Flashbak
Bullshit Jobs: The Emptiness of Life In A Corporate Office
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“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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‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
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Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
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TheCollector
Who Is Satan in the New Testament?
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Who Won the Battle of Nashville?
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What Makes a Hero a HERO?
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Both in the ancient world... and today?
TheCollector
FDR: How Roosevelt Won Unprecedented Four Presidential Elections
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William Blake’s Cottage to Be Preserved as a Museum
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December 2024
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Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of December.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, updated the documentation for our various projects.
Left, added support for unicode input(Mastodon).
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The First Anglo-Burmese War
The First Anglo-Burmese War
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Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
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The First Anglo-Burmese War
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TheCollector
Presidential Impeachment: An Effective Check on Executive Power?
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What Happened at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
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Were They Really World Wars? WWI & WWII Outside of Europe
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10 Must-See Historic Sites in Armenia
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Why the Organ Split the Church
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Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:05
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Why the Organ Split the Church
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Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:05
African History...
Africa and Europe during the age of mutual exploration: a Swahili traveler's description of 19th...
The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on...
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The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on a global scale in which African travelers were active agents.
TheCollector
The Major Battle of the American Revolution That Never Happened
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TheCollector
Is IQ a Sham? Jay Gould on the Mismeasure of Man
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for May 2024
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This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
7 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of May.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Frances Bay, Yuculta and Dent Rapids, Shoal Bay, Port Neville, Telegraph Cove, Port McNeill, Fury Cove, Prince Rupert, B.C. north coast...
TheCollector
When Was the First Crusade?
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Who Is the Egyptian God Thoth?
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What Does it Mean to Break the Fourth Wall?
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African History...
Anti-slavery laws and Abolitionist thought in pre-colonial Africa
the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
9 months ago
the view from Benin, Kongo, Songhai and Ethiopia.
TheCollector
Why Did Italy Switch Sides During the World Wars?
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What Is the History and Meaning of Music?
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TheCollector
The MoMA Became the Latest Target of Climate Activists
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Trying to Understand...
The Power Of Absent Things.
It explains a lot about Ukraine.
10 months ago
It explains a lot about Ukraine.
History Today Feed
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
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Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
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Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
Dreams of Space -...
A Visit to the New York World's Fair with Peter and Wendy (1964)
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am...
4 months ago
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am also having to work much harder to find /create new posts. So let me try every 2 weeks for a while and see how I do.
A Visit to the New York World's Fair was the official World's Fair...
TheCollector
What Jewelry and Adornment Did the Celts Wear?
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Tjaart’s Substack
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When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
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When Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is not simple
TheCollector
The Birthplace of Renaissance Art: Must-Visit Galleries in Florence
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What Is the Gospel of Truth?
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Flashbak
British Artist Finds An Incredible Album Of Found Photos
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge...
2 months ago
Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge came upon this album of pictures. “I find images that resonate with me and then with that I try to bring their characters to life in my work,” she tells us. “I bought the slides on...
Open Culture
The Story Behind the Making of the Iconic Surrealist Photograph, Dalí Atomicus (1948)
With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks,...
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With his cane, his famous waxed mustache, and his habit of taking unusual animals for walks, Salvador Dalí would appear to have cultivated his own photographability. But taking a picture of the man who stood as a living definition of popular surrealism wasn’t a task to be...
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Hunter S Thompson Sets Fire To His Christmas Tree (1990)
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“’NO, HUNTER, NO! PLEASE, HUNTER, DON’T DO IT!'” – Hunter S. Thompson’s secretary Deborah Fuller before the writer torched his Christmas Tree In January 1990, Sam Allis was on assignment for TIME magazine at writer Hunter S. Thompson’s (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) home...
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Music of the Squares David Ramsay Hay and the Reinvention of Pythagorean Aesthetics
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Understanding the same laws to apply to both visual and aural beauty, David Ramsay Hay thought it possible not only to analyse such visual wonders as the Parthenon in terms of music theory, but also to identify their corresponding musical harmonies and melodies, writes Carmel...
