Imagine this: You’re the biggest influencer in America. You’ve got more reach than Oprah and Martha Stewart combined. When you address Presidents, they listen. In fact, one… Read more “Sarah Josepha Hale: Visualizing a Peaceful Thanksgiving”
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Cockaygne- A Paradise of Wine and Cheese
The Land of Cockaygne was a fictional land of plenty popularized in the Middle Ages throughout the European continent. It was described as a magical utopia where… Read more “Cockaygne- A Paradise of Wine and Cheese”
Is Sex Better for Men or Women? Ask a Greek Seer!
The wise seer is a common mythic motif; from Merlin in the Arthurian tales, to Narada in the Vishnu Puranas, the idea of a wandering, mysterious being… Read more “Is Sex Better for Men or Women? Ask a Greek Seer!”
Magdalene Asylums: the Inhumane Penitentiaries for Fallen Women
Magdalene asylums, also known as Magdalene laundries, were named after the biblical Mary Magdalene and were institutions used to house “fallen” women (a general term for women… Read more “Magdalene Asylums: the Inhumane Penitentiaries for Fallen Women”
Cotton Mather, Bridgette Bishop and the Witches of Salem: Give a God Man Power…
Imagine this: the year is 1692 A.D., and you are a very spry 60 year old who goes by the name of Bridgette. Along with your third… Read more “Cotton Mather, Bridgette Bishop and the Witches of Salem: Give a God Man Power…”
The Highgate Mysteries: Francis B. and the Ghost of the Frozen Chicken
Imagine this: the year is 1626. The exact date is problematic – it typically doesn’t snow in late March/early April, a detail necessary for our tale, but… Read more “The Highgate Mysteries: Francis B. and the Ghost of the Frozen Chicken”
Facing the Grimm Truth: The Women Who Sang
The Brothers Grimm are synonymous with folklore; writing in the 1800s, and seeking to unify the very disjointed 200-odd German provinces, they collected the stories of the… Read more “Facing the Grimm Truth: The Women Who Sang”
Ancient Cyborgs: Talos, More Human than Human
If you do any digging into the history of Robotics, you’ll eventually hear the tale of Talos, a ‘machine’ that guarded the Isle of Crete. Now, let’s… Read more “Ancient Cyborgs: Talos, More Human than Human”
Don’t tell Icarus: Hanuman Tries to Eat the Sun
Cast of Characters: Indra: God of the Storms and Kings of the Gods (Devas), though he serves more as a first among equals rather than a Celestial… Read more “Don’t tell Icarus: Hanuman Tries to Eat the Sun”
The Colossus of Rhodes
The Colossus of Rhodes was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Erected in Rhodes to commemorate the successful defense of the city after a… Read more “The Colossus of Rhodes”