Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Classical Wisdom Books
a year ago
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7 Outrageous Cases of Art Vandalism That May Shock You
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Dreams of Space -...
Distant Worlds (1932)
An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
Borrowing from a book-seller...
a week ago
An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight.
Borrowing from a book-seller description:
Friedrick Mader, "the German Jules Verne" according to Sam Moskowitz, was a popular author of fantastic romances in post-World War One Germany. DISTANT WORLDS is his only novel...
Trying to Understand...
Let's Be Enemies
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
a year ago
Since it seems to be the fashion these days.
TheCollector
Faces of Madness: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt’s Heads
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England’s Medieval Angevin Empire Explained
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10 Banned Literary Classics You Might Not Know
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TheCollector
The Khrushchev Thaw: Relaxation of Soviet Repressions
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What is the Tall Poppy Syndrome?
Is it good, bad or relative?
6 months ago
Is it good, bad or relative?
TheCollector
La Llorona: Latin America’s Vengeful Ghost in Film & Literature
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10 Must-See Historic Sites to Visit in Madrid
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Where Are the Best Travel Destinations for Shakespeare Fans?
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What Is the Role of Dance in Hindu Spirituality? (Dances & Gods)
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How Did Alexander Become ‘the Great’?
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History of the Berlin Wall: From Its Construction to Its Destruction
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Philosophy 101: What Are The 5 Major Branches of Philosophy?
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a year ago
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Who Was Saint Basil of Caesarea?
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How Did Libyan Migration Influence Egyptian Religion?
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10 South American Artists You Should Know
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What Is the Book of Galatians About?
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Trying to Understand...
A Clash Of Symbols
They are quite serious, actually.
a year ago
They are quite serious, actually.
TheCollector
5 Iconic Artworks by Wassily Kandinsky
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9 Historical Places to Visit in Cornwall
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Secrets of the Scythians
10 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars (1960)
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A....
a year ago
Just another quick re-run of an older book, enjoy!
Cox, Donald W. Illustrated by Kocher, W. A. Stations in Space: Our Stepping Stones to the Stars. New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston. (55 p.) 1960.
Trying to Understand...
Teach Your Children ....
Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
a year ago
Not to be afraid of moral relativism.
TheCollector
When Birds Outsmarted the Army: What Was the Emu War?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
How Does Street Art Shape Cities?
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8 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Fleet Log Book (1966)
The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came...
over a year ago
The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came with the ice cream. There were spaces for 24 cards. This book was incomplete but still worth sharing with you.
Classical Wisdom
Nature in Greek Myth
Magical and Medicinal
9 months ago
TheCollector
The Dallas Museum of Art Laid Off Eight Percent of Its Staff
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a year ago
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Vyacheslav Molotov: 6 Facts about Stalin’s Closest Confidant
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a year ago
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Why Is Joan of Arc a Feminist Icon in Modern Times?
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6 months ago
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The Battle of Pharsalus: How Rome Became an Empire
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FDR: How Roosevelt Won Unprecedented Four Presidential Elections
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2 months ago
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What Is the Will to Power?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
a month ago
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIa: Peak Pike-Phalanx
This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
9 months ago
This is the first part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the triumph of the Roman legions in the third and second century over the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we looked at some of the operational and strategic...
African History...
An episode of Naval warfare on the East African coast: the Sakalava invasions of 1792-1817
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
a year ago
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
TheCollector
Are There Still Lepers? The History of Leprosy in 5 Chapters
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11 months ago
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The Death of a Mnemonist
The Death of a Mnemonist
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
7 months ago
The Death of a Mnemonist
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:07
TheCollector
Paris of Troy: The Abductor of Helen Who Started the Trojan War
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a year ago
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10 Must-See Pirate Fortresses and Coastal Strongholds Around the World
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Victoria Woodhull: The Women’s Rights Activist Who Ran for President
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What is Digital Art? A Brief History and Tips for Collecting
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What Did Christopher Columbus Discover?
