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The Modern Invention of the Marathon Race and Michel Bréal
The marathon was invented for the 1896 Olympics, inspired by a 19th-century Victorian poem that confused two distinct legends associated with the battle of Marathon.
Sep 29, 2026 - Antonis Chaliakopoulos
How Difficult Is Difficult Heritage?
How nations confront dark pasts, and why public acknowledgment often serves as modern institutional purification.
Sep 22, 2026 - Antonis Chaliakopoulos
The Roman Concept of Homo Sacer in Agamben's Biopolitics
Giorgio Agamben's concept of Homo Sacer and bare life, and how it connects to Foucault and Mbembe necropolitics.
Sep 15, 2026 - Antonis Chaliakopoulos
Gentrification in Ancient Syracuse and the Glorious Exploits of Ferdia Lennon
The unique language and impactful themes of "Glorious Exploits" by Ferdia Lennon; a story about beauty and art.
Sep 8, 2026 - Antonis Chaliakopoulos
Euripides' Alcestis & Nietzsche's Amor Fati on Cheating Death
Would you die in your partner's place? Euripides' ancient Greek tragedy Alcestis is the perfect introduction to Nietzsche’s concept of amor fati.
Aug 31, 2026 - Antonis Chaliakopoulos
Silo Is Basically Plato's Cave with Extra Steps (and Elon Musk)
Apple TV's Silo brings Plato's Cave to life. This is how Juliette Nichols takes on the burden of the philosopher in the sci-fi epic.
Aug 30, 2026 - Antonis Chaliakopoulos