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October 24, 2022

HBO’s ‘House of the Dragon’ was Inspired by a Real Medieval Dynastic Struggle Over a Female Ruler

In three decades of teaching medieval European history, I’ve noticed my students are especially curious about the intersection of the stories told in class and the depictions of the Middle Ages they see in movies and television....

October 23, 2022

South Korean Economy Braces for Loss as Boy Band BTS Pauses Music for Military

They're that big: A pause in music-making will hurt the economy....

October 23, 2022

Halloween Costumes: Safety Tips for Pets

Yes, pets look sooooo cute in costumes! Special occasions become more fun when we see our adorable pets in costumes, specially during Halloween and Christmas....

October 22, 2022

Beachcomber Nocturne

The gifts the sea washes towards your feet...

October 21, 2022

SWS: 49% of Filipino Families Rate Themselves ‘Poor’

SWS has measured Self-Rated Poverty (SRP) quarterly through face-to-face (F2F) surveys since 1992, except in the first three quarters of 2020 when F2F was not possible for lack of public transportation during the pandemic. SWS resumed the SRP surveys in the 4th quarter of 2020, up to the present....

October 21, 2022

Are You a Mosquito Magnet?

Being we are in Dengue Country, this is interesting: A new study finds that some people really are “mosquito magnets” and it probably has to do with the way they smell....

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