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...
3 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...
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The Berlin Crisis of 1961: Why The USSR Built the Wall
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An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt
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8 months ago
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7 Scottish Inventors & Their Inventions
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8 Unsolved Disappearances From History
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Old Dubai: The Other Side of a Megacity
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Who Were the Pilgrims?
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Moscow: Uncover a Near-Millennium of the City’s History
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Hundred Rabbits
Typhoons and mold
For every traveling sailor, comes a time when the boat has to stay alone in a foreign country. For...
over a year ago
For every traveling sailor, comes a time when the boat has to stay alone in a foreign country. For us, this happened this year in Japan. We'd never left Pino alone before, never for more than a week. We were apprehensive at first, but decided it would be a good learning...
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Who Invented the First Motion Picture Camera?
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weird medieval guys
Why did medieval people invent so many collective nouns?
A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
a year ago
A pride of lions, a paddling of ducks, and....a herd of harlots?
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Petra and Passports
a year ago
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Danish Unknown Royal Family Discovered Thanks to Ring
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The Incredible Story of Cadmus: The First Hero of Greek Mythology
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9 Printmaking Techniques You Should Know
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How did Mao Lead China, and What did He Leave Behind?
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Is It Rational to Believe in God? 5 Objections to Pascal’s Wager
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Flashbak
Magnifying The Moment: Joni Sternbach’s Pictures of NYC Subway Passengers 1976–1981
“Part of the reason I was drawn to the Subway was that it was a perfect unchoreographed stage....
a month ago
“Part of the reason I was drawn to the Subway was that it was a perfect unchoreographed stage. Chance brought me together with a crowd of unknowns. It was up to me to parse them out and magnify the moment.” – Joni Sternbach on her pictures of NYC Subway Passengers in the 1970s ...
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Benjamin Franklin: All About His Personal & Private Life
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Res Obscura
When technology follows art
From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the...
a year ago
From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the history of technology
Dreams of Space -...
Out of This World (1953)
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of...
a year ago
Happy Friday the 13th (in October too). Don't worry, you have gotten really lucky today.
Out of this World was one of my favorite "discoveries" when I first started collecting these books. It is a massive 160 pages of games, jokes, riddles, and space facts. I last blogged about...
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8 Women Artists Who Were Inspired by Conceptual Art
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Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
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Top 10 Historic Sites You Should See in Paris
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Flashbak
Watch TV-CBGB – A Punk Sitcom From 1981
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews,...
8 months ago
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews, comedy skits, and live performances”. Stuart Newman, a member of the The Roustabouts, one of the groups featured on the show – along with Idiot Savant, The Hard, Jo Marshall, Shrapnel...
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Abstract Expressionist Alfred Leslie Through 7 Paintings
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The Feather Thief: The Story of Dead Birds, Museum Heist, and a Flute
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African History...
Join me on Notes
"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
a year ago
"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"
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What Is the History Behind Hanukkah?
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Global Inequality...
Before the police arrives: Bookstores on Saturdays
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I...
10 months ago
I always loved Saturdays. When I was a college student, quite improbably, my parents decided that I would be a “technical executor” of our family’s monthly budget. My family was part of the red bourgeoisie and we had enough, and probably more than enough, for a comfortable life;...
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Huacas and Apus: Sacred Landscapes of the Inca
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6 Surrealist Techniques You Probably Haven’t Heard of
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, August 4, 2023
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done...
a year ago
Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done and some syllabi written before the semester begins in earnest later this week. Also before we dive in I want to note that it appears that Patreon has been having some trouble...
Classical Wisdom
12 Ancient Greek Terms that Should Totally Make a Comeback
Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
a year ago
Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
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The Brink of Nuclear War: The Cuban Missile Crisis
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Global Inequality...
Cultural revolution in the land of Kafka and Borges
On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
3 months ago
On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
Flashbak
The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by T. S. Eliot
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and...
a year ago
Bored with Christmas cards, Richard de la Mare (1901–86), son of the poet Walter de la Mare and director of production at London-based publisher Faber & Gwyer (later Faber and Faber), hit upon the idea of sending poetry pamphlets, each featuring the work of well-known writers and...
