20 years after the conclusion of the original film trilogy, The Lord of the Rings returned to the zeitgeist with a beautifully shot half-billion-dollar season of television, and the promise of new ...

Similarly, our Goddess had a sacred cow that suckled a king, the same as Queen Hatshepsut in Egypt. India and many other cultures revere the cow as a symbol of nurturing. In fact, up until the ...

One of the best ways of identifying a player who is particularly skilled with one champion is their use of a Lord Icon, but not everyone is happy with how they all look. As players use their ...

Leonardo da Vinci's famous 15th-century work, "The Last Supper" (or “Il Cenacolo” in Italian) lies inside Milan's Santa Maria delle Grazie church. Depicting the moment that Christ tells his ...

While there are plenty of ways to celebrate the beloved poet, the most common is a Burns Supper. At the weekend, Scots all over the world will come together to host their own special evening meals ...

The Rings of Power season 3 hasn't yet been officially announced, but showrunners J.D Payne and Patrick McKay have been talking about the next installment of the epic Lord of the Rings prequel ...

The primordial goddess of the night, Nyx gave birth to numerous offspring, who embodied both negative and neutral forces, including sleep, dreams, strife, and death. Among the Greeks, Nyx was revered ...

Manor Lords continues to go from strength to strength. The medieval strategy game and city builder hybrid has been out in early access for almost a year now, and each update added is even more ...

The decision changed Mr Onuki’s life forever, bizarrely sewing the seed for a love of Scottish culture and paving the way for the creation of Tokyo’s best-known Burns Night Supper. While he ...

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It’s bittersweet.” That’s been the mood here since Chris announced Jan. 6 that Saturday would be his last supper. Each night customers would grab their favorite server for a hug. They would ...