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Remains belonging to one of one of the most famed poets of the Romantic Movement have been rediscovered in a wine cellar, following a recent excavation. The coffin of literacy genius Samuel Taylor Coleridge was uncovered in a hidden vault that had been long forgotten about. This space was integrated into the crypt of St Michael's when the church was built in 1831, which is located near the top of Highgate Hill in north London.

Where else would the pretty 20-year-old Annabella Milbanke meet her future husband, the poet Lord Byron, than at Lady Caroline Lamb’s morning waltzing party? That was the kind of entertainment laid on for this provincial heiress, one of the most courted girls in London, during her third London Season in 1812. In her first two Seasons, Annabella had rejected several nice, eligible suitors. As Miranda Seymour writes in this gripping saga of a double-biography, ‘her heart was obstinately set upon the reformation of a rake’. (As I read that, I heard my mother’s warning: ‘Darling, never marry someone in the...

It's a theme that appears in thousands of movies, books and musicals: Boy meets girl. They fall in love, marry and live happily ever after. Soul mates forever. Fully two-thirds of Americans believe in the concept of soul mates, where "two people are destined to be together," according to a recent Marist Poll. But a new study offers an important reality check about unions formed in a whirlwind of passion. "Soul mate" couples are often happy at first, because they have intense emotional and personal connections, said W. Bradford Wilcox, lead author of the article in the Sept. 1 issue...

Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but try telling that to The Romantics. The new-wave rock band has filed a lawsuit against Guitar Hero game publisher Activision for its use of a sound-alike recording of What I Like About You in Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s, according to a report in the Detroit Free Press. The band is also seeking an injunction against the game, which could result in the game being pulled from store shelves. The band isn't claiming Activision infringed on its copyright of the song; indeed the game publisher had permission to use a...