When the Gods Come Home: Bali’s Ten Days of Galungan and Kuningan
Bali doesn’t really do quiet weeks. Just when you think you’ve seen every possible parade,…
Marie Antoinette’s Fashion Legacy: The Queen Who Dressed for Her Own Execution
Once upon a time, in a palace so gilded it could make a Kardashian weep,…
Forget Supplements — Grab a Handful of Walnuts Instead
Some foods pretend to be healthy. They arrive in shiny wrappers, shout about antioxidants, and…
The Tangy Truth: Ceviche culture in Latin America
Ceviche isn’t just a dish; it’s a national sport, a religion, a midday philosophy wrapped…
The Myth of Making Money While You Sleep (and Why Only Mattress Firms Win)
If you’ve spent more than six minutes on the internet since 2008, someone has definitely…
Why the White House Was Never Really Finished
The White House looks so peaceful these days — all gleaming neoclassical symmetry, a bit…
The Iron Lady: How Margaret Thatcher Reforged Britain’s Backbone
They called her the Iron Lady. Not because she pumped iron, or because she had…
Did the Trojan Horse Really Exist — or Was It the Greatest Scam in History?
If you’ve ever stared at a museum display of ancient pottery and thought, “Where’s the…
Why Oktoberfest Started with Love, Not Lager
It all started not with beer, but with a wedding. In October 1810, Munich was…
The Trench Coat That Went to War and Came Back Chic
It’s strange to think that one of the most elegant symbols of British style began…
How the Great Depression changed spending habits
If there’s one thing history loves, it’s a plot twist. And few were as dramatic…
Guarana: The Amazonian Eye That Never Sleeps.
If you ever needed proof that nature has a sense of humour, look no further…
AI Psychosis: When Talking to Chatbots Gets a Little Too Real
If you’ve ever stayed up too late talking to ChatGPT and wondered whether it’s judging…
2025: Renewables Overtook Coal
It finally happened. The thing climate conferences, think tanks, and a few smug electric car…
Ancient Greek Daily Life Hygiene: Oils, Strigils and Social Baths
Ancient Greek daily life hygiene was a curious blend of soapless scrubbing, perfumed oils, and…
The Eternal Root: Ancient Secrets of Ginseng
If there were a plant with a better PR team than ginseng, it would probably…
Earthquakes: When The Planet Trembles
If the Earth had a pulse, it would skip a beat every time a major…
When Lovers’ Hearts Beat in Sync: The Science of Staring into Eyes
Romantic heart rate sync sounds like the sort of thing a pop ballad would croon…
Recurring Dreams Explained: From Chases to Falling Teeth
Recurring dreams are the sort of nightly reruns nobody asked for but everyone gets sooner…
Homer: The Ancient Greek Poet Who May Never Have Existed
If you ever find yourself lost somewhere between myth and history, you’ll probably bump into…
Tunguska Explosion: When Siberia Took a Cosmic Punch
On the morning of 30 June 1908, a chunk of sky over central Siberia decided…
Protein in Pasta: The Secret Your Spaghetti Has Been Hiding
Pasta has a reputation as the carb king of the dinner table, the stuff marathon…
Beluga Caviar: Luxury Treat or Cleverly Packaged Hype?
Beluga caviar has always carried the kind of reputation that makes people whisper the word…
Helicobacter pylori eradication dilemma: to treat or not to treat?
Helicobacter pylori eradication is one of those phrases that sounds like something out of a…
The Road, the Jazz and the Coffee Cup: Inside the World of the Beatniks
They wore black turtlenecks like armour against conformity, sipped endless espressos in dim cafes, and…
Cricket, Bhangra and Belonging: How Diaspora Music Is Rewriting British Culture
Walk through a park on a warm Sunday in Southall, and you’ll hear two things…
The Battle of Gaugamela: How Alexander the Great Crushed Darius
The Battle of Gaugamela sits in history like one of those moments when the universe…