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The red pin in the Google Maps screenshot above marks the location of Germa, an archaeological site in the Wadi al-Ajal area of the remote Fezzan region of Libya. Two thousand years ago, it was known as Garama, and was the capital city of the great civilization of the Garamantes. Once thought to be mere “desert barbarians” annoying Roman colonies in North Africa, recent evidence from digs at Germa and other sites has shown that the Garamantes were a complex, populous, urbanized state, with large-scale agriculture, continent-spanning trade networks, and extensive public works projects.

Dear readers, The below event recap is July’s TLS bonus essay. If you’re new, or had missed it, the monthly publication schedule is discussed in this article. Some Midsummer Mediterranean History, Thanks to the LHF On 25 July, I learned more about late-Ottoman social history with another great online event from the UK-based Levantine Heritage Foundation. I recommend the LHF and their events to those interested in Ottoman and East-Med history.

ScriptureOld Testament: Jonah 3:1-5, 10 Psalter: Psalm 62:5-12 Epistle: 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 Gospel: Mark 1:14-20 ___ PrayerGod of the prophets, you call us from evil to serve you. Fulfill in us your commonwealth of justice and joy, that the light of your presence may be revealed to all nations, to the glory of Jesus' name. Amen. (Revised Common Lectionary) … ncG1vNJzZmiZnKGur77Bnq2eqpVjwLau0q2YnKNemLyue89orqGnXayys7GMrZ%2BeZZ6eu6bCyK2crA%3D%3D

If Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis were prosecuting citizen Fani Willis and her former boyfriend Nathan Wade for perjury, conspiracy and obstruction of justice, she would have an extremely strong case. The evidence of perjury is overwhelming; many individuals have been convicted on far less evidence. Recall that Willis and Wade testified under oath to the material fact that Willis did not hire Wade as special prosecutor while they were having a romantic relationship.

Hello! Why are Republican leaders so afraid of Taylor Swift? That’s my new piece for you… plus on a personal note, I’m sharing some pics of me and my brother at The Grammy’s last night…  Thanks for your interest! You can always subscribe here to get all newsletter editions, or recommend the newsletter to support my work: Share Ari Melber Many MAGA Republicans are scared of Taylor Swift. How else can you interpret the sheer panic at Fox News -- which has stumbled in recent attempts to mar this powerful woman’s civic advocacy -- and the Trump Campaign, which dispatched an official to float the sexist canard that any Swift support for Biden is hobbled by her dating history, and taste in “men.

I have to start with a premise on language. For once I would like to write in English hoping that those of you who are here only for my Latin trifles won’t get too mad. First, I am at a strange moment of my life where I’ve written more things in Latin than English. Even my mother tongue, Italian, is a bit unused, if I consider only “poetry” (I’m more a versifier than a poet).

This past week, we saw a few notable retirements in the NFL. One, Stephon Tuitt, is still young (29) and played for the same team (the Steelers) his entire career. Another, Alex Mack, is 36 and after two lengthy stints with the Browns and Falcons, he was with the 49ers for his final season. A third, Frank Gore, is 39 and is best known for his long tenure with one franchise (the 49ers), even as he bounced around in his last six seasons in the league.

So this has been a running series covering different artists who aren’t technically punk but are more punk than most actual punk bands. It’s been a minute, but I decided on Kate Bush partly to shamelessly buy-in on the hype surrounding “Running Up That Hill” and the ubiquitous culture thing that shall not be named. But also, she’s been on my radar for a while as a potential punk of interest.

What happens when the vast majority of knowledge about how our bodies work….comes from studies of a certain type of body that may or may not work like our own? Bad advice, bad knowledge, bad medicine, bad health, bad self-understanding. In her new book, Up to Speed, Christine Yu investigates the consequences of focusing so much bio-medical research on cis-gender men — and how it’s affected everything from sports bra design to the rules about who can participate in the ski jump at the Olympics.