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What’s in a kiss? The forgotten power of the peace greeting
From battlefield origins to liturgical blessing, the sign or kiss of peace familiar from Mass and other church celebrations ...
At Its Beginnings, Only a Handful of People Spoke This Language. It’s the Origin of Every Word You Say.
The explosion of Proto-Indo-European from its origins in Eastern Ukraine—the subject of science journalist Laura Spinney’s beguiling and revelatory new book, Proto: How One Ancient Language Went ...