Juleigh Howard-Hobson The power of a gaze can be palpable—we’ve all experienced that weird sensation of knowing when someone is staring at us. Perhaps that’s not all we’re feeling. Perhaps it’s a little more darkly fascinating than that. While Medusa may have epitomized the power of the malevolent stare, Sumerian cuneiforms from 3,000 BC include…
Folklore
Memento Mortuis
Juleigh Howard-Hobson A “Year’s Mind” is the ancient English term for observing the anniversary of a person’s death. It comes to us through the Norse erfi minne: funeral drinking in honor of the dead. Interestingly, this observing of the dead on their death day is also known as ‘Minnying Days” which comes from the Saxon word…
