1997: Singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley’s body is discovered floating in the Mississippi River. Buckley had disappeared when swimming on May 29 in Wolf River Harbor, while wearing boots, all of his ...

Today is the final column of my series on the ancient history of our eight official cities – and please read to the end for some news about ...

As a (near) lifelong bureaucrat, I always have an interest in, and a certain fellow feeling with, past colleagues facing ...

In 1942, a Syrian brown bear was adopted by Polish troops—and ended up marching into battle. This is the remarkable story of ...

A look at the curved oval iconic representation of Shiva Lingam placed on a globular base which is found in the Sanctum Sanctorum Garbhagraha of all Shiva temples has given rise to diverse explanation ...

Over the last century or so, a great deal has been said about the god Mithras and his mysteries, which became known to the European world mainly through his Roman cultus during the Imperial Period.

Until very recently, reports of Israeli forces entering the Old City on June 7, 1967, stated that IDF chief rabbi Shlomo ...

Constantinople fell, and Emperor Constantine XI’s sacrifice marked the end of an era and a legacy of faith and defiance.

Hollywood directors were given greater creative control over their projects, and a dark national mood – informed by things ...

Since ancient times, poppies have been used for a variety of purposes and given a variety of symbolic meanings. Red and white ...

On May 2, 80 years to the day of the German surrender, we finished our “peace trip” in the Italian Minister of Defense ...

While anime in general tend to have pretty strange storylines, isekais especially often have such a reputation. And these are ...