TheCollector
7 Depictions of War by Famous Artists Everyone Should Know
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King John’s Lost Treasure
King John’s Lost Treasure
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Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
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King John’s Lost Treasure
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Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Golden Age of Latin Literature
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Golden Age of Latin Literature
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The End of the World?
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The Killing Grounds: Thermopylae
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Dreams of Space -...
World's First Intra-Space Stamp Album (1953)
A re-scan of an old favorite. This may be the oddest piece of space ephemera I have ever found. It...
a year ago
A re-scan of an old favorite. This may be the oddest piece of space ephemera I have ever found. It is a stamp album of imaginary space stamps commemorating the planets and the atomic powered intra-solar rocket service that serves those planets. It was intended for "space...
TheCollector
Sutton Hoo: Inside an Early English Ship Burial
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Flashbak
Evelyn Richter’s Street Photography Reveals the Reality of Life in East Germany
For photographer Evelyn Richter (1930–2021) East Germany was not computers being towed by the...
4 months ago
For photographer Evelyn Richter (1930–2021) East Germany was not computers being towed by the bikini-clad proletariat, Western holidaymakers, badly disguised secret police and being on the wrong side of the Berlin Wall. A self-described “documentarian and historian”, Richter...
TheCollector
Exploring Silves: The Algarve’s Medieval Capital
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Flashbak
Rain Gods And Prayers to The Great Mystery: Portraits of Native Americans by Edward S. Curtis
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred...
a month ago
The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred rites possessed by no other… Consequently the information that is to be gathered, for the benefit of future generations, respecting the mode of life of one of the great races of...
TheCollector
Night Witches: The Female Russian Combat Unions of the Sky
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7 Iconic Works of the De Stijl Movement
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‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
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Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
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‘With Her Own Hair’: A Victorian Prisoner’s Art
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Thu, 01/18/2024 - 10:25
African History...
Life and works of Africa's most famous Woman scholar: Nana Asmau (1793-1864)
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
8 months ago
On the contribution of Muslim women in African history.
TheCollector
Neil Gaiman’s Collection Sale Surpasses Expectations
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Classical Wisdom
Hades
The God of the Dead
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The Scramble for Africa: How Europe Conquered a Continent
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How Did Andy Warhol Change the History of Cinema?
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Is My Life Just a Cosmic Accident? Finding Meaning in a Meaningless Universe
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The Inuit and the Canadian Arctic: A Brief History
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What Was Emerson’s Vision for the American Scholar?
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The 7 Best Historical Sites in Bangkok, Thailand
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Understanding Henri Cartier-Bresson Through 7 Photographs
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The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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8 Fun Facts About Montezuma — Starting with His Real Name
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The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR
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What Are Patricia Piccinini’s Works About?
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African History...
a brief note on themes in African art.
Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
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Cartography, Culture and History in the artwork of the Bamum kingdom.
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The Politics of Exhaustion.
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And the exhaustion of politics.
TheCollector
The History of Humans in the Antarctic
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10 Historic Hill Towns in Italy You Should Visit
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Who Were the Ancient Israelites? A Brief History
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Encaustic Painting: An Ancient Art Form Explained
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The Life of Malcolm X: “You Had Better Make Some Noise”
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The Colombia Banana Massacre of 1928: The Shocking Story
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Dr Alun Withey
Barbers and (the lack of!) Polite Advertising
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century....
over a year ago
Over the past few years, I have spent much time looking at ‘polite’ advertising in the 18th century. During this period, a whole range of retailers advertised their goods and services to appeal to ladies and gentlemen of taste. Without discussing anything so base as price or...
TheCollector
End of an Era: Why Did the Beatles Break Up?
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Classical Wisdom
What is Virtue?
Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
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Can We Define it for Ourselves or Others?
TheCollector
How Did Aristotle Influence Western Thought?
