BELT! Why a Black Eye Reveals More About Those That View You
In that great grand slam of life you could say I’ve achieved something Andy Murray hasn’t. It wasn’t a particularly vicious assault, but last week I accidentaly, and …
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How to Talk to Children About Death
Caroline’s last hours in the hospice were peaceful for her but they were painful for us. When the phone call finally came to tell us that she’d died, despite the …
Fame – Why It’s Not All It’s Cracked Up to Be
Whitney Houston said that fame “made you a personality instead of a person.” Amy Winehouse’s sudden rise to fame plunged the singer into a fatal cycle of substance abuse. …
Library Matters: if it’s not Broke Don’t Fix It
As if life isn’t tough enough for many writers. The jury may still be out on the future of ebooks v tree books and the world of publishing is facing its biggest challenges …
Stonehenge – One Big Joke?
Artist Jeremy Deller may have revealed more about Stonehenge than he realised when he described his inflatable replica “Sacrilege” as a representation of “Britain’s history, …
Forget Gap Years – The “Aid Year” Is What’s Needed
The popular notion that charity begins at home was succinctly interpreted on a wider level by Bob Geldof when he said “we need to write the cheque… we need a trade deal … …
How Rugby Could Help to Tackle Inequalities in Sport
Prince Harry may be watching the Olympic beach volleyballers compete at Horse Guards Parade but chasing balls on sandy beaches is not unusual for AngloAmerican Sofia Luxton – …
Media Studies Or Classics? It’s a No Brainer.
Shakespeare once said “the education of circumstance is superior to that of tuition” and so when I am asked, as if often the case, about the perception and relevance of media …
Top Tips For Writing and Selling Your Book
I could wax lyrical about the inner book and all that but hardly a day goes by when someone tells me how much they would like to write a book. Well, in many respects, it’s …
Shakespeare The Blogging Bard? Why O-Levels Should Become E-Levels
No doubt the impact of the digital revolution will be recorded in the history books – well e-readers – in much the same way as the agricultural and industrial revolutions did …