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Religious Aspects of Nudism and Naturism
Michelangelo's nude Christ on the CrossAncient Christianity:Nudity is referred to or implied in many Biblical passages.With the exception of St. Paul, followers of Christ during the first two decades...
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The Origins Of Sexual Dirty Words
They are considered "dirty" words not because of sex, but because of political conquest.Fuck. Cunt. Twat. Cock. Pussy. Until fairly recently, authorities on English considered the first three too...
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DNA Reveals Roots Of The First Greek Civilizations
by Megan GannonThe Minoans and Mycenaeans were the first advanced, literate civilizations to appear in Europe. They left archaeologists with a wealth of material to pore over: palaces, golden jewelry,...
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Facts about Poland
Poland Poland is an eastern European country on the Baltic Sea known for its medieval architecture and Jewish heritage. Warsaw, the capital, has shopping and nightlife, plus the Warsaw Uprising Museum,...
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The Worst Bible Passages
Here is a list of some of the worst Biblical verses.Warning: Some of these pictures are very disturbing.No. 1: St Paul’s advice about whether women are allowed to teach men in church: “I do not permit...
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The Art of Winslow Homer
Winslow HomerWinslow Homer, (born: February 24, 1836, in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. - died: September 29, 1910, Prouts Neck, Maine), American painter whose works, particularly those on marine...
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The Controversial Executions Of Sacco and Vanzetti
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were not famous during most of their lives. They were, respectively, a shoemaker and a fish peddler. Their deaths, however,...
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Vanished Civilizations: History of Minoan Crete
Ruins of Ancient Minoan CreteGeography and Economy of CreteThe island of Crete is located in the center of the eastern Mediterranean at the crossroads of Africa, Asia, and Europe. It measures about 200...
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Little Known History: The Great Moon Hoax
On August 25, 1835, the first in a series of six articles announcing the supposed discovery of life on the moon appears in the New York Sunnewspaper.Known collectively as “The Great Moon Hoax,” the...
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The Art of Lucian Michael Freud
A Young Lucian Michael Freud Lucian Michael Freud was born on December 8th, 1922, and died on July 20th, 2011. He was a British painter and draftsman, specializing in figurative art, and is known as...
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Mammoth Tooth Reveals Beast Once Tramped Around Austin, Texas
by Laura GeggelThe remains of a Columbian mammoth at the Waco Mammoth National Monument in Texas.About 67,000 years ago, a gigantic mammoth ate enormous mouthfuls of grass in Texas, just west of where...
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The Discovery Of A Sunken Confederate Submarine
The crew of the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley, the first combat submarine to sink an enemy ship, may have instantly killed themselves with their own weapon, according to a new study. This finding...
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The U. S. Deep Divide Over Trump And White Supremacy
Today: A majority of the country opposes Trump and his actions last week and this week.More: But the president’s base is still with him: A quarter of the country says they will never stop supporting...
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Climate Change And Hurricane Harvey
Hurricane HarveyAstonishing, unprecedented, catastrophic: Experts are running out of adjectives to describe the devastation Tropical Storm Harvey has unleashed as it has relentlessly dumped more than...
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Three New Poems by Carmine Giordano
Violets are BlueYou enjoyed making the rose banal that told meI was dying and laughedwhen I sang the seized momentknowing it was all goingto zero anyway and that I was just doing what every poetaster...
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Little Known History: World War II Spy Jeannie Rousseau
Using charm and cunning, she helped uncover Nazi plans to build deadly V-1 and V-2 rockets.In 1943, British intelligence analysts received alarming information about German plans to build V-1 and V-2...
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Neglected Important Artists, No. 39
Georgy Kurasov was born in 1958 in the USSR, in what was then Leningrad. He still lives and works in the same place, but now the country is Russia and the city is called St Petersburg. Without any...
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