Patterns in Humanity
The Effects of Immigration in Denmark
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an...
a year ago
First, I briefly summarize statistics on the fiscal impact of immigration in Denmark, taken from an official government report.
TheCollector
4 Places You Must See in Delhi (If You Love Art & History)
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Trying to Understand...
So Where Do We Go From Here?
That's a good question.
a year ago
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...
2 weeks 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...
Flashbak
Ernest Hemingway’s Guide to Writing A Book From Start to Finish
“The more he learns from experience the more truly he can imagine” – Ernst Hemingway on writing,...
8 months ago
“The more he learns from experience the more truly he can imagine” – Ernst Hemingway on writing, 1935 In his October 1935 column for Esquire magazine called Monologue to the Maestro: A High Seas Letter, Ernest Hemingway (July 21, 1899–July 2, 1961) shared his tips for writing...
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College Culture in the US & The Vietnam War: An Unlikely Connection
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Who Was Mithridates the Great?
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TheCollector
A Brief History of Money Throughout World History
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TheCollector
Food & Diet in Ancient Egypt: An Interview with Dr. Sarah Doherty
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5 Quotes by Karl Marx Explained
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Did Andy Warhol Immortalize Marilyn Monroe?
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, February 2, 2024 (On City Building Games)
Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those...
10 months ago
Fireside this week! I have just finished up a draft of a chapter (to be in one of those multi-multi-author companion volumes) on how video games (particularly more abstract simulation games) depict the ancient world. Writing that chapter led me to reengage with ancient city...
TheCollector
KAWS Show Shut Down by Protestors
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TheCollector
Provocative Maurizio Cattelan Exhibition Opens at Gagosian
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7 months ago
weird medieval guys
Explore medieval life and death with these 5 brilliant interactive maps!
Travels, murders, and......eels?!!
a year ago
Travels, murders, and......eels?!!
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some associated reflections.
a month ago
And some associated reflections.
TheCollector
How Did the Opium Wars Impact China?
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TheCollector
5 Key Myths About the Greek God Hades
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TheCollector
What Ere Iyaric and “I and I”? Rastafarian Resistance Through Language
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TheCollector
Valkyries: Get to Know the Norse Demons of the Dead
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Flashbak
Lee Balterman’s Chicago in the 1950s
Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and...
6 months ago
Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012) was born in Chicago, took night classes in drawing and painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago – the only formal training of his career – and until his death lived and photographed almost daily in Chicago for newspapers,...
CrimethInc.
The Eye of Every Storm : Anarchist Response to Hurricane Helene
At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30...
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At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30 inches of rainfall over two days when an unnamed storm collided with Hurricane Helene over the mountains of Southern Appalachia. The resulting catastrophe laid waste to the entire...
History Today Feed
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
10 months ago
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
JamesHoare
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 01:00
TheCollector
Northanger Abbey: Jane Austen’s Gothic Parody
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TheCollector
Nixtamalization: How Ancient Americans Bio-Engineered Corn
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Dreams of Space -...
The Young Adventurer's Pocket Book of Space Travel (1954)
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed...
a year ago
Another illustration intensive book. This one is only 3" tall and 2 " wide so you might have missed it :) . It was a premium with Mickey Mouse Weekly magazine. Evidently the magazine came with some pages that you could fold up into a tiny book. The others I have found evidence of...
A Collection of...
Gap Week: April 19, 2024 (Manor Lords First Impression)
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society...
8 months ago
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society for Military History (and, indeed, by the time you read this, I will be there). Normally, I post the abstract of my conference talk for these sorts of things, but since I …...
TheCollector
How Can We View Tecumseh From an Indigenous Perspective?
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TheCollector
Who Were the Successors of Charlemagne?
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Open Culture
John Coltrane Draws a Picture Illustrating the Mathematics of Music
Physicist and saxophonist Stephon Alexander has argued in his many public lectures and his book The...
3 days ago
Physicist and saxophonist Stephon Alexander has argued in his many public lectures and his book The Jazz of Physics that Albert Einstein and John Coltrane had quite a lot in common. Alexander in particular draws our attention to the so-called “Coltrane circle,” which resembles...
TheCollector
4 Ancient Greek Sculptors You Need to Know
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Afghanistan Historic Monuments Destroyed in Earthquakes
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The History of Esperanto: A Modern Lingua Franca?
