Where do months get their names?

You'll need to look back to Ancient Roman history to learn how the modern-day months got their names-and what they were ...
Salt Lake City WeeklyOpinion

Banned in Zion—Vonnegut’s ‘Slaughterhouse Five.’

Last week in Zauchensee, Austria, the old gal—competing against twenty-somethings—won her second Downhill of the season, and ...

Not just 'eunuchs' or sex workers: in ancient Mesopotamia, gender-diverse people held positions of power

Today, trans people face politicisation of their lives and vilification from politicians, media and parts of broader society.
WGCU Public Media

Once known as the 'Baroness with a Brush,' Art Deco painter Tamara de Lempicka was a marketer on par with Dali, Picasso and Warhol

Baker Museum Chief Curator Courtney McNeil says that the Tamara de Lempicka retrospective is more than an exhibition of her Art Deco art. “It's also a fascinating story about Tamara herself as a ...
Greek Reporter

Aphrodite’s Throw: The Most Famous Gambling Game in Ancient Greece

Gambling, one of the most common vices in the world, has a long history that dates all the way back to Ancient Greece.