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4 Key Non-Aligned States During the Cold War
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Here’s What to Know About the History of Lake Como’s World-Famous Villa
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History Today Feed
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
2 weeks ago
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
Dr Alun Withey
Are Beards Over? A Historical Perspective.
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing...
over a year ago
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing (published last week) about whether beards are finally ‘over’, and I thought it would be interesting to reflect on some of this. Since re-emerging around 2014, gaining popularity...
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Umbanda: 10 Facts About The Afrobrazilian Religion
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6 Unsettling Artworks by Mike Kelley
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Over 1,000 Artifacts Unearthed Beneath Notre Dame
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Classical Wisdom
What Happens When We Die? And Does That Impact How We Live?
Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
a month ago
Homer’s Hell: The Afterlife in Greek Mythology
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Fascism vs. Modernism: Clash in Art & Design
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Paracelsus in the Ottoman Empire: Adoption or Adaptation?
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How Many U.S. Presidents Served Two Terms in Office?
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Who Were Charlemagne’s Daughters
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Open Culture
Bob Dylan Reads “ ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” On His Holiday Radio Show (2006)
Allow me to name just a few of the people I want to hear hosting and curating radio shows—former Sex...
a week ago
Allow me to name just a few of the people I want to hear hosting and curating radio shows—former Sex Pistols’ singer John Lydon, former Clash frontman Joe Strummer, former Woody Guthrie impersonator Bob Dylan.… Luckily for me, this ain’t just fantasy baseball; at various times,...
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What Caused the First Opium War in China?
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What Are the 10 Most Noteworthy Museums in Venice?
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How Important Was Theseus for Athens? Theseus: Get to Know the Mythical King of Athens
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Martha Graham: 15 Facts About the Mother of Modern Dance
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What Was Négritude?
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Why Did Italy Switch Sides During the World Wars?
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What Is the Historical Context of Psalms?
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Who Was Margery Kempe? The Medieval Mystic Who Couldn’t Stop Crying
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Classical Wisdom
Who’s in the Tomb?
A Macedonian Mystery: The Tombs of Aigai
8 months ago
A Macedonian Mystery: The Tombs of Aigai
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The Mysterious Tale of the Mary Celeste: What Happened?
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The Young British Artist Movement (YBA): 10 Famous Artworks You Should Know
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History Today Feed
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
4 months ago
‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review
JamesHoare
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
TheCollector
5 Artworks by John Baldessari You Should Know
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Flashbak
How Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat Met And Created Their Two-Heads, Four-Hands Art
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was...
11 months ago
”It was like some crazy-art world marriage and they were the odd couple. The relationship was symbiotic. Jean-Michel thought he needed Andy’s fame, and Andy thought he needed Jean-Michel’s new blood. Jean Michel gave Andy a rebellious image again.” — Andy Warhol’s longtime studio...
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The Story of Atlas and His Eternal Burden: The God Who Holds the World
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Yuruparí: Amazon’s Unique Myth of Creation & Ritual of Passage
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10 Women Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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What Were the Most Terrible Acts of the British Empire?
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Continental vs Analytic Philosophy: Definitions & Differences
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Merging East and West: Who Was Alan Watts?
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Dr Alun Withey
Cuts, Rashes & Chatter! The Pain of the 18th-century Shave!
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today...
over a year ago
Unless there are particular reasons, for example a skin condition, or a faulty razor, shaving today is usually a pretty mundane – if not a pleasant – experience. Indeed, the rise of traditional barbershops over the past few years, offering shaving as an experience, together with...
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The Capture of the Ceryneian Hind: The Third Labor of Heracles
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Russian Revolutionary: Who Was Leon Trotsky?
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P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth
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Wrong Side of...
The Scottish Play
Canon Club podcast: Macbeth
a month ago
Canon Club podcast: Macbeth
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What Was the Ancient Greek Pankration?
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Prometheus: The Titan Who Defied Zeus and Created Humanity
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History Today Feed
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
2 months ago
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
African History...
A complete history of Jenne: 250BC-1893AD
Journal of African cities chapter 6
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 6
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What is Writer Gustave Flaubert Known For?
