Medieval

What Medieval Times Teach Us About Respecting the Dead

Bridget Whearty | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Medieval History, History, Marines, Dead Body, Medieval, Dying, Death & Dying, Burial, Death and Dying, Medieval Times, Marine Urinate on Bodies, Death, Culture News
Bridget Whearty

The phrase "no man is an island" gets tossed around pretty lightly these days, but at its core, it's about the same thing. When the funeral bells toll, don't ask who they are for. We're all in this together.

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Reconsidering Romania

Jeanine Barone | Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Hiking, Medieval, Parks, Wine, Romania, Skiing, Lakes, Gardens, Video, Romania Travel, International Destinations, Travel Blogs, Destinations, Slidepollajax, Travel News
Jeanine Barone

As countries go, Romania often gets a bad rap. But on a recent visit, I found a different Romania, one with bucolic valleys, scenic mountain villages, fine wines, verdant parks and chic boutique hotels.

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Six Experiences In Montenegro's Loveliest Corner

Jeanine Barone | Posted 02.11.2012

Read More: Hiking, Walking, Bird Watching, Lakes, Medieval, Montengro, Beaches, Wine, Boats, Wine Country, Europe Travel, Croatia, Travel Blogs, Adriatic, Southern Europe, Churches, Europe, Slidepollajax, Travel News
Jeanine Barone

Chicory, Leopard's bane and other wildflowers dot the landscape. Tiny garden farms are the norm, with many growing patches of potatoes, tomatoes, beets, and green peas.

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PHOTOS: Getty Exhibit Explores Medieval Fashion

Posted 09.25.2011

Read More: King David, The Getty Center, Religion, Medieval, Office of the Dead, Byzantium, Illuminated Manuscript, Middle Ages, Christianity, Fashion, Armenia, Fashion in the Middle Ages, Arts News

In the Middle Ages in Europe, you were doing pretty well if you even had time to think about fashion. The images in the slideshow below, from illumina...

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WATCH: "Treasures Of Heaven": Medieval Religious Relics At The British Museum

Posted 09.04.2011

Read More: Crown of Thorns, Jewels, Medieval, Metropolitan Museum of Art, United Kingdom, Sculpture, Relics-and-Reliquaries, Gold, True Cross, Treasures of Heaven, UK Arts, British Museum, Religion, Art, Jesus Christ, Virgin Mary, Jesus of Nazareth, Christianity, Catholic Relics, Vatican, Video, Arts News

The British Museum's Treasures of Heaven: Saints, Relics, and Devotion in Medieval Europe exhibition is an extraordinary collection of religious objec...

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Summer Genealogy Reads

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 08.29.2011

Read More: Dorothy Wickenden, History, Netsuke, Medieval, Ian Mortimerm Colorado, Jewish, England, Books, The West, Genealogy, Pioneer, Family History, Edmund De Waal, Books News
Megan Smolenyak

I'm constantly telling anyone who will listen that there's no such thing as a boring family, and many writers are discovering that their own families are a surprisingly rich source of material.

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State Of The Art: New Sensors Protect Medieval Works At NYC Museum

AP | By JIM FITZGERALD | Posted 08.09.2011

Read More: The-Cloisters, Medieval, Ibm, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Around Town, NY Around Town, New York City Art, Sensors, New York News

NEW YORK -- It will take a good eye to spot them, but dozens of tiny, very modern works of art have been installed near the 15th-century unicorn tapes...

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Beirut Cathedral Museum Reveals Layers of Christian History

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Christians, Crypt Museum, Beirut Law School, Lebanon, St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Arabic, Apostle Paul, Beirut, Metropolitan Elias Audi, Emir Fakhreddin II Maan, Quartus and Tercias, Middle East, Disciples Herastos, Al Amin Mosque, Nijmeh Square, Byzantine, Medieval, Mosaics, Christianity, Gentiles, Epistle to the Romans, Lebanese Civil War, Ottoman, Roman, Sosipater, Anastasis, Hellenistic, Mamelukes, Travel News
Magda Abu-Fadil

The recently opened crypt museum at the St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral in downtown Beirut is relatively small but packs a powerful punch by revea...

