Bestselling author Tracy Wolff discusses her new Berkshires-set middle-grade novel, “The Aftermyth,” a Greek ...
From the mystery of the lost city of Atlantis to the tale of Sleeping Beauty, we seek out locations around the world steeped in myths and legends that are sure to capture your imagination.
The Musée Marmottan Monet's new exhibition “The Empire of Sleep,” explores how artists over the ages have captured the act of slumber.
Against The Current are going all over the place – to London, Amsterdam, Cologne, Paris, New York and Los Angeles – to celebrate their 15th ...
Like some misleading, clickbait title from the 19th century, Cleopatra’s Needles have no connection to the legendary queen.
Thanks to exceptional loans, an innovative and thought-provoking exhibition at the museum explores how slumber has inspired painters.
In Marisa Meltzer’s biography, Birkin is not primarily a muse. She is an artist who mixed glamor and humility, courage and vulnerability.
Doctors in ancient Greece pioneered anesthesia with natural remedies like mandrake, opium and henbane to ease pain during surgeries.
"Sour and haunting and hope-dwindling. Zeus prevails, unpunished and divine, abandoning Leda as collateral damage of a desire that is inherently violent." Amelia Higgs contemplates Michelangelo's ...
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Beware the scythe: The history of the Grim Reaper
Most people can picture the Grim Reaper instantly: a robed skeleton, face hidden, scythe angled like a verdict. That image ...
The recent “Greenland standoff” was not an isolated diplomatic spat; it was a fire alarm for a continent still sleeping under ...
LYSTER Opera proudly presents Christoph Willibald Gluck’s Orpheus and Eurydice at Rye Civic Hall on Saturday 7 February at 2:00pm, marking the company’s first appearance on the Mornington Peninsula.
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