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Venice’s Nordic Pavilion Receives a Massive Chinese Dragon
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Bananas & Brutality: The Twisted History of United Fruit
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Wise Men & Witches: Magic in the Bible
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What Is a Medieval Morality Play?
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Flashbak
Oscar Newman Designs For An Atomic City Beneath Manhattan, 1969
In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004)...
9 months ago
In 1969, the Canadian-born American architect Oscar Newman (30 September 1935 – 14 April 2004) designed a nuclear bomb-proof city beneath Manhattan. In a vast spherical space itself created by a series of nuclear explosions, he’d build a city pretty much like the one above, with...
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Got Live If You Want It: John Scott’s Concert Photographs of Alice Cooper, Bryan Ferry, John Lydon...
Never let go of your dreams because nobody else is going to make them happen. When John Scott was a...
7 months ago
Never let go of your dreams because nobody else is going to make them happen. When John Scott was a child he harboured dreams of becoming a photographer. He roamed around his parents’ home and snapped pictures in his head. He had a talent for it which he thought of turning into a...
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The Kherson Art Museum Identified Pieces Looted by Russia
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How Did the Ancient Egyptian Religion Change Through the Centuries?
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Understanding JS Bach in 5 Compositions
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Flashbak
The Avicenna Canon Medicinae – An Illustrated Medical Book From 13th Century Paris
First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text...
8 months ago
First published in 13th Century Paris, the Avicenna, Canon Medicinae is an illustrated medical text book made from tempera and gold leaf on parchment. Shelf marked Besançon, Bibliothèque municipale, MS 0457, the work is a Latin translation of Avicenna’s Canon medicinae, one of...
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Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History)
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Res Obscura
Historical maps probably helped cause World War I
On cartography as historical argument
a year ago
On cartography as historical argument
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A History of Italy in 13 Monuments
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What Makes the City of London Unique?
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An American Revolution Drawing Found in a NY Apartment
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Lipka Tatars: Muslims in Poland?
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Flashbak
Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
3 months ago
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
6 months ago
The Essential Greeks Starts Tomorrow!
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Oxyrhynchus: History’s Most Revealing Rubbish Dump
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Nefertiti: The Enchanting Story of the Lady of the Two Lands
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Who Was Henri Cartier Bresson?
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Forgotten Caravaggio Portrait Makes Public Debut in Rome
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How Jacopo Tintoretto Defined the Renaissance in Venice
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African History...
Self-representation in African art: the wall paintings of medieval Nubia. (ca. 700-1400)
an African portrait of an African society
a year ago
an African portrait of an African society
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Pearl Harbor: “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy!”
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5 Fascinating Maps that Show Our Evolving Understanding of the World
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9 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
a year ago
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:59
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Why Are There So Many Different Translations of the Christian Bible?
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CrimethInc.
Insurgent Survival : Reflections on the Fight Against Sweeps Targeting the Homeless in Austin, Texas
In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps...
a month ago
In 2019, militants in Austin, Texas started an organization with the aim of defending homeless camps against sweeps—forced removals disguised as “cleanups” carried out by cops and work crews. This organization, Stop the Sweeps, intervened in a cycle of struggles that included the...
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New Pompeii Excavations Reveal Decorated “Tiny House”
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Trying to Understand...
The Wages Of Fear
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
8 months ago
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
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Did Humans and Neanderthals Interbreed?
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Wiltshire
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8 Famous French Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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African History...
Historical links between the Ottoman empire and Sudanic Africa (1574-1880)
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
a year ago
travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
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Ancient Pathways: What Are Ley Lines?
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How Did Aristotle Influence Western Thought?
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Glasgow Museum Retrieved Robert Gemmell Hutchison Piece
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David Roberts & Frederick Catherwood: Artists of Ancient Egypt & Maya
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Cape Town’s Troubled Colonial History
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Chris Killip and Graham Smith Photographs of England Erased (1975-1987)
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you...
9 months ago
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you take a photograph of someone they are immortalised, they’re there forever. For me that was important, that you’re acknowledging people’s lives, and also contextualising people’s...
