Shakespeare’s complete works make reference to more than 50 types of flower. Hamlet’s Ophelia delivers a monologue about ...

Experts caution that the booming market for herbal detox teas can pose serious risks, especially for people with existing liver problems.

The story of Susanna and the Elders, related in the Book of Daniel, was a popular subject for artists in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and no wonder. Susanna, a virtuous, beautiful young ...

The Getty has brought together five Artemisia Gentileschi paintings for the occasion. Artemisia Gentileschi, Hercules and Omphale (ca. 1635–37), being restored by the Getty’s senior conservator of ...

Holofernes’ head is upside down. his face writhes in agony. Judith drives her knee into his rib cage as he fights wildly, pushing his fist against her maidservant’s breastbone. As Judith slices ...

Purchase this and other timeless New Criterion essays in our hard-copy reprint series. Artemisia’s darkest moment was in May 1611, two months before her eighteenth birthday, when she was raped by one ...

Much attention has been paid recently to the life of the Italian Baroque master, Artemisia Gentileschi—specifically, her rape, her torture with thumb screws while testifying during the trial of her ...

You’ll often hear people say whether or not they’re a tea person, and those that are, will tell you there’s a lot more to a good cup of tea than just warm water and a teabag. Regardless of your ...

Other than water, tea is the most consumed beverage worldwide. And for good reason: tea is great for you, particularly the green variety. Several benefits of green tea are supported by solid research.