This week we have been mostly eating pineapple. Why? Because there’s only so much goodness you can get from chocolate and pork pies. And, because we like to take an interest in our food [...]
Not since Robin Hood first donned his Lincoln Green tunic has one man done so much for one colour. The untimely death of Prince has brought purple to the fore today, and what a fine colour [...]
I learnt an interesting thing this week. Indulge me if this is common knowledge, but I was informed for the first time in my life that a bumblebee and a honeybee are two completely different [...]
If you’re already having palpitations about England getting hosed by the Germans again at this year’s European Championships, don’t watch this video. It shows the triumphant [...]
Ever wondered how maps are made? You know, those paper things that look a bit like a giant, fold-out SatNav? As recently as the 1950s, before the days of computerisation, cartographers drew [...]
