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Creative Liberties in Historical Depictions in Art

Last week, an Egyptian-made historical TV series titled "El Malek" (or "The King" in Arabic) was scheduled to air on Egyptian television...

Who Decides Architectural Styles?

As the year 2020 comes to an end, many of 2020's problems do not. A global pandemic remains at large, with the only promise being a slow...

Writing for Short-Term and Long-Term Messaging

As an individual planning for a sustained future accounts for short-term and long-term outcomes, an author planning for durable relevance...

Writing a Conflict in a Utopian Story

(MINOR SPOILERS: Best to read after reading The Alternate History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire) Every plot needs a...

The Case for History

Hitler tried to invade Russia in 1941 only to be defeated by the same Russian winter and same scorched-earth tactic that defeated...

Vitruvius and Early Architectural Education

Vitruvius, one of the earliest architectural theorists, writes his book specifically addressed to the Roman Emperor, in an effort to...

First Art Show Experience

Artists are either rehearsing or performing, and those two mindsets are not limited to the performing arts, but visual arts as well. It...

Publishing My Web Portfolio

Having finally dedicated some time (only four weeks to be exact) to prepare my web portfolio after almost two years, it is not hard to...