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  • Why did medieval monks preserve pagan literature?

    Why did medieval monks preserve pagan literature?0

    Many educated people – though perhaps not enough – know that it was medieval monks who preserved classical culture. Between their daily offices, the monks huddled in their cells by candlelight to copy the great cultural artifacts of Western civilization. But why did they preserve works that had been produced by, and often reflected, the

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  • Why Did Japan’s Massacre of Disabled Gone Unnoticed?

    Why Did Japan’s Massacre of Disabled Gone Unnoticed?0

    On July 26, 2016 a man wielding a knife broke into Tsukui Yamayuriena, a home for the disabled outside of Tokyo and brutally murdered 19 people as they slept, while injuring another 26. Afterwards, he turned himself in to a local police station, with the explanation: “It is better that the disabled disappear.” Disability advocates

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  • Why Did Elvis Want to Be a Narc?

    Why Did Elvis Want to Be a Narc?0

    The National Archives’ most requested photo features President Nixon standing beside one of the world’s most recognizable royals: the King of Rock n’ Roll. Is it genuine history, political commentary, a Photoshop spoof? Surreal but authentic, the black-and-white image shows President Nixon, wearing a full suit, shaking the hand of Elvis Presley, wearing … exactly what

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  • Why Did Elite Students Cheer the Atrocities of Hamas?

    Why Did Elite Students Cheer the Atrocities of Hamas?3

    I had worked hard for nearly two years, for the sole purpose of infusing life into an inanimate body. For this I had deprived myself of rest and health. I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation; but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror

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  • Why Did Duterte Call Obama a ‘Son of a Whore’?

    Why Did Duterte Call Obama a ‘Son of a Whore’?0

    The president of the Philippines, Rodrgio Duterte, is raising the profile of his country in the international news media in a way only he can. In a warning to US President Barack Obama to stay off the subject of extrajudicial killings of drug trafficikers, he apparently called his American counterpart a “son of a whore”.

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  • Why Did Dante’s Inferno Have a Real-Life Saint in Hell?

    Why Did Dante’s Inferno Have a Real-Life Saint in Hell?0

    If one were asked to name the greatest work of literature of all time, there would be only a handful of serious contenders. Both of Homer’s classics would make the short list. Perhaps Virgil’s epic would also qualify. Possibly one or two of Shakespeare’s tragedies. And there is little doubt that Dante’s magnum opus, The

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