We Fell Apart,’ the new novel by the bestselling author of ‘We Were Liars’, is an excellent novel, on its own or as the ...

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Osiris’s myth begins as a tale of jealousy and betrayal but ends as the foundation of Egyptian religion. From his brutal ...

Myths about how the Black Death traveled quickly across Asia, ravaging Silk Route communities, date back to a single ...

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For the first time since the boy king's tomb was discovered in 1922 all the items will stored in one place, a museum director ...