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Rhodes Beckons Sun/Sea Lovers, History Buffs, Nature Fans

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mikis Theodorakis, Europe, Souvlaki, Acropolis, Gyro, Giants, Tzaziki, Romans, Lebanon, Ouzou, Euro, Asia, Mosque, Feta, Greece, Turkey, Africa, Mount Olympus, Turkish, U.S. Dollar, Persians, Medieval, Zeus, Christian, Zorba the Greek, Asia Minor, Italian, Kamiros, Ialysos, Saracens, Rhodes, Helios, Lindos, Carian, Slidepollajax, Dodecanese, Poseidon, Phoenicians, Byzantines, Telchines, Crusaders, Travel News
Magda Abu-Fadil

*SEE PHOTOS BELOW* It's hard not to enjoy a trip to Rhodes with its plentiful sun, historical sites, diverse cultural offerings, natural beauty, fun ...

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Book Of Hours Commissioned By Catherine Of Cleaves Is Astonishingly Detailed And Rich

The Wall Street Journal | KAREN WILKIN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Demons and Devotion, Book of Hours, Books, Catherine of Cleves, Morgan Museum, New York, Illuminated Manuscripts, Medieval, Books News

The politically ambitious Catherine was an equally ambitious patron of the arts. In 1440, about the time she definitively refused to live with Arnold,...

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A Full Moon, Werewolves, and Betrayed Love

Jane Minogue | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Full Moon, Medieval, Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Twilight, Werewolves, Werewolf-Syndrome, Marie De France, Marriage, New Moon, The Wolfman, Chris Weitz, Mtv, Love, Stephenie Meyer, Costco, Michael J. Fox, Brittany, Bisclavret, Entertainment News
Jane Minogue

Werewolves are in the news these days, so let's analyze a story of werewolves, love, and betrayal circa 1180 from Marie de France.

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A Champagne Toast to the 50 percent Who Stay Married

Jane Minogue | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Romantic Love, Marriage, Adultery, Medieval, Divorce, Stephanie Coontz, Up, Love, Australian National University, August, Separation, National Center for Health, Healthy Living News
Jane Minogue

Here's a toast to those couples who got married this month and to those in the 50 percent that have stayed married.

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French Delights Overshadow Economic Slump, Uncertainty

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mont St. Michel, Musée Des Impressionismes, Val D?Europe, French, Sophia Loren, Dom Perignon, Princess Grace, Crayfish, Oysters, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Normandy, Paris, Belgian, Coke, Afp, Hervé Novelli, Euro Disney, Champagne Region, French Fries, Christian Dior, Moët Et Chandon, Louvre Museum, Granville, Japanese, Wwii, Economist Intelligence Unit, Mona Lisa, Napoleon Bonaparte, France, Lobsters, Eiffel Tower, Medieval, Ile De France, Youtube, Place Du Tertre, Montmartre, Musée Eugène Delacroix, Mussels, Claude Monet, James Bond, Notre-Dame De Reims, Gothic, Scriptorial, Provins, Avranches, Epernay, Reims, Marne-La-Valée-Chessy, Giverny, World News
Magda Abu-Fadil

France may be in a slump, with a hyper-kinetic president intent on structural reforms to counter mounting deficits, but it remains the number one international destination for visitors offering more delights than can be fathomed on a 20-day visit.

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Joining Together Those Whose Love Dare Not Speak its Name

Jane Minogue | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Anti-Semitism, Homosexuality, Medieval, Bestiaries, LGBT Pride Month, Homosexuality and Religion, Civil Unions, Homosexual Rights, John Bowsell, Same-Sex Marriage, Homophobe, Healthy Living News
Jane Minogue

The irrationality and endurance of the intolerance of homosexuality really defies precise explanation, as does intolerance of Jews.

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Omnigamy, anyone?

