SOVAS and Independent Press Award winner Sheldon Collins examines how the Valentine legend evolved over 1,800 years ...

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The holiday has a long tradition. It is named for not one, but two -- maybe three -- Christian martyrs named Valentine. Saint ...

The illustrated version of "Chanticleer and the Fox" is back on the shelves - after 43 years.

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Pilgrimage is having a moment. Even as census results suggest a declining commitment to Christianity in the UK, ancient ...

There is so much history behind this day of love, which is now associated with flowers, candy, gifts and cards.

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Last weekend, my wife and I went shopping at Costco, a timeless weekend ritual. There, we saw rows of vases with flowers and realized that ...