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Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
j.hoare
Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
a year ago
Volcanoes on Tour: Recreating Vesuvius
j.hoare
Fri, 11/24/2023 - 10:14
TheCollector
What Is the Leviathan in the Bible?
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Dreams of Space -...
Santa and The Space Men
It has been a while but here is a strange Christmas post for you. Something about Santa and Flying...
a week ago
It has been a while but here is a strange Christmas post for you. Something about Santa and Flying Saucers seems to go together like White wine and Cracker Jack. Sort of sweet and tangy and gets your attention.
Santa and the Space Men is a play for children about how Santa is...
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
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‘The Writers’ Castle’ by Uwe Nuehmahr review
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Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:34
TheCollector
Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction Next Month
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7 Dickensian Locations: In the Footsteps of Charles Dickens
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It’s Complicated: Edward VIII & Wallis Simpson’s Scandalous Romance
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Yuefenpai: 8 Facts About the Iconic Chinese Calendar Advertisements
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Franz von Stuck: German Symbolist Painter & “Prince of Art”
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6 Facts about the Ancient Olympic Games
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Arthur Rackham’s Fantastic Illustrations for The Tempest, 1926
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes:...
a month ago
Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes: Nothing of him that doth fade, But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange. – William Shakespeare, The Tempest, illustrated by Arthur Rackham 1926 Arthur...
TheCollector
Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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African History...
Economic growth and social transformation in 19th century Somalia.
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
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Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
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Gritty 1980’s NYC and the Glorious Intuition of Richard Sandler
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small...
9 months ago
“Street photography is very difficult. The number of really good pictures that you get is very small in comparison to the number of pictures taken. You’re better off, I think, letting your intuition completely run wild…” – Richard Sandler on his photographs of NYC Richard...
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What Is the Invention of Tradition? (3 Stories)
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Drug Use in the Third Reich: Mass Addiction & Scientific Progress
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Getty Map Sold by Christie’s
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Who Is Satan in the New Testament?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for January
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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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Neon: The Cool History of the Enigmatic Noble Gas
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What Is the Hill of the Buddha?
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History Today Feed
The Pilgrim as a Historian
The Pilgrim as a Historian
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
a month ago
The Pilgrim as a Historian
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Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:50
TheCollector
The Year Without a Summer: The Eruption of Mt Tambora
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‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
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‘The Picnic’ by Matthew Longo review
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Mon, 04/22/2024 - 15:00
TheCollector
What Was Judith Leyster’s Contribution to Dutch Painting?
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What Is the Origin and Significance of Columbus Day?
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Dreams of Space -...
Rocket Divers (1962)
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers...
11 months ago
So a minor piece of juvenile "space fiction" today. This little juvenile story is about scuba divers adventures and in this book they help out the divers who retrieve re-entry capsules. It has bad guys and secret submarines and space monkeys and plenty of adventure. Unfortunately...
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7 Scientific Tools Archaeologists Use to Uncover the Viking World
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Contemporary Art Movements: What Are the 11 Most Notable?
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History Today Feed
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
7 months ago
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan
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Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43
TheCollector
Narmer Palette: Decoding Its Iconography & Importance
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The 3 Partitions of Poland (& Lithuania): Polarized Peoples
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7 Unanswered Questions about Minoan Bull-Leaping
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Battle of Thebes: How Alexander the Great Destroyed the Great City
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5 Quotes by Kant Explained
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7 Breathtaking Paintings Inspired by Shakespeare’s Plays
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The Orixás of Candomblé: Who Is Your Tutelary Spirit?
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Third Punic War: Carthage Must Be Destroyed
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What’s the Creation Myth in Norse Mythology?
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Modernism: The Genre Explained in 5 Facts and 14 Artworks
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
Flashbak
Dust And Decadence In Weimar Berlin: Gustav Wunderwald’s Paintings Of Another City
Weimar Berlin wasn’t all cabaret, sex, drugs and lots of fun. The set designer and artist Gustav...
