Ghulf Genes

Roughly coinciding with the partition of the Roman Empire in 293, a new dynasty began to rule Persia (beginning in 224). The Sassanids, nam...

The death of Shenouda II, Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church, got us wondering again about the origins of this branch of Christianity. I fou...

May you live in interesting times.      Supposedly a Chinese curse Monique commented on LaMarotte saying, “I am beginning to get the feeli...

An awesome windstorm rose during the night and filled the sky with an enduring, booming sound. Something woke me at three in the morning—tha...