Classical Wisdom
Gladiator Combat
Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
a month ago
Fact or Hollywood Fiction?
Trying to Understand...
A Short Service Announcement.
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be...
a year ago
From this week, and on an experimental basis, I’m enabling paid subscriptions for those who may be interested. The essays themselves will continue to be entirely free, and I don’t have plans to produce subscriber-only material. I’ve also set up a Buy Me a Coffee cup.
Overcoming Bias
Cultural Scenario Probabilities
On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative...
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On Oct 25 I posted on the rankings given by polls on 16 cultural drift scenarios re their relative likelihood, desirability, and ease of influence.
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Northanger Abbey: Jane Austen’s Gothic Parody
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What Was the Chaco War?
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: April 19, 2024 (Manor Lords First Impression)
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society...
8 months ago
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society for Military History (and, indeed, by the time you read this, I will be there). Normally, I post the abstract of my conference talk for these sorts of things, but since I …...
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Speculation Grows Over a $4.7 Million Tax Bill Paid With Goyas
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10 Architectural Landmarks You Must See in Valencia
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Did Climate Change Cause the Collapse of Egypt’s New Kingdom?
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Overcoming Bias
What Priority The Innocent?
It is good if criminal law avoids punishing the innocent.
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It is good if criminal law avoids punishing the innocent.
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The Church Under the Tang Dynasty: A Forgotten Outpost of Christianity
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5 of the Most Important Magical Realist Writers
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7 Prominent Photorealist Artists in the World Today
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When the US Senate Put Comic Books on Trial
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Dreams of Space -...
Cosmonaut-2 (1964)
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely...
over a year ago
Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely illustration about the 2nd manned Russian space launch. At age 25 Titov remains the youngest man to fly in Earth orbit. Vostok 2 was launched on August 6, 1961.
Cosmonaut-2, 1964. 38 p....
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Bali’s 8 Finest Historic Sites: A Feast for the Senses
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10 Must-See Archaeological Sites in the US
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Happy Birthday Marcus Aurelius!
A Celebration of Virtue
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What Is Second Thessalonians About?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space (1952)
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite...
10 months ago
Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite (and obscure) fictional pop-up books about space. A really beautifully illustrated 1952 book with some amazing text to accompany it, The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space!
Clyne,...
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How Does Epistemology Address Memory as a Source of Knowledge?
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History Today Feed
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
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Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:29
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The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
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Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Auctioned for $6 Million
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part Ib: Subjects of the Successors
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the...
11 months ago
This is the second part of the first part of our four part look at the context between the Hellenistic army and its Macedonian phalanx and the Romans with their legions. Last week, we looked at the weapons, organization and fighting style of the Macedonian phalanx, the infantry...
Dreams of Space -...
Bozo and His Rocket Ship -Capitol Record-Reader (1947)
Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called...
10 months ago
Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called "records," there were children's record-readers. My mom had some of these from here childhood so I actually read some of them. You would put a stack of records on (this one had 4...
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The Harrowing History of the Trail of Tears
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Why Was the Beat Generation Called So?
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The Birth of Ovid
The Birth of Ovid
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The Birth of Ovid
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Woodstock Festival Comics from the 1970s
In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I...
5 months ago
In October 1970s, the 1969 Woodstock Festival was immortalised in a comic book. The romance story “I Found My Love at the Woodstock Festival!” appeared in Falling in Love #118. Comics and Woodstock were a good match. Charles M. Schulz’s didn’t name the little yellow bird and...
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What Is the Meaning of Utopia?
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Tate Modern Reopens Its 10th Floor Viewing Platform
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Who Are the Major Prophets in the Bible?
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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
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What’s the Historical Background of Tristan and Isolde’s Legend?
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African History...
A history of Women's political power and matriliny in the kingdom of Kongo.
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which...
a year ago
In the 19th century, anthropologists were fascinated by the concept of matrilineal descent in which kinship is traced through the female line. Matriliny was often confounded with matriarchy as a supposedly earlier stage of social evolution than patriarchy. Matriliny thus became a...
