A new Viola Davis film isn’t just based on true events. It tells the story of an all-female warrior group that protected the Dahomey Kingdom of West Africa. The people of the new film The Woman King have their own stories to tell, too. […]
Ridley Scott’s sci-fi classic Blade Runner debuted in 1982. The movie, starring Harrison Ford, depicts a corporatized future and raises questions about being human. It remains an influential cyberpunk masterpiece. […]
Levon Biss’s insect photography turns bugs into visual art. He uses macro lenses to get highly detailed pictures of endangered and extinct specimens. Insects appear prominently in art, film, and literature. […]
A Connecticut mechanic found abstract art worth millions in a dumpster. After getting a tip from a friend, he found the dumpster was full of paintings and drawings by abstract artist Francis Hines. Abstract art emerged in the 1910s. […]
Choosing a good wine involves many factors. The ripeness of the grapes, their acidity, and other elements all come into play when creating or ordering the right bottle. Could you focus in front of a server in a hazmat suit? […]
There may be a scientific reason that we smell spoiled food and jerk our heads away. Disgust is one of the most basic emotions in the psyche and serves many purposes. Disgust may be a survival instinct. […]
Predicting trends is at best a hit-or-miss practice—just ask Jim Cramer. However, market forecasters do their best to tell which way the winds will blow. Food forecasters say mushrooms will reign in 2022. […]
A three-century standoff between the Catholic Church and Antonio Vivaldi has ended. Vivaldi’s opera “Il Farnace” finally had its premiere in Ferrara, after an initial ban in the 1730s. Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” is the most famous work of the Baroque era. […]
During the pandemic, many people have been struggling while grieving for lost loved ones. Due to various lockdown and quarantine measures, funerals have become difficult to arrange, complicating the grief process. Grief counselors have a new diagnosis. […]
December 6 is the final day of Hanukkah in 2021. The eight-day “festival of lights” may be the best-known Jewish holiday to Gentiles, but it’s far from the only one. Yom Kippur, on the other hand, is the holiest day of the Jewish year. […]
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