A Recurring Figure In Art, The Fool Has A Lot To Show About Power (And You Can See It All At The Louvre)
From medieval psalters to the oils of Gustave Courbet, the Louvre has organized one of the most comprehensive surveys of a ...
The Black Librarian Who Rewrote The Rules Of Power, Gender And Passing As White
Just Because I am a Librarian doesn't mean I have to dress like one.” With this breezy pronouncement, Belle da Costa Greene handily differ ...
Things to do in Auckland this weekend: Latin Fiesta, Pride Month and Lunar New Year events
Things are heating up in Aotea Square this weekend for the Auckland Latin Fiesta. Now in its 10th year, the festival is a ...
The politics and poetry of Vālmīki’s Rāmāyaṇa: How an ancient epic shapes Indian culture and enforces inequality in modern India
Vālmīki’s epic poem “The Rāmāyaṇa” is a great work of literature and a treasure of Indian culture — but its political and ...
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How was Japan Unified?
At the end of the 16th century, the country was pacified by Lord Nobunaga, who disciplined the samurai and put an end to the ...
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‘Nickel Boys’ Tells a Poignant Story of Injustice During Jim Crow, but Misses a Few Marks
The early scenes do a good job of establishing Elwood’s character. He is a naive and hopeful teenager who wants to aid the civil rights movement and get a good education. He is kind to a fault and ...