From Euripides' Medea and Charlotte Brontë's "madwoman in the attic" to more modern reclamations, portrayals of madwomen in literature have come a long way.

We all love a hero. Not only do we want him to win, but we want to be him. But let’s face it, a hero is only as good as the villain is bad. In some stories, heroes and villains may seem like complete ...

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James is a freelance media writer who took a BA in Philosophy and graduated Southampton with more questions then answers. For his Masters, he pivoted to Creative Writing instead. Of course, the whole ...

When Ronald Rosenblatt chants the haftarah for congregants at Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills, the 70-year-old West Los Angeles dentist feels a deep connection with his past. His late father regularly ...