Culture
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The picnic that led to the 'special relationship'
How an informal al fresco meal at the president’s country home shaped history Source link
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Five things you need to know about The Odyssey
The key takeaways from Christopher Nolan’s classical action-adventure Source link
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What the Middle Ages can teach us about burnout
The medieval advice on how to deal with mental exhaustion still rings true today Source link
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The Soviet nuclear submarine wreck that is a ‘ticking time bomb’
State-of-the-art Soviet technology went into the design of the Komsomolets, which was unique for the depths it could reach. It…
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Why Total Eclipse of the Heart is the most dramatic pop song ever written
Prior to the release of Total Eclipse of the Heart, these rock-orientated power ballads were present but not dominant in…
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The 1980s doomsday cult that ensnared the young and beautiful
On top of Bring Me the Beauties, a recently announced biopic of Richards will star Nicholas Galitzine, with Gus Van…
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How women shape the plot of Homer’s Odyssey
Tellingly, in most instances in which she appears to Odysseus and his son Telemachus, Athena disguises herself as a man.…
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What went wrong with the live-action Moana
When a trailer for the new live-action remake of Disney’s Moana went online in March, one of the main talking…
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The 1920s paintings that changed how the world saw Canada
The group which – in addition to Varley – comprised Franklin Carmichael, Lawren Harris, AY Jackson, Franz Johnston, Arthur Lismer…
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How J Paul Getty became the world’s richest man
During his five short-lived marriages, Getty had five sons, who went on to father 19 children. One of those grandchildren,…
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