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Rome Considers Entry Fee for Famed Trevi Fountain
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Fisher Landau Sale at Sotheby’s Brought $406 M.
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Top 7 Dutch Golden Age Artists to Know
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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?
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Who Was Michel Foucault? Power, Knowledge, and Legacy
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Flashbak
Curious Pictures From A French Aristocrat’s 40-Year Mission To Create 3-D Photography
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You...
4 months ago
“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You see one earring. Walk slowly past the photograph so you are viewing it from gradually changing angles… The earring from one ear recedes from view while its twin [appears] in turn on...
African History...
a brief note on the history of Africans exploring their own continent
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
a year ago
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
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Was Angkor Ever Lost? The Myth of French “Discovery”
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Flashbak
Teenagers at Home In the 1980s and 90s In 38 Photos
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone...
9 months ago
“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.” ― Fran Lebowitz We’re back looking at teenagers at home and in their bedrooms in the 1980 an 1990s. We’ve been back there before, checking our the snapshot …...
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How Frans Hals Revolutionized Dutch Portrait Painting
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8 Marcel Duchamp Paintings You Should Know About
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
a year ago
Homer: From 'Dark Ages' to Modernism
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Who Is Theatrical Artist Augusto Boal?
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Were There Fast-Food Restaurants in Ancient Pompeii?
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The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
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Classical Wisdom
Respect the Spartan Woman!
How was it for the ancient ladies?
a year ago
How was it for the ancient ladies?
TheCollector
Unlikely Politics: The History of the World Chess Championship
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Discover the Lost Culture of San Agustín in Colombia
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Philosophy of War: 3 Influential Theorists
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Can War Be Justified? A Philosophical View
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First Nations of the Canadian Subarctic: A Brief History
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African History...
on the Nubian priests of Rome and the Moors of Spain
When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain...
a week ago
When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain and became one of the most celebrated Andalusian poets, he wasn't the first from his region to visit the Moorish kingdom.
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History of Tea: The Drink that Conquered the World
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The 5 Most Influential Modern Political Philosophers
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How to Read Renaissance Maps (7 Tips)
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6 Cultural Trends That Defined the Roaring Twenties
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Dreams of Space -...
Let's Fly to the Universe (1962)
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012...
a year ago
A rescan project, but a rescan of a reprint. I blogged about this book in 2012 here:
https://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2012/12/flying-in-space-1961.html
I think it is Czech, but may be a difference Russian language. I got a Russian reprint of this and still find it a very...
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The Battle of Pharsalus: How Rome Became an Empire
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Les Malheurs des immortels, 1922: Max Ernst and Paul Éluard’s Surreal Collaboration
Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by...
2 months ago
Misfortunes of the Immortals (Les Malheurs des immortels) is an early illustrated book by German-American-French artist and founder of the Dada movement Max Ernst (2 April 1891 – 1 April 1976). The book, which marks the beginning of his close friendship with French poet Paul...
History Today Feed
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The Fight for Mary, Queen of Scots’ Jewels
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/18/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
Tattoos in the Bible: Can Christians Modify Their Bodies?
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Claude Picasso Died at Age 76
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Good Friday: The Significance of the Day & How Christians Observe It
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Classical Wisdom
Does Karma Exist?
Does what goes around come around?
8 months ago
Does what goes around come around?
History Today Feed
The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
3 months ago
The Fisk Jubilee Singers Across the Atlantic
JamesHoare
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
Frida Kahlo Exhibition Heads to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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7 Largest Cities in the Ancient World
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What Are the Rock-Cut Churches of Lalibela?
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Sartre’s ‘Being and Nothingness’: An Introduction to Existentialism
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African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of the Old world
plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
a year ago
plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
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6 (In)Famous Gunslingers of the Wild West
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What’s the Best Time of Year to Visit the Parthenon?
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Discovery in Spain Could Change View on Ancient Gender Roles
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How Did Norse Rune Magic Work?
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Get to Know Claudius Ptolemy & His Geocentric Model of the Universe
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What Is the Legacy of the Battle of Gettysburg?