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TheCollector
Here Are Alfred Hitchcock’s 20 Greatest Films
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TheCollector
The Luftwaffe Under the Nazis: A Formidable Air Foe & Force
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TheCollector
The First Nations of the Canadian Eastern Woodlands: A Brief History
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TheCollector
How Did Nils Bohlin Change the Auto Industry? (Inventor of the Three-Point Seatbelt)
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Changing Seasons
3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Aristotle's Poetics
The Science of Art
6 months ago
TheCollector
Banksy Confirms More London Animals—And Their Meaning
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Secrets of Crete
a year ago
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
10 Banned Literary Classics You Might Not Know
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TheCollector
How Did the Roman Empire Affect Christianity?
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History Today Feed
How French Was Medieval England?
How French Was Medieval England?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
11 months ago
How French Was Medieval England?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
TheCollector
The Battle of Pharsalus: How Rome Became an Empire
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Dreams of Space -...
Treasury for Young Readers (1961)
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun...
a year ago
Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun story and some great Fred Freeman illustrations. Treasury for Young Readers was a collection of stories for children, some from Reader's Digest stories and some from books....
TheCollector
Benito Mussolini: This Was the Life of Il Duce
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Dragons Across Cultures & Mythologies: Here Be Dragons!
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A Greek Hoplite’s Day in Ancient Greece: A Spear of Greece
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What Is the History of the Guitar?
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Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization?
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Martha Graham: 15 Facts About the Mother of Modern Dance
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Kenjutsu: Discover Centuries of Japanese Fencing Tradition
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Classical Wisdom
Chariot Racing in the Ancient World
...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
a year ago
...and History's Highest Paid Sports Star!
TheCollector
The Roman-Jewish Wars: Jewish Resistance vs Roman Might
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Augustus and Ancient Religion
a year ago
Augustus and Ancient Religion
TheCollector
1950s American Culture: Suburbia, the American Dream, & Inequality
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TheCollector
The Roman Question: The Pope vs. the New Nation of Italy
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Flashbak
Photos of Britain’s Post-War Youth By Roger Mayne
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in...
5 months ago
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in Britain in the mid-1950s and ‘60s. Self-taught and influential in the acceptance of photography as an art form, Mayne was passionate about photographing human life as he found...
TheCollector
Grand Egyptian Museum Partially Opens to the Public
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French Archaeologists Excavate a Castle Beneath a Historic Town
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What Was the Importance of the Dragon in Early Medieval England?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plutarch and Pleasure
a year ago
TheCollector
10 Most Historic Cities to Visit Around the World
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African History...
Voices of Africa's past: a brief note on the autobiographies of itinerant scholars.
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
6 months ago
an african description of turn-of-the-century Europe.
TheCollector
How Did Argentina Lose the Falklands War? Defeat in the South Atlantic
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Levina Teerlinc: A Woman Artist of the Tudor Court
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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
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Sarah Mae Flemming and the Forgotten Women of Civil Rights
JamesHoare
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:58
TheCollector
Is Nietzsche Associated with Moral Nihilism?
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8 Inventive Weapons of the Ancient World
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The Vasari Sacristy: Breathtaking Artwork in Naples
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Philosopher Kings
10 months ago
TheCollector
Margaret Fuller’s Dazzling Life: Interview with Dr. John T. Matteson
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Classical Wisdom
Origins of Latin Literature
...and the Master of Roman Comedy
a year ago
...and the Master of Roman Comedy
TheCollector
The Soldier with a Secret: Who Was Sarah Emma Edmonds?
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Remedios Varo: The Surrealist Artist in 7 Works and 7 Facts
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How Jazz Became a Secret Weapon in Cold War Berlin
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5 Female Heroes of World War II
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Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age
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Classical Wisdom
Who’s in the Tomb?
A Macedonian Mystery: The Tombs of Aigai
7 months ago
A Macedonian Mystery: The Tombs of Aigai
TheCollector
History of the Automobile: How Did We Get to Electric Vehicles?
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TheCollector
First Nations of the Canadian Atlantic Provinces: A Brief History
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History Today Feed
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
9 months ago
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
JamesHoare
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:17
TheCollector
How Do Stoics View Wealth, Success, and Happiness?
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TheCollector
Sutton Hoo: Inside an Early English Ship Burial
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TheCollector
What Were George Orwell’s Political Beliefs?
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History Today Feed
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
2 months ago
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
TheCollector
The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
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TheCollector
Rome’s Worst Nemesis: What was the Sassanian Empire?
