RESOLUTIONS FOR OUR WORLD 2022
It is now 2022, so I thought it would be appropriate to revisit the “Resolutions for our World” that I published on January 3, 2021. …
HISTORY OF CHRISTMAS
The history of Christmas is an interesting study in cultural development. The idea seems to have originated in the 4th century, as a late addition …
THE ISLAND OF FOULA
The Island of Foula is the most remote part of the Shetland Islands, which themselves are remote enough for most tastes. Foula is also the …
GOLDEN FLEECE AWARD I
My first GOLDEN FLEECE AWARD goes to the Kraft Heinz Company for the development of a special “Ketchup” designed for production, and presumably consumption, on …
ANCIENT WATER GARDENS
Sigiriya, Sri Lanka’s ancient water gardens are located at the base of a 200ft ancient rock fortress and former royal palace, which date back to …
MY LIFE IN THE GUTTER
I live my life in the gutter, says Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow with a chuckle. An anthropologist at Brandeis University, her “official” title is “Queen of Latrines”. …
AMERICA VERSUS THE U.K.
America versus the U.K. is the subject of an article by Jon Sopel, the BBC’s North American Editor since 2014. He is returning to the …
OUR ANCESTORS HAD TAILS
Millions of years ago our ancestors had tails. So, why don’t we? The short answer, of course, is that we’ve lost the ability, and …
SQUIRRELS AND THE US ARMY
Squirrels and the US Army are an unlikely combination at best. Research at the University of California, Berkeley is trying to provide an advantageous link …
ROAD LINE PAINTING
Road line painting is something we take for granted, never thinking about who does it, how it works, how they keep the lines straight, what …