Jane Minogue | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Omnigamy, Polygamy, Samuel Delaney, Medieval, Human Sexuality, Stephanie Coontz, Polygamists, Bigamy, Marriage, California Gay Marriage, Evan Wolfson, Abraham Lincoln, Animal Sexuality, Bestiality, Love, Gay Marriage, Andrew Cherlin, Charlemagne, Healthy Living News
Jane Minogue

Stop debating whether or not gay marriage will open the door to polygamy and bestiality, and understand that marriage is an ever-changing arrangement to meet individual, social, cultural, and religious needs.

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So Cal Chronicles Suburban-Style

Jane Minogue | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Suburbs, Elderly, Women's Rights, Widowhood, Medieval, Suburbia, Magna Carta, Alcoholism, Racism, Widows, Style News
Jane Minogue

At the checkout in front of me was a frail, elderly lady in a gray sweat suit. Her liver-spotted hands shook as she put 2 jugs of wine onto the counter. One red, one white. Her drugs of choice.

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Traditional Marriage and the Straw-Horse Argument

Jane Minogue | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Marriage, Traditional Marriage, Traditions, Medieval, Human Sexuality, Horses, Ireland, Sacraments, Animal Sexuality, Bestiality, Love, Sexuality, Politics News
Jane Minogue

"If we change traditional marriage, it's a slippery slope," said the man at the table next to me. "Soon we'll have people marrying animals." I'm not aware of any man-horse association that's lobbying Congress or state governments to allow bestiality.

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YouTube Lancelots and Guineveres

Jane Minogue | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rick-Wakeman, Adultery, Medieval, King Arthur, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Youtube, Fanvids, Lancelot, Arthuriana, Guinevere, Monty Python, Media News
Jane Minogue

The YouTube Lancelots and Guineveres continue the medieval tradition of taking a story and adapting it to one's preferences.

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Rutting Teens...It Must be Spring

Jane Minogue | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Adolescents, Teen Sex, Medieval, Sex, Privacy, Teenagers, Style News
Jane Minogue

They were doing it in the spring sunshine yesterday afternoon. A young boy and girl were doing it on a chaise down by the pool area that we share with about 30 other homes.

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Prostitutes, Wages, and Wives: Part II

Jane Minogue | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women and Politics, Marriage, Women's Rights, Women, Prostitution, Medieval, Women's Issues, Style News
Jane Minogue

Improved education and economic prospects for women go much further than moral denunciation to decrease prostitution.

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Gypsy Brides on Sale and the Money Side of Traditional Matrimony

Jane Minogue | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Marriage, Matrimony, Medieval, Traditions, Money, Gypsy, Love, Family, Chaucer, Healthy Living News
Jane Minogue

Marriage compromises love because marriage is a commercial arrangement; it can involve an exchange where people are considered as commodities.

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Medieval 'Vampire' Skull Found Near Venice

Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 05.25.2011

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The skull of a "vampire" has been found near Venice among the corpses of 16th century plague victims, reports LiveScience. The leader of the archaeol...

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Marriage: What's Love Got to Do With It?

Jane Minogue | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Marriage, Medieval, Love, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Healthy Living News
Jane Minogue

If we add love to the definition of marriage, the Merriam-Webster entry could be "the state of being united to a person in a loving, consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law."

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The Ever-Changing Definition of Marriage

Jane Minogue | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Marriage, Gay Marriage Rights, Medieval, Civil Unions, Gay Marriage, Healthy Living News
Jane Minogue

As someone involved in medieval studies -- yes, medieval studies -- who looks at love and marriage, I can tell you that regulating human sexual behavior has always been a battleground.

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The $36,000 Christmas Pageant

Rev. Astrid Storm | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Mystery Plays, Pageant, Religion, Holidays, Church, Medieval, Children, Christmas, Christianity, Healthy Living News
Rev. Astrid Storm

Ever wonder to lengths to which churches will go to put on the perfect Christmas pageant? When I decided to write a piece on it for Slate magazine, I...

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