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TheCollector
Washburn Gallery in NY Permanently Closes After Half a Century
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Classical Wisdom
Four Common(ly misunderstood) Latin Proverbs
Factoids From the Ancient World
a month ago
Factoids From the Ancient World
History Today Feed
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
3 months ago
‘Straight Acting’ by Will Tosh review
JamesHoare
Wed, 09/11/2024 - 07:00
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Grimgrains, published a tofu from soy flour recipe, and reduced...
TheCollector
How Video Killed the Kamishibai Star
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TheCollector
How Jacopo Tintoretto Defined the Renaissance in Venice
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Global Inequality...
Why is the Serbia-Kosovo situation globally serious?
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a...
a year ago
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a very animated conversation between a lady who seemed to blame Serbia for World War I (and perhaps World War III?) and the well-dressed maitre d’ who was so excited that he kept on...
TheCollector
How Did the Assyrians Shape the Ancient Near East?
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TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of the Wilderness?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Conquest of Space (1962?)
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a...
a year ago
I last blogged about this book in 2015 so it is time for a revisit. I got a second copy that has a couple of things I had not seen before. The Conquest of Space is a 1962 (?) Australian stamp album. It is intended for children to collect paper stamps they get in Nestle chocolate...
TheCollector
The Famous Mummies of the Inca and the Chinchorro
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TheCollector
5 Great European Christmas Markets Worth Traveling For
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June
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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, released a nasu guide, and updated the look of the icon. We...
African History...
A social history of the Lamu city-state (1370-1885)
Journal of African cities chapter 5
a year ago
Journal of African cities chapter 5
TheCollector
UK Gallery to Recreate “Groundbreaking” 1907 Exhibition
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History Today Feed
The Prophecies of Merlin
The Prophecies of Merlin
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
8 months ago
The Prophecies of Merlin
JamesHoare
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22
Global Inequality...
2x2 geopolitics
Wars and ideology simplified
5 months ago
Wars and ideology simplified
TheCollector
Bacon and Monet Landscapes to Lead Christie’s Evening Sale
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TheCollector
When Did the Soviet Union Declare War on Japan?
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TheCollector
The Mythical Green Anaconda of the Amazon Rainforest
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Trying to Understand...
A Postcard From The Far Side of Despair.
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
10 months ago
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
TheCollector
What is Wolfgang Tillmans Most Famous For?
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History Today Feed
The True Knights Templar
The True Knights Templar
j.hoare
Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
11 months ago
The True Knights Templar
j.hoare
Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:54
TheCollector
Yayoi Kusama Unveils New Public Sculpture in London
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The Problem with Catholic Popes: Linus and the Petrine Succession
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Who Was George Eliot?
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TheCollector
Princess Diana ‘Black Sheep’ Jumper Sold for $1.1 M.
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TheCollector
10 Most Socially Progressive Countries You Can Move To
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TheCollector
Restored Delacroix Masterpiece Goes Back on Show at Louvre
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TheCollector
Is IQ a Sham? Jay Gould on the Mismeasure of Man
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History Today Feed
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/09/2024 - 00:00
3 months ago
How to Rescue the Reputation of the Nasty Normans
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/09/2024 - 00:00
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,...
2 days ago
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...
TheCollector
Italy to Open Its Largest-Ever Presentation of Willem de Kooning
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African History...
Taming and domesticating the wild: the War-Elephants of ancient Aksum and Kush
In his 1668 description of the West African kingdom of Benin, the Dutch writer Olfert Dapper...
a week ago
In his 1668 description of the West African kingdom of Benin, the Dutch writer Olfert Dapper reported that “The king shows himself only once a year to his people, going out of his court on horseback, accompanied by three or four hundred noblemen on horseback.”
TheCollector
What Was the Most Notorious Trial of the 20th Century? 4 Possible Contenders
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History Today Feed
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
j.hoare
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
11 months ago
London’s Pig-Faced Urban Legend
j.hoare
Mon, 01/08/2024 - 11:15
TheCollector
What Role Did the Sea Peoples Play in the Bronze Age Collapse?
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TheCollector
Vincent and Theo Van Gogh: A Tale of Brotherly Love
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History Today Feed
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:56
8 months ago
Was Portugal’s Carnation Revolution Inevitable?
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:56
TheCollector
The Controversial Death of Ana Mendieta: Here’s What We Know
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TheCollector
Mudslinging & Negative Campaigning: A Look at US Election Dirty Tricks
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African History...
a brief note on Africa in 16th century global history.
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
9 months ago
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
TheCollector
What Is Russian Futurism?
