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We are a nation of tea drinkers. 84% of Brits drink tea every day, and we get through 100 million cups daily. When a survey asked us what the country’s national emblem should be, the most resounding answer, with 32 per cent of the vote, was a cup of tea. And yet… most of us […]

Leviatan är den mest imponerande varelsen i hela skapelsen. Men ingen är säker på vad han är. Lyra Koli följer Leviatans spår genom bibelverser, internetforum, kreationistiska konspirationsteorier och

Det koreanska köket är uppskruvat med mycket chili, vitlök och hetta! Det bubblar och fräser. Och nästan alla måltider har inslag av gryta eller soppa, ångade eller bräserade rätter. Vissa är perfekta för lunch eller middag, antingen som huvudrätt med ris eller som större tillbehör. En viktig del i en koreansk middag är att dela […]

In Baking with Kafka, Tom Gauld asks the questions no one else dares ask about civilisation as we know it. – How do you get published during a skeleton apocalypse? – What was the secret of Kafka’s lemon drizzle cake? – And what plot possibilities does the exploding e-cigarette offer modern mystery writers? A riotous […]

Perfect for Hallowe’en: haunting accounts of real-life exorcisms through the centuries, from ancient Egypt and the biblical Middle East to colonial America and twentieth-century South Africa. Levitation. Feats of superhuman strength. Speaking in tongues. A hateful, glowing stare. The signs of spirit possession have been documented for thousands of years and across religions and cultures, […]

People love Bill Murray movies, but even more, they love crazy stories about Bill Murray out in the world. Bill reads poetry to construction workers. Bill joins in strangers’ kickball games. Bill steals a golf cart in Stockholm. Bill follows the Roots – a hip hop band – around. Bill pays a kid $5 to […]

The Beautiful Smile, unavailable since its original publication on the occasion of Nan Goldin’s (born 1953) Hasselblad Award of 2007, is finally back in print. The Hasselblad Award is considered the most important international photography prize in the world today; since 1980, award winners have included some of the greatest names the medium has known. […]

• An insider’s guide to Stockholm and its hidden secrets and addresses • An inspirational and practical guide to Stockholm’s finest and most interesting places, buildings, restaurants, shops, museums, galleries, neighborhoods, gardens and cafes • A new edition in Luster’s successful and attractive series of city guides In The 500 Hidden Secrets of Stockholm Antonia […]