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a year ago
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Operation Unthinkable: The Military Plan That Was Never Used
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a month ago
History Today Feed
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
8 months ago
Britons Caught in the French Revolution
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20
TheCollector
Where Did the Huguenots Go? (6 Regions They Settled)
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a year ago
Hidden History
The Assassination of Malcolm X
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two...
2 weeks ago
Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based their strategy on two ideas; the idea that nonviolent civil disobedience, in the tradition of Thoreau and Gandhi, was the only method that the civil rights movement should use, and the idea that white...
History Today Feed
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
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Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
Byzantine Bishops at War with Women
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Fri, 12/22/2023 - 00:00
History Today Feed
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
4 months ago
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/13/2024 - 09:21
TheCollector
What Is the Gender Philosophy of Judith Butler?
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3 months ago
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The Bumpy Ride to Yerevan: What Can a Road Trip in Armenia Teach You?
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4 months ago
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What Was the Halley Comet Panic of 1910?
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Heracles and the Lernaean Hydra: The Hero’s Second Labor
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The 4 Most Controversial Historical Events from the Past 200 Years
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9 months ago
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America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age (Video)
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6 months ago
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What’s the Biblical Background to the Sword in the Stone?
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Mona Lisa Location Mystery Solved, Geologist Claims
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7 months ago
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8 Things You Should Know About Gustave Moreau
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What Was Jim Crow?
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9 months ago
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The Story of the Calydonian Boar Hunt in Greek Mythology
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Incredible Bronze Age Architecture From the Near East and the Aegean
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Memphis Citizens Call for End to New Art Museum
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TheCollector
Was Edith Wilson the First Female President of the United States?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
China’s Communist Comic Books
China’s Communist Comic Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/05/2024 - 09:29
2 weeks ago
China’s Communist Comic Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/05/2024 - 09:29
TheCollector
The Disaster That Was Napoleon’s Russian Campaign: An Overview
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Flashbak
Why James Bond Gave Up His Lady’s Gun For A Walther PPK
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in...
8 months ago
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in over a dozen books on the subject, including A Guide to Gun Collecting (1961), Guns Through the Ages (also 1961) and The British Over and Under Shotgun. In 1956 Boothoyd had read...
TheCollector
6 Politicians & World Leaders Who Are Artists
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a year ago
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/11/2024 - 08:43
a week ago
On the Spot: Lucy Noakes
JamesHoare
Wed, 12/11/2024 - 08:43
TheCollector
Which Countries Have the Most Official Languages?
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4 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age (1963)
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there...
3 weeks ago
After a Thanksgiving break I am back with Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age. Even if there are not a lot of illustrations of space flight this book was very important to me at the time. I remember finding it in the school library and then getting my own paperback copy...
TheCollector
London Continues to Dominate the European Art Market
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TheCollector
Was Mark Twain Really a Confederate?
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3 months ago
African History...
The complete history of Gondar: Africa's city of castles (1636-1900)
Journal of African cities chapter 8
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 8
TheCollector
9 Artists Influenced by Marcel Duchamp
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What Is the Leviathan in the Bible?
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Medical Practice in the Pre-Conquest Americas: From Coca to Brain Surgery
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Why Did Vincent van Gogh Cut Off His Ear?
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6 months ago
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8 Narrative Film Techniques You Should Know
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
3 days ago
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
The Eiffel Tower: 12 Facts About the Iconic Parisian Landmark
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4 months ago
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What Is Agnes Pelton Best Known For?
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10 months ago
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10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
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5 months ago
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Lucid Dreaming: Can You Wake Up in Your Dreams?
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7 months ago
Open Culture
Binge-Watch Classic Television Programs Free: The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Lone Ranger, Dragnet, That...
Earlier this week, we featured the 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke’s performance in Coldplay’s new music...
a week ago
Earlier this week, we featured the 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke’s performance in Coldplay’s new music video, full of visual references to the sitcom that made him a household name in the early nineteen-sixties. And a household name he remains these six decades later, though one does...
