Karlovy Vary translates to “Charles’ hot springs”, referring to King and Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, who, according to ...

When Odysseus encounters the Cyclops in Book 9 of Homer’s Odyssey, the giant’s first question is: “Who are you, strangers?

What can we expect? What can we hope for? And before we get to that dialogue, I want to offer some preliminary thoughts. Now, ...

The Paris museum is reopening the crates of ancient artifacts unearthed in the Palestinian territory. For years, this heritage has been in exile in Geneva due to the conflict with Israel.

What impact did Thomas Jefferson have on the genesis of US democracy? How did the third president double the country’s size, and what were his thoughts on slavery?

In a city where restaurants compete with gold-leaf garnishes and Instagram-worthy plating, Corner Bistro in New York’s West Village stands as a defiant middle finger to pretension, serving up what ...

In a city where culinary trends change faster than subway delays, Corner Bistro in New York’s West Village remains gloriously, stubbornly unchanged – a burger sanctuary where locals have been making ...

America’s empire today is partly formal, though mostly informal, with various grades of informality. The name ‘America’ itself is an imperial grab. The modern American-led ...

It was an interesting choice of words, not least because those words have been attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte, the French emperor, who, as The Guardian noted at the time, also “rode roughshod ...

Napoleon BBQ has never shied away from waving the Canadian flag. It first strung up a Maple Leaf outside its plant on the outskirts of Barrie, Ont., in the 1980s, and the flag has become part of ...

From gilt furniture and gold seals to paintings and the unmistakable bicorne hat, a treasure trove of Napoleon artifacts is landing on the auction block next month. These objects are coming from ...

Napoleon Bonaparte remains one of the rare historical figures to have attained truly global celebrity status, thanks in no small part to his histrionic personality, tragic downfall and scandal ...