In these centuries, representative government existed mostly as a series of sparse, failed experiments. Surely, the inability or disinterest of many rulers and societies to realize this paramount political invention signals to us the unique creativity and administrative prowess of the Athenians, and its refinement tells us something similar about the Romans.

Broadway at its ultimatum is an umbrella term. The broader, commercially recognized medium when storytelling decides to surpass the dimensions presented by a flat surface.

Europe in the 20th Century was afflicted with many tribulations, foremost among these being the World Wars. With most countries reeling from wartime losses, the global citizenry suffered. In response to this, as is generally the case when faced with such destitute conditions, the population had two basic options: succumb to the privations of their present circumstance, or contend with them using art, philosophy, and community to reckon and survive in spite of them.

We are currently balancing on a fine line between two slippery slopes: the gradual fixation on feminist beliefs amid simultaneous degradation of other minority demographics.

You’ve probably heard that it’s all in the eyes, that the eyes are the windows to the soul. That the eyes are a culmination of love, magic, and admiration, that they’re dangerous but lovely things. That worlds have the possibility to transform and explode when eyes meet: that eye contact is the spark that sets our souls on fire.

Venture into the rise of the jasmine flower, rooted in what appeals as a tune from centuries ago, but also a national treasure.