’m particularly interested in is the material culture of travel, and what sorts of things were available for travellers as they got ready for their...
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Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
6 months ago
Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
JamesHoare
Thu, 06/20/2024 - 10:20
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How Were Plato and Aristotle Interpreted During the Renaissance?
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What Was the Un-American Activities Committee?
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African History...
Self-representation in African art: the wall paintings of medieval Nubia. (ca. 700-1400)
an African portrait of an African society
a year ago
an African portrait of an African society
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The 5 Most Ridiculous Ways the CIA Tried & Failed to Kill Fidel Castro
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African History...
The General History of Africa
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
8 months ago
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
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Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
11 months ago
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
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What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
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Who Are Hecate’s Parents?
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Who Was Saint Athanasius?
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Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada
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7 Great Historical Attractions in the Netherlands
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How Did Tropical Fruits Become Commonplace in the USA?
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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...
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What Was the Atheism Dispute?
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Faith Ringgold, Storytelling Quilt Artist, Dies at 93
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10 Things to Do in London if You Love Art
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Spartan Training
The Ultimate Regime
4 months ago
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What is Pantheism in Art?
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8 Women Artists Who Were Inspired by Conceptual Art
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First Nations of the Canadian Atlantic Provinces: A Brief History
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Monsters of Mythology
Who Made the Top Ten?
a month ago
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5 Must-Read Works by Aldous Huxley
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‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
12 months ago
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
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Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
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6 Female Pre-Raphaelite Artists You Should Know
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When Was the First Crusade?
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Marian Henel and His Perverted Rugs (NSFW)
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who...
a month ago
These large-scale rugs and self-portrait photographs were created by Marian Henel (1926-1993), who spent 32 years as a patient of the Hospital for Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders in Branice, Poland. Admitted to the hospital’s Psychopathological Art Expression workshop in...
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13 English Words with Greek Origins
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5 of D.H. Lawrence’s Most Notable Novels
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Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)?
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Origins of Stoicism
5 months ago
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London’s Old Master Sales Squeak by Expectations
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Hundred Rabbits
the rock of polynesia
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's...
over a year ago
Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's the first country to offer free, state-funded, wireless internet to all its residents and has a goal of being completely solar powered— uuuh... wow?
We'd also heard that the school...
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6 Works by Mexican Muralists You Should Know
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UFOs in Art History: Is It a Spaceship or a Cloud?
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Who Exactly Were the Hospitallers?
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Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
a year ago
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
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5 Populists of the Late Roman Republic
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Dreams of Space -...
Moon Trip (1958)
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made...
a year ago
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made Satellites, Space Pilots, Space Stations and Space Travel)."
This is about a 4 book space series you may never have seen. Michael Chester and William Nephew also did a great series of...
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Mao’s Great Leap Forward & How It Killed Millions
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7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye
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When Did the Korean War Start?
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The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada
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What Is the Correspondence Theory of Truth?
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How Did the Pyramid of Giza Become an Ancient Wonder?
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Cubism and Collage: How Picasso and Braque Revolutionized Art
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Happy Easter! What Are the Origins of Easter?
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What Are the 7 Most Spoken Languages in the World?
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Vandal Smashes Ai Weiwei Sculpture at Exhibition Opening
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What is Hecate’s Relationship with Alchemy?
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British Grub: A Psychedelic Tribute To British Food From 1960s San Francisco
Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease...
7 months ago
Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard While we’re in the mood, cold jelly and custard Pease pudding and saveloys, what next is the question? Rich gentlemen have it boys – in-di-gestion! – Food Glorious Food from the muscial oliver by Lionel Bart, 1968 You didn’t need...
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New Alphonse Mucha Museum to Open in Prague
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Should you be Skeptical of Ads? Pyrrhonian Skepticism and Consumerism
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Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809)
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby...
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These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby (21 March 1757 – 25 October 1822) was an English naturalist and Royal Academy-trained illustrator who specialised in drawing plants and minerals. The full title of his illustrated...
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‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’...
3 months ago
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
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Tue, 09/17/2024 - 08:00
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Adolf Hitler in WWII: The Last 6 Years of His Life
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The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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Alexandre Dumas: The Life & Legacy of a Great Novelist
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Why Should We Care About Children?
Bringing History to the Future
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Bringing History to the Future
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The Mother of Rome
9 months ago
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Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
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Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
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Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
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Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
Trying to Understand...
Unlike For Like.
BRICS and how international institutions work.
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BRICS and how international institutions work.
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4 Key Works by James Joyce You Need to Read
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5 Facts About Ukko, Finland’s Axe-Wielding God of Thunder
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Scientism and Anti-Scientism: What Is the Difference?
