Most will agree that training people to be economically productive citizens is a reasonable goal, but there is a downside. According to Nussbaum, the narrowed process of achieving a stable economy by eliminating the humanities from our... Read More

In this twist on the traditional doppelganger tale, a downtrodden woman is given the opportunity of a lifetime—a frightening encounter with her other self. Unhappy and struggling, Susanne has never known a world of opportunity,... Read More

Regardless of the countless scholars worldwide who have proposed theories on how the ancient Egyptian pyramids were constructed, doubt remains the overriding force in this fascinating field of archaeological architecture. Though experts... Read More

A select few literary greats had the privilege of loving so deeply, so intensely, that their lives were never again mundane. Inspired by her lover Henri de Latouche, a prominent man of letters in early nineteenth-century France,... Read More

Crime and rebellion characterized life for many of the downtrodden in the 1920s’ US, while the elite lived high on booze and luxury. Known as the Jazz Age, this fascinating post-war era of Prohibition and flappers, frivolity and... Read More

Florian, forgive me. An aging father’s last written words would haunt his daughter forever. Against the backdrop of 1982 Berlin and a Berlioz recording, a loved and respected physician kills himself. Justine Saracen explores the annals... Read More

Lexy Durant was drop-dead gorgeous, ambitious, and successful. She inspired envy in those she met, making the fortunate person who stood next to her feel woefully inadequate. Her sense of style was the epitome of perfection, and those... Read More