When I was at prep school in the 1960s, a series of old military buffers came to give a lecture to my motley group of school friends about how we were predestined to run the British Empire; this was ...

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A California man discovered that a sketch inherited from his grandmother is an authentic Michelangelo drawing, confirmed after a six-month analysis by Christie's specialists. Christie's authenticated ...

Synopsis: The Straits Times’ chief columnist Sumiko Tan speaks to Mr Janadas Devan, senior adviser at the Ministry of Digital Development and Information, on how the book, The Albatross File: Inside ...

Film music legend Giorgio Moroder co-wrote two of the 10 songs. By Paul Grein Hundreds of songs have received Golden Globe nominations for best original song since the award was introduced at the 19th ...

An umbrella from early 20 th century Japan. A wine glass from Belgium, circa 1825. Three teapots: one from early 20 th century China, one from late 19 th century England and one from late 19 th ...

Seeing how much their wives enjoy watching male strippers during their “Girls’ Night Out,” unemployed steelworkers in Buffalo, New York come up with a bold way to make some quick cash. In the process ...

Would you rather start or end a round with an eagle? Through two days at the Alfred Dunhill Championship, Eugenio Chacarra doesn't have to choose because he's already done both. Must be nice. The ...

In Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, a sailor who shoots an albatross is forced to hang it around his neck as penance, with the bird becoming a heavy burden and a ...

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