"I never imagined something like this. It turns out that we had been living on top of history without even knowing it." For ...

Other famous depictions of the “Penitent Magdalene,” as Mary Magdalene at this phase of her life is sometimes called, show the saint crumbling inwards. Donatello’s sculpture Penitent ...

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Romeo and Juliet, well known for its tragic end between two lovers, was hit with a warning of “suicide” and “death”. Toby Young, the leader of Free Speech Union, hit out at the Bristol-based ...