Farming was one of the great steps in the development of human civilisation. The ability to grow the necessities of life freed…
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Let’s start this one with an acknowledgement that a characteristic of a lot of fads is that they rarely make sense. Fidget…
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You might think cancel culture is a relatively new invention. Social media, particularly Twitter, seems to be obsessed with trying to get…
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It is an inherent fact that mankind has been committing criminal acts since before there were even words for the crimes themselves.…
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Several TV shows like to bring in off-screen characters that are occasionally heard or partially seen and mentioned frequently. Despite the audience…
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If a figure resembling Christopher Lee’s patrician Dracula were to swirl his cape through your Greek or Serbian mud streets any time…
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In AD 793, a disaster came to the isle of Lindisfarne from across the sea. One account describes how “heathens desecrated God’s…
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The biopic has always been a popular genre in Hollywood, and in recent years have been frontrunners at award ceremonies. Always popular…
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Religion has always addressed the question of life after death. Thus, old mythology is full of protagonists that undergo resurrection such as…
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3, 7 and 13 are arguably the most recognizable numbers when it comes to superstition. Bad luck, for instance, is said to…