Putin critic Navalny reportedly transferred to ‘completely lawless’ penal colony outside Moscow

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been transferred to a penal colony outside Moscow to serve out his prison sentence, according … More

Eros and Psyche: The Greek Origin of Fairy-tales That You Never Knew

Eros and Psyche is a popular tale in Greek mythology. Found in the only complete Ancient Roman novel to survive … More

The world is a beautiful place to be born into if you don’t mind some people dying all the time or maybe only starving some … More

“The new film Mr Jones aims to tell the story of my great uncle, the Welsh journalist Gareth Jones. It is based … More

The attached was updated on 1 Feb 2021 offering a range of books that should meet varied reading interests. See … More

Terrific read if you want further insight into the challenges of living and creating art under Stalin’s rule. NY Times … More

When baseball greats Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig went on tour in baseball-crazy Japan in 1934, some fans wondered why … More

Please, before you go to sleep tonight, think of ways you can reach out and help all the creatures out … More

Former president Mary McAleese accused the church of homophobia and has claimed that such immoral teachings have only served to … More

Seventy-five years ago, the final great battle of WWII convinced Allied leaders to drop the atomic bomb on Japan. The … More