Alexander the Great Explaining Proskynesis To The Boys
From Livius.org:
The first to describe proskynesis ("kissing towards") was the Greek researcher Herodotus of Halicarnassus:
"When the Persians meet one another in the roads, you can see whether
Tuesday Obituary: Irio Scalabrelli
A poet, cheesemaker, and later, winemaker, Irio began his professional life as a performer, first in local public celebrations marking the day of Epiphany* and later in private functions.
The Musical Hits of 1908, Ranked
Obviously "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" is the song to beat here.
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Dante's Inferno, Canto VIII, Part II
Who knew locks worked in Hell?
Like A Plastic Bag
Rosie Long Decter on Rolling Stone's Pride-themed list.
Hot Guys I've Waited Tables With, Part One
I had an unconsummated and ideal love with someone both proximate yet fascinatingly unknowable, I had been initiated into the secret cant of cash-register operators and given a uniform, and I was getting free cheeseburgers nearly every time I turned around.
Goodbye, I Am At School
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