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I’ve become aware lately of more and more people in the UK choosing to subscribe to myths rather than to religious doctrines, says writer Laurence Coupe.

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If Donald Trump’s plan brings peace to Gaza he will not only save the lives of thousands of innocent Gazan civilians, he will strike a blow against a global resurgence of anti-Semitism, the hatred of ...

In 1968, Robert Rauschenberg bought property on Captiva Island. Two years later, he made it his permanent home. Bob Rauschenberg Gallery Director Jade Dellinger says it was a move written in the stars ...

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Almost 1800 years after Rome’s founding, the people we call Byzantines still thought of themselves as part of the same enduring society.