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How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
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New York’s Rubin Museum Makes Big Changes
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Who Invented the Ukulele?
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Dreams of Space -...
What the Moon Is Like (1963)
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are...
over a year ago
Happy 2023, this book is 60 years old this year and still seems as fresh as ever since we are exploring the Moon again.
What the Moon is Like is another book by the children's science writer Franklyn Branley. He wrote many children's non-fiction books with a variety of...
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4 Awe-Inspiring Neolithic Monuments in the British Isles
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Silvio Berlusconi’s Worthless Art Collection
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Who’s Who of the Kennedys: 9 Notable Members
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History Today Feed
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
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‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
JamesHoare
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Patterns in Humanity
Out-of-Europe: History of Migrations to the United States
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid...
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Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid advancements in science and technology happening in the 1400s. With improvements in cartography, ship and other maritime technology, and an increased desire to understand and discover...
TheCollector
Interview with Margaret Iversen: What Was Freud’s Impact on Surrealism?
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Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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Dr Alun Withey
Medicine on the Move: Early Modern Travel and Remedies
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one...
a year ago
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one of the things that I am thinking about is the place of travel within early modern medical remedy culture. What kinds of conditions could befall travellers? What did early modern...
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Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
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Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
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Ancient Rome’s Failed Building Projects
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Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:26
TheCollector
Who Was the First US President To Be Impeached?
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Do We Want What We Think We Want? Jacques Lacan on Desire
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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...
TheCollector
Two Paintings Once Stolen by Nazis Are Donated to the Louvre Museum
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How Did Socrates View Democracy?
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10 Bay Area Artists That Shaped the San Francisco Art Scene
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Euripides
The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
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The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
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Hans Jonas on Responsibility in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
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11th-Century Coins Found by Metal Detectors Valued at $5.6M
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Nature Aided in the Creation of the Great Sphinx of Giza?
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What Is Philosophical Intelligence? (And How to Practice It)
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5 Iconic Artworks by Wassily Kandinsky
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Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Found in Antwerp
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That's a good question.
a year ago
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5 Women in Philosophy of Science You Should Know
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June
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over a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
Uxn, improved the Uxntal reference sheet and improved the Uxntal...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, October 27, 2023 (On Politics in Strategy)
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101...
a year ago
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101 series with a look at provincial governance, but I don’t think that will be done in time for this week, so I’m throwing a fireside in here in the meantime. That said, I thought it...
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A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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What Are the Four Waves of Feminism?
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The Theory of Self-Image: The Concept of the Looking-Glass Self
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Flashbak
Liverpool Kids: Surviving Inner City Life In 1975
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured...
7 months ago
Paul Trevor’s photographs of Liverpool in 1975 formed part of The Survival Programme, which featured pictures, interviews, drafts and other materials made by member of the Exit Photography Group – Nicholas Battye, Chris Steele-Perkins and Paul Trevor. Created between 1974 and...
TheCollector
Human Civilization’s First Cities: 7 of the Oldest
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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...
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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...
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4 Diseases That Impacted & Altered Human Existence
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Flashbak
Looking For Tibet And A Llama At England’s Pestalozzi Children’s Village – 1959 – 1965
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about...
a year ago
We love to hear from our readers and earlier this year got a call from Len Clarke who told us about his memories of the Pestalozzi Children’s Village in East Sussex, England, in the 1960s. Len had seen an image on Flashback of a group of Tibetan children playing ball at the...
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The Curse of the Tower of Babel & the Gift of Tongues
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5 Important Stories From the Aboriginal Dreamtime
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What Are the Oldest Books in the Bible?
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British Museum to Digitalize Its Collection
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Flashbak
12 Perfect Christmas Gifts From Dianne B, A Postcard Set from 1983
In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a...
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In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a mini-portfolio of 12 postcards. Eight are by Huja, plus four in colour by Neil Winokur and a sleeve by Ken Tisa. The postcards for maverick boutique owner Dianne Benson are lovely...