3 months ago
Weimar Berlin wasn’t all cabaret, sex, drugs and lots of fun. The set designer and artist Gustav Wunderwald (1 January 1882 – 24 June 1945) liked to look at the other side of life in Germany’s biggest city. He avoided the decadence and any obvious comment and conspicuous...
Classical Wisdom
Does FREE WILL Exist?
And if not, what are the consequences?
3 weeks ago
And if not, what are the consequences?
TheCollector
An Art Lovers Guide to Outdoor Exhibitions in Japan
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Do Coincidences Mean Anything? Exploring Carl Jung’s Notion of Synchronicity
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Patterns in Humanity
The Dark Ages
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
2 months ago
A quantitative assessment of Europe's decline, slumber and awakening
TheCollector
Roman Goddess: Who Is Pomona?
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African History...
a brief note on the role of Africans in the early Islamic expansion
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
a year ago
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
TheCollector
The Troubled History of the Polish-Ukrainian Friendship in the 20th Century
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Flashbak
The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes
“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is”...
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“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is” – Langston Hughes, The Sweet Flypaper of Life The Sweet Flypaper of Life (1955), a collaboration between photographer Roy DeCarava and poet Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 –...
TheCollector
Who Were the Telchines? The Malevolent Wizards From Greek Mythology
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Flashbak
Dear Goldprick: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters
“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it...
8 months ago
“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it is 4pm in dear old England and it is carelessness of this kind that makes my eyes steel slits of blue. – Letter to James Bond author Ian Fleming Many … Continue reading "Dear...
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5 Women in Philosophy of Science You Should Know
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The Great Depression in Europe: Here’s What Happened
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Albert Speer: Architect, Minister, and Hitler’s Closest Friend
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Fra Angelico’s Theology & Aesthetics in 3 Extraordinary Paintings
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Happy Easter! What Are the Origins of Easter?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Podcasts
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‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
a year ago
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIb: Built in a Day
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s...
4 months ago
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome which covers the broader Mediterranean and South Asia from the very late fourth century through to the end of the first century BC, the...
TheCollector
The Infancy Gospel of Thomas & the Childhood of Jesus Christ
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TheCollector
Rare Exhibition of Roman Marbles Heads to North America
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Open Culture
The Longest Construction Projects in History: Why Sagrada Família, the Milan Duomo, Greek Temples &...
Public-transit projects are the religious building endeavors of twenty-first century America, less...
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Classical Wisdom
The Life of Aristotle
More Than A Philosopher
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Classical Wisdom
Socrates' Wayward Student
...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
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...and the Philosophy of Pleasure
Tjaart’s Substack
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When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Thousand Rooms, added a Brazilian Portuguese version.
Wunderland...
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche Explained
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History Today Feed
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:29
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The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:29
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
j.hoare
Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
Hundred Rabbits
North Pacific Logbook
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing...
over a year ago
The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing we've ever done. We decided to keep a logbook, to better remember it and so it can help others who wish to make this trip.
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TheCollector
Why Was Prohibition Repealed?
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TheCollector
The Brink of Nuclear War: The Cuban Missile Crisis
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Classical Wisdom
The First Philosopher?
And the Boundless Universe
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And the Boundless Universe
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6 Conceptual Artists You Should Know
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Silver Shields: Alexander the Great’s Legendary Elite Troops
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British-Controlled Mandatory Palestine (1920–1948): A History
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Trying to Understand...
Games Nations Play.
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But they forget the people and the Street.
Global Inequality...
2x2 geopolitics
Wars and ideology simplified
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Wars and ideology simplified
TheCollector
Was Emperor Nero Universally Hated During His Reign?
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The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
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What Composition Techniques Did Tamara de Lempicka Use?
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Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: From Nun to Feminist & Literary Icon
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Discover Caravaggio’s Saint Matthew Series
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Classical Wisdom
Early Christian Poetry
A Forgotten Genre?
