Yearly Archives: 2019

Image courtesy of Nueva Sociedad. All rights reserved.If we are to look at Venezuela from Cuba, and at Venezuela together with Cuba, we should go back to December 1994, when…

Five years ago, we found Gregory, a russet-toned guinea pig with unusually large eyes, at one of those “big box” pet stores that seem to be everywhere, high-ceilinged, cavernous emporiums…

Three trailblazing women — Kristen Bell, Josina Anderson, and Dominique Moceanu — were on hand to honor 23 gymnasts at a recent gala in Los Angeles. It was a night to…

In the frontispiece to Voltaire's book on Newton's philosophy, Voltaire's lover Émilie du Châtelet appears as Voltaire's muse, reflecting Newton's heavenly insights down to Voltaire. 1738. Wikicommons. Public domain.One of…

A witty poem from the American poet Dorothy Parker (August 22, 1893 – June 7, 1967).

If you’ve read Stephen King’s autobiography, you know what a critical role his wife Tabitha played in helping to launch his writing career. She’s an acclaimed artist in her own…

When the Johnsons’ house caught fire — the second time that day — the entire neighborhood came to watch. The disquieting mass of black smoke that billowed from the top floor…

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[This article by Omar Kaddour is part of a special series focused on Oral Culture and Identity in Syria. It is the outcome of an ongoing partnership between SyriaUntold and…

While most people wouldn’t be too excited about anything that came out of a sewer, Phillip Barbeau, a professor of physics at Duke University, tells me enthusiastically about 3 tons…