The Thing On divine crying By Gary Hernandez • October 25, 2024 INTENSITY. Nothing and pure pleasure are the same; divine ecstasy and extreme horror are the same. “The Sin,” a painting by Heinrich Lossow, is mesmerizing because it captures the sexuality of divine ecstasy. And it’s not a sin—it’s how communion … Read more
An Amateur Historian’s Problematic Faves Frederick the Gay: Everyone’s favorite imperial expansionist By Jay Whalen • October 11, 2024 I first learned about Frederick the Great when I was assigned to create a Slides presentation about him in ninth grade. Scrolling through Wikipedia, I happened upon a whole page entitled “Sexuality of Frederick the Great.” I was … Read more