An accident of lighting uncovers Jewish, European, and Islamic origins.
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A radical theory that pagan cults gave rise to early Christianity.
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Clair Wills has long been among the most supple and illuminating explorers of the intertwined cultural histories of Ireland and Britain. She works in the intersections between social experience and literary representation, giving as much weight to supposedly ordinary lives as to momentous political events and artistic movements. That Neutral Island: A History of Ireland During […]
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"The island closest to paradise has become the island closest to hell."
'Our Island Stories: Country Walks Through Colonial Britain' reveals fascinating connections between colonial history and British rural life – but it isn't expected to go down well with everyone
"President Biden’s comments contribute and are a testament to the broader misunderstanding and this fantasization from the West about cannibalism in Papua New Guinea."
The surprising relationship between age and success in rebellions.
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A 19th-century tale of hermaphrodite flowers, Charles Darwin, and women’s right to vote.
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John Mitchinson explores why are we so fascinated by the odious, uncancellable, Mr Punch
I’ve posted a few times over the years about a trip I made with my partner to Leipzig in East Germany back in 1984, and I confess that the now-defunct country retains a kind of fascination for me. My rather banal judgement then and now is that the country, though marked by annoying shortages and […]