From California's Joan Didion to Maine's Stephen King, here are the most famous authors from every state.

The most famous of these historical works is the Jami ... and scenes from the Old Testament and the life of Prophet Muhammad. The religious paintings occur most frequently, and with fresher vision and ...

The Evangelist Mark was the author of The Gospel of Mark, the second book of the New Testament ... Gabriel García Márquez. Famous quote: “Storytelling is a very old human skill that gives ...

(The reader may wish to peruse Aristotle's discussion of the parable in The "Art" of Rhetoric ... were contemporaries of Jesus. A famous and quite ancient Old Testament example is the parable ...

Photograph by Granger Collection/Age Fotostock Babylon was famous for its Hanging Gardens ... The books of the Old Testament recount the exile of the Jews to Babylon following the sack of ...

Beginning in about 1860, the art movement coincided with the increased flow of goods from Japan, which had ended its 220-year-old policy of ... s own paintings — a testament to the painter ...

In Kunshan City east China Jiangsu Province the melodies of Kunqu Opera one of China most ancient and treasured art forms are ...

A new book charts the history of pet cemeteries and honors the universal experience of grieving an animal companion ...

There are plenty of famous Aarons, too. Think Aaron Copeland ... Adlai is a rare Hebrew name that dates back to the Old Testament. It appeared on American baby name charts in the late 1800s, but it ...

The B&B Carousell on the famous Coney Island Boardwalk is the oldest of the antique amusement park rides in Brooklyn.

From breathtaking architecture, incredible structures, and fascinating artifacts to folklore, art, and the remnants ... of ...

Singer-songwriter Tish grew up on the border of Europe's first-ever borderless Capital of Culture. Here are her picks, from ...