Pigcasso: Pot-Bellied Pig Produces Award-Winning Art In Mokelumne Hill
Source: CBS Sacramento
Pigs are known for being highly intelligent animals, but this pig is known for her creativity, too.
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Theater Experience in Shakespeare’s Lifetime
Source: ThoughtCo.
Today we study Shakespeare in school and often see his plays in formal settings, but is that how they were meant to be experienced? Learn more about what going to see a play was really like when Shakespeare’s theater company put them on stage for the first time.
Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Lake’
Source: ThoughtCo
Many people know Edgar Allen Poe for his short stories, but did you know he was a poet, as well? Many of his poems play with the same themes as his stories, including one he dedicated to an unknown person and that scholars believe was written about a real-life haunted lake…
Half Human, Half Beast: Mythological Figures of Ancient Times
Source: ThoughtCo
Mythology from around the world is full of creatures that are half-animal and half-human. It is the perfect blend of mankind and nature. Here are 10 examples of half-human monsters from mythology and how they originated.
Jack London Biography
Source: Biography
In this biography, learn how Jack London’s adventurous life inspired his novels and stories.
Re-imagining Shakespeare’s plays in virtual reality game
Source: BBC
It’s not likely that you think of Shakespeare and video games at the same time, but that may be about to change!
Why we’ll always be obsessed with – and afraid of – monsters
Source: The Conversation
Read one author’s take on our “age of fear” and the rise of the zombie.
The Benefits of Optimism Are Real
Source: The Atlantic
In this article, Emily Esfahani Smith examines two films, Silver Linings Playbook and Life of Pi, to delve into the relationship between optimism and resilience.
The guitarist who saved hundreds of people on a sinking cruise liner
Source: BBC
Heroes can often come in unexpected forms. Read about how this musician’s act of courage prevented an accident from becoming a tragedy.
What Inspired ‘The Legend of Sleepy Hollow’?
Source: History Channel
Some legends are ancient, but others have risen more recently. Read the history and inspiration of one of America’s first–and most enduring–ghost stories, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.