TheCollector
Who Is the Archangel Gabriel?
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Forgotten Gods
Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
6 months ago
Nature Spirits of Greek Myth
TheCollector
The Stolen Generations: The Mass Removal of Aboriginal Children
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5 months ago
TheCollector
Julius Caesar: From General to Dictator (Bio, Battles, & Death)
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7 months ago
Res Obscura
The most interesting things I read in 2023
Most of them are not from 2023
a year ago
Most of them are not from 2023
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Cold Harbor?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were Bonnie and Clyde & Why Are They Famous?
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5 months ago
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Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Shipwreck Discovered Near Canada
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6 months ago
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How Did the Soviet Union Influence the World?
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Heimdall: Get to Know the Viking Superhero and Guardian of Asgard
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Did Francis Bacon Mean by “Knowledge Is Power”?
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a year ago
CrimethInc.
News from the Front: The Reflections of a Russian Anarchist in Rojava : On the Collapse of Assad,...
The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in...
3 days ago
The toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was many years overdue. Yet the tragedies in Syria are not over. Israel has bombed hundreds of locations around the country and seized a considerable amount of land in the southwest, while Turkish proxy forces are threatening...
Wrong Side of...
American polarisation
The menace of bipartisanship has been defeated
a month ago
The menace of bipartisanship has been defeated
TheCollector
Old Dubai: The Other Side of a Megacity
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4 months ago
Wrong Side of...
Educated rage
American polarisation: part 2
a month ago
American polarisation: part 2
TheCollector
The Banana Wars: How the US Plundered Central America
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7 months ago
TheCollector
7 Dickensian Locations: In the Footsteps of Charles Dickens
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4 months ago
Flashbak
Emma Willard’s Time Maps
“Education cannot prosper in any community unless…the best and most cultivated talents of that...
7 months ago
“Education cannot prosper in any community unless…the best and most cultivated talents of that community can be brought in to exercise the way.” – Emma Hart Willard Emma Willard (February 23, 1787 – April 15, 1870) was a trailblazing American educator who founded the first...
Patterns in Humanity
Where parents make a difference
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
9 months ago
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
TheCollector
5 Great European Christmas Markets Worth Traveling For
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Restored Delacroix Masterpiece Goes Back on Show at Louvre
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7 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Bebop Influence Jazz?
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Who Is the Father of the Beat Generation?
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How Did Sappho’s Love Life Influence Her Poetry?
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11 months ago
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Lost Caravaggio Painting Unveiled at the Prado
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7 months ago
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Sutton Hoo: Inside an Early English Ship Burial
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The Man Who Became Santa: Who Was Saint Nicholas?
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When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
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TheCollector
What Is the History of Presidents’ Day in the US?
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5 Most Hated Famous Artists
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4 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Handle Anxiety?
Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
10 months ago
Practicing the Stoic Skill: Premeditatio Malorum
TheCollector
Battle of Cynoscephalae: Macedonian Phalanx vs Roman Legion
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10 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Dreyfus Affair?
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
The Great Fire of Smyrna
The Great Fire of Smyrna
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
The Great Fire of Smyrna
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/13/2024 - 07:00
TheCollector
What Caused the Dancing Plague?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
What Countries Joined the Axis Powers?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the Origins of Santa Claus?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Philosophy for Children
a year ago
Ancient Philosophy for Children
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Fort Pillow?
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a month ago
History Today Feed
‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
11 months ago
‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
Classical Wisdom
Who cares about Homer, anyway?
What the legendary blind bard tells us about ourselves in the here and now
2 weeks ago
What the legendary blind bard tells us about ourselves in the here and now
TheCollector
10 English Words Borrowed from Indigenous Languages of the Americas
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TheCollector
What Are the Romance Languages?
