In the biblical lunisolar calendar—based on both the cycles of the moon and the sun—used by the Jews in the Old Testament and during Jesus’ time, the Sabbath was observed on the seventh day of the ...

Black Sabbath was about more than just Ozzy. All the band members were essential: Tony Iommi, the dark prince of guitar riffs and a two-fisted ladies man; Geezer Butler, the mild-mannered bassist and ...

A Korean tribunal sentenced Missionary C. A. Haysmeir to three years in jail because he had painted “Thief” on the cheeks of a little native boy who had sinned. The painting was done with silver ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

NEW YORK — There are pioneering music figures, and then there is Ozzy Osbourne, the larger-than-life frontman of Black Sabbath, whose personal mythology is eclipsed only by the strength and ...

There are pioneering music figures, and then there is Ozzy Osbourne, the larger-than-life frontman of Black Sabbath, whose personal mythology is eclipsed only by the strength and immortality of his ...