The Greek word for Palestine, Palaistinē (Παλαιστίνη), is derived from the Hebrew phrase ʾEretz Yisrael (אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל), ...

Ka’s music steers clear of nostalgia. She speaks with playful candor about her dislike of traditional klezmer, preferring ...

Helen DeWitt’s bewildering co-written novel, “Your Name Here,” took almost 20 years to publish, a process that nearly drove ...

This “void at the center” is the psychoanalytic key – the system is built not to deny or fill a foundational lack, but to contain it, to structure meaning around it. The Civilization of the Spectacle ...

Coca-Cola Deutschland [Germany] has an almost 100-year-long history. It was first bottled in 1929 by the Vertriebsgesellschaft für Naturgetränke[Natural Drinks Company] – even though, apart from water ...

The cost of the most expensive books in the world runs into millions and are worth more than your jewellery or real estate purchase.

When the first season of Netflix’s Nobody Wants This premiered last year, the series exploded in popularity in ways its creator and stars could never have imagined. It spent six weeks on Netflix’s ...

These and several other startling and little known facts have been narrated in the voluminous Konkani autobiography, “Ek Jivit, Avkas Aparimit” (One Life, Innumerous Opportunities) written by Joe Lobo ...

Penza State University (PSU) has started teaching Cyrillic programming to students. The initiative is aimed at strengthening ...

Patients suffering from obesity wore hospital gowns and lay on the operating table, but instead of anesthesia, they underwent ...

In my first year at the University of Cape Coast, I remember attending a symposium organised by the National Union of Ghana Students, led by Theophilus Tawiah, Esq., who was then president of the ...

To be taught by Benny Feldman, the Hebrew classes will cover basics such as the Hebrew alphabet and basic reading skills in “just a few short sessions.” All materials will be provided. Classes will be ...