The word "etymology" derives from from two Greek words: ἔτῠμον (truth) and λόγος (account). As such, it claims to be far more than...

Is it possible to improvise Greek tragedy? Come and learn how. In this now-famous workshop led by Michael Brunström, a wide range of im...

Following my dad's principle that anything you do twice immediately becomes a tradition, steeped in its own solemn and uncontestable lor...

It's that time of year again, when we are invited to examine the last twelve months and tot up the hits and misses; a perfect occasion t...

A few days ago: I'm standing in a drably decorated room with dark walls and a thick carpet of indeterminate colour. It is furnished with...

We ’d had quite a lot of the 6.5% Satdownbe Cider, pressed locally at The Square and Compass, Worth Matravers, Dorset.  Baz and I managed to...

Like you, I'm a selfish person. Every so often, though, I am bewildered by my own uncharacteristic generosity. About ten years ago, I ...