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How Did Philosophers of Different Eras Perceive Happiness? undefined
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‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review ‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review j.hoare Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
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Why Is Joan of Arc a Feminist Icon in Modern Times? undefined
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Coach Rusty’s Art Goes Interactive With Top Tier Authentics undefined
9 months ago
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What Are the Top 7 Must-See Attractions in Mallorca? undefined
5 months ago
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‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review ‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review JamesHoare Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
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Who Was Saint Athanasius? undefined
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Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: From Nun to Feminist & Literary Icon undefined
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What Is the Symbolism in Whitman’s Leaves of Grass? undefined
10 months ago
Overcoming Bias
Culture Status Report I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my...
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I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my last post make this a good time to take stock.
Hundred Rabbits
doldrumming Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some...
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Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some time on the water again. Our plan, was to stop by Tuvalu, maybe Kiribati, before arriving in Majuro in the Marshall islands where we'd be spending two months before moving off west...
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George Lindemann Family Returned Looted Items to Cambodia undefined
a year ago
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How Did Astrology and the Zodiac Differ Between Ancient Cultures? undefined
8 months ago
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10 Landmarks That Should Be Considered Wonders of the World undefined
2 months ago
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JS Bach in 4 Leipzig Churches undefined
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Ancient Remains of Two More Victims Discovered at Pompeii undefined
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Why Are There Two Virginias? undefined
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Arthur Rackham’s Fantastic Illustrations for The Tempest, 1926 Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes:...
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Full fathom five thy father lies Of his bones are coral made: Those are pearls that were his eyes: Nothing of him that doth fade, But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange. – William Shakespeare, The Tempest, illustrated by Arthur Rackham 1926       Arthur...
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Curious Pictures From A French Aristocrat’s 40-Year Mission To Create 3-D Photography “Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You...
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“Imagine… a photograph of a woman wearing earrings adorned with a glittering De Beers diamond. You see one earring. Walk slowly past the photograph so you are viewing it from gradually changing angles… The earring from one ear recedes from view while its twin [appears] in turn on...
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The Thirteenth Amendment: Abolishing Slavery in the USA undefined
3 weeks ago
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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review ‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G. R. Berridge review JamesHoare Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:04
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Trying to Understand...
The Water Is Rising. But slowly ...
2 months ago
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Stop Making Sense. There are no "why"s in our world.
8 months ago
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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...
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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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Death of a Turkey Legend Death of a Turkey Legend JamesHoare Sun, 12/08/2024 - 00:00
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A Collection of...
Collections: On Bread and Circuses Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place...
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Coming off of some of the discussion of Gladiator II (I, II), this week I want to discuss the place of ‘bread and circuses’ in the narrative of Roman decadence and decline. This is one of those phrases which long ago entered the standard lexicon, but which gets used and...
TheCollector
What Can You Expect to See at the Spring Temple Buddha? undefined
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Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves Challenging the ‘Ugliness’ of Anne of Cleves JamesHoare Fri, 03/22/2024 - 09:20
9 months ago
TheCollector
Where Was Ancient Greece Located? undefined
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Who Was Michel Foucault? Power, Knowledge, and Legacy undefined
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Martin Luther: A Biography of the Reformer Who Sparked the Reformation undefined
4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
How About a Victory for the Left Occasionally? Here are a few modest ideas.
a year ago
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Banksy’s Latest Artwork Is a Goat on a Ledge in London undefined
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How Many U.S. Presidents Served Two Terms in Office? undefined
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Is There Democracy Without Voting? Elections by Lot in Ancient Athens undefined
a year ago
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The Jaguars of Yuruparí: Shamans of the Amazon Rainforest undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup The Epics Collection
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Benedict Arnold: The Epitome of Betrayal undefined
7 months ago
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Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election JamesHoare Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05
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TheCollector
What Was Négritude? undefined
3 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How important are dreams? Should we pay attention to them?
10 months ago
Wrong Side of...
Educated rage American polarisation: part 2
a month ago
TheCollector
What Is Platonic Love in Simple Words? undefined
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVb: Antiochus III This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa)...
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This is the second part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb, IVa) look at the context between the Roman military system based on the manipular legion and the Hellenistic military system structured around the Macedonian sarisa phalanx in the...
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Dr Paul Cartledge on Alexander the Great’s Tomb, Netflix & More undefined
10 months ago
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Discover Norman Rockwell’s America (& His Legacy) undefined
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African History...
A political history of the Kotoko city states (ca. 1000-1900) Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
a year ago
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Archaeologists Excavate Ancient City Destroyed by Romans undefined
3 months ago
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How Did the Babylonian Exile Shape Judaism? undefined
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Influential Pop Artist: Who Was David Bowie? undefined
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Classical Wisdom
What Government Governs Best? Is Democracy Still Our Best Bet?
a year ago
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What Is Anti-Natalism? undefined
a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The Year of Failing To Understand. Not your usual end-of-year review.
