Mr. B: George Balanchine’s 20th Century by Jennifer Homan has won the 2023 Plutarch Award! Named after the Father of Biography, the Plutarch Award is given to the best biography of the year. George Balanchine was one of the most influential …
Today is the birthday of Patrick Henry, the famous Scottish-American revolutionary who was nicknamed the Forest-Born Demosthenes because his speech-giving skills were so good they were compared to Demosthenes, the greatest orator of the ancient world. Patrick Henry was famous …
As the sporting seasons are wrapping up this week, there are 2 champions that we want to celebrate here. Heracles Almelo just won the Eredivisie 2 championship in the Netherlands, meaning they will get promoted to the 1st division next …
Knights of the Zodiac, a live action movie based on the popular Japanese manga/anime series that started in the 1980’s, was released in cinemas on May 12. Also called Saint Seiya, this series is based on Greek mythology, and is …
As you watch the Quarter-Finals of the UEFA competitions wrap up today, lets look at 7 teams from cities you might not be aware started out as Greek colonies or have links to Greek myths. Lets start with 2 teams …
Today for National Puzzle Day we challenge you to solve the Stomachion. Created by Archimedes over 2,200 years ago, Archimedes’s Stomachion is a mathematical puzzle that is believed to be the world’s oldest known mathematical puzzle. The puzzle is also …
If you are following us for some time you will know that every year, when the NFL playoffs start, we give a run down of the games based on how the Greek gods would look at the teams. Every Greek …
In just 2 weeks after releasing on Dec. 15, Avatar 2 surpassed Top Gun and became the highest grossing film of 2022, and is also the 9th highest grossing film of all time. Among the many influences you will find …
The world of college football was dominated by Trojans in 2022! The USC Trojans had their 8th player in history win the Heisman Trophy: Caleb Williams. The Heisman Trophy is the most prestigious award in US College Football, and USC …
Argentina finally achieve their dream of winning the world cup again, after 36 years of trying! Many teams contributed to the success of Argentina, but lets take a look at the teams with mythological links that were involved. 4 teams …