Classical Wisdom
Will There Be “Crazy” People?
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‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
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Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
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‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
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Did Bruce Lee Invent Mixed Martial Art?
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How Indigenous Peoples Turned Language into a Post-Colonial Tool
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
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An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
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How Did Black Friday Get Its Name?
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Ben Franklin in Politics: The Founding Father Who Was Never President
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Who Is Sir David Attenborough?
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LIVE Event: What is Plagiarism?
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11 months ago
With Harvard Professor James Hankins and 'History of Philosophy without any gaps' Peter Adamson.
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Getty Map Sold by Christie’s
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Zangbeto: Get to Know Voodoo’s Whirling Spirit Dance
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Res Obscura
I talked to Terry Gross!
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled...
11 months ago
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled posting
History Today Feed
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
9 months ago
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
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7 of the Biggest Palaces Ever Built
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Hundred Rabbits
Wood stove installation
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that...
over a year ago
It was our dream to have a little wood stove aboard Pino. After researching stoves, we decided that the best model was the cast iron Sardine from Navigator Stoveworks.
Our Espar forced air diesel heater broke on our last passage, and we decided not to replace it. There are few...
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
a year ago
Le choc des symboles; ils sont vraiment sérieux.
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Was the Neolithic Revolution Really a Revolution?
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Glasgow in the 1980s: ‘From An Insider’s Point of View’
The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place ...
a week ago
The Cranhill Arts Project has been collecting pictures of Glasgow, Scotland, to show the place “from an insider’s point of view”. Among its growing collection of Glasgow peoples’ photographs are these from the 1980s. All these snapshots have been labelled by the people who...
A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part I
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review...
4 weeks ago
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review of the film for Foreign Policy, which you can find here (behind the paywall). I also discussed it with Jason Herbert and Sarah Bond over at Historians at the Movies, which is a...
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The Mysterious Tale of the Mary Celeste: What Happened?
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Why Has Stoicism Gained Popularity in Modern Times?
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7 Times the Parthenon Was Transformed and Destroyed
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Summary of changes for October 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
2 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of October.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Rabbit Waves and Logbooks. Updated woodstove installation, no windlass with 1 photo, mini dodger and Victoria to Sitka logbook with Week 3...
A Collection of...
Collections: The Gap in the Armor of Baldur’s Gate and 5e
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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Rat Collection by Banksy Comes Up for Auction
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Discover the Secrets of the Catacombs of Rome
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African History...
a brief note on the long history of African diplomacy.
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
5 months ago
historical links between west africa and the Maghreb.
Classical Wisdom
Ancient Greek Astronomy
Ursa Major
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Repatriation Efforts Across Europe and the US
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Enuma Elish: Discover the Babylonian Poem of Creation
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Dreams of Space -...
Collier's Encyclopedia Space Articles (1959)
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their...
a year ago
This is a pamphlet distributed to schools to convince student and teachers to buy their encyclopedia. It was also a nice "free" classroom supplement for teachers trying to teach about the coming space age.
This last essay is actually from 1952, it is a nice...
Global Inequality...
Living through another great transformation…
A review of Karl Polanyi's "Great transformation"
5 months ago
A review of Karl Polanyi's "Great transformation"
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Who Were the United States Indian Scouts?
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West Virginia Bill to Prosecute Museums for “Obscene” Artifacts?
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How Did Tunisia Become a Country?
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Weekend Roundup
Petra and Passports
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First Major Survey of Georgia O’Keeffe Cityscapes Opens June 2
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Disappointing Results for Long Museum’s Sale at Sotheby’s
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History Today Feed
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
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Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
TheCollector
How Did the Israelites Escape Egypt?
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When Was the First U.S. Presidential Election?
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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...
a month 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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Cotton & How It Changed the World
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Who Is Theatrical Artist Augusto Boal?
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Imperial Chinese Porcelain Bring Novelties to Market
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Last Chance: The Essential Greeks
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16 Characters From A Film Never Made : Found Photos From The American Dream
Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime...
