RICHARD LITTLEJOHN A failed state? How about Scotland under Wee Burney?
RICHARD LITTLEJOHN Johnson is reportedly flying to Scotland this week 'to save the Union'. Why? It's not as if he hasn't anything better to do, apart from the dealing with a global pandemic. Read more...
Joan Didion Revisits the Past Once More
Let Me Tell You What I Mean collects 12 prescient essays from 1968 through 2000. Read more...
From Fiona Apple to The Killers and Taylor Swift The best albums of the year
Annus horribilis? Not for pop. This has been a year when music has meant more than ever. Read more...
Emma Roberts introduces her newborn son to acclaimed American writer Joan Didion 'Rhodes meet Joan'
Emma Roberts snuggled up next to her son Rhodes and introduced the newborn to acclaimed American writer Joan Didion'Rhodes meet Joan.' Read more...
The hottest new hotels of 2021, from Paris to the Maldives and from the Caribbean to London
While we've been stuck at home, new hotels around the world have waited patiently to welcome their first guests. Here we showcase some of the most hotly anticipated destinations for 2021. Read more...
Wish List for a Fairy Tale End to the Season
Teams and drivers arrived in So Paulo for the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix. Here is a wish list for the most exciting and interesting end to the season. Read more...
Some College Basketball Teams Begin With a New Feeling of Emptiness
Programs like the Oregon womens team didnt win or lose on the court in the N.C.A.A. tournaments, so they are left to speculate what might have happened. Read more...
The Religious Roots of Our Free Enterprise System
Benjamin M. Friedmans Religion and the Rise of Capitalism reaches back centuries to discover the theological foundations of Americas economic system. Read more...
Prince Charles is 'atrociously hypocritical and entitled,' says royal biographer
Speaking to Vanity Fair, royal biographer Clive Irving claimed that Prince Charles, 72, is 'hypocritical and entitled' - adding that there's a risk he 'could send the monarchy over a cliff really fast.' Read more...
Under the Most Difficult Circumstances, Kindness Prevails
In No Heaven for Good Boys, Keisha Bush delivers a powerful coming-of-age novel inspired by a world she observed while living in Senegal. Read more...
UK's Covid death toll hits 100,000, as care home fatalities almost TRIPLED in fortnight
Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) today revealed that, as of January 15, there had been 103,704 Covid fatalities across Britain since the pandemic began. Read more...
Moment 16-year-old busted for 'shoplifting' stabs two security guards at a supermarket in Chile
Chilean authorities are debating whether to charge a 16-year-old with assault or attempted homicide after he stabbed two security guards who stopped him and a group from shoplifting Sunday. Read more...
Patriotic Parry unites a nation
Everyone knows Sir Hubert Parrys Jerusalem, but how many know his unison song England, a setting of a paraphrase of John of Gaunts great patriotic speech from Shakespeares Richard II? Read more...
Pep Guardiola offers Frank Lampard dinner out and Brendan Rodgers sympathises with sacked Blues boss
The Manchester City manager has offered to go for dinner with sacked Chelsea manager Frank Lampard when lockdown is over as the Premier League reacts to the Blues legend's sacking. Read more...
Pompidou Center, Aging Symbol of the Future, to Close for Renovations
The striking, inside-out museum and cultural center in the heart of Paris will close for construction in 2023, Frances culture minister said Monday. Read more...
Pilot on Boeing 757 dies of heart attack mid-flight with 239 passengers on board
A pilot onboard a plane flying from Bangkok to Novosibirsk in western Siberia died from a heart attack, transportation prosecutors said Friday. Read more...