A woman named Hipparchia shocked Ancient Greece by attacking societal norms with public sex and radical philosophy in Athens.

Hiereiai (singular: hiereia) was the title of the female priesthood or priestesses in ancient Greece. According to the ...

Once a cover for closeted Hollywood stars and persecuted LGBTQ+ people, lavender marriages got a Gen Z reboot — offering ...

Across ancient civilizations, law often carried a strangeness that feels almost unbelievable today. Weird rules shaped the intimate details of daily life, like what people could eat and wear, or even ...

Sandwiches offer plenty of customization, making them a versatile bite no matter the time of day. Find out which sandwich has ...

Storm returns in a new Marvel Comics series in February 2026, Storm: Earth's Mightiest Mutant #1 by Murewa Ayodele.

Each month has at least one gemstone. Here is what you need to know about August's birthstones: peridot, spinel and sardonyx.

Many of the Bible's books forbid sexual acts such as adultery, fornication and polygamy - here are seven others.

Fundamentalists were angered in 1973 when the Supreme Court confirmed the right to abortion and the rights of the LGBTQ community to live life as they ...

Have you ever dreamed of a fairytale romance, a story where you meet a prince and live happily ever after? While most of us ...

As the Romantic movement reached its crescendo across Europe in the early nineteenth century, few collaborations seemed as unlikely – and as fruitful – as that between Lord Byron, the scion of Eng ...

In college, he studied Greek, Latin, Akkadian, Ancient Ethiopian, Syriac ... Fowler believed he knew how sentences should read—and his judgments have shaped The New Yorker’s style for a century. Dept.