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July 11, 2022

The Warrior Virgin: How Mary is Used for Religious Nationalism and Military Campaigns

Military successes such as victories over the Ottoman Empire were attributed to Mary’s intervention. Her blessing has been sought on imperialist endeavors, including Spain’s conquest of the Americas....

July 10, 2022

Scarf

Here, the sense of touch is celebrated through a beautiful image that evokes just how much our need to feel is as essential as breathing....

July 07, 2022

Poetry Shouldn’t Rhyme, New Waterstones Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho Tells children

The award-winning children’s author, and poet Waterstones new Children’s Laureate, says he penalised children for writing poetry that rhymed during a school visit...

July 06, 2022

“The Hill We Climb, If Only We Dare It”: Watch Amanda Gorman, Youngest Inaugural Poet in U.S. History

"Amanda Gorman became the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history last year when she spoke at the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. She was 22 years old when she read “The Hill We Climb,”...

July 05, 2022

What Can Menstrual Blood Reveal about Health and Disease?

women bleed every month — why has nobody used it to monitor their health? Author recalled one classmate saying her idea was “gross.” That student happened to be studying feces at the time....

July 04, 2022

Animals and their Sixth Sense

Have you ever seen your pet freak out about something that you can not seem to know exactly what? There are times when they seem to act strangely and you can not fathom the reason behind it and later on, either an earthquake or a super typhoon happens....

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