“Due to the massive population drop-off, vast swaths of cultural knowledge have been lost forever, contributing to the sense of insolubility that surrounds Easter’s puzzling past.”
Tag: 05.16.09
Muse On This
“Poets stopped invoking the muse centuries ago — eventually turning instead to caffeine, alcohol and amphetamines — but painters, musicians, and even choreographers have celebrated their actual female inspirers in their work up until recent times. And now, we learn, having a muse isn’t a benefit restricted to artists.”