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1. The Persian New Year, or Nowruz, is the Perfect Way to Refresh and Reset—And Also a Great Excuse to Stuff Your Face with Amazing Food (Family Recipe Included!): (Living); ... “new day” in Persian, is a 13-day secular celebration that marks the first day of spring, and, when using the solar calendar, the beginning of a new year. Nowruz is one of the world's oldest holidays, dating ...; Created on 18 March 2022
2. For Centuries, Some Asian Women Have Chosen to Live Communally, Preferring to Take Care Of Each Other Rather Than Rely On Men: (Living); ... meals, and more. And while a vegetarian nunnery might require strict codes of conduct, residents of more secular houses could live an easier lifestyle. They could smoke, wear what they wanted, and entertain ...; Created on 17 May 2021
3. Michael Aloni Is Just As Charming IRL As The Sensitive, Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Man He Plays On The Netflix Series "Shtisel": BUST Intervie: (TV); ... as the groundbreaking HBO series. “What’s so special about Shtisel is that it’s about this very particular family living in Jerusalem, in Mea She’arim. It’s like a faraway world from even the secular part ...; Created on 24 March 2021
4. What Florence Nightingale Can Still Teach Us 200 Years After: (Feminism); ... a space for others to follow her methods, so she founded the first secular nursing school, the Nightingale School of Nursing, in London in 1860. In 1859, she published Notes on Hospitals, which gave instructions ...; Created on 12 May 2020
5. Nike Unveils New Modest Swimwear Line: (Style); ... for the Muslim community, after various cities in France have banned the wearing of burkini swimsuits at public beaches and pools in the name of “security and secularism.” We only speak in the name of ...; Created on 13 December 2019
6. Rosabel Rosalind Kurth-Sofer Is Fighting Jewish Stereotypes With Art: (Arts); ... comfort zone, but ultimately it felt really great to share with the community, the secular community, that Jews are still here. Jewish traditions still exist, and [they’re] beautiful, too.” Kurth-Sofer ...; Created on 13 December 2019
7. More Power of Popular Fiction For Thomas Cromwell And Wolf Hall: (Living); ... Professor David Starkey, historian and president of Britain’s National Secular Society, is quoted as saying that there is “not a scrap of evidence” for the narrative of Wolf Hall and describes the plot ...; Created on 17 July 2019
8. Taiwan Legalizes Gay Marriage And Makes History: (General); ... to legalize same-sex marriage. In other nations like Malaysia, homosexuality is criminalized. In Indonesia, which has been slowly de-secularized and falling under Sharia Law, those accused of homosexuality ...; Created on 17 May 2019
9. Corita Kent Was A Pop-Art Pioneer—And A Catholic Nun: (Arts); ... art and secular art. Religious means to bind together. Religion is defined as a deep sense of connection to the whole cosmos so that we know we are related to everything and everyone.” In 1983, she created ...; Created on 11 March 2019
10. "Corn Fed" Writer Melanie LaForce On Anxiety, Writing, And Coming Of Age In The Midwes: (Books); ... of secular Christmas to front porches, and Gen Xers will identify with references to things like Cabbage Patch Kids and Trapper Keepers that pop up in the book. LaForce works in academia and has written ...; Created on 31 January 2019
11. Becoming Mrs. Claus: (Entertainment); I’ve been thinking a lot about Mrs. Claus recently. Baker of cookies. Homebody. A major holiday’s most minor figure (secularly speaking, anyway. Shoutout to St. Joseph!). Mrs. Claus is not such a ...; Created on 06 December 2018
12. The Legend Of The Unicorn Goes Back Almost 2,500 Years: (General); ... Europe, from the 13th century to the 16th century, both ecclesiastical and secular images of the unicorn were widespread, many depictions showing a small, white, horse-like animal with a goat’s beard, ...; Created on 18 September 2018
13. The Legacy Of "The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill," 20 Years Late: (Music); ... family. If it wasn’t gospel, it was considered blues in our household. It wasn’t until I was about sixteen that I knew that my parents meant “secular.” There was something about Lauryn’s music, though, ...; Created on 07 September 2018
14. Nina Simone Will Finally Be Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: (Music); ... praises both to God and secular pleasures, and broke the color line touring with white singers, she was gospel's first superstar, and she most assuredly rocked.” The other inductees are a bunch white ...; Created on 13 December 2017
15. The History Of Your Sexy Halloween Costume: (Style); ... teamed with the holiday becoming secular, Halloween was now an event celebrated across the US. That meant one thing…suddenly, everyone needed a Halloween costume! Store-bought costumes were by no means ...; Created on 30 October 2017
16. Muslim Women In Quebec Are Now Effectively Banned From Wearing The Niqab And Burqa: (Feminism); ... coverings, specifically the niqab and burqa. Andre Lumoureux, a spokesperson for the secular movement in Canada, argues, “[the niqab] is not a religious sign. It’s a political symbol of the enslavement ...; Created on 19 October 2017
17. Debutante Registers Were Like Mid-Century Facebook For Young, Rich, White Women: (Books); ... to the community. In Latinx culture, the quinceañera marks a girl’s 15th birthday with religious and secular celebrations. Special gowns are part of all these ceremonies. The mostly WASP debs featured ...; Created on 31 July 2017
18. A New Oscar Wilde Temple Will Celebrate Wilde's Refusal To Hide His Sexualit: (Arts); ... art studios and more) will unveil their Oscar Wilde Temple. The Temple is “an ambitious public installation work two decades in the making, conceived as a welcoming secular space to honor one of the earliest ...; Created on 21 July 2017
19. 11 New Books By Women To Read This Summer: (Books); ... Hunt asks readers to re-examine the role of religion in feminism. Does the modern movement have to remain secular? Or, despite the issues of organized religion, is there an important role for faith to ...; Created on 10 July 2017
20. Over 100 Bomb Threats Have Been Sent To Jewish Community Centers In 2017 So Far: (Living); For both Jews and non-Jews, Jewish community centers are community hubs. They host art classes and sports programs for children and adults with aims to create a unified community around both secular ...; Created on 02 March 2017

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