Month: December 2020

Ancient Greek mythology is full of classic stories which have become part of Western literature and culture; these stories have even given us some well-known words and phrases commonly used in English, and in other languages. Below, we introduce 12 of the greatest and best-known tales from the world of Greek mythology, from curious women
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Elliot Page (Photo via Instagram/Justin H. Min) By Victoria DiPlacido Date December 1, 2020 Facebook Twitter Canadian actor Elliot Page announced today that they are transgender and non-binary, meaning that their gender identity is neither man nor woman. Their pronouns are he/him and they/them. (This article will use they to refer to Page.) “I can’t
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The airline industry is facing its biggest disaster ever as Capitol Hill hits another impasse over a coronavirus relief bill, said Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA. “We are experiencing a crisis that is bigger than all the financial crises that the airline industry has faced since airplanes first took flight,” Nelson
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TODAY: In 1844, Emily Brontë writes the poem “A Death-Scene,” which was later published in 1846 in a book collecting poetry by Brontë and her siblings. We asked the best book designers in the business about their favorite covers of the year: they have thoughts. | Lit Hub “I’ve always loved squid—not in the culinary sense,
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A closed departure hall at Hong Kong International Airport terminal. Miguel Candela | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images SINGAPORE — Singapore and Hong Kong have delayed the start of their bilateral “travel bubble” again — deferring the plan beyond 2020, authorities from both cities said on Tuesday. The latest postponement followed an earlier
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