Essays that draw on classical antiquity to reflect on technology, culture and ideas about the future. Issues cover the machine-learning decipherment of the Herculaneum papyri, Roman psychological resilience, and the argument over whether ancient greats deserve their reputations.
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A Substack of comic literary and historical writing, including modernized retellings of classics like Lucian's Dialogues of the Gods, rankings of oddities such as London livery company mottos, and curated archival finds like children's Rorschach responses. Readers get witty, erudite essays and humor pieces, with occasional housekeeping notes about subscription pricing.
A free weekly-style newsletter covering the ancient world, pairing a long guest essay by a scholar with a roundup of new books, discoveries, journals and research. It emphasizes a global view of antiquity and the public role of history.
Rebind Classics publishes essays that pair audio commentaries by scholars and writers on classic books, drawing out connections between works such as The Golden Bowl, Kant, Walden and The Scarlet Letter. Readers get close readings with direct quotations and comparisons that the commentators themselves never make.
A newsletter on teaching and learning Ancient Greek (Koine and patristic) as a living language, with textbook reviews, teaching reflections and class announcements. Readers get an opinionated practitioner's view of Greek pedagogy grounded in linguistics and second language acquisition.
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