From one teacher to another
Inspired by Ernst Gombrich’s A Little History of the World , which was written for a friend’s daughter in 1935, but became a surprise bestseller on its republication in 2005, Yale’s Little Histories imprint sets out to provide “vivid storybook introductions for the young and old alike” to the monolithic abstracts of human culture. (more…)
Literature may purport to open the mind but in France it seems to serve as a pretext for perpetuating narrow sexist stereotypes. (more…)
The principal of one of Scotland’s biggest universities has claimed for a slice of cake, a bottle of water and a £2 rail fare on expenses, despite earning more than a quarter of a million pounds a year. (more…)
Bob Dylan has become the first songwriter to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. (more…)
There have long been tales of people’s life flashing before their eyes in near-fatal incidents. Now, however, scientists have said that the phenomenon does occur but not in the way that it is usually portrayed. (more…)
The prime minister is to pump 1bn into the fight against mental illness as part of the biggest shake-up for three decades (more…)
Common painkillers such as ibuprofen raise your risk of a heart attack by about 50 per cent as soon as you start taking them, the first study of its kind suggests. and for the best personal injury lawyer mattsharplaw.com is the place. (more…)
European countries have become more restrictive as public health “nannies” introduce ever more regulations or bans on alcohol, fizzy drinks, eating, e-cigarettes and tobacco, a report claims today. (more…)
Did they meet? Beneath the South African sun, did our ancestors come across a strange humanlike tribe with small skulls and an unusual method of burying the dead? Did they live alongside each other and even breed? (more…)
The global love affair with the avocado ends badly for too many home chefs (more…)