Fantasy is escapist and that is its grandeur. The fantasist sees reality as his captor thus his desire to escape. But the ...

Lead vocalist Kobi Farhi explains why 2018 album Unsung Prophets and Dead Messiahs echoes the ancient message: “dictators ...

In Plato's Allegory of the Cave, it is suggested that a state flourishes best when its leaders reluctantly govern, prioritizing stability. In contrast, a state where leaders are overly eager to wield ...

December 2024 was exciting, very exciting — for both news and column writing.Kemi Badenoch, the British Tory Opposition Leader, who Sam Omatseye promptly re-named “Oyinbokemi”, was running her mouth ...

How Severance became the most uncanny, fascinating show on TV - IN FOCUS: At first, the response to Apple’s dystopian sci-fi ...

The flickering shadows on the walls of the cave are starting to come into focus, even while the chains remain tight around the innies’ ankles. Plato, Sartre and Rumsfeld would all enjoy ...

Of all the sumptuously realised analogies presented by Greek philosopher Plato, none has stuck in the public imagination quite like the allegory of the cave. In it, a group of manacled people can ...

That said, Martin doesn't begrudge fantasy authors who write about social issues in their work, or even those who embrace allegory. "There are certainly others who don't agree with that and do ...

George Etheredge for The New York Times Towering over the middle of the hall is Nick Cave’s new bronze sculpture “Amalgam (Origin),” a barefoot figure wrapped in flowers and leaves that ...

The Cave, an iconic Saskatoon restaurant, is set to change hands next month. The business on Eighth Street is known for its unique architecture — designed to resemble its namesake cavern.