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Who needs advice?
Read more: Who needs advice?Margaret Mullett investigates advice literature from Byzantine texts to modern self-help culture.
Preview: Theory of the Object by Thomas Nail
Enjoy a preview of the first page from Thomas Nail’s new book Theory of the Object. We live in an…
“Flame I Am Assuredly”: Nietzsche on the Gift of Birthdays
That Nietzsche valued his own birthday is known to readers of his correspondence. After his mother appears to forget her…
What is a Sporting Body? (Part 3)
by Holly Thorpe and Joshua Newman Have you read Part 1 and 2? If not, get it here! Part 1…
What is a Sporting Body? (Part 2)
by Holly Thorpe and Joshua Newman Have you read Part 1? If not, get it here! The first issue consists…
What is a Sporting Body? (Part 1)
by Holly Thorpe and Joshua Newman Sport, it seems, is everywhere. It predominates our mediascapes, commands sizeable outlays of public…
An Interview with Warwick Ball, author of The Eurasian Steppe
In this interview, author and archaeologist Warwick Ball discusses his travels and research that led to his new book, The…
The Burns Supper: A New Field of Study
By Dr Paul Malgrati Over the past 220 years, the Burns Supper has become the quintessential festival of Scottish culture,…
Jean-Luc Nancy and Paragraph
By Peggy Kamuf In tribute to Jean-Luc Nancy, whose death was announced in August, Peggy Kamuf looks back on a…
The destruction of ‘un- Islamic’ edifices by ISIS and the Taliban
by Shivan Mahendrarajah The Taliban are back in power, ushering in renewed fears of destruction of cultural heritages. Their first…