2 months ago
Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime thrillers laced with smoky cynicism, femme fatales and amoral ambiguity first produced by Hollywood in the 1940s. “These ‘dark’ films, these films noirs, no longer have anything in...
History Today Feed
New Year, Old Books
New Year, Old Books
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Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
2 weeks ago
New Year, Old Books
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Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:14
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The Red Army Choir: A History of Russian Soft Power
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Egyptian Sun-god: Who Is Ra?
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Medieval Ethiopia: The Origins of the Solomonic Dynasty
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What Is Hindutva? A Look at Hindu Nationalism
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How Did Socrates Shape Classical Greek Philosophy?
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British Museum to Digitalize Its Collection
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How Did Johannes Vermeer Depict Women?
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Battle of Kursk: The Largest Tank Battle in History
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Here’s What to Know About the History of Lake Como’s World-Famous Villa
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P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth
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How Did the Opium Wars Impact China?
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Trailblazing Women: 22 Female Photographers Who Redefined Photography
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The Culper Ring: How Espionage Won the American Revolution
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7 Historical Places to Visit on the Isle of Skye
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, March 29, 2024 (On Roman Values)
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had...
9 months ago
Fireside this week! Apologies for having two of these in a row, but as I noted last week, I’ve had some unexpected (but good) travel, which has made a bit of havoc in my schedule and I am still trying to catch back up. Nevertheless, I wanted to use this week’s fireside to muse a...
African History...
Historical links between the Ottoman empire and Sudanic Africa (1574-1880)
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
a year ago
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
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What’s the History of the Rugby World Cup?
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Classical Wisdom
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The Lebanese Civil War: A Complex & Devastating Conflict
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The Philosopher Poet: Who Was Lucretius?
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Global Inequality...
Should poor countries remain poor?
Stock vs flow approach.
9 months ago
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Interview with Margaret Iversen: What Was Freud’s Impact on Surrealism?
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Res Obscura
Why drug history?
Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
11 months ago
Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
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The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
3 months ago
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
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Thu, 09/19/2024 - 08:00
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On the Spot: William Dalrymple
On the Spot: William Dalrymple
JamesHoare
Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:00
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On the Spot: William Dalrymple
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What Was the Fall of Satan in the Bible?
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The 8 Largest Cities of the Medieval World
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10 Things to See on Your Artistic Expedition Through Los Angeles
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Does Nietzsche Believe in Free Will?
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Benito Mussolini: This Was the Life of Il Duce
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Dreams of Space -...
Telstar: Communication Break-through by Satellite (1962)
Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
Here is a straight history book of an current...
a year ago
Sorry to skip a week, it may happen again next week.
Here is a straight history book of an current (at the time) and wonderful event in global communication. We has lost track of how satellites have changed our lives and made the earth a smaller place. It is a little dull in...
African History...
A history of the Buganda kingdom.
government in central Africa.
a year ago
government in central Africa.
Classical Wisdom
[Ebook] The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius The Meditations (or Things to One’s Self) of Marcus Aurelius...
a year ago
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius The Meditations (or Things to One’s Self) of Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD) gives you a prescribed way in which you can actually reduce genuine suffering in your life because Rome’s great “philosopher king” lays out a very compelling, very...
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7 Ways in Which Ancient Egypt Influenced Greece
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Rare Exhibition of Roman Marbles Heads to North America
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Does Might Make Right? The Melian Dialogue of Thucydides
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The Secret Life of Queen Victoria You Didn’t Know
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What’s the Best Time to Visit the Colosseum?
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Do Coincidences Mean Anything? Exploring Carl Jung’s Notion of Synchronicity
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Problem with Sci-Fi Body Armor
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at...
a month ago
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at some of the odd designs and mechanics for futuristic science fiction body armor, particularly rigid ‘hardsuits.’ Naturally, this post isn’t going to cover every variety of armor that...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
a year ago
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
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Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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11 Facts About The Unique State of Maine
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7 Breathtaking Paintings Inspired by Shakespeare’s Plays
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The Vela Incident: Nuclear Bombs vs. Asteroid Collisions
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Explore Ancient Rome by Visiting These 6 Sites
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What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes
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Is an unjust peace better than a just war?
