A collection of posts, essays, and other general writings. I write on whatever I’m currently interested in.
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A brief summary of historian Reuven Amitai's analysis of the roots of the Turkish culture within the Mamluk empire.
Review of 'Echoes of the Eurasian Steppe in the Daily Culture of Mamluk Military Society'
Tuesday, December 06, 2022
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Review of one of my favourite albums from 90s post rock band, Slint's Spiderland
Spiderland: a post-rock masterpiece
Monday, June 06, 2022
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A gruesome and ugly dive into Houllebecq's gaze on the ruling ontology of secular materialism.
Libidinal and Sickly: Notes On The Elementary Particles
Thursday, April 21, 2022
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Thoughts on both philosophy of the post-bloc West and the diplomacy of the current Ukrainian crisis in the Donbass
Ukraine: a product of the West's arrogance
Thursday, April 21, 2022
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On the interrelation of spirituality and politics in Rome, from the republican era into the imperial era.
Politics and Religion in Ancient Rome
Sunday, April 03, 2022
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Political and historical analysis of the impact of both the liberal revolutions of 1848 and the Paris Commune.
The Importance of the Revolutions of 1848 and the Paris Commune of 1871
Monday, June 08, 2020