The Mystery of How a Samurai Ended up in 17th Century Venice
rssfeeds-admin It wouldn’t surprise us to come across a Japanese person in Venice. Indeed, given the...
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J. R. R. Tolkien Admitted to Disliking Dune “With Some Intensity” (1966)
One can easily imagine a reader enjoying both The Lord of the Rings and Dune. Both...
Brian Eno’s Book & Music Recommendations
If you’re a regular listener, you know that Ezra Klein wraps up his podcast interviews...
How Far Back in History Can You Start to Understand English?
It’s easy to imagine the myriad difficulties with which you’d be faced if you were...
How to Jumpstart Your Creative Process with William S. Burroughs’ Cut-Up Technique
The inner critic creates writer’s block and stifles adventurous writing, hems it in with safe...
Salvador Dalí’s Surreal Jewelry Designs: From Throbbing Heart Necklaces to Medusa Brooches
Upon hearing the name of Salvador Dalí, even a total layman in the art world...
Discover the First Depiction of Santa Claus (and Its Origins in Civil War Propaganda)
It will no doubt come as a relief to many readers that Santa Claus appears...
Discover 20 Historical Christmas Recipes: Fruitcake, Gingerbread, Figgy Pudding & More
One can hardly consider the Christmas season for long, at least in the English-speaking world,...
Top 10 Alternative Christmas Movie Lists: Horror, Action, Comedy & More
Die Hard is a Christmas movie. That once-contrarian categorization has increasingly been accepted over the...
The Life and Work of Afrobeat Creator Fela Kuti Explored by Radiolab’s Jad Abumrad
When discussing a musician like Fela Kuti, many of our usual terms fail us. They...