4 days ago
Hundred Rabbits
hello fujisan It's 8h00 pm on a cold dark winter night, we are outside of Shimizu harbor motoring in circles and...
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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...
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson ‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson JamesHoare Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
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TheCollector
Morality Explored: Which Ethical Theories Are Best? undefined
a year ago
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What is the History of Christmas? A Journey Through Time undefined
a week ago
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Sea Monsters in Renaissance Maps: Tales From Unknown Waters undefined
a month ago
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Your Guide to the Best of Contemporary Art in Hanoi, Vietnam undefined
8 months ago
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Was Henry VI England’s Most Unfortunate King? undefined
12 months ago
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Weekend Roundup Memorial Day Weekend Sale
7 months ago
African History...
The Dahlak islands and the African dynasty of Yemen a complete history of a cosmopolitan archipelago in the red sea (4th-19th century)
a year ago
Hidden History
The Ancient Egyptian Game of Mehen Mehen may be the oldest true board game in the world, and dates back to at least 3000 BCE. But...
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Mehen may be the oldest true board game in the world, and dates back to at least 3000 BCE. But recent study has completely changed the way we think about this game. History In 1861, French archaeologists Auguste Mariette and Jacques de Morgan found a tomb at Saqqara that was...
Classical Wisdom
Virgil and the Aeneid Rome's Greatest Epic
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TheCollector
The US Museum Directors Salary Data undefined
a year ago
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Highlights From Free Drawing by Franz Čižek & Herman Kastner (1925) The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was...
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The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was illustrated by artist Franz Čižek and edited by Hermann Kastner in 1925. The book features 80 plates of rich ornamental compositions.     Franz Čižek – Champion of Creative Art For...
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‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50 ‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50 JamesHoare Thu, 03/07/2024 - 09:43
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TheCollector
Newell Convers Wyeth Painting: From $4 to $191,000 undefined
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When Was the Fall of the Byzantine Empire? undefined
11 months ago
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Art Basel 2024 Opens to the Public: Here Are Some of Its Highlights undefined
6 months ago
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...
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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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4 Russian Leaders Who Actually Weren’t Russian undefined
5 months ago
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How Did Our Lady of Guadalupe Become Mexico’s Patroness? undefined
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5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington undefined
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History of the Ancient Greek Olympics: 30 Fascinating Facts About the Legendary Games undefined
4 months ago
Flashbak
Gods From Space: When London Taxi Diver George King Met Jesus And Other Aliens “Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’...
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“Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament” – ‘The Command’ received by George King from space, 1954     On May 8th 1954, London taxi driver George King was doing the household chores when he heard a voice. What came to be known as “The Command”...
Classical Wisdom
Is Subjective Equal to Objective? Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the...
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Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the middle of winter, and finally, around four months later, the first real spring day had arrived. The sun bore her rays magnificently, forcing the city’s residents into an ant-like...
TheCollector
Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire undefined
a year ago
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4 Places You Must See in Delhi (If You Love Art & History) undefined
4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
When The Music's Over ... Turn out the lights.
9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Three Cabins Left Emperors, Conquerors, and Saints
10 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
The Hero's Ride (1963) This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963.  It is mostly an...
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This was a reprint of a 1961 Russian book translated into Estonian in 1963.  It is mostly an anthology of stories for children but with space art on the cover and a couple of space illustrations within I needed to share it. Jarunkova, Klara. Illustrated by Eesti Riiklik...
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Before Banksy: London Graffiti in the 1980s It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the...
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It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the right people. Most of of it got washed off walls or knocked down as the buildings it decorated made way for flats. Most of it wasn’t all that good. And because London graffiti was a...
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Writing Templates From A Beautiful German Printing Book, c. 1880 Created by Peter Federmann, these writing templates were for painters, stonemasons, architects and...
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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...
TheCollector
5 Quotes by Karl Marx Explained undefined
5 months ago
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A Brief History of Cartography: The Importance of Maps in Civilization undefined
11 months ago
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What Was the Atheism Dispute? undefined
6 months ago
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The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Tale of Magic, Power, and Forgiveness undefined
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4 Egyptian Myths That Inspired Cinema undefined
a month ago
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10 Unique Pigments That You Have Never Heard Of undefined
8 months ago
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Why Is the Symbol of Flowers Associated with Femininity? undefined
9 months ago
TheCollector
Jean Cocteau: A Complete Insight (Bio & Art) undefined
8 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
rainy with a chance of mosquitoes Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign...
over a year ago
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Nuku Hiva, a green mountainous island in the Pacific, straight out of Jurassic Park. Just as foreign and just as wild, except instead of hungry lizards there are mosquitoes, also known as the vampires of the Marquesas. Before arriving, we didn't know what it was going to be like...
