Folk tales and beloved characters from cultures around the globe can are celebrated in popular books for young readers. Test ...

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This year, a team of Times journalists marked the 100th anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance with a series examining its ...

commissioned or displayed at the high point of the Italian Renaissance – the year 1504. It was a moment when three of the world’s most famous artists – Michelangelo, Leonardo and Raphael – were in the ...

Jerry Brotton hails from northern England, and in “Four Points of the Compass,” he notes that the caricatures associated with southern cultures such as Italy’s are reversed in his native country, ...

One of the most striking features of Renaissance maps are the sea creatures embedded in their cartography. More than just ...

Seto pottery renaissance For over 1,000 years, Seto-yaki - a type of pottery from central Japan - has shaped daily life, from tableware to artworks. However, the future of this treasured craft is ...

Other assessments, including one by the International Energy Agency, suggest that in many parts of the world, it would be prohibitively expensive to rely wholly on erratic solar and wind power ...

Rayner was then angered at being “scapegoated” by No 10 alongside the Transport Secretary Louise Haigh for DP World’s threat to pull £1bn of investment from the UK. She was also revealed to have ...

Here’s a guide on dining at the Texas Renaissance Festival in all its glory and a roundup ... and a combination of “New World” spices, have become a highlight for festivalgoers, but if you have a ...