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Classical Wisdom
Confessions from a Classics Lover
How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
5 months ago
How to learn -or relearn- from the ancients
TheCollector
Once Overlooked Painting From Botticelli’s Studio Rediscovered
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TheCollector
Discovery in Spain Could Change View on Ancient Gender Roles
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TheCollector
Yayoi Kusama Debuts New Infinity Room in Australia Retrospective
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Who Won the Battle of Fredericksburg?
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TheCollector
What Were the Salem Witch Trials of 1692?
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TheCollector
What Are the Best Museums in Trieste, Italy?
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Afterlife of the Roman Republic
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate...
a month ago
This week we are taking a look at what ended up being the ‘runner-up’ in the latest ACOUP Senate poll (we’ll also do the winner, “The Problem with Sci-Fi Body armor” before year’s end, worry not), the “Afterlife of the Roman Republic,” which is to say a look at the continued...
Trying to Understand...
What's Left ... And What's Left?
A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
a year ago
A (probably-doomed) attempt at a bit of clarity.
TheCollector
The Philosophy of Doomsday Preppers: What Would You Do to Survive?
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African History...
The radical philosophy of the Hatata: a 17th century treatise by the Ethiopian thinker Zara Yacob
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
8 months ago
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
TheCollector
Is There a Life After Death? A Philosophical Approach
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Reclaiming Medusa: How Did She Become a Symbol of Female Empowerment?
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African History...
Textile trade and Industry in the kingdom of Kongo: 1483-1914
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
a year ago
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
Flashbak
Identipop, Build Your Own Popstar, 1969
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and...
10 months ago
With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and unknowns’. The unknowns are easy to spot – but can you identify all the popstars on the game’s box design? Made in the UKL by Play Value Ltd – they produced similar games, also from the...
TheCollector
Jean Cocteau: A Complete Insight (Bio & Art)
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Baruch Spinoza’s Political Philosophy: Rights & Normativity
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History Today Feed
How the South Became Republican
How the South Became Republican
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
3 months ago
How the South Became Republican
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:34
TheCollector
How Does Friedrich Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom Criticize Socialism?
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TheCollector
Sotheby’s Sells Monet’s Water Lilies For $65.5 Million
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Classical Wisdom
Gaius Marius
... and the Fall of the Republic
11 months ago
... and the Fall of the Republic
TheCollector
Alexander McQueen: 5 Fashion Collections Inspired by Art
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What Was the Ecological Impact of the Columbian Exchange?
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What Is Capoeira?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Man Who Sold The Moon (1951 edition)
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a...
a year ago
This is a 1951 paperback collection of 4 Robert Heinlein stories. Normally I would not blog about a science fiction collection but I found this charming. I imagined some older avid child finding this collection and devouring it. Both the title and cover have a lot of appeal and...
TheCollector
The Strange Story of How Greece Joined the Entente in WWI
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The Life of Malcolm X: “You Had Better Make Some Noise”
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British Imperial Presence in China: Opium, Porcelain, & Manipulation
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Dreams of Space -...
New Treasury for Young Readers (1963)
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one...
10 months ago
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one just for balance. Some fine illustration is a lost bit of space flight for children.
New Treasury for Young Readers. Reader’s Digest. Pleasantville, NY. Reader’s Digest Association....
TheCollector
Who Were Bonnie and Clyde & Why Are They Famous?
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Flashbak
Writing Templates From A Beautiful German Printing Book, c. 1880
Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and...
2 months ago
Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and drawing schools. They were printed and published by J. Veith of Karlsruhe, Germany around 1880 as ‘Schriften Vorlagen zum Praktischen Gebrauche für Maler, Steinhauer, Architecten...
Hundred Rabbits
hello fujisan
It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and...
over a year ago
It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and waiting for a response from Shimizu Port Control. The temperature is 4 °C, the wind is blowing hard and our clothes are wet and caked with salt. We’re tired and hungry, waiting for...
History Today Feed
When Nostalgia Was Deadly
When Nostalgia Was Deadly
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/11/2024 - 08:00
8 months ago
When Nostalgia Was Deadly
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/11/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Who Is Sir David Attenborough?
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TheCollector
The Rise of Fascism in Italy & The Two “Black Years”
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Flashbak
Big Hair & True Love in 1980s Kentucky
For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby...
2 months ago
For over a decade in the 1980s and 1990s Richard Bram photographed people at the Kentucky Derby Festival in Louisville, an annual two-week event preceding the first Saturday in May, the day of the Kentucky Derby horse race. It was all about the gigantic hair. You can see his...
