Lady Jessica And Duke Leto's Parting Words In Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part One Frank Herbert's science-fiction masterpiece Dune wastes no time in letting readers know that Lady Jessica of the ancient ...

Yet, because of the practice of concubinage, even if a wife bore sons, her standing could be undermined if her husband took concubines who also bore sons. Thus, so long as the family system continued ...

Ever since there were emperors and palaces, there has been imperial food, which was served mainly to the emperors, their wives and concubines, and the royal families. Emperors used their power to ...

The setting of the Black Brick Castle that harvests poppy seed But times are tough as the wait for a ship that is picking up the latest batches has either been intercepted by robbers or wont come ...

It’s all on the up and up. Since we’ve opened our marriage, it has become more intentional. We recognize that we have certain ...

During the Ming Dynasty, the Hall of Heavenly Favor (Chengqiangong) served as the living quarters of the empresses and imperial concubines. The Hall of Eternal Harmony (Yonghegong) was ...

Describing Baghdad’s glorious centuries from A.D. 750 to the Mongol sack in 1258, he turns to a book about slave girl concubines by the prolific ninth-century author al-Jahiz for a window into ...

Mung bean liang fen (jelly) crowned with raw green Sichuan pepper.Credit...Photograph by Anthony Cotsifas. Set design by ...

Known as the "Photographer Prince of India," Maharaja Sawai Ram Singh II of Jaipur is celebrated not only for his pro-reform ...

The Apothecary Diaries is now in the works on Season 2 of the anime, and the series is hyping up Jinshi's return with a ...

The residence of Ottoman sultans for 400 years, Topkapi Palace has everything from a sumptuous harem and jewelled robes to ...

GNPC National Service personnel celebrated the end of their service year with a dinner and awards night, recognising ...