Aliya A Ali explores how kinship and marriage alliances shaped political power and governance in the early Islamic city of Kūfa.
by John Eglin James Boswell, like a number of wealthy and well-connected British travelers in Italy, could expect to move in elevated social circles as he went from city to city. In common with many of his fellow tourists, he…
by Alberto Zambenedetti Sophia Loren relaxing by the side of the road, next to her broken-down Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing. Vittorio Gassman speeding through a deserted Rome in a beat-up Lancia Aurelia B24 convertible. Rossano Brazzi taking down the top…