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In praise of the dilettante

2026-10-30 18:00:00

Black and white photo of a man with many arms doing different tasks: smoking, writing, reading and using scissors.

A wayfaring cosmopolitan who never gets stuck, the dilettante is the right anti-hero for our hyper-specialised age

- by Jay Miller

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Hills and mountains

2026-10-29 18:01:00

Photo of a mosque on a street with snow-capped mountains and blue sky in background and people, cars and a flying pigeon in the foreground

A girl’s story of forced marriage reveals how the Soviet invasion of 1979 transformed life in Afghanistan

- by Aeon Video

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The physics of getting fired

2026-10-29 18:00:00

A frosted glass door with metal handle, card reader and a number 0 sign on a beige wall, indoors.

Physics offered me a sense of order and purpose. But when life got messy I realised it had a much deeper insight to give

- by Zahaan Bharmal

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The Amarna letters

2026-10-28 18:01:00

A man with a white beard examines an ancient tablet in a library, surrounded by books and various artefacts.

Petty disputes, pleas for help and requests for gold – explore letters sent to Egyptian pharaohs more than 3,000 years ago

- by Aeon Video

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Love with nowhere to go

2026-10-27 18:00:00

A person walking uphill on a snowy slope against a cloudy sky with wind-blown snow patterns.

Grief is not only for the dead. When we are unable to honour other profound losses, we become strangers to ourselves

- by Derek van Zoonen

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Great art explained: Tamara in the green Bugatti

2026-10-26 18:01:00

Art Deco painting of a woman in a headscarf driving a car staring intently, with bold colours and stylised forms.

A very modern conception of womanhood: in the Jazz Age paintings of Tamara de Lempicka, women were bold, free and stylish

- by Aeon Video

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