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The Ingenious Engineering of Leonardo da Vinci’s Self-Supporting Bridge, Explained
The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self...
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The video above from Sabins Civil Engineering promises to reveal “the MAGIC behind Da Vinci’s Self Supporting Bridge.” That sounds like a typical example of YouTube hyperbole, though on first glance, it isn’t at all obvious how the fragile-looking structure can stay up, much less...
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The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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Norse Pantheon: 10 Fascinating Gods and Goddesses
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A Brief History of the Rahbani Music Family
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Notre Dame Unveils Plans for Contemporary Stained Glass
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New Roman Frescoes Discovered at Pompeii
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The Orixás of Candomblé: Who Is Your Tutelary Spirit?
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How Slavery in Ancient Rome Drove Farmers to Poverty
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The Remarkable Life of Charles Dickens: Hard Times & Great Expectations
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What Is the History of April Fools’ Day?
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15 Facts About Genghis Khan & His Legacy
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Performance Artist Tags Controversial Courbet Nude with “Me Too”
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New Woman: The Concept that Challenged Victorian Norms
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A Clash Of Symbols
They are quite serious, actually.
a year ago
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Philadelphia’s New Harriet Tubman Statue
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What Are the 10 Must-see Museums in Budapest?
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The Wages Of Fear
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
8 months ago
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
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MFA Boston Returns a Looted Egyptian Coffin to Sweden
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Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Guide For The Perplexed
Part One, anyway. More next week.
8 months ago
Part One, anyway. More next week.
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Emma Willard’s Time Maps
“Education cannot prosper in any community unless…the best and most cultivated talents of that...
7 months ago
“Education cannot prosper in any community unless…the best and most cultivated talents of that community can be brought in to exercise the way.” – Emma Hart Willard Emma Willard (February 23, 1787 – April 15, 1870) was a trailblazing American educator who founded the first...
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Stained Glass Sold At Sotheby’s is Stolen From Notre Dame?
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Edward VIII: The Worst Monarch in British History?
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NY Denny Gallery Shuts Down After Ten Years
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7 Facts about Francis Drake, the English Pirate-Hero
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Who Were the Successors of Constantine the Great?
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Who Is the Archangel Gabriel?
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Rise of Abraham Lincoln: The Road to the 1860 Election
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Why Is Edward Hopper Cinema’s Favorite Painter?
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Chicago’s Field Museum Alters Native Displays Due to Regulations
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What Came First, Blues or Jazz?
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What Are the Tallest Trees in the United States?
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4 Key Characteristics of Symbolist Art
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Napoleon’s Hundred Days: The French Emperor’s Brief Return to Power
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The Epics Collection
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Trying to Understand...
The Threat of Back to Normal
Global power has always been distributed.
a year ago
Global power has always been distributed.
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How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
j.hoare
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
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How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
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Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
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The Roman Question: The Pope vs. the New Nation of Italy
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Dreams of Space -...
Moon Fleet Log Book (1966)
The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came...
over a year ago
The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came with the ice cream. There were spaces for 24 cards. This book was incomplete but still worth sharing with you.
African History...
The African diaspora in Portuguese India: 1500-1800.
Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
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Sailors, Merchants and Priests.
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Jock of the Bushveld: An Enduring Tale of Friendship
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10 Must-Visit Historic Villages in Portugal
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Pre-Columbian Writing Systems (And How They Worked)
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How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
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What Can We Learn from Genre Paintings of the Northern Renaissance?
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8 Colorful Installations by Olafur Eliasson
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Who Was William Wallace? Fact vs. Fiction
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Sotheby’s to Auction Its First Robot-Made Artwork
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African History...
The desert town of Southern Africa: A history of Khauxanas 1780-1906
A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
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A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
Classical Wisdom
The Ancient Ozempic
Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
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Was Theriac a Miracle Drug?
TheCollector
JS Bach in 4 Leipzig Churches
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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...
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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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Abkhazia’s National Art Gallery Works Destroyed by Fire
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The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (History & Aftermath)
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Van Gogh & Gauguin: A Fiery Friendship Between Two Post-Impressionists
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What Is the Origin and Significance of Columbus Day?
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Trying to Understand...
A Fistful of Clockwork Oranges
What's it going to be, then?
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What's it going to be, then?
TheCollector
Bronze Age Town Found in Saudi Arabian Desert
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The 8 Largest Cities of the Medieval World
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Golden Age of Latin Literature
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Golden Age of Latin Literature
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for March 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year 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
Donsol, added 100r logo to splash screen on the rom.