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a year ago
TheCollector
An In-Depth History of Health Insurance in the United States
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
JamesHoare
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
Here Are the 3 Etruscan Kings of Rome (and Lars Porsenna)
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5 Naval Battles That Defined Russian History
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$18-Million Monet Heads to Auction
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Why Do I Care What Others Think? A Philosophical View of Self-Esteem
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a month ago
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How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends
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3 months ago
TheCollector
10 Lesser-Known Greek Gods & Goddesses
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a year ago
Flashbak
Chris Killip and Graham Smith Photographs of England Erased (1975-1987)
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you...
8 months ago
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you take a photograph of someone they are immortalised, they’re there forever. For me that was important, that you’re acknowledging people’s lives, and also contextualising people’s...
Global Inequality...
Freedom by North-West
The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
3 months ago
The obscurantist nature of East European nationalisms
Flashbak
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook, 1976
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook was published in 1976 and 1980. This user guide to knowing cocaine...
6 months ago
The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook was published in 1976 and 1980. This user guide to knowing cocaine was presented in the tone of an educational reference book. The drug was illegal – still is, of course – and publishing a book on it is risky. But it an effort to produce the...
TheCollector
The Lighthouse of Alexandria: A Wonder of The Ancient World
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a year ago
Res Obscura
Margaret Mead, Technocracy, and the origins of AI's ideological divide
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
a year ago
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
weird medieval guys
Do you have less free time than a medieval peasant?
A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
a year ago
A look at the source and historical background behind a notorious claim
TheCollector
French Archaeologists Excavate a Castle Beneath a Historic Town
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8 months ago
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Jamestown: The Myth & Mystery of America’s First Permanent Colony
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TheCollector
Philopoemen: The Last Great General of Ancient Greece
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9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Early Years of Jesus
a year ago
African History...
A complete history of Abomey: capital of Dahomey (ca. 1650-1894)
Urbanism in the forest region.
a year ago
Urbanism in the forest region.
TheCollector
Norman Rockwell Works Dispute Finally Over?
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Calling Time on BC and AD
Calling Time on BC and AD
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
5 months ago
Calling Time on BC and AD
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:01
TheCollector
History of the Origin of Manned Flight: More than Just Planes
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Who Was Saint Athanasius?
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TheCollector
Rijksmuseum Discovers Identity of Couple Painted by Frans Hals
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6 months ago
Flashbak
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...
4 months ago
Today, I’m gonna take my bike ‘Cause once again the Tube’s on strike The greedy bastards want extra pay For sitting on their arse all day! – London Underground by The Amateur Transplants Peter Marshall shows us pictures of stations on the London Underground, Docklands light...
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Plovdiv: Europe’s Oldest Continuously Inhabited City
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What Are the 10 Most Noteworthy Museums in Venice?
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The Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact
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Fernando’s Story – The life And Times of A Boy Growing Up In NYC’s East Village in the 1970s
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in...
a year ago
In the mid-1970s, Rich Allen began taking pictures of children playing truant and messing about in the empty lot a New York City’s 76 E. 3rd St. The Hell’s Angels lived directly across the street. They wanted the lot for themselves. (You can read more about that here.) One of the...
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Why Is Canadian Thanksgiving on the Second Monday of October?
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What Is Samsara in Hinduism?
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What to See on Vienna’s Long Night of Museums
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Henri Van Der Stok’s Zodiac Stars And Gods
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he...
3 months ago
Dutch artist Henri van der Stok (1870-1946) was born in Indonesia and settled in the Hague, where he was a member of the city’s Pulchri Studio. He created these brilliant woodcuts of planetary gods and zodiac signs. As John Couthlart notes, van der Stok’s work trails that of...
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10 Historical Places to Visit in Hampshire
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Who Was Clement of Rome?
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Trying to Understand...
Stop Making Sense.
There are no "why"s in our world.
8 months ago
There are no "why"s in our world.
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Who Were the Utopian Socialists?