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“Singular” Spanish Painting Reappears After Vanishing in 1890
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What Are the Oldest Copies of the Bible?
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Alexander Nevsky: Savior of the Kievan Rus’?
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Flashbak
Photographer Photobombs Families In Their Homes (1973)
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom...
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For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom rang the doorbells of strangers’ houses. Having waited the man of the house to leave, Eijkelboom would ask the woman who answered the door to pose in a family portrait with him in the...
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10 Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites in England
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What Is Samsara in Hinduism?
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Classical Wisdom
No Women Allowed?
Greek Theater and Gender
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Trying to Understand...
If We Had More Than a Hammer ...
We might not be in this mess.
a year ago
We might not be in this mess.
TheCollector
The Anne of Cleves Louvre Portrait Got a Makeover
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A History of Gibraltar: The Rock & the Ages
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Classical Wisdom
Democracy
The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
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The Greeks' Greatest Gift?
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‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
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‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 29, 2023 (Year In Review)
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but...
a year ago
Hey folks! I had planned to do a Fireside for this week with a sort of ‘year-in-review’ musing, but between the holidays and the whole pedant household coming down with a nasty cold, I’m a bit short of the time and energy to put together a full fireside with...
TheCollector
The Sociocultural Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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Flashbak
Finding The Original Drugstore Cowboy : Los Angeles In 1980
Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith...
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Originally the Columbia Drugstore was next to Gower Gulch at Sunset and Gower, says Meredith Jacobson Marciano. In 1980, the coffee shop was closing forever.”The term “drugstore cowboy” came from here to mean a young wannabe whippersnapper who wanted to get into Westerns but...
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10 Facts About The Extraordinary Writer Stefan Zweig
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What Was the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact?
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Is Oedipus Rex the Mother of All Drama?
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What Is Russian Futurism?
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What Can You Expect to See at the Spring Temple Buddha?
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Flashbak
Vanity Fair’s Bifurcated Girls: The Article That Introduced America To Girlie Magazines, 1903
Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of...
7 months ago
Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of Vanity Fair magazine. That’s not the glossy publication we know today, rather the a short-lived pulp magazine published by the Commonwealth Publishing Company of New York City...
Classical Wisdom
The Best Eclipses of the Ancient World
War Stoppers and God Makers
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War Stoppers and God Makers
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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Pauline Epistles: Did Apostle Paul Write Them All?
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Battle of Thebes: How Alexander the Great Destroyed the Great City
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Malta & Its Role in World War II: A Crucial Fortress Island
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7 Historical Places to Visit on the Isle of Skye
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Achaian War: How the Romans Defeated the Last Free State in Greece
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A History of the US House of Representatives
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Alexander Gardner: The Man Who Captured the Civil War
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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...
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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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What Are the Books of the Old Testament? Order & Overview
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What Was the Importance of the Dragon in Early Medieval England?
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Ernest Shackleton & Endurance in the Antarctic
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10 Representations of Judith Slaying Holofernes in Painting
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Why Did Rome Fall?
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
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& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
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6 Outrageous Judicial Errors in the Trial of Jesus Christ
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A Collection of...
Michael Taylor on The Development of the M1 Garand and its Implications
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an...
a year ago
This week, Michael Taylor, Associate Professor of History at SUNY Albany, returns to offer an interesting argument about the longterm impact of the M1 Garand, the US army’s extremely successful World War II and Korean era battle rifle, introduced in 1936. A fantastically...
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Top 8 Bronze Age Civilizations (in the Mediterranean and Near East)
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Was War Really Necessary? Law and the July Crisis
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Classical Wisdom
How Should We Look at History?
Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
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Hold it up? Seal it off? Or Break it Down?