100r.co, added a new page: diy carbonation system. Updated Saving fuel, Engine rebuild and...
TheCollector
How Did the 1979 Iranian Revolution Influence Iran’s Economy?
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TheCollector
What Are Djinn? (Powers, Tales, & Etymology)
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Why Do the Rastafari Believe That Haile Selassie Was a God?
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The Horrors of “Rubber Fever” in the Amazon Rainforest
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Flashbak
Arnaldo Putzu and His Fabulous Hand-Painted Covers for Look-In Magazine And Movie Posters
You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the...
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You might not know the name Arnaldo Putzu (1927 – 2012) but chances are that if you grew up in the 1960s and 1970s you’ve seen his work on movie posters and magazine covers. Born in Rome, Putzu studied at the Rome Academy and discovered a love of portrait painting. After...
TheCollector
Human Civilization’s First Cities: 7 of the Oldest
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The Beatles Created a Painting While Touring in Japan
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What’s the Best Time to Visit the Colosseum?
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Christian Ethics vs Secular Ethics: What’s the Difference?
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Trying to Understand...
The Newer World Order.
But can they get their heads round it?
10 months ago
But can they get their heads round it?
History Today Feed
‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
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JamesHoare
Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:04
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‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:04
Trying to Understand...
Useless in Gaza
As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
a year ago
As always, if you don't know what you're doing.
TheCollector
Who Was the Terrifying Ottoman Sultan Selim “the Grim?”
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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...
History Today Feed
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
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‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:03
TheCollector
Who Was George Hodel?
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TheCollector
What Is a Banana Republic?
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Flashbak
Stock Car Racing in 1972
In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in...
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In the early 1970s Henry Horenstein was taking photos of Speedway racers and fans at circuits in Seekonk, Massachusetts and Thompson, Connecticut. In 1972, women only raced each other, hair was grown out crewcuts slicked and draped, and TV-led big business had yet to move in....
TheCollector
Sri Lanka’s Top 6 Must-See Historic Sites
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The 5 Most Influential Modern Political Philosophers
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What Are the Rock-Cut Churches of Lalibela?
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How Did Philosophers of Different Eras Perceive Happiness?
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How Did Switzerland Become a Country?
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Classical Wisdom
The Two Trojan Wars
Secret Origins
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7 Women Artists Fighting Climate Change
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What Is Christian Gnosticism? (History, Tenets, Legacy)
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Did Jesus Christ Really Exist?
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8 Facts About the Norse Goddess Freyja
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Flashbak
Street Walker: Dynamic America In The 1970s
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“My surroundings always influence my life and artwork. It’s where I am and what makes me smile” – Meryl Meisler Before cameras became ubiquitous and the billions of instantly sharable and instantly forgettable pictures formed the backdrop to our more insular digital lives,...
TheCollector
3 Beautiful Places in the North of England Tourists Tend to Neglect
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Global Inequality...
Freedom by North-West
The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
3 months ago
The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
TheCollector
Parthenon Marbles or Elgin Marbles? Which Is the Correct Name?
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Trying to Understand...
Externalising Our Hatreds.
It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
a year ago
It's Ukraine and Gaza. Again.
TheCollector
Sales Drop for Christie’s in 2023
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Who Is Theatrical Artist Augusto Boal?
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TheCollector
Fascism vs. Modernism: Clash in Art & Design
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Classical Wisdom
Why Don’t We WANT To Be Wrong?
How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
10 months ago
How can we develop our Many-sidedness?
Flashbak
Cars of Britain in the 1970s
In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of...
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In the 1970s, David Rostance was photographing life in the UK. Inevitably, his pictures of Birmingham, The Black Country, London and Wolverhampton included cars. He took the above picture of the Ford Cortina Mk.1 parked on the roadside on 5th February 1978. It could be seen a...
Flashbak
1980s Birmingham – Portraits of A City Under Thee Cosh
“The City Centre is unrecognisable from the 1980s. Everything is glass. Birmingham doesn’t feel like...
8 months ago
“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‘...
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
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December 2023
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
Why Does the UK Celebrate Guy Fawkes Night?
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TheCollector
The Prado Museum Shows Paintings in Different Light
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History Today Feed
Aliens and the Enlightenment
Aliens and the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/12/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
Aliens and the Enlightenment
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/12/2024 - 07:00
Classical Wisdom
Origins of Latin Literature
...and the Master of Roman Comedy
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...and the Master of Roman Comedy
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
History Today Feed
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
j.hoare
Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
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The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
j.hoare
Mon, 01/01/2024 - 13:07
Patterns in Humanity
Recidivism in Norway
Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
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Did rehabilitation reforms dramatically reduce Norwegian recidivism?