9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
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Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
a year ago
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
Flashbak
Plants With Faces From A 15th-Century Italian Medicine Book
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest...
a year ago
The 15th-century Italian herbalist could consult the illustrated Erbario and thereby know the latest medieval conventions, sometimes depicted in water colour with fantastic elements such as human faces. The medicinal properties and preparations of the plants. Via University...
TheCollector
5 Strangest Art Movements You Need to Know
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10 Banned Literary Classics You Might Not Know
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Why Were So Many Women Artists Still Life Painters?
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What Were the Most Controversial Suffragette Protests?
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History of Tea: The Drink that Conquered the World
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7-Foot Hermes Statue Found in Ancient Roman Sewer
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John Ruskin: His Key Ideas that Defined an Artistic Era
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Van Gogh & Gauguin: A Fiery Friendship Between Two Post-Impressionists
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Sybil Ludington: The Girl Who Rode Twice As Far As Paul Revere?
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10 Historic Small Towns in Florida for Your Bucket List
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Battle of Okinawa: The Most Intense Battle of WWII’s Pacific Theater
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5 Iconic Artworks by Wassily Kandinsky
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4 Key Works by James Joyce You Need to Read
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History Today Feed
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
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Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
7 months ago
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
TheCollector
10 Strange Old Currencies Throughout Time
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Dr Alun Withey
Should I Stay or Should I go?: Encouraging travel in the early modern period.
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the...
6 months ago
Travel today is often portrayed as a healthy activity, good for body, mind…and what’s left of the spirit! A good holiday is generally viewed as a tonic, and holiday company advertisements extol the virtues of ‘getting away’, encountering new places, people and cultures and (if...
Patterns in Humanity
Racial Homicide Disparities Since 1910
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the...
a year ago
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the evolution of black-white homicide disparities in the United States since the early 20th century.
Global Inequality...
On general futility of political discussions with people
Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people...
a year ago
Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people and have concluded that these discussions are, almost entirely, futile in making people either see things differently, or acknowledge that others may see things differently, or...
TheCollector
Giants in the Bible and Other Writings: From Genesis to Mythology
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TheCollector
What Is Friluftsliv, The Norwegian Way of Life in Harmony with Nature?
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How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking?
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Has the Christian Bible Been Corrupted?
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Understanding Modern Art in 5 Artworks
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What Are the Origins of the Word Echo?
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Classical Wisdom
Are Propaganda and Politics Inevitable Bedfellows?
And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
a month ago
And Does Democracy Make It Worse?
TheCollector
Luck and Cheating in Roman Gambling: The Die is Cast
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The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada
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What Role Did the Sea Peoples Play in the Bronze Age Collapse?
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Classical Wisdom
Introducing....Classical Wisdom Books!
Plus... Merch!
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Who Was Osama bin Laden?
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Interview With Joseph A. Miller on Figurative Art
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Why Is Pompeii So Important?
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Nature Aided in the Creation of the Great Sphinx of Giza?
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Flashbak
Photos of Iggy Pop And The Stooges Playing NYC Club Ungano’s in 1970
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the...
7 months ago
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the Stooges performing at brothers Nick and Arnie Ungano’s basement club on New York’s West 70th Street between Amsterdam and West End Avenues. The ban were celebrating the release of their...
TheCollector
British Imperial Presence in China: Opium, Porcelain, & Manipulation
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Flashbak
Painting The Celestial Afterglow after Krakatoa, 1888
On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying...
5 months ago
On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying on the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in the Indonesian province of Lampung, Krakatoa was hit by a series of four massive eruptions – the equivalent to 200...
Hidden History
Pennsylvania Dutch Shoofly Pie
(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one...
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(A diary in honor of my native state of Pennsylvania, which may or may not decide the outcome of one of the most consequential US elections in modern history.) The story of a Pennsylvania Dutch classic dessert is as colorful as its unusual name… In 1517, Martin Luther began a...