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Overcoming Bias
No Meta Status Orgs
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to...
a month ago
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to many specific medical conditions, and also to studying and reforming medicine in general, at a meta level.
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10 History-Rich But Affordable US Cities You Can Move to
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Utagawa Hiroshige: 10 Works From the Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e
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Res Obscura
Do painters subconsciously paint themselves into their work?
The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
a year ago
The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
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Stuck in God’s Knowledge: Foreknowledge & Free Will
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The Zimmermann Telegram: Mexico & Germany as WWI Allies?
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Classical Wisdom
How to Deal with Change: Advice from the Stoics
Everything changes and nothing stands still.
4 months ago
Everything changes and nothing stands still.
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How Did the Tet Offensive Impact American Morale?
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4 Great Films About the Troubles and Irish Independence
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How Did Henri Matisse’s Travels Influence His Art?
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Flashbak
Bullshit Jobs: The Emptiness of Life In A Corporate Office
“If one wanted to crush and destroy a man entirely, to mete out to him the most terrible punishment,...
a week ago
“If one wanted to crush and destroy a man entirely, to mete out to him the most terrible punishment, all one would have to do would be to make him do work that was completely and utterly devoid of usefulness and meaning.” – Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The House of the Dead From faces...
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Who Is Grace Jones? Androgyny in Art
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Where Is Alexander the Great Buried?
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Who Was Oscar Wilde?
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The Anne of Cleves Louvre Portrait Got a Makeover
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History Today Feed
Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 08:57
a month ago
Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 08:57
TheCollector
Who Was Mithridates the Great?
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What Was the Chaco War?
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Van Gogh’s Sunflowers: 11 Works Featuring the Artist’s Favorite Flower
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TheCollector
7 Rules For Collecting Paintings
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, drew some new art(Mastodon), finalized a few translations(Mastodon), and released it the project on Itchio!
Thousand Rooms, translated the...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
a year ago
Monsters, Morpheus, and The Matrix
TheCollector
7 Works by Margaret Keane You Should Know
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5 months ago
African History...
a brief note on the ancient Herders and Foragers of South Africa.
a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
12 months ago
a social history of the KhoiKhoi community (2000BP - 1880)
TheCollector
5 Tips on How to Approach Conceptual Art
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Understanding 5 Famous Quotes by Descartes
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The Fifteenth Amendment: Expanding Voting Rights After the Civil War
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6 of Katherine Mansfield’s Short Stories You Need to Read
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4 Egyptian Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Women in the Celtic World: Everything You Should Know
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Trying to Understand...
Into the Waste Land
Nothing connects.
a year ago
Global Inequality...
The three German fears
Historical origins of the malaise
a year ago
Historical origins of the malaise
TheCollector
Did Climate Change Cause the Collapse of Egypt’s New Kingdom?
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TheCollector
4 Celtic Hillforts and Oppida from the Iron Age
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a year ago
Wrong Side of...
Hearing the language of Christ on the road to Damascus
Notes on Christian Syria
a week ago
TheCollector
Who Was Julius Caesar?
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TheCollector
Narmer Palette: Decoding Its Iconography & Importance
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TheCollector
Chiaroscuro: The Dramatic Play of Light and Shadow
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Follow a Person’s Words... or Actions?
What should we do with Seneca?
a year ago
What should we do with Seneca?
TheCollector
10 Must-See Monuments & Memorials on the National Mall in DC
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2 months ago
Trying to Understand...
War Is Complicated.
And not just the fighting bit.
a year ago
And not just the fighting bit.
TheCollector
8 Exotic Birds Driven to Extinction in Modern History
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TheCollector
Submerged Bridge in Spanish Cave Built Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
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TheCollector
12 Most Important Art Techniques of Modern Times
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Paris of Troy: The Abductor of Helen Who Started the Trojan War
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The Mennour Institute Launched at Paris’s Mennour Gallery
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Battle of Poitiers, by Charles de Steuben, 1837, via Wikimedia Commons
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TheCollector
Native Americans in the Revolutionary War: Who Did They Side With?
