We think of Weimar Berlin as decadent and debauched — thanks to these painters
Neue Sachlichkeit/New Objectivity’ at New York’s Neue Galerie seethes with acid-tinged art — it’s both enlightening and infuriating ...
Around the world in 16 languages: SBS On Demand's Browse by Language collection
Discover masterful storytelling in collections that bring together SBS On Demand's TV dramas, movies and more in 16 different ...
RTÉ Ireland7d
What happened when Avignon replaced Rome as the home of the pope?
The eventful Avignon Papacy included three different popes ruling at the same time and an Irish king complaining about the ...
San Antonio Current10dOpinion
Bad Takes: The Trump GOP’s vilification of government workers is an old and familiar game
So much for the notion Trump is a champion of working people. Especially if they happen to be civil servants. Although the ...
The Times of Israel on MSN9d
Iranian ex-officers to Israeli TV: Israel should bomb Khamenei’s home, help topple regime
A man said to be a retired colonel in the Iranian air force urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to facilitate a coup by ...
PBS25d
History of the Death Penalty
In the 18th Century BC, the Code of King Hammurabi of Babylon codified the death penalty ... was required to drink poison for heresy and corruption of youth.[2] Mosaic Law codified many capital ...
Archaeology5d
On the Origin of the Pork Taboo
This Babylonian amulet dating to the seventh or ... pigs became a symbol of corruption, greed, oppression, and violence, all of which they associated with Rome. Stories about Jews killed by ...
Opinion
The Cincinnati Herald3dOpinion
The pandemic of amnesia and the death of democracy
Explore how the memory of the COVID-19 pandemic is fading, and how Trump's administration is dismantling democracy and economic stability.