Medieval artists possessed an encyclopedic knowledge of the creatures they imagined. Every culture and civilization throughout history,...
Matthew McIntosh
Halloween may be harmless, their words imply, but they maintain that it isn’t “Christian”. We carved pumpkins...
A spectral journey through collisions between elephant and machine revealing latent anxieties at the century’s turn. This...
It’s an opportunity to meet your neighbors and encourages your child’s imagination. By David Thorne The holiday...
Market research is a critical part of any business, big or small. But where did this practice...
In a race for innovation, human beings are famous for upgradation and improvement. Nothing remains constant in...
According to Dutch historian Johan Huizinga, gaming is one of the primary expressions of human culture. While...
If you’re a travel junkie, then you know that there’s no place like home. Every new destination...
The scandal and ensuing trial brought all of Rome to a standstill. Introduction Publius Clodius Pulcher (93–52 BC)...
There are genuine political disagreements, and then there are time-worn strategies for selling denial to the public....
He was strangled, his body exposed on the Gemonian stairs and then thrown in the Tiber. By...
His ramblings make it clear that he has neither the temperament nor character to become a senator....
Jeanne de la Motte was convicted, publicly stripped, whipped, and branded with the letter V. Introduction The...
They are trying to put one over on those independent voters they need to win. As early...
Bureaucracy is not a modern invention; it was conceived by the Egyptians over 5,000 years ago. Introduction...
The fact that election deniers around the country are running for office is just part of Trump’s...
Introduction The political institutions of Imperial China all took shape in ancient times, and were some of the most...
Voters in some states are facing new barriers as they cast ballots in the midterms. Introduction As...
By about 1100 BCE, the divinity of the king had become well established. Introduction Monarchy in ancient...
Multiple states have moved since 2020 to impose more harsh voting restrictions. The first gutting of the...
Smoking has been practiced in one form or another since ancient times. Introduction The history of smoking dates back...
Since its launch, 50 years ago, the ‘War on Drugs’ has caused violence and environmental destruction. Introduction...
A record of ancient tobacco smoking by hunter-gatherers of interior northwestern North America. By Dr. Shannon Tushingham...
The order marks a top-level recognition that 100 years of cannabis prohibition were a mistake. Fulfilling a...
Hookah smoking began in the royal courts of Mughal India and was readily adopted by British colonials....
The drug war’s ultimate outcome was the overpolicing of Black communities. President Biden announced this month an...
For small businesses, competing with bigger, more established brands can be daunting but it doesn’t have to...
Jean-François Champollion’s obsession with hieroglyphs began around 1801. A Forgotten Script Hieroglyphs dominated the landscape of the...
Heated political themes prevail on these sites, which draw praise from their users and skepticism from other...
Koine was the medium of much of post-classical Greek literary and scholarly writing. Introduction Koine Greek[2][3][4], also...