A story grabbed my attention this week, about a scam in the States that raised $400,000 in public donations for a homeless man, who had allegedly given his last $20 to a woman called Kate [...]
What do you think the end of the world will be like? Mountains being rent in twain and spilling forth millions of Piers Morgan clones? The sun turning black to the sound of Bill Withers holding [...]
This Monday, the inaugural World Restaurant Awards will take place in Paris. Among the prizes being handed out that night will be Trolley of the Year. At last! Recognition for this most unsung [...]
Last year, Lexico.com (formerly OxfordDictionaries.com) published a list of the 10 most misspelled words found during the compilation of its New Words Corpus. It contained the usual suspects: [...]
If you’re shivering in your car right now, ruing the fact that you didn’t pack the Thermos and still haven’t got round to buying those snow chains, spare a thought for the [...]
