Lord MacGregor’s silly Telegraph op-ed is little more than a recitation of energy industry talking points. The worthies over at the House of Lords—some of them, anyway—have issued a report deploring the […]
The food we eat is killing us, but there are simple steps we can take to improve our health. “Eating is an agricultural act.”—Wendell Berry I have been depressed by, and disturbed […]
The Southwest of England is quiet, but it boasts an active cultural life. One of the many enjoyable things about living in England is that, no matter where you are, if you […]
Several months ago we posted about in interesting case in front of The International Court of Justice at The Hague—about whaling. Specifically the Australian government had petitioned the court to prevent Japan […]
Republication of Sculptor’s Daughter reminds us of the magic in memories. Tove Jansson’s 1968 autobiography, Sculptor’s Daughter, has just been republished in a handsome edition by Sort Of Books here in London, […]
Britain is in the grip of some of the worst winter weather in years. In fact, maybe 100 years—that’s what meteorologists are calling the winter rains and storms we’ve been experiencing. Here […]
John Elway and Peyton Manning are Republicans. The Football Gods are Democrats. As a Patriots fan, I initially had no real reason to root for either Seattle or Denver in yesterday’s Super […]
If I had been anywhere near the northeast past of the US last week, snow or no snow, I would have been heading for New York, or Baltimore, or Washington, or Philadelphia, […]
I first became aware of Ellen MacArthur in 2001, along with everyone else, when she launched her first solo round-the-world sailing adventure. She was a sailor, all right, so I could empathize. […]
News that hackers have used a “smart refrigerator” to send a bunch of virus emails and generally cause mischief shouldn’t come as a surprise. People have been talking about “smart” appliances for […]