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How Did a Priest’s Day at the Temple of Ra Look? undefined
11 months ago
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French Archaeologists Excavate a Castle Beneath a Historic Town undefined
8 months ago
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5 Key Tenets of Rastafarian: Between Zion and Babylon undefined
a year ago
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Pastel Purchased For $1,000 Identified as Lost Degas undefined
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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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How Did Hokusai & Hiroshige Become so Famous? undefined
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Front Triennial Canceled Due to Lack of Funding undefined
10 months ago
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Medieval Necropolis Unearthed at Bulgarian Bus Station undefined
8 months ago
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5 Notable Books by Ernest Hemingway undefined
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Magritte Sets $121 Million Auction Record undefined
a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Euripides The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
a year ago
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8 Artists Who Defined the Roaring Twenties undefined
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Queen Anne: Britain’s Tragic Queen? undefined
6 months ago
African History...
The General History of Africa a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
8 months ago
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Siege of Tyre: How Alexander the Great Captured the Phoenician City undefined
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Einstein vs. Bergson: A Historic Debate About Time undefined
3 weeks ago
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What Are the Iconographic Elements of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism? undefined
6 months ago
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How Did Tropical Fruits Become Commonplace in the USA? undefined
10 months ago
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5 of George Washington’s Right Hands: All the General’s Men (& Woman) undefined
3 months ago
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The Night of the Long Knives: How the Nazis Purged the SA undefined
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‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review ‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review JamesHoare Tue, 02/13/2024 - 08:20
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A Guide to 6 Natural Wonders of Vietnam undefined
7 months ago
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Frida Kahlo Exhibition Heads to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts undefined
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Hendrik Verwoerd’s Life & Death: The Architect of Apartheid undefined
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Father of Emperor Caligula: Who Was Germanicus? undefined
10 months ago
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Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind undefined
4 months ago
Trying to Understand...
The Performance is Over Even if the artists don't realise it.
a year ago
TheCollector
Aristotle’s Poetics: A Brief Overview undefined
a year ago
Flashbak
‘F*ck You, Philadelphia’ – When Blondie Opened For Rush In 1979 When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres...
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When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres tour, Blondie got the call. Georgia-based southern rockers Stillwater couldn’t play. So would the New Yorkers deliver what 18,000 fans of the Canadian rockers packed into the...
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‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review ‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review JamesHoare Tue, 08/20/2024 - 09:18
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TheCollector
The Expanding Nation: How Westward Expansion Shaped Early US Elections undefined
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5 Great European Christmas Markets Worth Traveling For undefined
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What Are the Most Noteworthy Museums in Amsterdam? undefined
3 months ago
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Philip II of Macedon: The Man Who Made Alexander “Great” undefined
11 months ago
Flashbak
Teenagers at Home In the 1980s and 90s In 38 Photos “As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone...
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“As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.” ― Fran Lebowitz     We’re back looking at teenagers at home and in their bedrooms in the 1980 an 1990s. We’ve been back there before, checking our the snapshot …...
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The Nepalese Royal Massacre: Royalty Meets True Crime undefined
4 months ago
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Met Announces First Major Caspar David Friedrich Exhibition in the US undefined
8 months ago
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5 Creatures from Slavic Mythology Represented in Art undefined
10 months ago
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What Is Hagia Sophia & Who Built It? undefined
6 months ago
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How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment How the Lisbon Earthquake Shook the Enlightenment JamesHoare Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:00
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TheCollector
Ferdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around the World undefined
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Astrology in Ancient Rome: A Brief Overview undefined
a year ago
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Brushing for Britain Brushing for Britain JamesHoare Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
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Contemporary Artist to Recreate Missing Piece of Bayeux Tapestry undefined
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Who Were the 6 Most Famous Artists of the Protestant Reformation? undefined
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Own Stuff? The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
a year ago
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5 Notable Women Who Transformed Latin America undefined
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Global Inequality...
Powerful, but within the orbit of the empire A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
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What Makes Salvador Dali So Famous? undefined
a year ago
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Did Anne Boleyn Really Ruin Wolsey? undefined
a year ago
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The Story of Atlas and His Eternal Burden: The God Who Holds the World undefined
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9 Revelations from Viking Runes undefined
11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Should We Navel Gaze? Omphaloskepsis...and What is a Hero?
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How Did Aristotle Influence Western Thought? undefined
a year ago
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How Saint Helena and the True Cross Changed an Empire undefined
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Possible Rembrandt Found in Attic Sells for $1.4 Million undefined
3 months ago
Trying to Understand...
