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What I’m reading,
Winter 2026:

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Narmer Palette

January 10, 2026
Tags: ancient Egypt, art, museum

The Museum in Full

January 10, 2026
Tags: ancient Egypt, museum, screens

A Shaped View of the Pyramids

January 10, 2026
Tags: ancient Egypt, pyramid, museum, cairo

The Grand Staircase

January 10, 2026
Tags: museum, ancient Egypt, statue

Look on Me Ye Mighty

January 10, 2026
Tags: ancient Egypt, Egypt, statue, cairo

Ramses at the Train Station

January 10, 2026
Tags: ancient Egypt, statue, city, cairo, power, Egypt

Instagram Ready Ramses

January 10, 2026

Power Moves

January 10, 2026
Tags: ancient Egypt, statue, museum

Sensing a Pyramid Scheme

January 10, 2026
Tags: ancient Egypt, museum, architecture, design, pyramid

Where All the Gods Are Going

January 10, 2026
Tags: ancient Egypt, museum, cairo

Making Hope Visible

December 28, 2025
Tags: Egypt, martyrdom, death, church, statue

Keeping in Mind the Martyrs

December 28, 2025
Tags: Egypt, saint, art, story, martyrdom, church, Coptic

Political Structure of Meaning

December 28, 2025
Tags: Egypt, politics, story, arab spring

Honoring the Common

December 27, 2025
Tags: Egypt, photography, selfie, Coptic

"ISIS Saw Strange Figures"

December 27, 2025
Tags: Egypt, film, martyrdom, Coptic, terrorists
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