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Who Was Jack the Ripper? 6 Likely Suspects
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Maccabean Revolt: How the Maccabees Beat the Seleucids
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Igniting the Cold War: The Berlin Blockade and Airlift
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5 Great Reads by Charles Dickens
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The Met Returns Looted “Golden Boy” Statue to Thailand
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7 of the Most Popular Hats in History
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Groovy Ads That Sold Woolworths’ UK Line of Baby Doll Cosmetics
Here are several examples of the many groovy psychedelic adverts produced in the 1960s to promote...
6 months ago
Here are several examples of the many groovy psychedelic adverts produced in the 1960s to promote Woolworths’ UK line of “Baby Doll” cosmetics in the late 1960s. These “pop-style” adverts appeared in the country’s magazines for teenagers, like Jackie, RAVE, Flair, Queen and...
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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 March. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r, released a guide to diesel Engine Care.
Wunderland Rabbits,...
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How Norse Mythology Inspired Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings
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How Did Claude Monet Capture the Passing of Time?
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Flashbak
Vanishing Point: New Zealand and Australia in the 80s and 90s
“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was...
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“I approached my subjects with a sense of urgency. I believed that my world, as I knew it, was drawing to a close” – Kathryn McCool on life in New Zealand in the 1980s Kathryn McCool was 18 when her father gave her a camera (a Ricoh SLR) he’d bought at auction. As Kathryn …...
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Who Was Benjamin Disraeli?
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8 Narrative Film Techniques You Should Know
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Why Socrates Matters
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Ruthless Emperor & Granter of Citizenship: Who was Caracalla?
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Why Was the Statue of Christ the Redeemer Built?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part V: Epilogue
This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look...
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This is the fifth part of our four(ish) five part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc) look at how the Roman legions were able to overcome the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the third and second centuries BC. We have covered the decisive battles in the story, although...
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit the Pyramids?
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Christie’s Nets $413 Million in 20th Century Evening Sale
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A (Brief) History of Washington DC: Home to the US Presidents
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Phoolan Devi, Bandit Queen of India
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4 Amazing Women From History You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
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How Did the Islamic Golden Age Shape Knowledge and Discovery?
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Top 10 Plays by William Shakespeare
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From Wartime Reserve to Pop Culture: What Is the History of ‘Keep Calm and Carry On?’
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Is Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman the Greatest Film of All Time?
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How Can We View Tecumseh From an Indigenous Perspective?
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Trying to Understand...
In Praise of the Preterite
Or, why you should read "Gravity’s Rainbow" fifty years later.
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Or, why you should read "Gravity’s Rainbow" fifty years later.
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Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
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Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
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Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
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Wed, 12/20/2023 - 07:00
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8 Places to Visit in Vietnam for History Lovers
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Is There More to Life Than This? Beyond the Material World
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Stolen Rubens Returns to Germany After 80 Years
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Belgian Revolution: The Independence Movement That Surprised Europe
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
5 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of July.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Sitka, and completed route in {us se alaska}.
Left, can now paste binary directly from programs like Nasu.
Hakum, added two drawings to the...
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10 U.S. Retirement Destinations for History Lovers
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Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
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Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
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Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
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Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
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5 Inspirational Women From the Second World War
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Ukiyo-e Prints of Beautiful Women: What Are Bijin-ga?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIb: Built in a Day
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s...
4 months ago
This is the second half of the second part of our three part (I, IIa) look at Paradox Interactive’s ancient grand strategy game Imperator: Rome which covers the broader Mediterranean and South Asia from the very late fourth century through to the end of the first century BC, the...
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10 Most Socially Progressive Countries You Can Move To
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Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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How Did M.C. Escher Influence Cinema?
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Who Was Rosalba Carriera?
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Rastafari Philosophical Tenets: Divinity Within & African Redemption
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7 Largest Cities in the Ancient World
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The Italian Social Republic: What was the Republic of Salò?
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Classical Wisdom
Seamus Heaney
A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
a year ago
A Lifetime of Ancient Poetry
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cape Town?
