Tim Brinkhof

Tim Brinkhof

Tim Brinkhof

Tim Brinkhof is a Dutch-born, New York-based journalist reporting on art, history, and literature. He studied early Netherlandish painting and Slavic literature at New York University, worked as an editorial assistant for Film Comment magazine, and has written for Esquire, Film & History, History Today, and History News Network. 

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Dune features a determined protagonist in Frank Herbert's science fiction masterpiece.
High Culture
4 literary masterpieces that make you despise the protagonist by the end
These initially sympathetic characters take readers down a dark path.
Tim Brinkhof
A Greek statue of a man with a bow and arrow.
High Culture
Ancient Greek and Roman statues originally were painted. This is what they should look like
Those white, marble statues you see in museums all over the world were originally painted with bright colors.
Tim Brinkhof
An old Mongol drawing of a man with a bow and arrow.
The Past
“Devil’s horsemen”: Why Mongol horse archers were history’s most feared
Mounted on horses and armed with unique, powerful bows, the archers of Genghis Khan inspired terror wherever they rode.
Tim Brinkhof
A bust of Cleopatra, the woman wearing a crown.
The Past
Cleopatra’s perfume: We now know what the Egyptian queen smelled like
A classical equivalent to Chanel No. 5.
Tim Brinkhof
The Past
Kunga: How ancient Mesopotamians created the world’s first hybrid animal
Hybrid animals emerge when two different species from the same family reproduce. For many years, the kunga’s lineage was just another genetic mystery. 
Tim Brinkhof
A portrayal of a bespectacled man with a serpent inspired by Carl Jung's theories.
High Culture
In “The Red Book,” Carl Jung recorded his encounters with entities from “inner space”
Aiming to unlock the secrets of his unconscious mind, Jung experimented with intensive daydreaming.
Tim Brinkhof
A Tolkien-inspired painting portraying a man and woman amidst a mystical forest.
High Culture
Tolkien disliked Shakespeare, but the Bard still shaped Middle-earth
Ignoring the legacy of William Shakespeare is difficult for any writer, let alone one as quintessentially English as "Lord of the Rings" author J.R.R. Tolkien.
Tim Brinkhof
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