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Taylor Swift's Complicated Embrace of Tortured Poets
Time via Yahoo News· 4 days agoCredit - Courtesy Republic Records Who was the first tortured poet? Maybe the ancient Egyptian who wrote, sometime in the 15th century BCE, "My beloved...
In Search of the 1st Christmas Tree: Origins of a Tradition
Snopes via Yahoo News· 4 months agoJohn MacDougall / Getty Images O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, nobody knows your origin. It’s...
What the Romans and Bob Dylan had to say about corn | Plant Lovers' Almanac
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoI gave talks last week in Columbus at the Ohio State University’s green industry short course, which...
One man tackles the entirety of classical poetry – and triumphs
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe heart of the reviewer can sink upon receiving a doorstop titled something like The Penguin Book...
"Io Saturnalia!" Do we owe our Christmas customs to a pagan holiday?
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 1 year ago"Keep Saturn in Saturnalia." You know the bumper sticker, of course. Around 350 A.D., you might have...
Cathleen Schine on Sigrid Nunez, 'Pride and Prejudice,' and The Book That Grew On Her
Elle via Yahoo News· 1 month agoShelf Life: Cathleen SchinePORTRAIT BY Karen Tapia / ILLUSTRATION BY YOUSRA ATTIA Welcome to Shelf...
Satire on trial: The Onion fights for the right to parody
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Onion has filed a brief with the Supreme Court in support of a man arrested for mocking his...
When Do Fat Girls Get to Be the Main Character?
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWe’re not used to reading about bigger bodies that are lovable and heroic—let alone desirable. I’ve had people tell me that a plus size character is...
Did Christians Really Steal Christmas From the Pagans?
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPhoto Illustration by Erin O'Flynn/The Daily Beast/Getty Images and Marie-Lan Nguyen/Wikimedia...
Claiming historical figures for the trans cause is even more sinister than you think
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 5 months agoWe have become horribly inconsistent in the way we interpret history. At the same time as critics...