TheCollector
Parthenon Marbles or Elgin Marbles? Which Is the Correct Name?
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Poland Nixes Planned Venice Biennale Pavilion
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New Study Reveals Fresh Insight Into Mayan Sacrifices
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9 Times Virginia Woolf Made a Lasting Impact on Art
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Open Culture
Hunter S. Thompson Remembers Jimmy Carter’s Captivating Bob Dylan Speech (1974)
51 years ago, Hunter S. Thompson wrote Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72, which “is still...
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51 years ago, Hunter S. Thompson wrote Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72, which “is still considered a kind of bible of political reporting,” noted Matt Taibbi in a 40th anniversary edition of the book. Fear and Loathing ’72 entered the canon of American political...
TheCollector
Naumachia: The Gladiatorial Naval Battles of Ancient Rome
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What Is the Significance of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations?
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10 Things to Do in London if You Love Art
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Polyphemus: Who Was the Cyclops That Was Tricked by Odysseus?
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History Today Feed
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
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Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
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The US Treasury’s Money Laundering Machine
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Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:20
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February
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 February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, started working on a fantasy console called Uxn, and...
TheCollector
TheCollector Interviews Anys Reimann, Contemporary Artist
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How Did the Ancient Egyptian Religion Change Through the Centuries?
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3 of the World’s Oldest Inhabited Cities
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Classical Wisdom
Confessions from a Classics Lover
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How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
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Ancient Celtic Helmet Unearthed in Poland
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How Did Impressionism Get Its Name?
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Are We All Actors? Erving Goffman’s Analysis of Social Interactions
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The Bumpy Ride to Yerevan: What Can a Road Trip in Armenia Teach You?
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Civil Rights & Social Change: The Fight for Equality in US Elections
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A History of the Whig Party: Who Were the Whigs?
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Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIb: Pyrrhus
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
10 months ago
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the performance of the Roman army and its legions in the third and second century BC against the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we sought to assess some of...
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What is Peter Singer’s Principle of Equal Consideration?
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What Are the 10 Must-see Museums in Budapest?
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History Today Feed
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
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Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
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The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
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Why Are There Two Virginias?
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Classical Wisdom
On the Nature of the Gods: Cicero
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human...
a year ago
Do the gods exist? If so, what is their nature? And how do they interact with the world of human beings, if they care about them at all?
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9 Artists Influenced by Marcel Duchamp
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Line in the Sand: 5 Defenders of the Alamo
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6 Themes That Define Nan Goldin’s Photography
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Can Any Good Come From War?
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How do we know what’s True? How can we decipher what is real among lies?
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The Lebanese Civil War: A Complex & Devastating Conflict
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Johnny Cash: A Bio of Country Ballads & Boisterous Song
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Richard Feynman Enthusiastically Explains How to Think Like a Physicist in His Series Fun to Imagine...
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Who Is Zeus? The King of the Greek Gods
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Latest Pompeii Discovery is a Rare Blue Room
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Why Did Friedrich Nietzsche Say ‘God Is Dead’?
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Do you need to be Good to be a Good leader?
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Hundred Rabbits
hello fujisan
It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and...
over a year ago
It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and waiting for a response from Shimizu Port Control. The temperature is 4 °C, the wind is blowing hard and our clothes are wet and caked with salt. We’re tired and hungry, waiting for...
Trying to Understand...
Things Don't Always Get Better.
And "Against Recentism," while we're at it.
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And "Against Recentism," while we're at it.
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Exploring Silves: The Algarve’s Medieval Capital
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Banksy’s ‘Girl with Balloon’ Is Stolen, Then Recovered
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Who Was Rosa Luxemburg and Why Was She Important?
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Not that much, actually.
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The Birthplace of Renaissance Art: Must-Visit Galleries in Florence
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5 Timeless Financial Tips from Greek and Roman Philosophers
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Dreams of Space -...
Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power (1963)
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some...
12 months ago
A very nice 1963 book about rocket propulsion. It was written for the "little engineer" and has some very nice illustrations of the construction of rockets.
Coombs, Charles. Illustrated by Foor, R. H. Lift-off: The Story of Rocket Power. New York: William Morrow and Co. (96 p.)...
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Aristotle on Luck
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The Great Debate: Free Will VS Determinism
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Rare Photographs of Siouxsie and the Banshees in Japan, 1982
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Siouxsie and the Banshees toured Japan playing three gigs in Tokyo late-March, early-April 1982. The band had recently released their fourth album Juju (1981) and were working on their fifth A Kiss in the Dreamhouse (1982). While other punk bands had imploded, Siouxsie and the...
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What Is Original Sin for St Augustine?
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Will There Be “Crazy” People?
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Does Marcus Matter?
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Was the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius a serious philosopher... or just a glorified diarist?
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“Horrible” Painting Found in Cellar Could Be $6 Million Picasso
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The Last Question: Hear Leonard Nimoy Read Isaac Asimov’s Best Short Story
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Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) liked one of his stories above all others – more than the 500 or so stories he wrote or edited, including the bestselling I, Robot, the Foundation series and Lecherous Limericks. The story is The Last Question. First published in the...
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6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
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The Kiel Mutiny: An Attempt to End WWI?
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Alive! The Incredible Story of Hugh Glass
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What Was ‘The Malleus Maleficarum’, or ‘The Hammer of Witches’?
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The Story Behind the Making of the Iconic Surrealist Photograph, Dalí Atomicus (1948)
With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks,...
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With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks, Salvador Dalí would appear to have cultivated his own photographability. But taking a picture of the man who stood as a living definition of popular surrealism wasn’t a task to be...
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London By Tube, DLR and Overground in The Early 1990s
Today, I’m gonna take my bike ‘Cause once again the Tube’s on strike The greedy bastards want extra...
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Louis Althusser on the Link Between Ideology and the State Apparatus
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Animals Behaving Horribly On Vintage Christmas Cards
The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards...
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The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards produced during the Victorian era. There are dead birds, massive insects being tortured by small children and any number of humanised animals eating each other, eating people and...
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What Was the First Written Language?
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The Death of Clive of India
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The Death of Clive of India
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How Did Norman Rockwell’s Thanksgiving Capture a Nation?
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Musée Rodin to Launch Shanghai Outpost in September
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Ukraine and the end of "Europe."
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Nefertiti: The Enchanting Story of the Lady of the Two Lands
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A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
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What Is the Gettier Problem?
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Cyberattacks Hits Museums and Causes Online Collections Drop
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Snapshots of London Going Mad For Christmas In the 1980s
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a...
a year ago
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a token of gratitude for British support to Norway during the Second World War, it looked bedraggled. So before it went up on Trafalgar Square, the decorators nailed some of the...
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War Is Complicated.
And not just the fighting bit.
a year ago
And not just the fighting bit.
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Aristarchus of Samos and the Heliocentric Model of the Universe
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The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
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A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great? Part II
This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost...
7 months ago
This is the second and final part of our look at Alexander III of Macedon (Part I), who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. Last week, we looked at the sources for Alexander’s life, the historiography (that is, the history-of-the-history) of his modern reception and...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, September 29, 2023 (On Academic Hiring)
Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman...
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Fireside this week! I know we’re all anxious to get to the last part of our look at the Roman Republic – a discussion of Roman courts and the legal system – but academic job season is upon us and I needed to take a week to focus on getting some of those applications out. …...
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12 Most Important Art Techniques of Modern Times
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What Is the Significance of the Carnegie Libraries?
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Books To Help Us Understand The World?
Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
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Happy Holidays!
Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah from Anya, Joel and Frida at the End of the World!
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American Tourist Smashed Roman Artifacts at the Israel Museum
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Patterns in Humanity
Why controlling for variables is insufficient
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what...
