Cogitations and Meditations

I recently came across a new sub-genre of romance: New Adult. In my quest for an in-depth definition of this new sub-genre, I came across th...

Who and what events and discoveries would you include if you were compiling a History of the World? The BBC came up with their list of most ...

The UK newspaper The Guardian recently posted an open thread blog for best crime fiction among its readership. They asked: "Who are y...

Guidaloca Beach, at a natural bay on the island of Sicily, is overlooked by a 16th century watchtower, which still stands at the western end...

In an ongoing battle between which words are appropriate to enter into a lexicon , Deborah Cameron, who teaches linguistics and grammar at ...

Hey, there's the precursor to the twentieth century telephone booth. Jokes aside, that's a medieval sentry box from the ancient Etru...