Category: History
The Place of Revenge in Jewish Culture
Shachar Pinsker at Aeon: Since 7 October 2023, nekama (‘vengeance’ or ‘revenge’ in Hebrew) has…
A Toxic Substance Found in Beethoven’s Hair May Solve an Enduring Mystery
For 200 years, Ludwig van Beethoven’s deafness has puzzled experts and fans. But a recent…
She Wrote ‘The History of White People.’ She Has a Lot More to Say.
Jennifer Szalai in The New York Times: As the historian Nell Irvin Painter has learned over…
Future Pandemics Will Have the Same Human Causes as Ancient Outbreaks
Lessons from anthropology can help prevent them. Ron Barrett in The Conversation: The last pandemic…
Fareed Zakaria and Our Tumultuous World
Anita Jain in the Washington Times: In his latest book, Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash…
Did the Occult Influence Karl Marx and Early Communism?
Is spiritualism and materialism paradoxical? Can they coexist? Is the inference that occult is akin…
My Word of the Year: Hostages
By Anatoly Liberman at OUP: The Hebrew word “hostages” can be translated into English as…
Wednesday Poem: Images of Africa at Century’s End
By Ama Ata Aidoo @ Poetry Foundation: Who was it saidthe reason whyyou never seeBlack…
Why Did Our Ancestors Make Startling Art in Dark, Firelit Caves?
‘Why do you think they drew these stags here?’ Eduardo Palacio-Pérez, the conservator of the…
Amir Timur and the Battle of Stalingrad
Habib Khan from Quetta: Amir Timur (aka Tamerlane) allegedly learned perseverance from an ant. According…
Women in the Ancient World
Literary Review May 2024 Issue: Women are everywhere in classical literature and mythology, but the…