Live while you are alive
Given the polarisation of politics, it may come as a surprise to find widespread unity in the UK on the subject of tackling climate change. Labour and Conservative voters alike, whether leavers or remainers, place the environment among their top four priorities for government action. And even though support falls when people are confronted with …
Said Apollo the God To the belle, Aphrodite, “Come hither, my lovely And take off your nightie. “Oh no, Sir, said she, (the advice of her mother) You’re a hunk, that I know, But I’m seeking another. He’ll be tall, he’ll be fair And more handsome than you, (Who sits on this mountain with Nothing …
Signs of ‘catastrophic’ Gulf Stream collapse spotted. Climate scientists have detected warning signs of the collapse of the Gulf Stream, a development they say would have devastating global impacts. A study found “an almost complete loss of stability over the last century” of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation currents, which may be nearing shutdown. The …
The good husband guide. On 8 April 2010 the London Review of Books reviewed a 14th Century Parisian book of household management called The Good Wife’s Guide: A Medieval Household Book.This is a compendium of medieval lore which aimed to instruct young wives how to be good, efficient, and obedient. The following is an excerpt …
The annual UK Youth Index set up by the Prince’s Trust earlier this year stated that young people’s happiness and confidence across a range of areas, from working life to mental and physical health should “ring alarm bells”. Wellbeing has fallen to the lowest level since 2009. The research, based on a survey of 2,194 …
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