There are tons of theories surrounding J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and, more broadly, the fictional world of Middle-Earth in which the books take place. One of these theories is that Middle-Earth is actually not a fictional world at all, but our own Earth in prehistoric times, before — as historian Dan Carlin recently put it in his podcast Hardcore History — “the so-called Age of Man began.” This theory has been around for a while, but it’s unclear where it originated from. It’s...
The LIV tour is still proving itself in the golf world. But one hole in Australia is already a big winner. With LIV returning to Adelaide’s Grange Golf Club this weekend, golfers and fans are
Ethereal scenes of flowing super-heated material may help explain why atmosphere is hotter than surfaceThe sun’s otherworldly landscape, including coronal moss, solar rain and 6,000-mile-tall spires of gas, is revealed in footage from the Solar Orbiter spacecraft.The observations, beamed back by the European Space Agency probe, reveal feathery, hair-like structures made of plasma and also capture eruptions and showers of relatively cooler material falling to the surface. Continue reading
Highlights of the globetrotting artist’s groundbreaking cultural exchange project take over London’s Thaddaeus Ropac gallery, writes Liam James
NEW YORK (AP) — Attention all you fashionistas: It's Met Gala time. Yes, the first Monday in May is upon us. Looking to follow along? Here's a quick primer on what you need to know about the palooza
The Israel bill allocates $26.4 billion in aid to the region, including more than $9.1 billion marked for 'humanitarian assistance'. Local journalists says an "armed militia of Hamas" regularly seizes that aid. The post Israel Security Bill Includes Relief Aid 4 Times the Size of Gaza’s GDP: ‘We are Funding Hamas’ first appeared on The Foreign Desk | by Lisa Daftari.
“War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.” George Orwell’s “1984” was supposed to serve as a warning, not a how-to guide for journalists protecting the radical left. Unlike many 2016 media postmortems, the biased coverage of Donald Trump isn’t a result of cultural differences. It is by design. In April, NPR editor Uri Berliner — no Trump fan — wrote a scathing op-ed outlining his outlet’s intentional anti-Trump bias. He was subsequently fired, his warnings unheeded. This...
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There are numerous codicils to the julep making process. Should the mint be muddled or allowed to ooze its fragrant juices? Should the ice be crushed, shaved or beaten in a bar rag into snow?
There are numerous codicils to the julep making process. Should the mint be muddled or allowed to ooze its fragrant juices? Should the ice be crushed, shaved or beaten in a bar rag into snow?
There are numerous codicils to the julep making process. Should the mint be muddled or allowed to ooze its fragrant juices? Should the ice be crushed, shaved or beaten in a bar rag into snow?
There are numerous codicils to the julep making process. Should the mint be muddled or allowed to ooze its fragrant juices? Should the ice be crushed, shaved or beaten in a bar rag into snow?