TheCollector
7 Works by Romaine Brooks You Should Know
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Res Obscura
How to use generative AI for historical research
Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
a year ago
Four real-world case studies, and some thoughts on what not to do
African History...
a brief note on European and African perspectives in travel literature
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
10 months ago
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
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...
TheCollector
Battle of the Hydaspes, 326 BCE: Alexander vs. Porus in India
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What Is the Main Rule of Life Taught by Kant’s Philosophy?
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The First Italo-Ethiopian War: When the Colonizers Lost
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‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
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7 Models of Henri Matisse You Should Know About
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When Birds Outsmarted the Army: What Was the Emu War?
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Native Americans in the Revolutionary War: Who Did They Side With?
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The Shining Path Insurgency: Modern Peru’s Darkest Hour
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8 Famous French Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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It was copper, not Gold, that was considered the most important metal in most African societies, according to an authoritative study by Eugenia Herbert.
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What is Pantheism in Art?
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Why Was the Statue of Christ the Redeemer Built?
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The Expanding Nation: How Westward Expansion Shaped Early US Elections
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What Inspired Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog?
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What Were The Four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece
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How Did Frederick the Great Transform Prussia?
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What Is the Historical Context of Easter?
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How to Explore the Galapagos Islands for Its Natural Wonders
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over a year ago
After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was unreal; this was our prize, our first step onto Japanese soil. We used to make many trips to Japan by plane, but getting there by our own efforts — by sailboat — is a lot slower and...
Global Inequality...
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a year ago
Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people and have concluded that these discussions are, almost entirely, futile in making people either see things differently, or acknowledge that others may see things differently, or...
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The Earliest Trade Networks Between Europe, Asia, & the Pacific
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Drug Use in the Third Reich: Mass Addiction & Scientific Progress
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4 Works Inspired By Da Vinci’s The Last Supper
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11 Shocking Facts About the Black Dahlia Case
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over a year ago
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Who Were the Top Allied Commanders of World War II?
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NATO would do well to stay out of Ukraine.
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Jacksonville Confederate Monument Removed
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Rastafarianism: Religion or Philosophy?
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Summary of changes for August 2024
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This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 months ago
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This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of August.
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a brief note on African travel literature in history
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
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a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
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Nietzsche’s Crusade Against the Philosophers
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Frick Pittsburgh Postpones Islamic Art Exhibition
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Cosmodrome is a paper cut-out book that you could use to build a cosmodrome. Admittedly it is published in 1987 so it is way out of scope for my blog. But it has some great visuals and so I think it is worth sharing. I have never had the nerve to cut this out and build it. Most...
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Aristotle on Friendship
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Self-Employed Creatives and US New Anti-Money Laundering Law
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Amun: The Egyptian God of Creation & King of the Gods
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Evolutionary Success, from the Top of the Food Chain
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3 Key Ideas from Aristotle on Politics
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10 Forgotten US Presidents
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Wuxing: What Are the Five Elements of Chinese Philosophy?
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Scandals of the Glorious Revolution
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Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
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Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:14
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What Was the Vickers Wellington Bomber?
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Neanderthal Nonsense: Debunking Myths About Our Ancient Cousins
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Germanus of Auxerre and His Connection to Arthurian Legends
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over a year ago
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What Is the Gift of Tongues in the Bible?
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Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
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Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
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Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:52
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Emperor Lucius Verus: Life, Death, Reign
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In The Living Room: At Home With The Working Class in The 1980s
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The 'hidden founders' of African studies in Europe: African intellectuals in the Holy Roman Empire...
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In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then the Holy Roman Empire (modern Germany) where he met Hiob Ludolf, an envoy and linguist whom later generations of ‘Ethiopists’ would regard as the founder of Ethiopian studies in...
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What Is Henry Darger’s In The Realms of the Unreal?
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What Are the 8 Most Popular Churches in Venice?
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Cubism and Collage: How Picasso and Braque Revolutionized Art
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Through the Looking Glass with Robert Cumming – Pictures
American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no...
11 months ago
American artist Robert Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) appreciated fun. He saw no point in trying to achieve anything else in life. As he put it: “If it’s not fun, there’s no point!” A new book of his conceptual photographs illustrates the point. Above, you can see...
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When Did World War II Start and End?
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“I Have a Dream”: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
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4 Greek Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
a month ago
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
A Collection of...
Collections: How Many People? Ancient Demography
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is...
a year ago
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is one of those basic bits of information and generally speaking those of us who teach these societies are usually prepared with an estimate to answer the question. But what we often...
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