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To The Guardian When did the standing ovation become de rigueur in British theatre? Where once it was the volume and duration of the applause that marked the exceptional from the ordinary, it now seems that even modest performances have half the theatre on its feet whooping for more. If we are to mimic the …
It’s a generational thing, I suppose. I was brought up to open doors for ladies, help them on and off with coats, stand up for them in buses, and so on. I can, perhaps, understand the young male attitude that goes ” You are competing with me for money and jobs. You can take your …
If your food is starting to lose its smell, it could be a warning that the grim reaper is approaching. Researchers at the University of Chicago have discovered that the inability to identify scents – leather, fish, rose, orange and peppermint – is a predictor of death within five years. In their study, more than …
Grown-up children who fail to visit their elderly parents, or who do not attend to their “spiritual needs”, will henceforth face the prospect of fines or even prison, under China’s new “Elderly Rights Law”, an attempt to deal with the country’s rapidly ageing population. The legislation compels citizens to address the daily financial and spiritual …
Epicurus was very concerned about telling the truth, but telling it with tact and kindness. He thought philosophers used rhetoric to conceal the truth. Ancient Epicureans prided themselves on politely pointing out errors or misconceptions to other Epicureans, something that requires huge trust and respect. There is a right way to criticize and a wrong …
