Written by Themistocles honored at Sparta. Themistocles was prominent during the early 5th century BCE an era often referred to as the classical period or sometimes as the Golden Age of Greece. This era is marked by significant developments in art, philosophy, architecture, drama, and politics. It was a time when city-states like Athens reached the height […]
The celebrated and controversial British composer Mark-Anthony Turnage says he has faced up to the fact that modern classical music is a major “turn-off” for many audiences, although he regrets the lack of repeat performances of contemporary work. “What can you do? Strangely though, the pieces of mine that I have had played the most […]
As the US Presidential Election nears, Radiolab covers the closest we ever came to abolishing the Electoral College. In the 1960s, then-President Lyndon Johnson approached an ambitious young Senator known as the Kennedy of the Midwest to tweak the way Americans elect their President. The more Senator Birch Bayh looked into the electoral college the […]