Around the horn (of plenty)
The cornucopia has for thousands of years been a symbol of the abundance and prosperity that we celebrate especially in the month Thanksgiving.
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A paean to the peony
The varied peony has become a protean metaphor, including for healing after violence.
Read MoreTouched by the sun: Dazzle shines, warms – and burns
What makes someone or something dazzling? Is it virtuosity, or a kind of sleight-of-hand, an act of manipulation? Maybe it’s a little of both.
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