Accidental Gods by Anna Della Subin: was Prince Philip a volcano god?
Humanity can’t seem to shake its habit of turning ordinary people into deities, from Haile Selassie to General MacArthur
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Humanity can’t seem to shake its habit of turning ordinary people into deities, from Haile Selassie to General MacArthur
The modern pantheon on The Spectator Australia | In January 1780 the news reached London that Captain Cook had been killed and eaten in Hawaii. The story of…
In January 1780 the news reached London that Captain Cook had been killed and eaten in Hawaii. The story of his death was met with morbid fascination by the general public, inspiring paintings, poems and even a ballet. This ballet was so violent that one of the dancers accidentally stabbed another during the scene of
By Sarath Chandrajeewa (Part I of this article appeared in Satmag of 04 Dec.) Allegations about Chilean Ambassador In his book ‘Memoirs’ Neruda openly admits to having sexual relations with a Tamil female labourer, engaged in what was considered the lowest of professions in society of the time, while he was the Chilean Ambassador to […]