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TheCollector
Doctors Against Genocide Cancels Event at Holocaust Museum
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a year ago
History Today Feed
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
9 months ago
Reforming England’s Divorce Law
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/12/2024 - 08:48
TheCollector
What Role Did Women Play in World War II?
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a year ago
A Collection of...
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...
TheCollector
5 Iconic Artworks by Wassily Kandinsky
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Should We Interpret Literature in Its Social Context? Adorno’s Answer
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UFOs in Art History: Is It a Spaceship or a Cloud?
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TheCollector
How Did Hannah Arendt Define Evil?
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CrimethInc.
The Syrian Civil War Resumes : Perspectives on the Conflict from Western and Northeastern Syria
The Syrian civil war has remained largely frozen since 2020, owing to a precarious balance of power...
a month ago
The Syrian civil war has remained largely frozen since 2020, owing to a precarious balance of power between various factions with various degrees of support from Russia, Turkey, Iran, and the United States. Over the past few days, however, taking advantage of the ways that Iran...
TheCollector
Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew: Sexist or Subversive?
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Armored Pioneers Between the World Wars?
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a month ago
A Collection of...
Gap Week: August 2, 2024
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one)...
5 months ago
Hey folks. We’re talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one) whatever fresh COVID-19 variant is going around. Everyone is fine, but being sick left me pretty exhausted over the past few days with fewer productive writing hours available. Since I...
TheCollector
Christian Ethics vs Secular Ethics: What’s the Difference?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Empedocles
The Philosopher God?
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Freud’s Superego & What Does It Have to Do With Society?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Ancien Régime France: 4 Harsh Realities of Life Before the Revolution
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10 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Culture Drift Predicts Decadence
Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
2 months ago
Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented.
TheCollector
5 Hero Archetypes You Should Know
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TheCollector
What Is Timothy Morton’s Dark Ecology?
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4 months ago
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Face to Face Exhibit Offers Face Time With Fayum Portraits
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9 months ago
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Sartre Explained: What These Words Mean for Us Today
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5 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, January 12, 2024
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a...
11 months ago
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a draft of something I have promised by the end of the month (so this may not be the only Fireside this month). That said, it seemed like a good time to discuss trade, the sea and...
TheCollector
What Are the Seven Wonders of the Natural World?
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TheCollector
The Plague by Albert Camus: “Can One Be a Saint Without God?”
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a year ago
TheCollector
Rationalism 101: A Historical Overview
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a year ago
Global Inequality...
Abundance, capitalism and climate change
In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where...
8 months ago
In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where goods flow in abundance (“after the productive forces have…increased…all the springs of co-operative wealth flow more abundantly”, Marx, Critique of the Gotha Program
TheCollector
The Lebanese Civil War: A Complex & Devastating Conflict
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Why Do People Give Gifts at Christmas?
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a year ago
TheCollector
Delian League vs Persian Empire: The Greeks on the Offensive
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a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Into Space: Man's First Controlled Space Flight (1961)
A bit of ephemera today. This is a pamphlet from a Revell Model Kit. They issued this kit quickly to...
a year ago
A bit of ephemera today. This is a pamphlet from a Revell Model Kit. They issued this kit quickly to take advantage of the excitement about this launch. So they had to include a booklet to explain why this slightly inaccurate model was so special. Imagine opening the model kit...
TheCollector
Jackie Kennedy’s Georgetown Mansion Goes on Sale
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TheCollector
Why Is Joan of Arc a Feminist Icon in Modern Times?
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TheCollector
The Vikings in Iceland: Their Story in Sagas and Archaeology
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10 months ago
TheCollector
5 Interesting Aspects of Medieval Mongol Culture
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Happy Holidays
From Anya, Joel and Frida
a year ago
From Anya, Joel and Frida
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Does Marcus Matter?
11 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
6 months ago
‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/24/2024 - 10:22
TheCollector
4 Greek Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Philadelphia’s New Harriet Tubman Statue
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Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Important Disciples of Jesus Christ?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
The Man Who Became Santa: Who Was Saint Nicholas?
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2 weeks ago
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...
Dreams of Space -...
