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Three-dimensional artwork comes alive when experienced in the flesh, says art historian Nathaniel Jones. Guiding us around the Vatican Museums’ statue of the mythical Laocoön, he describes the storytelling twists and turns the sculpture reveals when viewed dynamically — an effect impossible to capture in a static representation.
The character of Shylock in The Merchant of Venice may be the most famous Jew in Western culture. But what kind of Jew is he?
Everything you believe about the world can be traced back to an apocalyptic prophet who lived in the twelfth century. Everything. I’m
◆ China property co debt straits play out in EM... ◆ ... and European corporate bonds ◆ The industrious sterling bond market
From the blog of Richard D. Zelin at The Times of Israel