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Taylor Swift's Complicated Embrace of Tortured Poets
Time via Yahoo News· 1 week 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· 5 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...
Gender-nonconforming ancient Romans found refuge in community dedicated to goddess Cybele
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 5 days agoIn ancient Rome, male followers of the goddess Cybele, known as Galli, some of whom surgically...
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...
Cathleen Schine on Sigrid Nunez, 'Pride and Prejudice,' and The Book That Grew On Her
Elle via Yahoo News· 2 months agoShelf Life: Cathleen SchinePORTRAIT BY Karen Tapia / ILLUSTRATION BY YOUSRA ATTIA Welcome to Shelf...
"Io Saturnalia!" Do we owe our Christmas customs to a pagan holiday?
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 2 years ago"Keep Saturn in Saturnalia." You know the bumper sticker, of course. Around 350 A.D., you might have...
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...
What real-life ‘tortured poets’ think of Taylor Swift’s new album
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 5 days agoLove won and lost is no less a subject for Taylor Swift than for her namesake, Jonathan, Dean of St...
When Do Fat Girls Get to Be the Main Character?
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 2 years 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...