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Chicago’s Union League Club to Sell Monet Painting
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Trying to Understand...
Things Are Falling Apart ...
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
a year ago
And the centre's not looking too good, either.
TheCollector
Who Was Robert Mapplethorpe?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Love and Death
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Myths About the Greek God Poseidon
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Did the Ramones Invent Punk?
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Switzerland’s Historic Neutrality: Why Doesn’t the Country Take Sides?
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10 Historic College Towns in America You Should Visit
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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...
9 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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Cruising New York City With Video Blogger Nelson Sullivan In The 1980s
“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos...
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“Thanks to his scrupulous attention, Nelson’s left behind a treasure trove of late-night videos that, even more than the Warhol diaries, trenchantly capture the party years in all their gleeful decadent fun.” – Michael Musto on New York City video blogger (vlogging) Nelson...
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The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
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Classical Wisdom
What to do with Columbus?
Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
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Should We Learn “Outdated” History?
TheCollector
What Was the Kido Butai?
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6 Facts About Hilla von Rebay: The Mastermind Behind the Guggenheim
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Flashbak
Hanging Out With Rock And Pop Stars at The Zenith of Their Careers In The 1980s
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he...
10 months ago
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he first spotted at a swap meet in Pasadena, California. We don’t know who took these photographs of David Bowie backstage, James Brown meeting and greeting the fans and many other...
TheCollector
Art Basel Miami Beach Faces Protests
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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.
History Today Feed
Sex Before Sex Education
Sex Before Sex Education
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
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Sex Before Sex Education
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Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
TheCollector
Is Oedipus Rex the Mother of All Drama?
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6 Mythological Creatures Found on Tarot Cards and Their Meaning
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Rise and Legacy: Who Was Harry Truman?
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Classical Wisdom
How to Steal From Homer
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
11 months ago
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
History Today Feed
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:19
4 months ago
Bodies in the Blitz: The Murder of Rachel Dobkin
JamesHoare
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:19
Classical Wisdom
Seneca On Clemency
A Letter To Emperor Nero
a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, June 28, 2024
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next...
5 months ago
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next week (we’re discussing political philosophy in an election year, so I am sure everyone will be very chill; regardless let me repeat you will be civil) and then after that to dive...
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D.W. Griffith: The Legacy of a Problematic Pioneer
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TheCollector
Jacques Lacan: Explaining the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real
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a year ago
TheCollector
Meet The Orishas: 10 Afrobrazilian Gods and Goddesses
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6 months ago
Flashbak
Shopping The Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen Flea Market in 1990
We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand...
5 months ago
We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand goods market, in Paris, France. Peter Marshall was staying in Noisy-le-Grand in the city’s eastern suburbs when he mooched to the market. Taken on walks around the area and...
Classical Wisdom
What makes a good friend?
'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
a year ago
'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
Wrong Side of...
Why we need an insufferable liberal elite
The Great Migration to Bluesky
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The Great Migration to Bluesky
TheCollector
The Luftwaffe Under the Nazis: A Formidable Air Foe & Force
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TheCollector
The Roman-Jewish Wars: Jewish Resistance vs Roman Might
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added propeller maintenance, Maple Bay, Telegraph Cove,...
TheCollector
The Last Great Pharaoh? The Story of Ramesses III
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8 months ago
African History...
Mansa Musa and the royal pilgrimage tradition of west Africa: 11th-18th century
Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
a year ago
Why Africa's caravans of gold stopped travelling to Arabia.
TheCollector
3 Most Notable Democratic Presidents in US History
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2 months ago
Res Obscura
The open-stack library: a futuristic technology from the 18th century
What we lost when we shifted knowledge organization to an algorithmic feed
a year ago
What we lost when we shifted knowledge organization to an algorithmic feed
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns to Visit in Georgia
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3 days ago
TheCollector
8 Must-See Highlights From London’s Soane Museum
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
Putting Pirates on Trial
Putting Pirates on Trial
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 00:00
10 months ago
Putting Pirates on Trial
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 00:00
Classical Wisdom
Ancient Greek Astronomy
Ursa Major
a year ago
TheCollector
Siege of Tyre: How Alexander the Great Captured the Phoenician City
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for September 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 September.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: Victoria to Sitka logbook.
