This week’s library column is a little bit self-indulgent because I enjoy cooking for people and I have a number of friends who are vegetarians, which is why I’ve chosen to tell my readers about ...

Virtual talk: Dr. Adam Shprintzen, a historian of 19th century America and associate professor of history at Marywood University, is presenting a free, virtual talk for the Maine Historical Society ...

In the beginning -- Pythagoras and his inheritance -- India -- Plato to Porphyry -- Early Christianity -- Gnostic sects and the Manicheans -- The Bogomils, the Cathars, and the Orthodox Church -- The ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. While you may be seeing more and more vegetarian and vegan restaurants or ...

Why do some cultures ban eating perfectly digestible, healthful and nutritious foods? In the realm of food anthropology, no subject is more mysterious and fascinating than that of food taboos, and no ...

While campaigning for a Senate seat, JD Vance participated in a rib-eating contest at the Ohio State Fair in August 2022. (Gaelen Morse / Bloomberg) The ebullient audience at the Republican National ...

The ebullient audience at the Republican National Convention was ready to be served up some red meat, but Usha Chilukuri Vance, onstage to introduce her husband, vice presidential candidate JD Vance, ...