Introduction Eleanor Parker writes in her book, Winters in the World, that “in Anglo-Saxon poetry winter is often imagined as a season when the earth and human beings are imprisoned, kept captive by the ‘fetters of the frost’. Naturally enough, then, spring is associated with images of liberation and freedom once those fetters are released.” (p. More
The NFL draft is on the move yet again. Here’s a look at what city will host in 2024, plus all the past and future locations.
A new curator at Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens is exploring the city’s past to help shape the future of the museum. Collections care development manager Anneke Hackenbroich is unearthing hidden stories in the museum’s stores, ready to share them as part of redeveloping the museum. Anneke, from Stuttgart, graduated from Schwäbisch Gmünd University of Education with a degree in German history and political science. She completed a PhD there before starting work as a teacher before entering...
In the last five years, there’s been a noticeable rise in nostalgia for past decades. With global challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic and rising living costs, many people are looking back fondly on earlier times. Recent data from YouGov shows that Britons tend to view several recent decades as better than the present. The 1990s […]
A lifetime spent in clubhouses is already helping Holliday adjust to the big leagues.
Millions of years ago, animals adapted to become warm-blooded amid huge climactic changes. Now scientists hope these clues from the past could help us understand what lies aheadIn Chicago’s Field Museum, behind a series of access-controlled doors, are about 1,500 dinosaur fossil specimens. The palaeobiologist Jasmina Wiemann walks straight past the bleached leg bones – some as big as her – neither does she glance at the fully intact spinal cord, stained red by iron oxides filling the spaces...
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A watchful truck driver became a hero when he noticed a small, shivering dog left in a ditch by the road in St. Louis, Missouri. The driver’s diligence and dedication to making a difference were crucial in saving the dog’s life. Unable to stop for the pup himself, the driver promptly contacted Stray Rescue of St. Louis to report the puppy in urgent need of assistance. This act underscores the profound impact we can have in our everyday lives by
In 'The Devil and Communist China,' Steven Mosher convincingly argues that the evil practiced by the CCP eclipses that of the USSR.
CHICAGO (KTVZ) -- Average gasoline prices in Oregon have risen 11.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.33/g Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 1,307 stations in Oregon. Prices in Oregon are 46.1 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 40.2 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. According
As the Israeli onslaught continues in Gaza, so does the ongoing takeover of the West Bank by Israeli settlers and their military muscle. Armed men and women move onto land that was never theirs and take it by force from the people living there. The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF—whose official moniker IDF pretends they are More
The cost of doing bugger all. The battle lines are already drawn for the next federal election. Michael on the latest ‘Made in Australia’ campaign by the Labor Government. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheWestReport Merch: https://lonelykidsclub.com/new/michael+west Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michaelwest.journo Insta: https://www.instagram.com/michaelwestjourno/