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Hydro-imperialism
The imperial ventures of European powers were about the struggle for water almost as much as they were for land.
Michael Ledger-Lomas
August 12, 2024
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The miracle of Tristan und Isolde
Richard Wagner's Tristan und Isolde remains a timeless testament to the searing power of forbidden love and artistic genius.
Paul Lay
August 6, 2024
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Beowulf’s Scandinavia of the mind
Beowulf is a mysterious and misunderstood work of Anglo-Saxon literature, but, once delved into, it offers a rich glimpse into the worlds of early medieval Scandinavia.
Mathew Lyons
August 5, 2024
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The medieval roots of modern antisemitism
The word antisemitism was coined amid the racial politics of 19th-century Germany, but, a new study argues, it could equally be applied to the religious persecution of Jews widespr..
Samuel Rubinstein
July 31, 2024
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Spies, lies and empires
In the twilight of empire, the CIA waged the Cold War in many of the same locales and with many of the same strategies as its imperial forebears.
Ronan Mainprize
July 29, 2024
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What will remain of us if the machines take over?
The machine god could be no friend of ours. It's time we took the implications of AI development seriously.
Bryan Appleyard
July 24, 2024
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Operetta’s world of invention
Operetta has multiple roots and many registers: it draws on pantomime, the stock horseplay of the commedia dell’arte, vaudevillian comedy, melodrama, as well as the symphonic sweep..
Benjamin Poore
July 15, 2024
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Gardens for all
The transformative impact of suburbia on the British landscape between the wars is often viewed in negative terms. But the development of the suburban garden is indivisible from th..
Mathew Lyons
July 10, 2024
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The Habsburg world we have lost
The Habsburg monarchy’s political culture persisted in odd and varied ways, following the disintegration of the Austria-Hungarian state. The failures and mendacity of the succeedin..
Luka Ivan Jukic
July 9, 2024