The ancient tradition of the Bell People in the Greek village of Distomo marks the end of carnival. Revelers clad themselves ...

On World Poetry Day, here are three figures whose prose makes for a good starting point if you're planning a deep dive into the world of Chinese poetry When you’ve got around 3,000 years of material ...

Toru Dutt, India's first-ever woman poet, who was writing in English and French, mastered multiple languages and wrote ...

Mu Dan's life was one of suffering and legend, a tale of roses and iron blood. His written recollections of the brutality of ...

The eighth weekly biblical portion, Tetzavveh (Exodus 27:20-30:10), deals primarily with the sanctuary, later called temple ...

Cy Twombly, Untitled, 1971; oil-based house paint and wax crayon on canvas, in nine parts, 101 3/8 x 33 inches each. © Cy ...

The Geometric Period is a lesser known era in history. However, it ushered ancient Greece from the Dark Age to the Classical ...

Part of Wellington Fringe, 'Waypeople' is billed as an amalgam of ancient wisdom and lyrical jazz, inspired by the poetic ...

He wrote many books, including a series called The Rational Bible. I find much in them interesting, but I differ from him because he takes Bible stories literally and is usually convinced that the ...

The musical tradition of the Greek-speaking populations of Southern Italy remains strong to this day, as do the variations of the language.

It is widely accepted that we are currently witnessing the start of a sixth mass extinction. Humans are dramatic ecosystem ...