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For most who hear the name “Hieronymus Bosch,” their thoughts go to The Garden of Earthly Delights or the fantastical figures birthed from the artist’s imagination. When considering the number of works cataloged in museums around the world, it stands to reason that viewers often associate artists with a few distinct pieces or common […]
Situated in the Sinai Desert, the Tell Abu Saifi archaeological site is known as ancient Egypt’s “Fortress of the East” for its extensive military infrastructure. New excavations at the site are further illuminating the area’s strategic importance during the Ptolemaic and Roman periods. New Findings Reveal “Secrets of Eastern Egypt’s Military Fortifications” […]
The various Celtic peoples living across the European continent during the Iron Age experienced a cultural peak around the same time as the expansion of the Roman Empire. But what happened to them after the fall of Rome? Did they die out, or were they conquered by other invading groups? The fate of the […]
Our understanding of who we are, our place in the world, and the very nature of our being is an intricate tapestry woven from the threads of knowledge, culture, and personal experience. Yet, throughout history, perhaps the most transformative influence on this ever-evolving perception has been the relentless march of scientific discovery. From ancient […]
The opposition between the Māori, the original inhabitants of Aotearoa/New Zealand, and the Pākehā, the European newcomers, has been central to New Zealand’s recent history. Some Māori chiefs were open to dialogue with the Europeans and even fought alongside them. However, others, like Te Whiti, chose the path of passive resistance, sabotaging settlers’ machinery […]
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On Tuesday, the cardinals locked themselves into the Sistine Chapel, officially beginning the conclave to elect the 267th pope. First formalized by Pope Gregory X in 1274, the conclave (a word derived from the Latin words cum clave, meaning “with a key”) follows a highly scripted process honed over the past 800 years. How the conclave […]
Dedicated to New York City street art, International Graffiti Times – IGTimes (aka: Subway Sun, InterGalactic Times, GetHip International Times, Tight and IGT) announced itself with an image of the city’s Mayor Ed Koch covered in tags. After Koch, the arch enemy of “graffiti”, there were articles on artist Michael Stewart (May 9, 1958 – September … Continue reading "International Graffiti Times – 1884-1994" The post International Graffiti Times – 1884-1994 appeared first on Flashbak.
It can be tempting to view the box office’s domination by visual-effects-laden Hollywood spectacle as a recent phenomenon. And indeed, there have been periods during which that wasn’t the case: the “New Hollywood” that began in the late nineteen sixties, for instance, when the old studio system handed the reins to inventive young guns like […]