It's War, Josep, But Not As We Know It Trying to understand what Ukraine is all about.
over a year ago
TheCollector
Bob Dylan’s Odyssey: A Deep Dive into the Life of a Music Legend undefined
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Italian Government Bans Loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art undefined
8 months ago
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Brussels Statue Supposedly Damaged by Irish Tourist undefined
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How Did the Soviet Union Influence the World? undefined
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‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review ‘Hitler’s People’ by Richard Evans review JamesHoare Tue, 08/27/2024 - 09:31
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How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower j.hoare Mon, 12/11/2023 - 11:26
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TheCollector
Animal Rights vs Animal Welfare: What’s the Difference? undefined
a year ago
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A Brief History of Guacamole (And It’s Not What You’d Expect!) undefined
10 months ago
Flashbak
Salford in 1977: People Of Langworthy, Ordsall and the Adelphi In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A...
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In 1977, Phil Portus photographed life on the streets of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. A member of the Reflex photography group, led by documentarian Diane Bush, a young American established documentary photographer, Portus wanted to show the everyday things people...
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The Obligatory End-of-Year Essay. But do me a favour, and read it anyway.
12 months ago
TheCollector
How Norse Mythology Inspired Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings undefined
6 months ago
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Iakim Volkov’s Wedding: An Illustration of a Complicated History undefined
10 months ago
Flashbak
Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook : How To Seduce With An Omelette (1965) Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton...
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Len Deighton’s Action Cookbook (1965) began life as cookery strips (aka ‘cookstrips’) when Leighton was a student at London’s  Royal Academy and St Martin’s art school, and living with classmate Bob Hyde. Aimed at “an audience of men unskilled at knowing their way around the...
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10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna undefined
5 months ago
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The Rembrandt Painting to Sell For $18.4 M. at Auction undefined
a year ago
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10 Facts About the Extraordinary Choreographer Pina Bausch undefined
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Sutton Hoo: Inside an Early English Ship Burial undefined
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11 Greek Mythological Creatures undefined
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10 Artworks by Yoko Ono You Should Know undefined
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Who Were the Most Influential People of the British Empire? undefined
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Classical Wisdom
The Myth of the Minotaur Journey Into the Labyrinth
a year ago
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Gigantomachy in Greek Mythology: Olympian Gods vs Giants undefined
a year ago
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10 Norse Goddesses You Need to Know undefined
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African History...
Reversing the Sail: a brief note on African travelers in the western Indian Ocean The Swahili in Arabia and the Persian gulf
11 months ago
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Three Men Convicted of Stealing Ming Dynasty Vase undefined
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How Has the Tower of London Changed Over Time? undefined
2 months ago
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Romulus and Remus: The Legendary Founders of Rome undefined
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The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement? The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement? JamesHoare Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
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TheCollector
Buckingham Palace To Exhibit Unseen Renaissance Drawings undefined
4 months ago
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Who Was Walt Whitman? undefined
11 months ago
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Jacques Lacan: Explaining the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real undefined
a year ago
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Alexander Hamilton: From Orphan to Founding Father undefined
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Ancient Greece and Persia: Foes, Friends, or Both? undefined
10 months ago
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A History of Phantom Pain A History of Phantom Pain j.hoare Mon, 01/15/2024 - 12:44
11 months ago
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Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs JamesHoare Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
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TheCollector
Jansenism: The 17th Century Heresy That Divided the Church undefined
9 months ago
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What Supernatural Creatures Appear in the Works of Shakespeare? undefined
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What Is the Jungian Journey of Individuation? undefined
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Judith Leyster: The Most Famous Woman of the Dutch Golden Age undefined
a year ago
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What Is Conceptual Photography? undefined
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3 Beautiful Places in the North of England Tourists Tend to Neglect undefined
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Flashbak
Twenty Drawings by Kahlil Gibran, 1919 “Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet   In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and...
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“Speak to us of Beauty” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet   In 1919, Lebanese-American artist, poet and philosopher Kahlil Gibran (January 6, 1883–April 10, 1931) published the collection Twenty Drawings, the first and only time a selection of his paintings had appeared in print....
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Who is the Real FDR? undefined
a year ago
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Cy Twombly: Get to Know His Sculpture undefined
11 months ago
Flashbak
Charles Green Shaw Cocktail Book of Rhymed Recipes (1930s) This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white...
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This great little book created by Charles Green Shaw in the 1930s features black and white illustrations and poetic recipes for various cocktails.   A leading figure in early American abstraction, Charles Green Shaw (May 1, 1892 – April 2, 1974) was an American painter, poet,...
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5 Horrific Stories from the Old Testament undefined
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Stolen Rubens Returns to Germany After 80 Years undefined
6 months ago
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Bim-Bom: How a Soviet Clown Duo Defied the Soviets undefined
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Patterns in Humanity
The myth of the Nordic rehabilitative paradise Interpreting recidivism rates and understanding their causes
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Rationalism Vs. Empiricism 101: Which One is Right? undefined
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