A new exhibition at The Met Cloisters makes the case that gender and sexual fluidity were an essential part of Medieval religious art.

The Balkans are where Europe gets wild, ancient, and breathtakingly unpredictable. This region, stretching from Slovenia’s ...

In Life and in Legend,” by Heather Blurton ...

Every seasoned traveler has a few secret places they’ll never post about—the tucked-away beaches, hidden mountain towns, and ...

Some of the planet’s most amazing sights haven been beaten into oblivion by severe weather and others were simply abandoned ...

From crusader knights marching on the Holy Land with crosses daubed on their uniforms to tonsured monks cloistered in their ...

Tricksters dance through the stories of cultures around the world, causing chaos, teaching lessons, and making us laugh at ...

Rupert Parker gets in the Saddle for cycling Eurovelo 3 Across seven days, I’m going to ride through forest, farmland and along river valleys across France to Belgium. On the way I’ll explore ...

This is the unmistakable scent of liquorice. Imagine walking through a garden filled with blossoms and herbs, and catching on ...

Cappella Pratensis performed Ockeghem’s Missa pro defunctis Sunday at Corpus Christi Church in the Music Before 1800 series. Photo: Eduardus Lee Costumes and candy have morphed Halloween into a ...

Emeric, son of Hungary’s first Christian king, St. Stephen, was born around A.D. 1000. His name is translated as Imre in ...

Richard Fishacre challenged the scientific orthodoxy of his day, and contemporary astrophysics has vindicated his position.