Arts & Culture
Mount Sinai: Monasticism, Collections, and Archives
Mount Sinai is home to the oldest active Eastern Christian monastic community in the world and holds a prominent place in Orthodox spirituality. The Byzantine Emperor Justinian I (r. 527-565) built the monastery, which is dedicated to Saint Catherine, following the death of his wife Theodora (d. 548). Largely retaining its 6th-century appearance, the fortified…
Read MoreLearning the Right Lessons From Dante
A few blocks north of Fordham University’s Lincoln Center campus stands a statue of the Italian poet Dante Aligheri. Erected in 1921 upon the 600th anniversary of Dante’s death, the sculpture was largely the work of Carlo Barsotti, editor-in-chief of the Italian-American newspaper Il Progreso Italo-Americano. The monument to Dante was one of five honoring…
Read MoreHumor, Humanity, and Community: The Verbatim Salon Subverts the Immigration Narratives of the Trump Administration
By all reports, the Trump Administration’s approach to immigration in its second term has been akin to so many 20th century dictatorships—people being seized on the street or from their homes by masked men; individuals with valid green cards, visas, even citizenship being terrorized, humiliated, and jailed; and now the military being mobilized in two…
Read MoreTrump as the Master of Revels
Late-night host Stephen Colbert is the latest piece to be played in the never-ending board game that has dominated American life over the past six months. Maybe “Sorry!”? Although in our vindictive climate perhaps it would be better called “Not Sorry!” Either way, calling it “chess” would give certain entities too much credit, so pardon…
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