M291, added support for Cyrillic glyphs.
Fractran, released what might be the most in-depth...
TheCollector
7 Important Baroque Paintings You Should Know
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11 months ago
Flashbak
One Last Look at the Hotel where ‘Trainspotting’, ‘The Big Man’, ‘Taggart’ and Other Shows Were...
You may have never heard of the George Hotel, which once sat at the top of Buchanan Street in...
8 months ago
You may have never heard of the George Hotel, which once sat at the top of Buchanan Street in Glasgow like a ‘great carbuncle’, but you have probably seen parts of its interiors from films like Trainspotting (the circular room used as a backdrop for the drug scene with Keith...
TheCollector
6 Eco-Friendly Designs of Thomas Heatherwick
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a year ago
TheCollector
The MoMA Became the Latest Target of Climate Activists
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Friedrich Nietzsche: The 13+1 Best Books Of His Philosophical Career
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Were the Seven Ecumenical Councils?
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Do We NEED to Hear Opinions We Don’t Like?
I Dare You...
5 months ago
TheCollector
Banksy’s ‘Girl with Balloon’ Is Stolen, Then Recovered
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/23/2024 - 08:00
3 months ago
‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/23/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Colonial Mexican Art: 4 Key Formats and Themes
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10 months ago
TheCollector
11 Facts About Tintoretto You Should Know
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a year ago
TheCollector
An In-Depth Guide to the Army of the Seleucid Empire
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Dealing With Foreigners ...
Is more complicated than you might think.
a year ago
Is more complicated than you might think.
TheCollector
What Are Patricia Piccinini’s Works About?
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10 months ago
TheCollector
5 of Hildegard of Bingen’s Most Notable Works
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?
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TheCollector
4 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Catholic Catechism
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TheCollector
Egyptian Cat Goddess: Who Is Bastet?
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TheCollector
Why Was the Beat Generation Called So?
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TheCollector
“The Whole World Is Watching”: The 1968 Chicago Riots at the DNC
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10 months ago
TheCollector
The First Black President: Barack Obama’s Historic Election in 2008
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TheCollector
Ernest Shackleton & Endurance in the Antarctic
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a year ago
TheCollector
Germany’s 7 Most Important Historical Landmarks
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World
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TheCollector
Horse Archers: The Feared Unit of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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8 months ago
Global Inequality...
Before the police arrives: Bookstores on Saturdays
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I...
10 months ago
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I would be a “technical executor” of our family’s monthly budget. My family was part of the red bourgeoisie and we had enough, and probably more than enough, for a comfortable life;...
TheCollector
4 Ancient Greek Sculptors You Need to Know
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a year ago
CrimethInc.
Announcing The Beautiful Idea : A New Podcast
Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media...
a week ago
Participants in CrimethInc. projects are collaborating with veterans of other anarchist media platforms on a new podcast, The Beautiful Idea, which will offer reporting and analysis of current events. The first episode of The Beautiful Idea has just been released!
In their own...
TheCollector
Dune and Greek Mythology: What’s in Common?
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8 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Gaius Marius
... and the Fall of the Republic
11 months ago
... and the Fall of the Republic
Trying to Understand...
The Rise of Extractive Politics
It's about having small expectations.
a year ago
It's about having small expectations.
TheCollector
Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others
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a year ago
TheCollector
Gottfried Leibniz’s Monadology: Do Souls Exist in Space?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Origins of the Democratic Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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2 months ago
TheCollector
5 Key Tenets of Rastafarian: Between Zion and Babylon
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a year ago
TheCollector
Istanbul’s Top 7 Historic Gems
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Who Was Ben Black Elk?
