Five pictures of ancient Egypt
Egypt lives in everyone’s imagination as one of the most ancient of civilisations. Whether it be vanished glories buried in the sand, like those that inspired Shelley’s Ozymandias, or Hollywood … Continue reading
Rekindling the sense of wonder
Some reflections on children’s stories Have certain children’s stories made a deep impression on you when you were “growing up” ? (growing old is mandatory: growing up is optional). I … Continue reading
The soukous king Syran M’Benza
More powerful than a line of snow done the hard way, faster than a bottle of Ballantyne’s Finest taken with a straw and stirred not shaken, more exhilarating than deep … Continue reading
The garden east of Eden
The garden as it might look to a traveller from Eden The story in the Book of Genesis of the Garden of Eden, of Paradise lost, has haunted our imagination … Continue reading
The realm of Minos
Between 3500 and 1500 BC a very attractive and rather mysterious civilization developed and then vanished on the island of Crete in the southern Aegean Sea. In Greek myth the … Continue reading
Bia – singer, composer, interpreter
Bïa Krieger, often known simply as Bïa, is a fascinating and beguiling singer with a voice of milk and honey who has released nine CDs over the past 18 years. … Continue reading
The 100
Back in 1978 Michael H Hart published a book called The 100. It’s a listing of important people in history, and it’s distinguishing mark is that the criteria chosen for … Continue reading
