The 2012 London Olympics ushered in a new era of global Shakespearean appropriation. The Globe-to-Globe festival, held in conjunction with the Olympics, brought theater companies from many parts of the world to the United Kingdom to perform Shakespeare in their own languages (“37 plays in 37 languages”). Globe-to-Globe suggested the ethical aspirations of such ambitious Shakespearean events as ...

The autonomy gained by Galicia in 1867 and its practical effects, largely contributed to the emergence of a specific cult Austro-Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph I. myth “good ruler” began function Galician society. Habsburg family, i.e. his ancestors ruler’s were also part cult. School, education, upbringing played an important role developing emotional attitudes towards monarch. Numerous school...

In the pursuit of scientific truth, even widely held medical beliefs require examination or re-examination. Both physicians and non-physicians sometimes believe things about our bodies that just are not true. As a reminder of the need to apply scientific investigation to conventional wisdom, we previously discussed the evidence disputing seven commonly held medical myths. The holiday season pre...

Filipino Catholicism’s hallmark is its festive and colorful celebrations of popular piety, which exhibit the Catholic faith’s embeddedness in people’s lives culture. One most renowned devotions rendered to Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno Quiapo, Manila. The devotion making a pledge Nazareno, known as panata, commonly understood sacred promise that must be kept return for request granted. In this p...

A meeting in London at the beginning of the month kicked off the double celebration next year of Darwin's birth 200 hundred years ago and the first publication of the Origin of Species 50 years later. A number of events are planned which include a major television series and exhibitions in London, Cambridge and Washington. The celebration at the Linnean Society marked the original low-key start...