Everything which is said to have been seen on the stage ofOrpheus in Thrace, the scene is presented to you, oh Caesar: Rocks crawled, a wonderful forest ran, such as the forest of the Hesperides is thought to have been. Every race of wild beasts were present, intermingled with the dom...
On the cover of Sonic Youth'sDaydream Nationis a 1983 painting by Gerhard Richter calledKerze, the German word for "candle." (The piece would later sell for a little over 16 millions dollars in 2011.) A second Richter piece can be seen on the back cover ofDaydream Nation. ...
In this sense, social relations are inscribed on bodies. Despite the fact that historians of race relations (as discussed above) could convincingly demonstrate the historical and geographical variation of social categories, this knowledge is somehow contradictory to the “western modern imaginary” (Tayl...
On the other hand, there are close parallels with the Ngạn brigands’ song lyrics and the song culture of present-day Pingguo and Tiandong counties fur-ther east along the Youjiang River, to the east of Tianzhou. It is possible of course that the Ngạn people came from a number ...
itinerary by spending one week in Hokkaido. The northernmost island of Japan, Hokkaido is one of the most underrated corners of East Asia. From hot springs and ski resorts to historic cities and volcanic scenery, explore this beautiful island to its fullest with this complete 7-day Hokkaido ...
Day 2 | Evening After visiting the glorious Badaling Great Wall, Commune by the Great Wall nearby is the best place to stay. Commune by the Great Wall The Commune by the Great Wall (Changcheng Jiaoxiade Gongshe) is a deluxe hotel designed by 12 of Asia's top contemporary architects nestl...
While most of the homes in the area would be more or less as they were in 1990, the unit complex to the east of the Presbyterian Church is very modern looking and may not have been there in 1990. The circumstantial evidence for Presbyterian graveyards and churches is starting to mount up...
The DIEists insist that it is so soul-searingly damaging for black kids to be around white privilege and white culture every single day, and the only way to minimize the harm done is to maintain black-only spaces. And the parents of white, Asian and Jewish students might very well ...
My hope is that even in this state of dependence we can retain spheres of humanity and freedom. Ironically, while this might seem like a natural project for the right, the only way small businesses will be able to thrive under modern conditions is if a whole slew of expensive and ...
Currently, the state is in equilibrium. In order for anything to change, something must give. ▼quote: Once the son of heaven, Puyi's life has been a long descent into hell. Chosen by the Empress Dowager Cixi herself a day before her death, he would serve as little more than an ...