A collaborative of adult LEGO builders with an interest in historical themes called Brick to the Past built a replica of Hadrian’s Wall, which they exhibited at the Great Western Brick Show. Smithsonian reports: “The attention to detail makes this Lego version of… Continue Reading
Smithsonian reports that the earliest known draft of the King James Bible has been unearthed at the University of Cambridge by American scholar Jeffrey Alan Miller. “Forty-seven translators and scholars produced the King James Bible, which was first published in 1611.… Continue Reading
The Samhain 2015 issue of The Green Book–writings on Irish gothic, supernatural and fantastic literature–includes Martin Hayes’ “Fry-Ups with the Poets and Prophets,” a look at the fraught relationship between W. B. Yeats and Aleister Crowley; the old G.D.… Continue Reading
The Baltimore Sun reminds us: “Even in death, Divine — the larger-than-life drag queen made famous in John Waters’ films — lives on.” Today, October 19, 2015, would have been Divine’s 70th birthday. Divine was a mainstay of John Waters films, notably… Continue Reading