TheCollector
10 Historic Sites to Visit in Los Angeles
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TheCollector
The Political Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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TheCollector
3 Modern Christian Ethicists You Must Know
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How Did Guy Fawkes Influence Shakespeare?
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6 Crazy Facts about Cape Town
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Norman Lear’s Collection to Sell at Christie’s
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Classical Wisdom
Greece's Forgotten Legacy
Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
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Ancient Mixed Martial Arts?
TheCollector
The Life of St. Francis of Assisi: Patron of Animals
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TheCollector
New York’s Jewish Museum Workers Ratified Their First Contract
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TheCollector
6 Inventions to Thank the Aztec, Maya, & Inca For
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What Is God? Theism, Pantheism, and Panentheism
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What Animals Appear in Shakespeare’s Plays?
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Monet’s Favorite French Cathedral Catches Fire
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How Did the Inca Master Textile Art?
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Why Does Nietzsche Reject Morality?
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How Did Philosophy Help Develop Artificial Intelligence?
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TheCollector
What Is Samsara in Hinduism?
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The Reconstruction Era: Integrating the American South After the Civil War
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TheCollector
Hungary in WWII: A Lesser Axis Power
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TheCollector
Who Were Queen Victoria’s Children?
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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
Why Is Oktoberfest a Vital Part of German Culture?
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2 months ago
History Today Feed
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:19
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What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:19
TheCollector
What Is Henry Darger’s In The Realms of the Unreal?
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TheCollector
World War II in Africa: The North African Campaign
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TheCollector
Three Men Convicted of Stealing Ming Dynasty Vase
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TheCollector
The Great Wall of Amazonian Pictographs Nobody Knows About
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TheCollector
Rome Considers Entry Fee for Famed Trevi Fountain
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African History...
A complete history of Jenne: 250BC-1893AD
Journal of African cities chapter 6
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Journal of African cities chapter 6
TheCollector
Who Is Grace Jones? Androgyny in Art
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TheCollector
Brussels Statue Supposedly Damaged by Irish Tourist
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TheCollector
10 of Judith Leyster’s Best Dutch Golden Age Paintings
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TheCollector
The 6 Major Causes of the French Revolution
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TheCollector
NY City Proposes Public Monuments Bill With a Context on Slavery
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TheCollector
When the Portuguese Met the Chinese: Rediscover the “Age of Discovery”
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11 Amazing Rooms & Artworks in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj
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History Today Feed
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
The Road from East Germany to North Korea
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
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The Road from East Germany to North Korea
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
TheCollector
British Grand Strategy & the European Balance of Power: 1815-1914
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TheCollector
Surprising Results of The British Museum’s Internal Investigation
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TheCollector
The Secret Life of Queen Victoria You Didn’t Know
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TheCollector
4 Facts About Feyerabend’s Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge
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History Today Feed
Why the Organ Split the Church
Why the Organ Split the Church
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:05
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Why the Organ Split the Church
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
Which Reforms Shaped Ancient Sparta?
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African History...
The textile trade of pre-colonial Africa
In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana),...
a month ago
In December 1633, a Dutch ship reached the fort of Nassau on the ‘Gold Coast’ (modern Ghana), carrying more than 6,000 pieces of cloth which was to be exchanged for gold.
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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Victorians were inveterate 'swappers' (NB: this might not be what you think!). Newspapers and journals were full of ads for objects sought and to be exchanged. These offer a fascinating insight into what was considered desirable, the value of objects, and the processes of...
TheCollector
Jansenism: The 17th Century Heresy That Divided the Church
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TheCollector
Medieval Necropolis Unearthed at Bulgarian Bus Station
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Évora: History & 10 Must-See Sites
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
3 months ago
On the Spot: Alice Hunt
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
Flashbak
Miyako Festivals Of Kyoto, Japan – Illustrations From A 1920s Album of Silk Paintings
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s...
11 months ago
These illustrations of Miyako Festivals are from an album of silk paintings created in the 1920s showing all different festivals held in Kyoto, Japan. Miyako (‘capital’) is an archaic name for Kyoto, which was the capital of Japan from 794 AD to 1868 AD. The pictures playson...
TheCollector
Who Won? The Competition Between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
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10 months ago
TheCollector
10 Unique Pigments That You Have Never Heard Of
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Pauline Epistles About?
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a month ago
Overcoming Bias
Culture Status Report
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my...
2 weeks ago
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my last post make this a good time to take stock.
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