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2 million dollar fine for pranking the Chinese army
A Chinese comedy troupe has been fined 14.7 million yuan ($2.1 million) for a joke about the military that used President Xi Jinping's slogan, the BBC reported. The joke, in…
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Alicia Simpson, Stephanos Efthymiadis (ed), Niketas Choniates: A Historian and a Writer. La Pomme d’or S.A., Geneva 2011.
Contents: Introduction, Alicia Simpson, Niketas Choniates: the Historian and Stephanos Efthymiadis, Niketas Choniates: the Writer Paul Magdalino: Prophecy and Divination in the History Anthony Kaldellis: Paradox, Reversal and the Meaning…
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Paul Magdalino, Maria Mavroudi (ed). The Occult Sciences in Byzantium. La Pomme d’or S.A., Geneva 2006.
Contents: Paul Magdalino, Maria Mavroudi: Introduction. Maria Mavroudi: Occult Sciences and Society in Byzantium: Considerations for Future Research. Katerina Ierodiakonou: The Byzantine Concept of Sympatheia and its Appropriation in Michael…
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Tonia Kiousopoulou, Emperor or Manager: Power and Political Ideology in Byzantium before 1453. La Pomme d’or, Geneva 2011.
https://www.pommedor.ch/emperor.html Byzantium in the 15th century is too easily dismissed as the anachronistic tail end of an ancient ecumenical empire, whose only achievements, apart from the heroic last stand of…
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Emma Maayan Fanar, Revelation through the Alphabet. Aniconism and Illustrated Initial Letters in Byzantine Artistic Imagination. La Pomme d’or, Geneva 2011.
https://www.pommedor.ch/revelation.html The book explores aniconic tendencies in the post-iconoclastic lectionaries, with special emphasis on illuminated initial letters, unravelling their sources and models and offering an innovative approach to the enigma…
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The Danish government waived a law requiring all sermons to be translated into Danish
The Danish government has rejected a controversial draft law that had been under discussion for the past three years and would have required all religious sermons in Denmark to be…
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The Challenges and Opportunities Facing European Newsrooms Today
From declining print readership to the rise of digital platforms, European newsrooms are navigating a complex environment. Discover the key issues they face in this insightful piece.
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Because of a family dispute: An Italian princess was evicted from a one-of-a-kind villa
The villa houses the only known ceiling painting by the Baroque artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. Texas-born Princess Rita Boncompani Ludovisi, the widow of Prince Nicolo Boncompani Ludovisi, has been…
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225 years since the birth of the famous author of the painting “Liberty leads the people”
There is one picture that always strikes with the desire for freedom and has become emblematic for all nations, regardless of the fact that its author is French - the…
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A library with a baby corner has won the attention of parents
A photo of a library of workplaces and baby nooks went around the world and became one of the most viral posts on the internet. It's about the Henrico County…