Today, August 2, is the anniversary of the 1776 formal signing of the US Declaration of Independence. Fifty-six people signed the Declaration. It is also the anniversary of Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi’s 1834 birth in Colmar, France. Bartholdi grew up to become the sculptor… Continue Reading
August 1 marks the beginning of autumn observances in the Northern hemisphere, and spring observances in the Southern hemisphere: Lughnasadh and/or Lammas in the Northern hemisphere, Imbolc and Pachamama Raymi in the Southern hemisphere. According to The Festival of Lughnasa,… Continue Reading
Filmmaker Karen Maine grew up in the 1990s in a Catholic community in Iowa, where her high school sex education was a video of a late-term abortion and an abstinence-only talk by Pam Stenzel. Her autobiographical short film, “Yes, God, Yes,”… Continue Reading
American game designer and author best known for co-creating the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) with Dave Arneson, and described by some as the father of D&D, Gary Gygax was born today in 1938. As a surprising number — or not, depending on your viewpoint… Continue Reading
Dame Helen Mirren was born 72 years ago today at Queen Charlotte’s Hospital in West London. Well known for her many roles of film, stage, and television, she is the only person to have portrayed both Queen Elizabeth I (2005) and… Continue Reading
Today is the anniversary of Willie Mae Thornton’s death in 1984. Better known as Big Mama Thornton, she was a powerful blues singer whose songs helped lead to the development of rock & roll. She was the original singer of… Continue Reading
Men and women have different ways to make up after a disagreement, says a recent study. Springer International Publishing expands, “If a man wants to make amends with his girlfriend after an argument, he should dedicate quality time and shed a… Continue Reading
Liber Oz tells us: Man has the right to love as he will:— “take your fill and will of love as ye will, when, where, and with whom ye will.” LGBTQ students have trouble seeing themselves in American sex ed… Continue Reading
Be not animal; refine thy rapture! If thou drink, drink by the eight and ninety rules of art: if thou love, exceed by delicacy; and if thou do aught joyous, let there be subtlety therein! –AL II:70 Today we celebrate… Continue Reading
What does an orgasm feel like? How would you describe it? If a picture is worth a thousand words, can art describe it better? Refinery 29 tries to answer these questions and more, adding, “Of course, orgasms aren’t the be-all… Continue Reading