Great thinkers of the golden age

A scientific utopia admired by tech bros today

In AD 897, Pope Formosus was put on trial for the crimes of perjury, coveting the papacy and violating canon law by holding more than one bishopric at a time. In truth, the whole thing was a spectacle

The decline of classical eloquence and the rise of literary persuasion

FOR HELEN LEWIS, THERE IS A “POLITICAL message ...

Craft lies at the heart of Jeanne de Kroon’s life and work. It’s evident in her company, Zazi, an ethical clothing brand which sees her collaborate with women’s collectives around the world to create

Hokusai imagined a massive breaker about to crash on tiny fishing boats. Sandro Botticelli had his Venus float in her shell on a mere sea ripple. Large or small, soothing or frightening, waves have long captivated artists, finds Michael Prodger