“Ophelia” – A Painting by Rich Pellegrino
Over the past 160 years, numerous artists have painted on canvas their interpretation of Ophelia’s death in William Shakespeare's Hamlet. In the play, Ophelia, bedecked with wild flowers, falls into…
50 Best Author vs. Author Put-Downs Of All Time
A great compilation of quotes by famous authors, trash talking about other, equally well-known authors, and literary rivals. Jane Austen, according to Mark Twain (1898) I haven't any right to…
1600 Year Old Book Proves Ancient Romans Had A Sense of Humor
Mary Beard, the controversial Professor of Classics at the University of Cambridge, informs us in this Guardian article that ancient Romans had (gasp!) a sense of humor, after all. She…