Dylan Thomas is now as much a case history as a chapter in the history of poetry. Seamus Heaney casechapterdylan Change image and share on social
You absorb 2,000 years of history just by being near the Thames. Martin Freeman 000absorbhistory Change image and share on social
It's very clear from Biblical history and Jewish history that Jewish monotheism wasn't developed in an instant, that it became gradually the accepted norm. But undoubtedly, Jewish ancestors were polytheists. Robert Winston acceptancestorbiblical share on social
What was very interesting to me about Clementine Hunter's work is that she couldn't read or write, and she has recorded history of the plantation life and the southern part of the U.S. - the cotton harvests, pecan picking, washing clothes, funerals, marriages - in pictures. Robert Wilson clementineclothecotton share on social
When a character has as wide an audience and as rich a history as Batman, it's truly exciting to see him introduced into an all-new storytelling medium. BATMAN LIVE will bring a completely new experience to fans of the character - it's great to be able to give them something they haven't seen before. Jim Lee audiencebatmanbring share on social
At night, I read. I read for two hours. I just finished a marvelous book by Louise Erdrich, 'The Round House.' But mostly I read 20th-century history and biography. I lived then. I was either a child or at school or at work. Philip Roth 20thbiographybook share on social
'Ida' doesn't set out to explain history. That's not what it's about. The story is focused on very concrete and complex characters who are full of humanity with all its paradoxes. They're not pawns used to illustrate some version of history or an ideology. Pawel Pawlikowski charactercomplexconcrete share on social
There was no United States before slavery. I am sure somebody can make some sort of argument about modern French identity and slavery and North Africa, but there simply is no American history before black people. Ta-Nehisi Coates africaamericanargument share on social
Today, people call each other 'guys' - this derives from Guy Fawkes, the bomb-making terrorist. No greater tribute has ever been paid to anyone in the history of politics. Michael Leunig bombcallderive Change image and share on social