Culann’s Hound 48: Black’s King
The “Staunton” style of chess pieces, required for formal competition, was created by a man named Nathaniel Cooke, an editor …
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Culann’s Hound 46: The Golden Man
Throughout history, people have used poison-tipped arrows and spears in hunting. The practice survived to the modern day among indigenous …
Culann’s Hound 45: The Chain
NB: This is a robo-post while I’m visiting London! All the publicity surrounding the Wonder Woman movie reminds me of …
Culann’s Hound 44: Honor
According to Irish Archaeology, hurling is “arguably the fastest field sport in the world and quite possibly the oldest.” It …
Culann’s Hound 42: Aftereffects
There were people living on the site of Dublin from prehistoric times, but it was the Vikings who first built …
Culann’s Hound 41: The Pangs
In the epic Táin Bó Cuailnge (“Cattle Raid of Cooley”), all the men of Ulster except Cúchulainn are laid low, …
Culann’s Hound 40: Transcendence
The Magnolia Bakery cupcake craze (triggered by cupcake consumption in Sex and the City and The Devil Wears Prada) is …
Georgette’s Gentlemen, or Heyer’s Heroes
Georgette Heyer’s Georgian and Regency novels have long been marketed as “women’s romance fiction,” which means that men are unlikely …
Culann’s Hound 38: Paternity
Many people visiting Manhattan gravitate either Uptown for the luxurious boutiques, grand hotels and museums bordering Central Park, or Downtown for …
Culann’s Hound 37: The Strand
The dramas of William Butler Yeats were never as popular as his other poetry, yet they represent an important element …
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