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Porto celebrates the summer and its patron saint with plastic hammers, sardines and leeks

Many thousands of people welcomed the summer in Porto the way the city has been doing it for decades and centuries: by bonking friends and strangers alike with toy hammers and reveling in the streets all night

The Independent UK

Ancient cave burial of 'Jesus' midwife' may actually hold a princess

The site's architecture may indicate the Judaean princess was buried there.

LiveScience

Scrappy opera company Heartbeat thrives by reimagining the classics

A scrappy opera company that started 11 years ago in New York City is thriving by staying small

The Independent UK

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In asking Trump to show mercy, Bishop Budde continues a long tradition of Christian leaders ‘speaking truth to power’

Episcopal Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde’s sermon on Jan. 21, 2025, in which she appealed to President Donald Trump to have mercy toward groups frightened by his position on immigrants and LGBTQ+ people – especially children – drew reactions from both sides of the aisle.

The Conversation

‘He thought it was fun’: how Rubens painted over an old master to give it life

Hi-tech imaging reveals the artist tinkered with Herri met de Bles’s painting to improve the composition of figures

The Guardian - UK

Iraqi Mandaeans thrive after being uprooted from Middle East to midwest

This ancient gnostic religion has put down new roots across the globe, but the community faces broader challenges in the US

The Guardian - US

The Last Caravaggio: how a once-forgotten masterpiece became the National Gallery's latest coup

The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula hasn’t travelled to London in more than 20 years – now visitors have the chance to see it in all its glory

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Did the Romans and Greeks really enjoy orgies?

Orgies conjure in our imagination the world of Greek and Roman Antiquity, thanks to more or less titillating films portraying debauched emperors, or maybe specifically Fellini’s Satyricon. The term is also used today to signify all sorts of excess. For us, the orgy stands for the ultimate celebration of the…

The Conversation

Trump and Tucker Carlson were codependent. Their Venn diagram was one angry white circle

The Trump presidency was fuelled by the Fox hosts’ fact-free claims. Their gospel of hate will endure

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