The Great Experience (1963)
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't...
a year ago
I have been collecting these books for such a long time that it is rare to come across one I haven't seen. I know there are still many out there but my language skills are poor enough that I rarely find the many books that exist in other languages. So I present today The Great...
TheCollector
Discover Norman Rockwell’s America (& His Legacy)
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What Are the Most Spoken Indigenous Languages in Canada?
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TheCollector
The Vasari Sacristy: Breathtaking Artwork in Naples
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4 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Johnny's Space Trip (1954)
A re-run--
Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures...
a year ago
A re-run--
Back to the imaginative past and Johnny's Space Trip. This 1954 fictional book captures the spirit of doing it for yourself as Johnny and his friends build (and dream of) a spaceship for a journey from their backyard. It is pure fantasy but as you will see there is a...
TheCollector
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Closes Its College
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TheCollector
Hitler’s Gamble: Where Did the Battle of the Bulge Take Place?
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TheCollector
19 Surprising Facts about the History of Potatoes
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
3 weeks ago
Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
Why Did Lord Byron Die in Greece?
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8 months ago
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9 Historical Places to Visit in Cornwall
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The World's First Computer
The Antikythera Mechanism
10 months ago
The Antikythera Mechanism
TheCollector
What Were Julius Caesar’s Greatest Achievements
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11 months ago
TheCollector
10 Architectural Landmarks You Must See in Valencia
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4 months ago
TheCollector
The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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6 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Trip (1958)
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made...
a year ago
Some of you are familiar with the Ley-Polgreen 4 book "Adventures in Space series (Man-Made Satellites, Space Pilots, Space Stations and Space Travel)."
This is about a 4 book space series you may never have seen. Michael Chester and William Nephew also did a great series of...
TheCollector
Pope Visits Venice Biennale For First Time
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8 months ago
Open Culture
Richard Feynman Enthusiastically Explains How to Think Like a Physicist in His Series Fun to Imagine...
“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and...
2 weeks ago
“It’s interesting that some people find science so easy, and others find it kind of dull and difficult,” says Richard Feynman at the beginning of his 1983 BBC series Fun to Imagine. “One of the things that makes it very difficult is that it takes a lot of imagination. It’s very...
History Today Feed
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:20
10 months ago
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:20
TheCollector
Parthenon Marbles or Elgin Marbles? Which Is the Correct Name?
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5 months ago
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How Did People Get Paid in the Pre-Columbian Americas? (Not in Gold)
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9 months ago
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Interview with Nicolas Party: Pastels, Rosalba Carriera, & More
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11 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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3 weeks ago
Patterns in Humanity
Global crime
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
a month ago
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
Classical Wisdom
Seneca's Tragic Plays
Stoic or Not?
9 months ago
TheCollector
What Are Buddhism’s 4 Main Schools of Thought?
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Was Mark Twain Really a Confederate?
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4 months ago
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6 Female Pre-Raphaelite Artists You Should Know
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a year ago
TheCollector
Iris Murdoch Through 3 Great Works in Philosophy and Literature
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a year 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 Word Renaissance: Its Meaning, History, and Cultural Impact
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4 months ago
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Who Is Satan in the New Testament?
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2 weeks ago
A Collection of...
Collections: The Mediterranean Iron Omni-Spear
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron...
a year ago
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron Age Mediterranean (focusing on the period from the 8th to the 1st centuries BC): the humble, effective and ubiquitous thrusting spear. In particular, I want to discuss the striking...
TheCollector
4 Feminist Paintings by Artemisia Gentileschi
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10 months ago
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...
a month ago
(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
Tiffany Stained Glass Window Poised to Set New Auction Record
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2 months ago
Classical Wisdom
The First Stoic
Zeno of Citium
6 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Mental Health and Social Stratification
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and...
a year ago
In this post I summarize some research on the importance of mental health for social outcomes and discuss some of the implications for social stratification.
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine In NATO Would Be A Disaster ...
But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
a year ago
But not necessarily for the reasons you think.
Classical Wisdom
How to Steal From Homer
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
11 months ago
Duplicative Language in Ancient Greece and Rome
TheCollector
Aleister Crowley & the Occult Order of Thelema: The Wickedest Man?
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6 months ago
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