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• The British Museum’s once-in-a-generation chance to reimagine itself February 25, 2025 9:38 am The Financial Times Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. When construction began in Bloomsbury in 1823, the British Museum was said to be one of the biggest building sites in Europe. Two …
• Why we’re stuck in Ancient Rome February 25, 2025 7:39 am New Statesman Emperor Nero – the last of the Julio-Claudians – has become a shorthand for modern moral profligacy. When Donald Trump became the first man to be elected both US president and initiated into the WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) Hall of Fame, plenty …
• Mark Twain and the Jews February 25, 2025 4:09 am The Times of Israel In the light of what is going on in the world today, I have been re-reading Mark Twain’s 1898 essay, ‘Concerning the Jews’. It is a mixed bag of heartwarming endorsements of those age-old Jewish attributes which we cherish – our desire to live out our …
• Scientists uncover “electromagnetic secrets” of Egypt’s Great Pyramid February 25, 2025 2:48 am Middle East Monitor New research suggests that Egypt’s Great Pyramid of Giza may have been more than just a pharaoh’s tomb, Britain’s Daily Mail has reported. It could have functioned as a massive energy resonator reports, said the tabloid. A 2018 study by scientists at …
• Exploring Egypt in Style: What to Expect on Viking’s Luxury Nile Cruise February 25, 2025 2:37 am Travelbinger Towering temples, elaborate tombs, pyramids, pharaohs, and one of the oldest civilizations on earth. These are just a handful of the captivating wonders that await you in Egypt on a Viking Nile Cruise. The Nile Valley weaves a fertile thread through Egypt’ …