T his a rticle originally appeared in The Conversation. Within moments of entering the Newport R enaissa nce Faire, you are ushered to a group of fairies. They pass you a scroll and say, “You must ...

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Within moments of entering the Newport Renaissance Faire, you are ushered to a group of fairies. They pass you a scroll and say, “You must seek out the Bone Man for the first hurdle in your quest.” As ...

East Lansing — It was dicey at the end, but ultimately Detroit Renaissance didn’t fall victim to what Belleville did, which was a frantic fourth-quarter comeback by DeWitt. For the first time since ...

The Renaissance Charter Schools can now claim ownership of the Elmhurst, Queens, building it operates out of after purchasing the school facility for $85 million, according to the organization. The ...

When we launched The Africa Report in 2005, the continent was on a roll. Brutal conflicts in West, Central and Southern Africa were finally subsiding. The founding of the African Union in 2002 had ...

What started as a 1960s school fundraiser in California became a nationwide escape into the past. Here’s the history behind the Renaissance fairs and how they blend fantasy, theater, and community in ...

The Mansfield Symphony will perform a free "Classical Mansfield" show on Sept. 20 at the Renaissance Theatre in downtown Mansfield. (Submitted photo) MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Symphony returns to the ...

Rich Thurman has noticed that Renaissance festivals around the nation are often indistinguishable from one another, and he is committed to making the 13th-annual Utah Renaissance Faire stand out.

From Brunelleschi’s ingenious design of the dome crowning the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, to the vast ceiling of the Sistine Chapel decorated with Michelangelo’s staggering frescoes, ...

With minimal ingenuity, any historical period can be made to dissolve into the ones around it. Take the rock revolution—that great shift which, emerging in the mid-nineteen-fifties and established by ...

Before the Renaissance, things were pretty grim for human beings. The Black Death, torture, famine, mass executions, never leaving your village, weird medical practices, human waste running down ...