Artists, Authors, Architects

What Would Beowulf Do?

Life lessons from the heroic age...

Sep 23 •

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Tolkien On Overcoming Evil

Why your fight matters...

Sep 11 •

How Much Do You Need to Be Happy?

It might be more than you think...

Aug 28 •

The Rise & Fall of a Master

One fatal oversight can cost your family nearly everything...

Aug 26 •

The Forgotten Capital of the Roman Empire

The fame of Rome is global, and that of Constantinople not far behind. But a third city is the little-known wonder that hides in plain sight...

May 17 •

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Good or Bad Government?

In a small chamber in the Tuscan city of Siena, a forgotten masterpiece of Western art holds up a mirror to the truth of all governments...

May 3 •

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The Greatest Architect of the 20th Century

How one man transformed the face of Italy...

Apr 27 •

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Rome's Forgotten Master

How the last great architect of the Popes was an anchor of grace in a tempestuous Europe...

Apr 3 •

How to Rise from the Ashes

How do you respond when they destroy what you love?

Apr 1 •

The Architect of Fascist Italy

Italy's foremost architect of the 20th century remains largely unknown in the English-speaking world, but his influence would reach the imagination of…

Mar 13 •

How to Survive Regime Change

Step 1: Tap into the power of aesthetics…

Mar 11 •

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The Trevi Fountain and the Glory of Rome

The world's most famous fountain is an architectural triumph, yet so too a celebration of Roman continuity, and power over nature...

Mar 8 •

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