Or does war have its virtues?
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Or does war have its virtues?
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Oldest Ancient Temple Unearthed in Cyprus
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Why Did Friedrich Nietzsche Say ‘God Is Dead’?
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Experiencing scientific revolutions: the 1660s and the 2020s
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Ghiberti vs. Brunelleschi: The Renaissance Competition
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10 Must-Visit Towns With Thanksgiving Traditions
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What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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5 Feminine Beauty Ideals in Art History
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What’s the History of Gin?
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Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
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The Mamluk Sultanate: How Slaves Came to Rule an Empire
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‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19
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‘The Lost Queen’ by Sophie Shorland review
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Visualising The Revolution: A Gallery of Posters from the Paris Uprising of May 1968
The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed...
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The politics of anarchists and communists was marked in hundreds of posters and flyers distributed around France in May 1968. The movement’s visual culture is key to its understanding. These artworks and others like them were distributed in Paris and parts of the country amid...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January
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 January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the World?
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Love Ourselves?
Finding some Aristotelian Self-love, or Philautia...
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Finding some Aristotelian Self-love, or Philautia...
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Iraq Receives an Ancient Sumerian Sculpture from The Met
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The Eye of Every Storm : Anarchist Response to Hurricane Helene
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30...
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At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30 inches of rainfall over two days when an unnamed storm collided with Hurricane Helene over the mountains of Southern Appalachia. The resulting catastrophe laid waste to the entire...
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What Language Did the Ancient Romans Speak?
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What Is Ockham’s Razor?
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Antinous: The Tragic Life of Emperor Hadrian’s Lover
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The Life of Lu Xun: Writing on China at a Crossroads
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10 Charming Medieval Villages in Austria to Visit
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Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
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New York City In Color – Garry Winogrand’s Street Shots
“I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand In Garry...
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“I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed” – Gary Winogrand In Garry Winogrand: Winogrand Color we look at some of the New York-born photographer’s 45,000 early colour street photographs in 1950s and 1960s America. In 1970 and Winogrand visited the...
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Soviets in Munich? The 1919 Bavarian Soviet Republic
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Édouard Manet’s Illustrations of Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Raven’, 1875
The French poet and essayist Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) introduced Edgar Allan Poe to French...
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7 of the Most Popular Hats in History
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Homo Floresiensis: What Do We Know about the Hobbit People?
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When the Portuguese Met the Chinese: Rediscover the “Age of Discovery”
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How Mexico Fought Franco
How Mexico Fought Franco
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How Mexico Fought Franco
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Why Did the 1904 Olympic Marathon End in Disaster?
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The Avicenna Canon Medicinae – An Illustrated Medical Book From 13th Century Paris
First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text...
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First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text book made from tempera and gold leaf on parchment. Shelf marked Besançon, Bibliothèque municipale, MS 0457, the work is a Latin translation of Avicenna’s Canon medicinae, one of...
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4 Founding Fathers who Signed the Declaration of Independence
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African History...
a brief note on Trade and Travel in the ancient Sahara and beyond.
uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
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uncovering the origins of Carthage's aethiopian auxiliaries.
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George Herbert Mead on the Birth & Evolution of the Self
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Aristotle's Poetics
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The Artist Winston Churchill: A Political Leader’s Side Hustle?
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6 Revolutionary Works by H. G. Wells
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8 of the Greatest Fighter Planes of World War II
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6 Places to Visit in Cape Town for History & Art Lovers
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What's Left ... And What's Left?
A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
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A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
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The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
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Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
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The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
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How Did Henry VIII Find a Bride through Portraits?
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Who Was African American Lawman Bass Reeves?
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Why Is Caligula’s Relationship with the Senate Controversial?
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4 Nazi Massacres in Italy (and Their Memory)
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Who Were Charlemagne’s Daughters
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The Many Roads to Rome
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Immoral Art: Hume’s “Rough Heroes” Problem
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10 Must-Visit Historical Landmarks in the US Midwest
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Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (Feb and Dec 1946)
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are...
over a year ago
The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are several online issues here
https://fanac.org/fanzines/Rockets/
Here is a biography of the controversial editor:
https://www.joshuablubuhs.com/blog/robert-l-farnsworth-as-a-fortean
I...