5 months ago
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what to do
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How Iran Won the West
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Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
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How Iran Won the West
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Tue, 11/26/2024 - 09:40
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6 Eco-Friendly Designs of Thomas Heatherwick
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Toxic Walls: Why Was Victorian Green Wallpaper So Deadly?
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At Large in Leyton – A Walk Around The East London Manor 1989-1994
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the...
11 months ago
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the so-called “autonomous republic” of “Wanstonia”. The protest against the demolition of housing to make way for the M11 Link Road was lost. Harry Cohen, MP for Leyton said “the Department...
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The Economic Effects of the Vietnam War
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A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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A George Washington Portrait Goes on Sale, Held at the Met
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What Does it Mean to Break the Fourth Wall?
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West Virginia Bill to Prosecute Museums for “Obscene” Artifacts?
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Classical Wisdom
How Should We Treat Our Enemies?
And how does it reflect on us?
a year ago
And how does it reflect on us?
TheCollector
Venice’s Nordic Pavilion Receives a Massive Chinese Dragon
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What Caused the Salem Witch Trials?
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What Impact Did Realism Have on Society?
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The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview
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African History...
A history of the Lozi kingdom. ca. 1750-1911.
state and society in south-central Africa
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state and society in south-central Africa
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One Night At The Empire Roller Disco, Brooklyn NYC – February 1980
On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown...
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On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown Heights to see the skaters at Brooklyn’s Empire Roller Disco. Formerly the Empire Rollerdrome (built 1941), the rink was now all disco. It was where Cher hosted the release party for...
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Discovery in Spain Could Change View on Ancient Gender Roles
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World’s Oldest Egyptian Museum Unveils New Galleries
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African History...
A complete history of Dogon country: Bandiagara from 1900BC to 1900AD
demystifying an ancient African society
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demystifying an ancient African society
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Beware the Lides of March
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JamesHoare
Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:52
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A Guide to 6 Natural Wonders of Vietnam
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Walter Benjamin: What are the Connections Between Language and Theology?
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The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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What Are Three Theories of Animal Ethics?
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Summary of changes for April 2024
Hey everyone!
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8 months ago
Hey everyone!
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100r.co, added Twilight, updated our notes on chainplates, wheel to tiller conversion, cabin lights standing rigging replacement, Princess Louisa Inlet(added...
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The Role of Women in 1950s America: Conformity or Change?
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Love and Death
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Kent
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‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
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j.hoare
Tue, 01/02/2024 - 09:08
a year ago
‘In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl’ by Merilee Grindle review
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Who Was Lorenzo de’ Medici (The Magnificent)?
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10 Must-See Historic Sites in Armenia
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London Olympics and Tony Blair’s Decision on Parthenon Marbles
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Wiltshire
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Merging East and West: Who Was Alan Watts?
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Which Countries Were Major Players in World War II?
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Remedios Varo: The Surrealist Artist in 7 Works and 7 Facts
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Robert Mallet-Stevens Creates the Ideal City in 32 Visions, 1922
“A new civilization, a new science, new needs, new materials required new forms.” – Robert...
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“A new civilization, a new science, new needs, new materials required new forms.” – Robert Mallet-Stevens In 1924, French architect and designer Robert Mallet-Stevens (March 24, 1886 – February 8, 1945) published La Gazette Des 7 Arts magazine and founded the Club des amis du...
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Francisco Goya Research Center Launches in New York City
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A (Brief) History of Washington DC: Home to the US Presidents
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Reversing the Sail: a brief note on African travelers in the western Indian Ocean
The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
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The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
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How About a Victory for the Left Occasionally?
Here are a few modest ideas.
a year ago
Here are a few modest ideas.
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Summary of changes for April
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 April. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, improved documentation, implemented MIDI and sound chip, and...
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Rise and Legacy: Who Was Harry Truman?
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A Shagtastic Tour of Swinging Britain in 1967
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of...
