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Goatman Legends of Ancient Greece and Modern America
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 5 days agoDive deep into the eerie realms of folklore with the mysterious Goatman legend. Often depicted lurking in secluded forests, this urban legend features a...
‘Populus’ Review: Imperial Miscellany
The Wall Street Journal· 3 days agoA nonlinear, cabinet-of-curiosities approach has grown increasingly widespread of late in books on the ancient world. (A long-running series published by...
Gender-nonconforming ancient Romans found refuge in community dedicated to goddess Cybele
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIn ancient Rome, male followers of the goddess Cybele, known as Galli, some of whom surgically...
Taylor Swift Isn’t a Tortured Poet
The Wall Street Journal· 4 days agoNo one could read these poets, or read about their lives, and think it would be glamorous to follow in their footsteps. And when Taylor Swift invokes...
The Performative Poets Department
Vulture· 4 days agoOne of a pair of songs that seem to address the schism between Swift and Kim Kardashian, “Cassandra” implies that the ancient mystic got whacked because...
Who Even Is Mother Goose?
Mentalfloss· 2 days agoA huge number of classic nursery rhymes and children’s tales are attributed to a figure known as Mother Goose. Although Mother Goose usually receives...
How to get the best from your peonies
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 days agoPeonies provide more than flower power, they’re magical in every sense of the word. They take their name from Paeon, the Greek physician to the gods,...
From Centaurs to Cyborgs: Our Evolving Relationship With Generative AI | JD Supra
JD Supra· 4 days agoCentaurs are mythological creatures with a human’s upper body, and a horse’s lower body. In AI technology, Centaurs refers to a type of hybrid usage of generative AI that combines human and ...
Curtain Calls: Tony Award-winning musical ‘Spring Awakening’ blooms in Richmond
Contra Costa Times· 5 days agoLocal News | Curtain Calls: ‘Cost of Living’ not just seen, but felt at Oakland Theater Project...
Taylor Swift's 'TTPD': Religious imagery for a spiritually syncretic era
Religion News Service· 4 days agoWhatever her personal beliefs, the syncretism displayed in the sprawling 31-song double album — which racked up 300 million listens in 24 hours, making it Spotify’s most streamed album in one ...
