William Shakespeare had that certain type of genius. He could basically steal from disparate sources and make something brand new. He is said to have lifted from Holinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland, The Danish History of Saxo Gramaticus' Gesta Danorum, Seneca, Plutarch, Giovanni Boccacio, Arthur Brooke (or Broke,) Thomas Kyd, and local folktales. But, it's as if he invented the…
The Real All-Americans: The First All-American Indian Football Team
The Carlisle Industrial School for Indians, the first of its kind, was founded by Richard Henry Pratt, who thought he should "civilize" these indigenous children of America by taking them away from their parents and placing them in military-style boarding schools. The before-and-after image of Tom Torlino shown here is an example of the dramatic changes the students endured…
Senior Pets Are Best: Caring for Yours or Adopt Today
Senior pets are often left behind in shelters. But there are advantages of adopting a senior cat or dog: they've been potty trained and otherwise; their personality has had a chance to mature; you will miss the joys of their youthful destruction stage; you will be saving a life and providing a much deserved forever home. Some seniors have special needs which…
6 Sources for Sleuthing Slippery Superstitions and Symbols
Why are we afraid of broken mirrors? Ancient taboos, fears about drowning, doppelgänger, demons, a tool of divination, the soul's prison? Trace the superstition back to myths of Narcissus, Echo, Hindu death spirits and the Slavic gypsy Fate goddess. Dig deep into the collective psyche. You may find a better history of a superstition in a comprehensive…
The Psychology of Fear: Why Do We Love to Scare Ourselves Silly?
"Terror is a passion which always produces delight when it does not press too close." —Edmund Burke It seems counter-intuitive, but we go out of our way to scare ourselves by watching scary movies, riding roller coasters and jumping off of bridges WITH bungees, all within constraints of course. Arousal Dr. Margee Kerr has some…
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