8 months ago
Among British Pathé’s newsreel films made for UK cinemas up until 1970 vis this wonderful time of Swinging Britain capsule from 1967. Shot on 35mm film and backed by the lilting holiday camp music, a narrator these videos are not a little kitsch. In Swinging Britain we take an...
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What Is the Suspense Paradox in the Philosophy of Film?
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African History...
a brief note on themes in African art.
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
5 months ago
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
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A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
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How the Nazis Rescued Benito Mussolini: The Gran Sasso Raid
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Wittgenstein & Mysticism: Grasping What Cannot Be Said
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Napoleon’s 5 Greatest Marshals: The Best of the Best
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Their Enemies The Russians
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a year ago
But what about the rest of us?
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Dolly Wilde: The Tragic Story of Oscar Wilde’s Niece
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Art Philanthropy in the US Depends on Prestige
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Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew: Sexist or Subversive?
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Discover the Klondike Gold Rush: Frozen Riches
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New Study May Reveal Stonehenge’s Mysterious Origins
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Collections: Ancient Greek and Phoenician Colonization
Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis...
a year ago
Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis verba fecit… This week we’re taking a brief look, by ACOUP Senate request, at Greek and Phoenician colonization in the ancient Mediterranean. In particular, the focus requested was...
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The Rise of Extractive Politics
It's about having small expectations.
a year ago
It's about having small expectations.
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...
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Audrey Flack, Pioneer of Photorealism, Dies at 93
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Bob Ross’s First Completed Work Is Up for Sale for $9.85 M.
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The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created?
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Open Culture
Watch The Insects’ Christmas from 1913: A Stop Motion Film Starring a Cast of Dead Bugs
Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from...
2 weeks ago
Kind Reader, Will you do us the honor of accepting our holiday invitation? Carve five minutes from your holiday schedule to spend time celebrating The Insects’ Christmas, above. In addition to offering brief respite from the chaos of consumerism and modern expectations, this...
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When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
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When Did Britain’s Age of Deference End – and Why?
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 09:19
CrimethInc.
History Repeats Itself: First as Farce, Then as Tragedy : Why the Democrats Are Responsible for...
Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of...
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Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. That means that we will have to fight many of the battles of 2017-2020 all over again. But first, in order to understand the scale of what we’re up against, let’s look at how we got here.
The Hot Potato Changes Hands Again
We...
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Does Karma Exist?
Does what goes around come around?
8 months ago
Does what goes around come around?
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Frank Film: Watch the Oscar-Winning Animation That Peers Inside Your Head, 1973
Frank Film is a 1973 American animated short by husband-and-wife animators Caroline and Frank...
11 months ago
Frank Film is a 1973 American animated short by husband-and-wife animators Caroline and Frank Mouris. The film won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1996. It’s an autobiographical narrative – Mouris narrates his path...
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What Does It Mean to Be a Critical Thinker?
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Weekend Roundup
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
5 months ago
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
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 Colombia Banana Massacre of 1928: The Shocking Story
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History Today Feed
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
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André Rigaud: Napoleon’s Man in Haiti
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:00
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The Phoenician Spoken & Written Language: What You Need to Know
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What Happened During a Duel in Early Modern Europe & North America?
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Summary of changes for January 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of January. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added electrical refit(portal for AC & DC...
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Weekend Roundup
The Best of the Best
a year ago
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Summary of changes for October
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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
donsol, ported our Famicom(6502) code to Varvara(uxn).
uxn,...
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Speculation Grows Over a $4.7 Million Tax Bill Paid With Goyas
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Bacon and Monet Landscapes to Lead Christie’s Evening Sale
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10 Interesting Facts About Haruki Murakami You Should Know
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Meet The Orishas: 10 Afrobrazilian Gods and Goddesses
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Weekend Roundup
Prometheus and AI?
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In Defence of Boring Books
In Defence of Boring Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
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In Defence of Boring Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
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