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Why Bother Being Good? A Philosophical Exploration of Morality
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Cyberattacks Hits Museums and Causes Online Collections Drop
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When Nostalgia Was Deadly
When Nostalgia Was Deadly
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Thu, 04/11/2024 - 08:00
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When Nostalgia Was Deadly
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Thu, 04/11/2024 - 08:00
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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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Hildegard of Bingen: Get to Know a Medieval Polymath’s Life
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Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
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Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
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Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
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Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
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Understanding 5 Famous Quotes by Descartes
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An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
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Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
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An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
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Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
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Did Spirituality Shape the Art of Ana Mendieta?
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Art Basel Paris Kicks Off in Grand Palais
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Antonio Gramsci on Cultural Hegemony: What Is It and How Does It Work?
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Patterns in Humanity
Race, economics and homicide
Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
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Can economic disparities account for racial homicide disparities?
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What Does the Mad Hatter Symbolize in Alice in Wonderland?
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Landslide Victories: A Look at Pivotal Elections in US History
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8 Marcel Duchamp Paintings You Should Know About
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Valhalla & the Other Afterlives in Norse Mythology
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Breaking the Fourth Wall: What Does It Mean?
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Everything is (Somewhat) Connected.
But some things are more connected than others.
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But some things are more connected than others.
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What Is the Pauline Epistle Philemon About? Slavery & Forgiveness
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What Happened at the Battle of Kyiv in WWII?
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Res Obscura
Wilfrid Voynich: Bookseller, Revolutionary, Amateur Cryptologist... Suspected Spy?
The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
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The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
Dreams of Space -...
Out of This World (1953)
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of...
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Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of this World was one of my favorite "discoveries" when I first started collecting these books. It is a massive 160 pages of games, jokes, riddles, and space facts. I last blogged about...
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Out Of Control.
Fear the worst, hope for the best.
2 months ago
Fear the worst, hope for the best.
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French New Wave: Here’s What You Need to Know
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Sigyn: Get to Know Loki’s Mysterious and Dutiful Wife
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When Picasso Crossed the Iron Curtain: The 1st USSR Picasso Exhibition
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What Is the Hill of the Buddha?
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6 Mythological Creatures Found on Tarot Cards and Their Meaning
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Who Was Walt Whitman?
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Anne of Cleves: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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Collectors Pull Lent Works From London’s Barbican
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Beyond Stoicism
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New Event: January 7th, 2025
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The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Closes Due to Protests
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What Happened to the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?
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The History of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (& Its Collection)
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What Are Paul Cezanne’s Most Famous Paintings?
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Artist Frank Auerbach Dies at 93
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Who Was Aleister Crowley?
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The Violent Race Riots of the Red Summer of 1919
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Why Did Claude Monet Paint Series of Paintings?
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Bim-Bom: How a Soviet Clown Duo Defied the Soviets
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How Did Henri Matisse Evolve as an Artist?
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The Newer World Order.
But can they get their heads round it?
11 months ago
But can they get their heads round it?
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7 Depictions of War by Famous Artists Everyone Should Know
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Working in Ancient Egypt: 5 Interesting Professions
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Rijksmuseum Begins Restoration of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’
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What Were Gustav Klimt’s Composition Techniques?
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What Inspired Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog?
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Pioneering Folklore: Who Was John Lomax?
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Artists Rejected from Polish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
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6 Facts About Hilla von Rebay: The Mastermind Behind the Guggenheim
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Pastel Purchased For $1,000 Identified as Lost Degas
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The Elgin Marbles: 5 of the Parthenon’s Incredible Sculptures
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Jean Cocteau: A Complete Insight (Bio & Art)
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Fascism vs. Modernism: Clash in Art & Design
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Who Is Grace Jones? Androgyny in Art
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Exploring Francis Bacon’s Black Triptych Series
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Weekend Roundup
Hera, Queen of the Gods
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What Was ‘The Malleus Maleficarum’, or ‘The Hammer of Witches’?
