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Having taken up running regularly, sacrificing my legs to my conscience, I’ve begun to be troubled by the thought that I should perhaps be p...

Yesterday was 22 November so today is the 23rd. Yesterday was the anniversary of the French forces entering Strasbourg in 1918, today is the...

Today’s the 22nd of November and since we're just outside Strasbourg, it’s only fitting that I mark this important anniversary for the c...

I’ve always found the story of how Cartesian coordinates were discovered deeply dissatisfying. The tradition is that Descartes was sick in b...

I’ve just tracked down a recording on You Tube of the Seekers singing Morningtown . Do you know the song? In the right mood you could descri...

Change, many in Britain feel, is synonymous with decline. So our rightwing press – which is most of it – resounds with denunciations of depl...

In Pride and Prejudice , though Elizabeth Bennett’s visit to Derbyshire ultimately leads to far more, her initial aim is to see some of the ...