Christopher de Hamel’s publishers boast that he “has probably handled more medieval manuscripts than any one else alive”. In ...

In the famous story of Jesus and the adulterous woman, what did Jesus write in the sand, and why did he do this?

Whether in medieval ‘Haggadot’ or the lithographs of Bezalel, artists trace Miriam as she emerges, tambourine in hand, to ...

Cultural heritage is constantly under threat. In recent years, we’ve witnessed the destruction of museums, archives and libraries around the world — from wildfires in California to bombing in Gaza and ...

A medieval ophthalmologist who translated Greek works by Galen, Hippocrates, and Plato into Arabic played a pivotal role in ...

I have a friend – maybe you have one too? – who insists on getting his coffee just right. He goes only to the most ...

The Story of the Interior’ jumps between ancient history and conteporary art, modernist interiors and vernacular dwellings, ...

On Friday, June 26, 2026, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Jader Bignamini will release a new recording of ...

Edmund Ironside was an ill-fated king during a violent and turbulent time in the history of the Anglo-Saxons. But is the ...

Chicago’s largest art event, Expo Chicago, is returning to Navy Pier April 9-12. And while this year’s fair is smaller, its ...

I teach a class at Bard College and Columbia University called “Imagining Nonhuman Consciousness.” We mostly read about ...