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9 Paintings by Claude Monet You Should Know
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Hidden History
The Story of the Cow
The history of the domestic cattle goes back at least 10,000 years. There are well over 1000...
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The history of the domestic cattle goes back at least 10,000 years. There are well over 1000 distinct breeds of Cattle in the world today, and somewhere between 1 and 1.5 billion individual animals, making them, by some counts, the fourth most numerous mammal in existence behind...
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The First Anglo-Burmese War
The First Anglo-Burmese War
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The First Anglo-Burmese War
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Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
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The Eritrean War of Independence: How Eritrea Won its Freedom
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French Archaeologists Excavate a Castle Beneath a Historic Town
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A History of the United States Supreme Court
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Did Nietzsche Hate Christianity?
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Magritte Sets $121 Million Auction Record
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Rare Ancient Roman Dolphin Mosaic Found in England
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6 Facts You Didn’t Know About the Salem Witch Trials
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10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures)
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Las Vegas Gallery to Sell $100 Million Leonardo Sculpture
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The Coming Of Neo-Tribalism.
Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
7 months ago
Of honour, gangsters, nomadic tribes and of course identity politics.
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James Simon: Art Collector & Owner of The Nefertiti Bust
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Trying to Understand...
And Now for Something Completely Different.
Am I me? Are You you? ?
a year ago
African History...
The Dahlak islands and the African dynasty of Yemen
a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
a year ago
a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
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William Blake’s Cottage to Be Preserved as a Museum
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Plastic Surgery as Art? 6 Facts About ORLAN
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Should We Interpret Literature in Its Social Context? Adorno’s Answer
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King Stephen of Blois: England’s Anarchist King
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Why Was Hannibal Defeated? And What If He Had Won?
The Silence of the Elephants
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The Silence of the Elephants
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Folk Champion: Who Was Pete Seeger?
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
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Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
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Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
A Collection of...
Collections: The Afterlife of the Roman Republic
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate...
a month ago
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate poll (we’ll also do the winner, “The Problem with Sci-Fi Body armor” before year’s end, worry not), the “Afterlife of the Roman Republic,” which is to say a look at the continued...
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Who Was Oswald Mosley?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 15, 2024
Hey folks, Fireside this week! For the musing this week, I want to talk about, at least for a...
a month ago
Hey folks, Fireside this week! For the musing this week, I want to talk about, at least for a humanities field, what ‘research support’ from a university means and why it is valuable, but before we get to that, I just want to make a note going forward. In particular, there have...
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Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
JamesHoare
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
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Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
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Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:19
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6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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What Was the Un-American Activities Committee?
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Classical Wisdom
Calm in the Face of Crisis
Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
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Putting the Greek Back into Stoicism
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The US Museum Directors Salary Data
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The Titans: The Greek Gods Before the Olympians
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What Were the Salem Witch Trials of 1692?
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Archaeologists Find Ptolemaic Temple Pylon in Egypt
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6 Cultural Trends That Defined the Roaring Twenties
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4 Ways that Magical Realism Rewrites History
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Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces.
4 months ago
And some bits and pieces.
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Prehistoric Art Examples Found in Turkey
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Photos of New York City Stores in 1997
New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early...
9 months ago
New Yorker Meredith Jacobson Marciano has amassed archive of 35mm film shots, Polaroids and early digital photographs in NYC from the mid to late 1970s through the early aughts, “when the city still seemed kind of old”. Much like with Peter Marshall’s pictures of London, Meredith...
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The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
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The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
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Pace Gallery Will Represent the Robert Indiana Legacy Initiative
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African History...
A history of the Lozi kingdom. ca. 1750-1911.
state and society in south-central Africa
9 months ago
state and society in south-central Africa
Trying to Understand...
No More Heroes.
Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
a month ago
Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
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The Book of Job and the Case for Women’s Rights in the Bible
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6 Works by Mexican Muralists You Should Know
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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...
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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...
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