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The Dress that Started a Revolution
Before there was the 1920s flapper, there was the Delphos gown.
Apr 10
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Nicole Miras
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The Fight Against Zombie Culture: the New Feudalism, Revisited
Why the humanities matter now more than ever
Mar 24
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Nicole Miras
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So, Where Do the Fairies Actually Come From?
At the end of our series, we address the question that has pestered folklorists for generations.
Mar 10
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Nicole Miras
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Annwn, Otherworlds, and Kingdoms Under the Earth
In the late Middle Ages, the fairy emerges as a distinct, folkloric figure.
Mar 9
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Nicole Miras
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A Midsummer Nightmare?
William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" includes one of the most famous literary depictions of fairies. How do Oberon and Titania compare to…
Feb 19
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Nicole Miras
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Who Was the Real St. Valentine?
And how did medieval ideas regarding courtly love inform the way we celebrate Valentine's Day?
Feb 12
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Nicole Miras
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Robert Kirk and the Fairy Romantics
Today, we're diving into Reverend Robert Kirk's seminal work, "The Secret Commonwealth" (1691), and how over a hundred years later, Sir Walter Scott…
Feb 11
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Nicole Miras
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The Battle of the Victorian Fairies
In the well-to-do households of Victorian cities, fairies were being scrubbed and starched to suit a new, child-friendly image. But in the countryside…
Jan 29
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Nicole Miras
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Flower Fairies, Photographic Hoaxes, and the Post-War Imagination
In 1920, photographs of the Cottingley fairies took the world by storm as "evidence" of an eternal, elfin realm. But the image of the flower fairy was a…
Jan 20
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Nicole Miras
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On the Other Side of the Mist
Fairy folklore has enchanted audiences for centuries. In this series, we'll explore how the fairy has evolved over time, and what this says about our…
Jan 12
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Nicole Miras
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Crossroads Roundup: a Map of Demons, a Big Roman Mosaic and a Cherry Tree, and a Winter Art Gallery
The latest news in art, archaeology, culture, and more.
Jan 7
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Nicole Miras
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Crossroads Roundup: a Map of Demons, a Big Roman Mosaic and a Cherry Tree, and a Winter Art Gallery
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From Fairies to Aliens: Abductions, Changelings, and Ships in the Sky
Long before the UFOs of 20th century folklore, people feared abduction from the Fair Folk living just beyond the hedgerow.
Jan 2
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Nicole Miras
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