When Women Painted the Renaissance
They had names like Sofonisba and Lavinia and most of all Artemisia. They were brilliant and gifted and (sometimes)
ferocious—because they had to be, sure,...
The Eternal Wisdom of Sappho
Feature Image:
Sappho and Erinna in a Garden at Mytilene (1864), by Simeon Solomon
According to the Ancient Greek poet Alcaeus of Mytilene, “No man sings...
Offerings
The waies, through which my weary steps I guyde, In this delightfull land of Faery,
Are so exceeding spacious and wyde,
And sprinckled with such sweet...
When Annie Oakley Kicked Hearst’s Ass
America’s favorite sharpshooter suffered a sugary makeover in Hollywood and Broadway depictions, which depicted her as someone willing to throw matches and stomach bratty...