Poetry

The real samurai behind the legend of Miyamoto Musashi

History & Culture

The real samurai behind the legend of Miyamoto Musashi

The real samurai behind the legend of Miyamoto Musashi

What is Burns Night and where can you celebrate it?

What is Burns Night and where can you celebrate it?

What is Burns Night and where can you celebrate it?

A guide to Regency Bath on the anniversary of Jane Austen's birth

A guide to Regency Bath on the anniversary of Jane Austen's birth

A guide to Regency Bath on the anniversary of Jane Austen's birth

This poem transformed Christmas into a modern holiday

History & Culture

This poem transformed Christmas into a modern holiday

This poem transformed Christmas into a modern holiday

Murder or madness: What really killed Edgar Allan Poe?

History & Culture

Murder or madness: What really killed Edgar Allan Poe?

Murder or madness: What really killed Edgar Allan Poe?

Peru's Quechua rappers have the world taking notice

History & Culture

Peru's Quechua rappers have the world taking notice

Peru's Quechua rappers have the world taking notice

Meet the original members of the tortured poets department

History & Culture

Meet the original members of the tortured poets department

Meet the original members of the tortured poets department

These Japanese cities may inspire your next haiku

These Japanese cities may inspire your next haiku

These Japanese cities may inspire your next haiku

Why we sing ‘Auld Lang Syne’ on New Year’s Eve

History & Culture

Why we sing ‘Auld Lang Syne’ on New Year’s Eve

Why we sing ‘Auld Lang Syne’ on New Year’s Eve

The quest for the Holy Grail began long before King Arthur

History Magazine

The quest for the Holy Grail began long before King Arthur

The quest for the Holy Grail began long before King Arthur

'The Odyssey' offers more than just monsters and magic

History Magazine

'The Odyssey' offers more than just monsters and magic

'The Odyssey' offers more than just monsters and magic

China’s beloved drunken poet died centuries ago—or did he?

History & Culture
Out of Eden Walk

China’s beloved drunken poet died centuries ago—or did he?

China’s beloved drunken poet died centuries ago—or did he?

At a temple in China, a Kung Fu master keeps the past alive

History & Culture
Out of Eden Walk

At a temple in China, a Kung Fu master keeps the past alive

At a temple in China, a Kung Fu master keeps the past alive

Dante's 'Inferno' is a journey to hell and back

History Magazine

Dante's 'Inferno' is a journey to hell and back

Dante's 'Inferno' is a journey to hell and back

This 'Countess of Computing' wrote the first computer program

History Magazine

This 'Countess of Computing' wrote the first computer program

This 'Countess of Computing' wrote the first computer program

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