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Bryn Mawr Assistant Professor of English Pardis Dabashi is bringing together a host of scholars for “Persianate Worlds,” a ...

Estimated at $3-5 million, the silver cup bears blessings in Hebrew and Arabic, reflecting cultural ties in medieval Khorasan ...

As Monty Python And The Holy Grail turns 50, the comedic sensibilities of Terry Jones still fly under the circus.

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Mojang and Microsoft's attempts to overhaul Minecraft's visuals invite discussion of a more holistic approach to game ...

Michał Młotek Młotek said the piece dates to the Middle Ages, about 1,000 years ago ... protecting the tip of a sword — but also an aesthetic and symbolic purpose, Młotek said in a March ...

Fifty years after Monty Python and the Holy Grail redefined comedy, stars Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam look back on the ...

Chanel’s signature monochrome palette — the brand’s emblematic black and white — also seems to echo the visual simplicity of ...

Michał Młotek Młotek said the piece dates to the Middle Ages, about 1,000 years ago ... The chape had a practical use — protecting the tip of a sword — but also an aesthetic and symbolic purpose, ...

The Dark Ages to remind me of was Halo 3. And yet, half way through a recent hands-on demo with id Software’s gothic prequel, ...

As Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin pointed out, these are popular symbols of power and valor from the Middle Ages. "Typically ..