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PHOTOS: Why I Reenacted 2,000 Years Of History

Charlie Schroeder | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Historical Reenacting, Renaissance Faire, William Shakespeare, Elizabethan England, Reenactment, Reenactors, Man of War, Acting, Vikings, Romans, Nazis, Slideexpand, Historical Reenactments, Books News
Charlie Schroeder

When I was a junior in college I fell in love with Shakespeare. I was determined to become the next Kenneth Branagh--in large part because I wanted to bed his then wife, Emma Thompson. Love of literature can be based on worse things.

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Bizarre Roman Ruin Baffles Scientists

Posted 01.23.2012

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By: Owen Jarus, LiveScience Contributor Published: 01/23/2012 09:17 AM EST on LiveScience A recently discovered mysterious "win...

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Elizabeth Cunningham's Red-Robed Priestess

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: Druids, Romans, Red-Robed Priestess, Mary Magdalen, Maeve Rhuad, Elizabeth Cunningham, National Treasure, Maeve, Books News
Dr. Susan Corso

Red-Robed Priestess is Maeve Rhuad's last adventure. And oh, what an adventure it is! As I'm sure you know, I've been a fan of Maeve Rhuad for a long,...

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Conquerors, Debt, Joblessness, and "The Crisis of the Third Century"

Lydia Fisher | Posted 08.20.2011

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Lydia Fisher

If the financial crisis tells us anything, it's this. We moved away from person-to-person reciprocity and community orientation. We deconstructed boundaries for expedient profit.

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Meatless Monday: Meatless by the Book

Ellen Kanner | Posted 07.29.2011

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Ellen Kanner

If you want to find justification in the Bible for any sort of behavior, it's in there. It's just a matter of interpretation, from when the earth wil...

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Easy Reader: BookExpo America 2011 Offers Plenty

David Finkle | Posted 07.25.2011

Read More: Queen Esther, The Queen Who Saved Her People, The Koran, Assouline, Romans, Common English Bible, Lego, Carolyn Brown, Calvin Reid, Midpoint Trade Books, The Orchard, Ed Hooper, The Original I Ching, Red's Hot Cowboy, Mark Gaff, Harry Potter, Cecil Beaton, M. Moliero, My Tablet Books, Bookexpo America 2011, The Letters of Samuel Beckett Volume 2: 1941-1956, And God Created Burton, Blissology, American Express, New York Review Books, Tom Rubython, Magination Press, The Letters of Ernest Hemingway, Knoxville KNOX, Publishers Weekly, Jacob Javits Center, Theresa Ware, Marcel Marceau Master Mime, Andy Baggott, For Dummies Series, I Ching, Cambridge University Press, Richard Burton, Booker T. Mattison, Brevario De Isabel La Catolica, The Judges of Secret Court, Bea, David Stacton, Alislam, Tuttle, Snitch, Kar-Ben, Books News
David Finkle

Book lovers, here's a full disclosure about reporter/bookist me and BookExpo America 2011 at New York City's Jacob Javits Center: I go for the giveaways.

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Why Was Jesus Crucified?

Matt J. Rossano | Posted 06.02.2011

Read More: Jesus, Pontius Pilate, John Dominic Crossan, Ben-Hur, Bart Ehrman, Crucifixion, Christianity, Easter, Death of Jesus, Romans, Religion News
Matt J. Rossano

A moment's reflection will tell you that the standard Sunday school answer to the question "Why was Jesus crucified?" would have made little sense to those directly involved in the event itself.

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Mr. President: Win One, But Not for the Gipper

Michael Sigman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Time Magazine, Ronald Reagan, Cold War, Barack Obama, Caspar Weinberger, Douglas Brinkley, Libya, Unemployment, Egypt, Middle East, Cnn, Dan Rather, Piers Morgan, Muammar Qaddafi, Romans, Deficit, Cairo, Estate Tax, Politics News
Michael Sigman

Obama seems to have overlooked Reagan's greatest gift and most effective tactic: the ability to declare that virtually any triumph that happened while he was president as his own.

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A Traveler's Take on Tunisia

Ken Fish | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tunis, Romans, Phoenicians, Sidi Bou Said, Ben Ali, Tunisia, Carthage, Desert, Tourism, Travel News
Ken Fish

It was no surprise to learn that George Lucas filmed some of the most memorable scenes from Star Wars in Tunisia: its desert landscape is indeed alien and has a stark, evocative beauty.

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Wishing To Be A Boy

Patrizia Chen | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Thomas Milian, Shooting, Fencing, Mauro Bolognini, Romans, Catherine Spaak, Mademoiselle De Maupin, Sicily, Theophile Gautier, Gauls, Women's Empowerment, Healthy Living News
Patrizia Chen

Having been told that I couldn't be a ballet dancer, I asked my mother to allow me at least to take fencing classes. Horrified by the idea, she replied that it wasn't a dignified activity for (here we go again!) a girl from a good family.

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

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

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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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The Government of God: An Easter Message

John W. Whitehead | Posted 05.25.2011

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John W. Whitehead

On a spring day in the year 30, two processions entered Jerusalem. It was the beginning of the week of Passover, the most sacred week of the Jewish year. In centuries past, Christians have celebrated this day as Palm Sunday.

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Are We Not Romans?

Michael Vlahos | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Vlahos

Americans like to compare themselves to old Romans, especially those martial neocons-of-the-soft-hands and their adder-tongued women. But hearken: It may be a fair analogy.

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Is There Hope for the Planet?

Tri Robinson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tri Robinson

If there is to be restoration, we must first encounter national reformation. Until then our good efforts will continue to backfire and fall to the ground. If there is to be hope, there first must be God.

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When Success in Business = Failure as a Human Being

Vivian Norris | Posted 05.25.2011

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Vivian Norris

Business can allow human beings to fulfill their creative potential. It can provide great benefit to society. But it can also be used to promote falsehoods which end up hurting us all in the end.

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Arabia Felix 103: Despite Crippling Travails, Yemen Draws Eager Tourists

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

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Magda Abu-Fadil

The inhospitable terrain, weather and occasional kidnapping of foreigners may keep the faint-hearted at bay, but itinerant archeologists, scholars and adventure seekers still flock to Arabia Felix.

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Roman Ship Graveyard Discovered Off Italian Coast

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Archaeologists, Italy, Roman Ship Graveyard, Rome, Archaeological Discovery, Archaeological Discoveries, Foreign Affairs, Roman Empire, Roman Ship, Archaeological Dig, Archaeology, Advocacy, Romans, World News

Archaeologists scanning the seabed almost 1000 feet below the coast of the Italian island of Ventotene discovered five perfect-condition ancient Roman...

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