Arts & Culture
Susie Dent’s Top 10s: Ten malaphors
Malaphors - a blend of malapropisms and metaphors. Whether you like them, dislike them, or still aren't entirely sure what they are, this week's top...
How a new dam saved the island of Mont-Saint-Michel
Mont-Saint-Michel recently celebrated its 1,000th birthday. The stunning abbey is famed for its isolated location, sitting roughly a mile off the...
Why Is There a Scottish Village In Italy? 🇮🇹
The Italian Alps, home to countless quintessential Italian villages…and one not-so traditional. Welcome to Gurro, the Scottish village in Italy....
Is this the most-seen artwork in America?
The United States of America likes pizza. This much we can say for certain. A staggering 3 billion pizzas are eaten in America every year. That's 100...
Susie Dent’s Top 10s: Ten words to make you sigh
Have you suspired recently? Many of us have, possibly without knowing it, for ‘suspire’ is a beautiful, all-but-forgotten word from the 15th cen...
This Family Owns the Lights of Hollywood 💡
Step into the neon world of 'God's Own Junkyard', where words come to life in vibrant, dazzling and electrifying ways! ⚡️ Nestled in an uns...
Susie Dent’s Top 10s: Ten revealing British place names
Most of us have encountered some of the more bizarre place names in Britain. Little Snoring, Itchingdon, Pity Me, and, of course, Shitterton, have all...
Behind Ghana's Unofficial Movie Posters
We don’t remember Garfield having weapons and did Groundhog Day really have a GIANT groundhog eating humans?! A handful of highly skilled artists in G...
Susie Dent’s Top 10s: Ten words we should rescue from obscurity
Among the plentiful rewards of a lifetime spent with dictionaries are the daily discoveries of words that have somehow been consigned to the lexical...
Mahua | The Indian liquor banned by the British Raj now making a comeback
Mahua is a sweet, floral liquor native to India. You might not have heard of it before, but it has been consumed for centuries. It was a regular part...
Krampus, Hans Trapp and the best Christmas villains
Santa Claus, Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas – they are just a few of the different names to describe the jolly man who has come to personify C...