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Zombies aren’t a modern-day obsession. Throughout history, fear of the undead led to bizarre burial rituals all over the world.
Fortune cookies emerged from one of America’s darkest moments.
The multi-leveled constructions of metaphysics are the collective workings of a fantastical virtuality. Did you get that?
His plan to replace it with homegrown rice did not go well.
When Mongol traders came knocking, Sultan Muhammad II shaved off their beards. Three years later, his whole empire was annihilated.
At this event, you’ll be around to hear the eulogy.
The story of China is the story of global economics.
In order to figure out how English might evolve in the future, we have to look at how it has changed in the near and distant past.
Beer’s flavor begins to change as soon as it is packaged. Are cans or bottles better at preserving flavor?
“Not my circus, not my monkeys.”
Monsters have always represented societal fears, but narrative art also casts doubt on whether we fully understand our monsters — and their slayers.
Some classic books, like Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” remain controversial to this day.
What is Captain America doing in ancient Mesopotamia?
Mass sociogenic illnesses can afflict thousands of people.
Worldwide, 15% of children are born out of wedlock, but the figure varies from less than 1% in places like China to 69% in Iceland.
Queen Calafia seems like she could have sprung from the pages of a modern fantasy novel.
“Like real dreams, it does not explain, does not complete its sequences,” film critic Roger Ebert once wrote about “Mulholland Drive.”
Jules Verne wrote about gasoline-powered vehicles, weapons of mass destruction, and global warming more than a century ago.
For Nietzsche, a great work of art can either veil the horror of reality or – better yet – help us face it.
Take a trip through these master-crafted fantasy societies and ask yourself: Could I actually live there?
“Painfully forced” is how one contemporary critic described Fitzgerald’s writing style.
Would you want to live in any of these places?
From the Palace of the Soviets to The Illinois, these unmade buildings would have taken the art of architecture to whole new heights.
If you lost your religion, it might be because the internet and social media are having a secularizing effect on American society.
Art criticism is inherently subjective. Still, many critics have tried to make a case for why some of the world’s most celebrated books are in fact terribly written.
In the West, discussions of 20th-century painting are dominated by Warhol and Picasso, but trendsetting artists are found everywhere.
If you get married in South Africa, don’t be surprised if someone shows up to the ceremony dragging along a smelly goat.
How to say “I love you” in Basque, the “most loving” cities around the world, and where most of America’s singles live — and so much more!
It’s sustainable, nutritious and delicious. Scientists need to ramp up efforts to meet this urgent need.
Instead of walking a mile in someone’s shoes, try reading a chapter in their book.