Slithering into the heart of mythology, religion and folklore worldwide, snakes have long either been revered as divine messengers or feared as harbingers of doom. In ancient Egypt, a rearing ...

The most heartbreaking death in the finale was of Hervor, the mother who was grieving her son's death throughout the show and wanted to rejoin him in Valhalla (heaven in Norse mythology). That did not ...

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Riad Sattouf’s saga of his parents’ failed bicultural marriage, with its harsh depiction of life in rural Syria, has become a literary sensation. By Richard Fausset Richard Fausset reported ...

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