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Section II : The Mother/Child, and Origin of the Child Sub-Section I: The Child in Assyri Sub-Section II: The Child in Egypt Sub-Section III: The Child in Greece Sub-Section IV: The Death of the Child Sub-Section V: The Deification of the Child

Divorce is a misery, and so too is The Roses. This second cinematic version of Warren Adler’s 1981 novel The War of the Roses, like its 1989 predecessor starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner, fails to find anything funny about a couple whose union devolves into all-out war. This time around, it’s Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman as the husband and wife who increasingly want to wring each other’s necks (among other violent fantasies). While both are game for this comedy of hostility, director Jay Roach and screenwriter Tony McNamara strand them in a battle marked by mirthless one-liners and...

White liberal woman films herself at drive throughs asking businesses if they cooperate with ICE and report their illegal employees She tells them she will only give her business to companies who won’t report illegals I have no words to describe how insane these people are

BREAKING - A young man from Dalton, UK has been arrested after shouting “we love bacon” during a protest at a mosque.

He was born December 19, 1928, in New York City, to George A. Shumway and Orpha Johnson Shumway He grew up in Manhasset, N.Y. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in geology from Middlebury College in 1950 and a Masters degree in geophysics from M.I.T. in 1951.

Animal Farm's 80th anniversary reminds us of Orwell's enduring influence. Dive into the narratives that have shaped our understanding of power and truth.This year, Animal Farm celebrates its 80th anniversary - a remarkable milestone for a book that has remained in print and in the public imagination since 1945. And George Orwell’s influence is felt not only in literature but in politics, journalism, and culture - his clear-eyed observations of poverty, totalitarianism, and the corruption of ideals resonate today as much as they did in the mid-20th century. From his earliest reporting on life in the streets and workhouses...

A disheveled poet crafted verse of exquisite order.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu reiterates that she WILL NOT COMPLY with the Trump admin and the DOJ to cooperate with ICE, says deporting criminal illegals is “oppression” DEFUND BOSTON AND CHARGE MICHELLE WU

Not long ago, my son asked me about the meaning of a word in a novel he was reading for his fifth-grade book club. “Look it up,” I responded, my automatic rejoinder when my children ask me the meaning of a word, which is often.

Dr. Anthony Fauci is arguably the world’s most famous doctor and best known for guiding the country through the pandemic. But he has also faced right-wing criticism for assessments and recommendations throughout that period and his clashes with former President Trump. Geoff Bennett sat down with Dr. Fauci to discuss his career and new memoir, “On Call: A Doctor’s Journey in Public Service."

I then asked him if he also read the Hardy Boys as a kid, and he certainly did. He then asked me how many of these books were published, and when I researched this, I discovered that the first Hardy Boys books came out in 1927, and ended their run after 190 titles in 2005.

History is nothing but the pattern of silken slippers descending a staircase to the thunder of hobnailed boots climbing upward from below.-VoltaireAs a father raising daughters, I often reflect on the lessons that it is important to impart to girls about men. To pre-pubescent girls being raised in 2025, men are basically mystifying creatures - generally encountered fleetingly, if ever, as ‘so-and-so’s Dad’; a vaguely grumpy and unsympathetic presence who turns up to bring an end to play time with friends or to give them a lift from A to B. Male primary school teachers are becoming vanishingly rare -...

Roland Mehrez Beainy, owner of the recently opened Trump Burger restaurant in Houston, is currently facing deportation after failing to leave the U.S. on time and being arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ICE confirmed that Beainy, 28, originally from Lebanon, entered the United States in 2019 on a non-immigrant visitor visa but failed to depart as required by February 12, 2024. He was arrested on May 16, 2025, and placed into immigration proceedings. An immigration judge granted him bond on June 13 while his case continues. Trump-inspired burger joint just opened in Houston — Here’s what you can...

LONDON — Tech giants must be allowed to burn more fossil fuels if the U.K. is to become a global AI leader, British ministers were told this summer. The warning was raised at a meeting in late June between Technology Secretary Peter Kyle, Energy Secretary Ed Miliband and executives from leading U.S. tech firms. The suggestion — that on-site gas fuel cells could provide an “interim measure” to get around lengthy waits for a connection to the electricity grid — exposes the tensions the U.K. faces as it tries to be both a climate leader and an “AI maker.” Achieving...

Terrible news from The Associated Press. Media Nation correspondent J.A. passes along this note from Anthony McCartney, the AP’s global entertainment and lifestyle editor. AP to end its weekly book reviews Dear AP book reviewers, I am writing to share that the AP is ending its weekly book reviews, beginning Sept. 1. This was a difficult decision but one made after a thorough review of AP’s story offerings and what is being most read on our website and mobile apps as well as what customers are using. Unfortunately, the audience for book reviews is relatively low and we can no...

Strzok travelled to London 2 days after Crossfire Hurricane was open and 1 day before Obama met with Brennan and Comey to agree how to proceed on the Hillary Plan. Durham report shows that Strzok, Pientka, British intelligence officials and FBI's UK liaison knew straight away that Downer "tip" which was the pretext to open the investigation of the Trump campaign was rubbish. Peintka (SSA1) and Strzok knew it was rubbish, and admitted so in internal communications. Yet the FBI proceeded with it in furtherance of the Hillary plan with the full on investigation, on orders of Obama/Comey.

Emerald Fennell's upcoming Wuthering Heights adaptation has been called 'aggressively provocative' and will feature a BDSM-inspired sex scene. The upcoming adaptation of Emily Bronte's classic novel sees Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi portray doomed lovers Catherine and Heathcliff. But those expecting a faithful adaptation of the beloved work may be in for a rude awakening as Fennell's upcoming film is said to lean into the 'stylised depravity' she has become known for after directing Saltburn.

I've crafted two versions of the same Flash Fiction story. I'm going to present them both here, and YOU GUYS (and gals) will decide which one I use.Story OneTHE ARGUMENT“See, I told you, you should believe in climate change.” “Sure, I believe in that. But manmade climate change? No way.” “Look at all the evidence.” Sal showed a computer screen with articles, facts, and figures dancing across the glass surface. “You’ve shown me this a million times, and I’m still not convinced. When are you going to show me something new?” replied Pat dismissively. “Why should I have to? Everything...

intelligence report on the election that he had just recently received. The majority of this interview was spent discussing Russia's election interference to help Trump. We now know that Obama had just received a report informing him that did not happen. 2. It was extremely obvious throughout the entire interview that Obama was lying and that he knew the significance of what he was doing. 3. Obama finished the interview, left and returned to talk about a new "Intelligence Assessment" that would be dropping before Trump's inauguration. He was priming the media to be on the look out for the...

It was one of the most erotic things I ever heard. A man I know said he was reading all the novels of Jane Austen in one summer. At first, I figured he was pretending to like things that women like to seem simpatico, a feminist hustle. But no, this guy really wanted to read “Northanger Abbey.” Men are reading less. Women make up 80 percent of fiction sales. “Young men have regressed educationally, emotionally and culturally,” David J. Morris wrote in a Times essay titled “The Disappearance of Literary Men Should Worry Everyone.”