Thomas Kinsella is without doubt, after James Joyce, the most important literary artist to emerge from Catholic Ireland. His ...

A food historian attempts to re-create old recipes described in Cao Xueqin's book, only to discover that there is more to the story.

You made me happy,” sang Neka Nesha, a featured singer in the JMG House Band . “You stood right beside me, and I won’t forget ...

August-borns are full of confident pride and self-renewal. Angelou's poem mirrors your strong soul, whether you're a ...

In some ways, a crypt underneath an active cathedral is the perfect place for a concert of liturgical music. As always, ...

A débutante, a burlesque dancer, and a poet, the shape-shifting Lang—who died at thirty-two—wrote some of the most aching, ...

Roman marble relief from 140-150 C.E., showing the Trojan Aeneas and his son Ascanius landing on the shores of Italy. The sow is telling him to found the city of Rome. Credit: iStock “I will be the ...

BEIJING: An eight-year-old boy in China who found himself alone in a stuck lift reacted to his predicament with remarkable calmness, garnering widespread praise online. The surveillance camera in the ...

An eight-year-old boy in China who found himself alone in a stuck lift reacted to his predicament with remarkable calmness, garnering widespread praise online. The surveillance camera in the lift of a ...

I am writing this with great sadness. A very good friend of mine died last week in Hong Kong. He was only 65. He had been enjoying his retirement from the Hong Kong civil service, travelling overseas ...

It’s National Poetry Month this April. Is it worth celebrating? After all, poetry doesn’t seem to be doing much to alleviate the tension in our communities. Ask some of the middle schoolers I’ve ...

MI5 has released a special version of the festive poem The night before Christmas, read by actor Gary Oldman. In the voice over, Oldman reprises the role of his Slow Horses character Jackson Lamb - a ...