Metamorphoses
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Broken up into various tales carrying a recurring theme of love, Metamorphoses was a major influence on medieval writers. One of the tales from the collection was adapted by Chaucer…
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Beowulf
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The earliest owner of the original manuscript was 16th-century scholar Laurence Nowell, who was thought to have acquired it through William Cecil when he entered Cecil’s household as a tutor…
High Life
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Picture this: bubble-like cells all joined together and floating in the sky. Inside each cell is an independent biosphere where whole communities live. For some, this is a utopian fantasy;…
BFI 53rd London Film Festival
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AJAMI A collaboration between Israeli Director Yaron Shani and Palestinian Scandar Copti, Ajami tells the story of a Jaffa neighbourhood rife with tension amid a hostile mix of Muslim, Jewish and…
The Snow Tourist
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Journalist Charlie English’s search for ‘the world’s purest, deepest snowfall’ is in part a quest for that precious memory of something lost, intrinsic to both the man and his culture.…
Blood Matters
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With staggering courage, she comes to terms with the loss of her mother aged only 49, while embarking on a quest to learn as much as she can about genetics. Knowing…
Child’s Play
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One of my favourite quotes I was lucky enough to hear in person. It was imparted by one of my favourite people: David Attenborough, the famous naturalist and owner of…
My Natural Habitat
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November 09: the Gucci Group – owners of designer brands Yves Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen and Balenciaga – announces that all the paper used in the company, from copy paper…
Just War?
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War is millennia old. The oldest-recorded war, c. 2525 BC, between the ancient Sumerian city-states of Lagash and Umma, is depicted on the Stele of Vultures, which shows soldiers organised…
