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How Berlin’s techno scene transformed the city and earned UNESCO status BBC.com
A view of Corfu. By Yannick Pasquet By Yannick Pasquet February 19, 2022 CORFU, Greece — The door of the Scuola Greca synagogue on the island of Corfu is painted emerald green with two Stars of David in the middle. When opened, the hallway leads to a low-ceilinged space where painful memories rest between the bricks: portraits of the island’s Jewish Holocaust survivors adorn the walls. The interior of the Scuola Greca synagogue in Corfu. By Yannick Pasquet One photograph shows Rebecca Aaron, seated in a large armchair with a patched armrest, in a blue dress whose sleeve does not…
The terms Latino, Hispanic, and Latinx are often used interchangeably to describe a group that makes up approximately 19% of the U.S. population. While it is now common to use generic terms to categorize those with ties to more than 20 Latin American countries, these words have not always fostered a sense of community among the people they are intended to describe . Before activists, media, and government officials worked to consolidate these identities into one, they were considered distinct. Puerto Ricans and Mexicans, for example, lived in different parts of the country and had their own distinct political and…
An Italian synagogue, a Polish palace, a Belgian covered market and a string of Greek holiday islands are among 11 historic sites shortlisted for a 2024 European Union ranking. monuments most at risk of damage and destruction.Compiled by the heritage group Europa Nostra and the European Investment Bank Institute, the seven most endangered species program has aimed since 2013 to protect European heritage under threat, whether from demolition and redevelopment, neglect, overexploitation or war. This year’s list suggests that the survival of some sites in their current form is by no means guaranteed.
by Asha Rangappa and Jennifer Mercieca | June 7, 2020 Is there a cure for disinformation, propaganda and other attacks on the truth? Twitter’s response was to add fact checks to misleading statements, a move that led to a confrontation with President Donald Trump. Although this fight was presented as an issue of free speech, ancient Greek philosophers, deeply concerned about what “fake news” meant for their own societies, would say it is much deeper and more urgent than that. As technologically advanced as the fight between Twitter and Trump seems today, this dilemma is not at all new. The…
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has unveiled a vast exhibition of Cycladic antiquities from the collection of American philanthropist Leonard N. Stern, following the announcement of a five-decade partnership with the Greek state, envisioned as an innovative solution upon repatriation.The agreement stipulates that the objects belong to Greece, which has authorized the long-term loan, and that the selected works will periodically travel to Greece and be exchanged with other objects, thus allowing the collection to be simultaneously repatriated and exhibited outside Greece.Conservative Seán Hemingway helped negotiate the agreement in 2022, in collaboration with the Greek government, the Athens Museum of…
Is Michelangelo’s David the new Pepe the Frog? For months, posters featuring heroic black-and-white close-ups of classical sculptures, including the David, have been popping up on college campuses across the country. They could be mistaken for advertisements for an art history course – if the images were not accompanied by slogans such as “Serve your people” and “Protect your heritage”. Then there’s also the name of the group written at the bottom: “Identity Evropa”, a crypto-fascist and white supremacist organization. In February, the posters appeared outside the offices of Valerie Grim, a professor of African American studies at Indiana University…
Greek and Roman texts paint striking pictures of the luxurious hanging gardens of Babylon. Amid the hot, arid landscape of ancient Babylon, lush vegetation cascaded like waterfalls onto the 75-foot-high garden terraces. Exotic plants, herbs and flowers dazzled the eyes and scents wafted through the imposing botanical oasis dotted with statues and tall stone columns.The Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II is said to have built the luxurious Hanging Gardens in the 6th century BC as a gift to his wife, Amytis, who was homesick for the beautiful vegetation and mountains of her native Media (the northwestern part of the modern Iran).…
In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, we’re looking at some of the best recent books written by Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. This list builds on our efforts previously reported by Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders must rewrite their stories in history and look Asian Pacific American Stories which go beyond the month of celebration.From memoirs to poetry and anthologies, here are some interesting new nonfiction books.Related1.”Last boat out of Shanghai: the epic story of the Chinese who fled Mao’s revolution» by Hélène ZiaGrowing up, journalist and activist Helen Zia often asked her mother about her early life…