Pamela Harriman: The ‘greatest courtesan’ of all time, celebrated for her political diplomacy
A British-born American power broker, Pamela Harriman was known for forging lifelong alliances from what may otherwise have ...
Paris exhibit highlights artists' fascination with the end of the world
Apocalypse: Yesterday and Tomorrow,' at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, brings together some 300 works from the 9th ...
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The Vision of Candles
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Angels Holding the Four Winds and an Angel Signifying Christ
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The whore of Babylon
I’ve heard people on different occasions refer to the Catholic Church as the “whore or harlot of Babylon.” Where do they get this? It came out of Rev. 17:1-6 where a city is referred to as a ...
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‘America can’t be great without great science. That is where the Academies can help.’
Recent actions by the federal government affecting agencies that fund science in the United States have sent shock waves through the research community. We sat down with National Academy of Sciences ...
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Seahawks release franchise-great WR Tyler Lockett
The Seattle Seahawks released veteran wide receiver Tyler Lockett, ending the 10-year run in Seattle of the second-most-prolific pass catcher in franchise history. Lockett posted Wednesday on X ...
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Dürer’s ‘The Four Horsemen’ and ‘The Whore of Babylon’ on display in End of the World exhibit
"The word 'apocalypse' is present everywhere around us, but we have lost its original meaning, which is that of revelation," said Jeanne Brun, the general curator of the exhibition and deputy ...