Think you know Shakespeare? See how quickly you can match his famous plays to the modern countries where they’re set.

Wish you could step into a Studio Ghibli movie? Misty forests, fairy-tale villages, and lantern-lit towns bring the magic to ...

St. Patrick's Day celebrates the patron saint of Ireland, who, as legend has it, chased the snakes out of Ireland. The day is often celebrated with plenty of re ...

Friday the 13th has been the subject of mythology and speculation for a long time. The origins of superstitions around the ...

One of Eric Clapton’s guitars also sold at the 2026 Irsay auction, and it became the most expensive acoustic guitar ever sold, fetching $4.1 million. The guitar was a Martin 000-42 acoustic that ...

Although Aeschylus is said to have authored around 90 plays during his storied career, only seven complete works survive today, most notably The Oresteia , The Persians, and Seven Against Thebes.

Throughout all of history, women have worked. Whether they were paid or not for their labor is a different matter. But with the Industrial Revolution and people gathering in cities, the types of jobs ...

As anyone who’s owned a cat can attest, cats are independent creatures, and their behavior is often unpredictable and ...

But some instruments exceed all others, both in terms of their sound and in terms of their cost. This list features some of the most expensive and valuable instruments ever sold, and you may notice ...

Across six continents, these swanky sleeper trains transform travel into a moving getaway. From Art Deco carriages winding ...

We can learn a lot about an author when we read their work. With Jane Austen, we come to know her wit and passion from the words of Pride and Prejudice, Emma, a ...

Whether he goes on to scoop an Oscar nomination next year will have to remain to be seen—but if not, this certainly wouldn’t be the first time that the BAFTAs have not only split from the Academy ...