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Basil Zaharoff: How to Play Both Sides, Sell Weapons and Get Rich
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Top 10 Depictions of the Annunciation in Art
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7 Things You Need To Know About Egon Schiele
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part V: The Courts
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the...
a year ago
This is the fifth part of our five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries BC, the ‘Middle Republic.’ Last time we looked at the odd but very important role played by the ROman Senate as the central...
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Get to Know Tamara de Lempicka Through 8 Works
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Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind
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What Is the History and Significance of May Day?
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Évora: History & 10 Must-See Sites
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How Did the Industrial Revolution Transform Social Structures?
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Sweden
Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
4 months ago
Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
Classical Wisdom
Why Was Hannibal Defeated? And What If He Had Won?
The Silence of the Elephants
3 months ago
The Silence of the Elephants
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
Left, added a navigation bar to navigate larger...
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Rodney King & The LA Riots: A Terrible Episode of Violence
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Artists Expressed Concerns on Banning TikTok in the U.S.
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5 Lost Cities of Ancient Egypt Rediscovered
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What Does the Mad Hatter Symbolize in Alice in Wonderland?
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6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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12 Facts About Marina Abramović and Her Work
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The Spartan Revolution: The Unlikely Revival of Hellenistic Sparta
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Modernism vs. Postmodernism: Two Genres Explained in 6 Facts and 13 Artworks
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5 Facts About Ukko, Finland’s Axe-Wielding God of Thunder
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Fascism vs. Modernism: Clash in Art & Design
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African History...
When Africa discovered Europe
*my article for New Lines Magazine
a year ago
*my article for New Lines Magazine
Dreams of Space -...
Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space with Terry (1952)
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a...
a year ago
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a nice gift box with a space quiz. It is a little bit of an odd astronomy book. The illustration are very beautiful and if you notice each planet has smaller people in the picture to...
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8 Famous Impressionist Paintings You Should Know
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What Are the Main Themes of Modern Essentialism?
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The Incredible Story of Cadmus: The First Hero of Greek Mythology
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What is Impasto? A Guide to the Impasto Painting Technique
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Interview with Dr. Mark Solms on Freud & Surrealism
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Who Is Grace Jones? Androgyny in Art
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The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Closes Its College
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What Is the (Delicious) History of Pizza?
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Trying to Understand...
The Water Is Rising.
But slowly ...
2 months ago
Flashbak
Ernest Hemingway’s Six-Word Short Story
“For sale: Baby shoes. Never worn.” – the six-word story attributed to Ernest Hemingway You might...
8 months ago
“For sale: Baby shoes. Never worn.” – the six-word story attributed to Ernest Hemingway You might have heard that Ernest Hemingway wrote a six-word short story in response to a $10 bet that so few words could make the reader cry. Hemingway won with: “For sale: Baby shoes. Never...
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10 Artworks by Yoko Ono You Should Know
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African History...
A history of the west African diaspora in Arabia and Jerusalem before 1900
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
a year ago
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
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A History Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
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What is Dialectic? From Heraclitus to Marx
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Native Americans in the Revolutionary War: Who Did They Side With?
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The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza
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African History...
The Mali empire: A complete history (ca. 1250-1650)
At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending...
10 months ago
At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending over an estimated 1.2 million square kilometers in West Africa. Encompassing at least five modern African states, the empire produced some of the continent's most renowned historical...
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11 Myths About the Greek God Zeus
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Edward VII: The Rebel Prince Who Became a Popular King
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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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What Caused the Salem Witch Trials?
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Trying to Understand...
The Wrong Stuff
Don't even think about rebuilding western militaries.
11 months ago
Don't even think about rebuilding western militaries.
History Today Feed
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
10 months ago
On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
JamesHoare
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
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Who Was Hilma af Klint? 7 Facts About the Pioneer of Abstract Art
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IIIb: Pyrrhus
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the...
10 months ago
This is the second part of the third part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at the performance of the Roman army and its legions in the third and second century BC against the Hellenistic armies of the heirs of Alexander. Last time, we sought to assess some of...
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Did Climate Change Cause the Collapse of Egypt’s New Kingdom?
