For centuries, the Caucasus was to the Russian Empire what the Middle East was to the British and French: a savage land to be dominated and a romanticized Other against which Russia could define its own “European” identity.

Poet, teacher, musician, and scholar of black literature, Sarah Webser Fabio, helped build a Black Arts movement on the West Coast.

The human fascination with rabbits, including the Easter Bunny, is long and deep. But why rabbits? 

Translator, traitor, goes the Italian expression, although something may be lost in the translation.

So it entirely slipped my mind that Lingua Obscura recently turned one (yay!) and is now a veritable ...

Do France’s Chauvet Cave paintings depict a contemporary volcanic eruption? Recent research argues that they do. 

Through a didactic retelling of history, artist Faith Ringgold uses her story quilts to reframe the past.

Exploring the David Bowie/Oscar Wilde/French bohemian dandies connection.

The rich historical and inspirational sites of artists’ studios and homes make them worthy of historical preservation.

Mexican-Canadian artist Dianna Frid explore the ways physical forms shape how we conceive of reality.