Mary (yes, that Mary) is often portrayed as obedient, peaceful and poised, but what happens when we dig deeper? When an author sets out to create a humanized version of our beloved virgin? The result ...

If you’re looking for hints and answers for Strands for Thursday, June 5, 2025, read on—I’ll share some clues and tips, and finally the solution to the puzzle with the theme “Mary, Mary, quite ...” ...

THE COMPLETE LETTERS OF LADY MARY WORTLEY MONTAGUE, VOLUME I (1708-1720), collected and edited by Robert Halsband. 468 pages. Oxford, $13.45. Lady Who? A reasonable question, for the world has almost ...

Beef broth gives Musso & Frank Grill’s Bloody Bull a murky brown tinge. It tastes better than it looks: salty, tart, and peppery—perfect for when you’re feeling bullish. » 6667 Hollywood Blvd., ...

As a girl in County Cork, the Irish actor Fiona Shaw walked past a statue of the Virgin Mary every day on her way to school. She didn’t care much for the sculpture—”this revolting statue, this ...

The centenary of Mary McCarthy’s birth falls on this year’s summer solstice, and August is the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of her most famous novel, The Group, which sold more than five ...

Q We have a hound dog named Mary who doesn’t listen worth a darn. We call and call her, but she won’t come. I can tell she hears me, because she will perk up her ears, but she continues to sniff and ...

Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797) is remembered chiefly as a kind of double forerunner: She was the mother of the far more famous Mary Shelley, wife of the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley and author of ...

Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up Mary Armstrong did a masterful job of negotiating and ...

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