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7 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Heriot Bay, Ballet Bay Octopus Islands, and...
TheCollector
The Life of Tadeusz Kościuszko: A Revolutionary on 2 Continents
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
8 months ago
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
Classical Wisdom
James Joyce's Ulysses
Retelling of the Odyssey
a year ago
TheCollector
How the Celtic Britons Used the River Thames
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8 months ago
TheCollector
What Were the Enclosure Acts?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Was Flavius Aetius “Last of the Romans”?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Judah Maccabee? The Ancient Jewish Resistance Leader
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
The Death of Clive of India
The Death of Clive of India
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
a month ago
The Death of Clive of India
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 10:55
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
a year ago
Sappho, Latin Literature, and more...
Dreams of Space -...
The Moon Christmas Coloring Book (1970)
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that...
12 months ago
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that was a give-away from Lord and Taylor's Department stores. With it's moon dust snowflakes and 1970s design it is a winner every Christmas. I especially enjoy how Santa has to get...
TheCollector
The Italian Social Republic: What was the Republic of Salò?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Giorgio Vasari: 11 Facts About The Father of Art History
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3 months ago
TheCollector
Romania in WWII: An Important Part of the Eastern Front
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9 months ago
TheCollector
The Life of Lu Xun: Writing on China at a Crossroads
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Three LA Museums Jointly Acquire Collection of Local Art
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3 months ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Towns in Oregon Worth Visiting
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a week ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August
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 August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented a way to shift multiple tiles at once, and...
Classical Wisdom
What is the WORD? How can we understand Logos?
Do Words Matter?
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Reality Would Like A Word.
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
a year ago
Paging Tom and Daisy Buchanan
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...
TheCollector
Stonehenge Central Altar Stone Came From Scotland, Not Wales
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4 months ago
TheCollector
A Glimpse into the Past: An Overview of Ancient Greek Theater
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11 months ago
TheCollector
10 Countries With the Best Second-Language English Proficiency to Relocate To
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TheCollector
What Can Psychoanalysis Tell Us About Hamlet?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Role Did the Sea Peoples Play in the Bronze Age Collapse?
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4 months ago
TheCollector
How Did Socrates’s Teaching Inspire Cynicism?
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The First Philosopher?
And the Boundless Universe
6 months ago
And the Boundless Universe
TheCollector
What Is the Role of the Changeling in Western Literature?
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The Last Testaments of Richard II and Henry IV
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/16/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
What is Wolfgang Tillmans Most Famous For?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Appropriation in Art?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Gehenna: A History of Hell on Earth
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TheCollector
When Did the Korean War Start?
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5 months ago
TheCollector
10 Shocking Facts About King Philip’s War
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Makes Alberto Giacometti’s Sculptures So Special?
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Incredible Facts about Marcel Duchamp
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6 months ago
TheCollector
6 Must-See English Castles
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TheCollector
Contemporary Art Movements: What Are the 11 Most Notable?
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3 months ago
TheCollector
5 Iconic Photographs by Ansel Adams
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a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Celebrate Cicero!
11 months ago
TheCollector
Italian Government Bans Loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art
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8 months ago
African History...
The desert town of Southern Africa: A history of Khauxanas 1780-1906
A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
a year ago
A view of pre-colonial Namibia from the khoisan town of ||Khauxa!nas.
TheCollector
The Statue of Athena Parthenos: Everything You Need to Know
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9 months ago
TheCollector
4 Key Techniques of 20th-Century Photography
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9 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
The myth of the Nordic rehabilitative paradise
Interpreting recidivism rates and understanding their causes
6 months ago
Interpreting recidivism rates and understanding their causes
TheCollector
5 Key Takeaways from Susan Sontag’s Famous Essay On Style
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a year ago
TheCollector
Which Art Museums in Rome Are Most Noteworthy?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
The Artist Winston Churchill: A Political Leader’s Side Hustle?
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a year ago
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