Friday essay: Seize the day – Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway at 100
Virginia Woolf’s classic Mrs Dalloway was revolutionary for its challenge to the novel form and its representation of time.
The oldest evidence for lead pollution comes from ancient Greece
Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and, it turns out, lead pollution.Researchers ...
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From London to Kalamata: Greece’s coastal paradise
Kalamata is certainly more than just the land of its world-coveted olives. Nestled between the dramatic Taygetos Mountains and the glinting blue waters of the Ionian Sea, this Mediterranean coastal ...
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Did Herodes Atticus Murder His Wife Appia Annia Regilla? A Strange Case in Which No One Was Convicted Thanks to the Protection of Marcus Aurelius
It was the year 160 AD when Appius Annius Atilius Bradua filed a complaint before the Roman Senate regarding the murder of ...
Increased volcanic activity detected in Greece's popular tourist island of Santorini
Increased volcanic activity in Greece’s famed tourist hotspot of Santorini has prompted the country’s civil protection minister ...
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A singular modern Lankan mentor – Part I
In search of Buddhist conscience (Baudha Hurdasakshiya Soya) by Laleen Jayamanne and Namika Raby “People were nourished by ...
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Nostalgia: One of Ancient Greece’s Enduring Concepts
Nostalgia has become a defining trait for Millennials and Gen Z-ers. However, this concept has roots beyond the present to ancient Greece.
Lead contamination in ancient Greece points to societal change
Studies of sediment cores from the sea floor and the coastal regions surrounding the Aegean Sea show that humans contaminated ...
Ancient Greece and Rome’s Toxic Footprint Found in the Aegean
Ancient lead pollution in the Aegean Sea may have started 5,200 years ago — 1,200 years earlier than previously thought. Researchers analyzed sediment cores from land and sea, linking lead levels to ...
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Patti Smith insists she's 'fine' after collapsing on stage
The 78-year-old rock legend left fans worried when she fainted on stage during a concert in São Paulo, Brazil, on Wednesday night. Smith was performing with experimental music group Soundwalk ...
Ancient signs of lead pollution point to Roman takeover of Greece
The expansion of the Roman empire to Greece 2,100 years ago coincided with a rise in lead pollution as a by-product of an ...
Gem-Studded Shoes By Madison Maison Sparkle With Peak Footwear Chic
The jeweled leather shoe range by Madison Maison of Beverly Hills presents gem-encrusted, fine leather footwear with discreetly luxurious crystals sewn across the vamp.