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Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
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Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
JamesHoare
Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:41
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Study Reveals Origins of the Knight’s Tombstone in Jamestown
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What Is the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence? From Descartes to Turing
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10 Historic Small Towns in Arizona You Must Visit
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Comic Books in WWII: When American Comics Went to War
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Who was Rasputin and Why is He Famous?
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What Makes Citizen Kane the Greatest Film of All Time?
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Somerset
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History of Chariots: 10 Types from Ancient Cultures Explained
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Open Culture
Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the Rise of Artificial Intelligence & Questions What Will Happen to...
We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind....
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We now live in the midst of an artificial-intelligence boom, but it’s hardly the first of its kind. In fact, the field has been subject to a boom-and-bust cycle since at least the early nineteen-fifties. Eventually, those busts — which occurred when realizable AI technology...
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Battle of Pydna: How the Romans Ended the Macedonians
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Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
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Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
JamesHoare
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00
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3 Modern Christian Ethicists You Must Know
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The Story of Billy Sipple: The Price of Heroism
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5 Phases of Phenomenology and the Rise of Existentialism
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Bruno Latour’s Irreductions: The World as a Network of Relations
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The Top 10 Museums to Visit in Madrid
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The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
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A Christmas Carol in Context: Dickens’ Beloved Festive Fable
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Early Bird is Ending
Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
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Enroll in the Essential Greeks Now
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10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial
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Flashbak
The Boston Years: On The Streets 1972-75
In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific...
4 months ago
In 1972, Philip Flip Collier was in Boston. Philip, who has previously shared his terrific photographs of 1970s NYC, enrolled at the city’s New England School of Photography where he studied for the next two years with the hope of becoming a commercial photographer, but I could...
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‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:24
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‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:24
Overcoming Bias
Decision Selection Bias
As futarchy interest and activity are way up lately, this seems a good time to elaborate on one of...
6 days ago
As futarchy interest and activity are way up lately, this seems a good time to elaborate on one of its most technical issues, one that @metaproph3t also discussed recently: decision selection bias.
Flashbak
William Gedney: Watching America At Night (1960-1973)
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she...
9 months ago
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she flew away, flew away. She had two pretty children, but one night these two pretty children flew away, flew away, into the sky, into the moon.” – Night of the Hunter, 1955 …...
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What Were the Main Aims of Fauvism?
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Who Was Lorenzo de’ Medici (The Magnificent)?
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Trying to Understand...
Bringing It All Back Home
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
a year ago
If we can't patronise them over there, we'll do it over here.
Classical Wisdom
Winged Victory
Art of the Hellenistic Period
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Art of the Hellenistic Period
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Zangbeto: Get to Know Voodoo’s Whirling Spirit Dance
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6 Appalachian Folk Stories That Will Keep You Up at Night
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Dreams of Space -...
One, Two (1965)
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting...
a year ago
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting book about spaceflight. I hope that you find it as charming as I do.
DeCaprio, Annie and David Krieger. Illustrated by Nydorf, Seymour. One, Two. New York: Wonder Books. (24 p.)...
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Why Are the Black Hills Sacred to the Lakota Sioux?
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The Mamluk Sultanate: How Slaves Came to Rule an Empire
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Trying to Understand...
Peter Pan goes to Ukraine
Some people never grow up.
over a year ago
Some people never grow up.
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The Venice Biennale 2024 Does Not Include Russia
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11 months ago
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10 Historic Small Towns in Upstate New York Worth Exploring
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Flashbak
A Look at London in 1975 with English Eccentrics and Mr Whippy
It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by...
7 months ago
It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by shopping for a Mr Whippy ice cream on Gypsy Hill, south of the River Thames. Or maybe a cider or Brandy Alexander lolly is more to your taste? You can see the full range of British...
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How the Iroquois Confederacy Inspired the US Women’s Rights Movement
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4 Norse Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Love, love, love
10 months ago
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