Tolkien was inspired by the ancient Greek myth of Atlantis. Credit: Віщун, / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 British author J. R. R. Tolkien is beloved worldwide as the father of the literary fantasy ...

Let’s talk about why. Where the “Chill Woman” Myth Comes From The pressure to be “chill” is deeply rooted in gendered expectations. For generations, women have been socialized to ...

You'd be hard-pressed to find a culture that hasn't been influenced by Greek mythology in some way. Those epic tales of gods, heroes, and fantastical beasts have embedded themselves in our collective ...

Some car myths are relatively harmless, while others can cost you money or put your safety at risk. Regardless, they have a surprising ability to hang around, getting passed down over generations ...

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What was reality is myth and what was myth is reality. It's easy to start thinking about truths as fallacies and vice versa. It's hard to recall at this point. It all needs to be addressed to ...

For most economists and financial commentators, the heart of economic growth is the demand for goods and services. It is also held that the economy’s total output, as depicted by such measures as ...

By Robert D. McFadden Herbert J. Gans, an eminent sociologist who studied the communities and cultural bastions of America up close and shattered popular myths about urban and suburban life ...

Yes, the climate is warming. We can deal with that. What annoys me is politicians, activists and media pushing hysterical myths. “It’s not happening at nearly the catastrophic pace that they ...

Can art promote well-being and social inclusion? A new research partnership between Cambrian College and Myths and Mirrors is exploring that question. Cambrian’s schools of Creative Arts and ...