Chibli Mallat introduces 'Democracy Redefined' and explores the Lebanese Constitution's history and its unique approach to democracy.
By Sarah Cooper I revisited my local Odeon cinema in London recently, just prior to receiving the advance copies of my book, Film and the Imagined Image. As I sat back to enjoy the Sunday afternoon screening, I was reminded…
By Kim Wilkins This year marks the twentieth anniversary of Spike Jonze’s first feature film, Being John Malkovich. Until Being John Malkovich’s release in 1999, the name “Spike Jonze” was predominantly associated with music videos and skateboarding videography. Some of these…
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Don't forget to read the fine print: Andelka M. Phillips looks at what you might be signing away when you order that online DNA test.
By David Gutman In April 1906, a man appeared at the United States consulate in Sivas, a city located deep in the Anatolian interior in what is today central Turkey. In fluent English, the man identified himself as Ohannes Topalian,…
By Stefan Kamola, author of Making Mongol History: Rashid al-Din and the Jamiʿ al-Tawarikh Early in 1839, Professor of Linguistics Duncan Forbes arrived in Inverness with Mir Afzal Ali, representative of the Maharaja of Satara. They had come to visit…