Three millenniums ago, a small, prosperous farming community briefly flourished in the freshwater marshes of eastern England. The inhabitants lived in a clutch of thatched
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‘It’s a Way of Life’: Women Make Their Mark in the Ukrainian Army
On the front line just outside Bakhmut, Ukraine, a 32-year-old commander of a Ukrainian artillery platoon rocked to and fro in the passenger seat of
Josette Molland’s Testimony: Scenes of Life in Nazi Camps
Josette Molland, who died at 100 in France on Feb. 17, was a young member of the French Resistance during World War II when she
Kremlin Seeks to Suppress Navalny’s Influence, in Death as in Life
When Aleksei A. Navalny was alive, the Kremlin sought to portray him as an inconsequential figure unworthy of attention, even as the Russian authorities vilified
How Richard Nelson’s ‘Our Life in Art’ Was Translated, Twice
As the play lay dormant, Mnouchkine, who had seen Nelson’s work in New York, approached him about creating something for Théâtre du Soleil. He told
Life for the Lowest Class in Ancient Pompeii? It Was Awful.
Archaeologists excavating parts of the ancient city of Pompeii made public new discoveries on Friday that provide a grim glimpse into the bleak existence of
What Life in Gaza Is Like Right Now
In response to the devastating Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas, the group that controls the Gaza Strip, Israel imposed what it called a
El Anatsui Builds Monumental Art From Daily Life
It’s one of the great origin stories in contemporary art, a flash of instinct that would revolutionize a field. In 1998, El Anatsui was walking
They Ran for a Better Life, Straight Into a Wildfire
As they traversed the harsh, wooded terrain in northeastern Greece, the 18 asylum seekers were presented with an agonizing dilemma: Take the safer route through