Leprosy carried powerful stigma in medieval Europe, but new skeletal evidence from Danish cemeteries suggests the sick were not always pushed aside in death. In medieval Denmark, burial location ...

John Cleese wants you to know he's not dead yet. He appeared in multiple James Bond, Harry Potter and Shrek films and co-wrote and co-starred in the hit 1988 heist comedy “A Fish Called Wanda.” But he ...

The grounded setting of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms also contrast to the dragon-heavy spectacle of House of the Dragon, emphasizing a world where the supernatural exists only as a lingering memory ...

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

As a historian introduces Monty Python’s Spamalot, you’ll hear a rousing number in which singers wearing colorful folk costumes “schlap” each other with “fisch” and welcome you to Finland. No, no, no, ...

One of many standout scenes in the 1975 classic Monty Python and the Holy Grail features King Arthur and his knights facing down the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog, a seemingly innocuous bunny who soon ...