Skeletons of medieval pilgrims found in Lichfield
Fifty well-preserved skeletons of travellers hoping for miracle cures discovered on former hospital site during work to build flats.
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12 Interesting Facts about Dictionaries
This post comprises a dozen of the choicest and most fascinating facts about dictionaries down the ages.
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Ursula Le Guin’s writing guide Steering the Craft, reviewed
Ursula Le Guin’s guide to the impossible craft of storytelling.
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Orange
I’m getting to be really tired of the color orange. It’s more or less everywhere online. Is it a ‘teen’ color or is it one that people of all ages like? Personally, I put it among my three least favorite colors (brown, beige, orange), yet most people seem to prefer them.
When it comes to blog themes, it seems to me that 99 % of them all are basically white (‘clean’ – or in my words ‘yawn’), but if there’s any other color it’s usually one of the ones I hate the most.
Actually, I’m beginning to see all this as a part of a much larger picture – the way the world is always leaning towards the side I hate. I’m not going to go into details, but if things can go either way, I find that most of the time, it leans in the opposite direction of what I would wish.
It’s very discouraging, though I must add that I never expected everything to go my way. I know it’s completely unrealistic. However, it would be nice if just once in a while, *something* could turn out the way I want it.
Ancient DNA cracks puzzle of Basque origins
DNA from ancient remains appears to have solved the puzzle of one of Europe’s most enigmatic peoples: the Basques.
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New human-like species discovered in S Africa
Scientists in South Africa have discovered a new human-like species, which could change ideas about our early relatives.
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The lost genius of Mozart’s sister
Nannerl Mozart was a child prodigy like her brother Wolfgang Amadeus, but her musical career came to an end when she was 18. A one-woman play puts her back on the stage, where she belongs.
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Laos’ strange plain of jars
The few travellers that make it to this remote corner of Laos will find fields of ancient stone jars. Who put them there, and what were they for?
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