What with all the unnerving Trumpian/Muskian hoopla to process, I’ve found it more difficult to read for pleasure since Nov. 5, 2024.

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When a vast library of texts amassed by Mesopotamian King Ashurbanipal was burned to the ground about 2700 years ago, the ...

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Greg Jenner is joined in ancient Mesopotamia by Dr Moudhy Al-Rashid and comedian Phil Wang to learn about the history of cuneiform, the oldest writing system in the world. In the 19th Century, ...

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The Israel-Hamas ceasefire collapsed overnight, with the Israeli Defense Forces launching “extensive strikes” against the ...

An art critic shares her guide to exploring the art treasures of Paris, from some of the most well-known to places you may ...

This controversial Marvel story was so bad that Marvel retconned most of it within the following year. Avengers: The Crossing ...

Red tape may feel like a modern-day frustration, but according to archaeologists, it's been a part of governance for millennia. Evidence from ancient Mesopotamia reveals that bureaucratic systems were ...