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鈥楾he Exorcist鈥 maintains its terrifying staying power

Jan. 2, 2024

鈥淭he Exorcist鈥 film, which recently turned 50, continues to leave a mark on Christians and the larger American public as both a horror film and a story about the battle between good and evil. Associate Professor Deborah Whitehead discusses.

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Even after 180 years, 鈥楢 Christmas Carol鈥 is no humbug

Dec. 21, 2023

CU 羞羞视频 Victorian literature scholars discuss why Charles Dickens鈥 classic is still retold and probably will be retold in Christmases yet to come.

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Isn鈥檛 it strange? That human is actually an animal

Dec. 18, 2023

CU 羞羞视频 researcher Antje Richter studies early medieval Chinese records of the strange to understand how literature explores what it means to be human.

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Investing in art: Solid financial move or abstract choice?

Dec. 14, 2023

Art investments involve unique risks but may protect purchasing power. Get Associate Professor Christophe Spaenjers鈥 take.

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After 6 decades, who knew? 鈥榃hovians,鈥 that鈥檚 who

Dec. 12, 2023

鈥淒octor Who鈥 turns 60 this year, and CU 羞羞视频 scientist, alumna and 鈥淲hovian鈥 super fan attributes the BBC show鈥檚 success and staying power to its relatable protagonist and strong plotlines.

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Archaeologists unearth one of earliest known frame saddles

Dec. 12, 2023

Recovered from looters, a new archaeological discovery from a cave in western Mongolia could change the story of the evolving relationship between humans and horses in the ancient world.

Illustration of a Viking ship

Treading softly with the soul of a Viking

Dec. 8, 2023

CU 羞羞视频 researcher Mathias Nordvig joined 鈥淭he Ampersand鈥 podcast to discuss animism, Norse mythology and what it means to live on Earth.

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The Loch Ness monster: Myth or reality?

Dec. 4, 2023

Marking the 90th anniversary this month of the first 鈥減hotograph鈥 of the Loch Ness monster, a CU 羞羞视频 scholar muses on what qualifies as truth and fiction, and the overlap of conspiracy theories and myths.

'Hektor wirft Paris seine Weichlichkeit vor' by Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein in 1786

鈥楢lien familiarity鈥 of 鈥楾he Iliad鈥 gets a makeover

Dec. 4, 2023

It鈥檚 not easy to create a work of literature that truly lasts. In a critically acclaimed new translation of 鈥淭he Iliad,鈥 CU 羞羞视频 classics Professor Laurialan Reitzammer sees the enduring relevance of Homer.

A photo showing several actors in the movie 'Killers of the Flower Moon'. The actors are portraying Indigenous women of the Osage Nation in the 1920s.

鈥楰illers of the Flower Moon鈥 and Indigenous representation in film

Nov. 22, 2023

As 鈥淜illers of the Flower Moon鈥 shows in theaters, Professor Angelica Lawson explains how Indigenous people and stories are typically represented in film, as well as how this new movie lives up to and falls short of expectations.

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