Bits & Bobs
The death of Queen Elizabeth II and the uniting power of ritual
Thousands of people are waiting in line on the streets of London to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II as she lies in state
16. September 2022
Author: Katharine
At Home
18 years living in Vienna…some thoughts on a very special anniversary
And just like that…I’ve been living in Vienna for 18 whole years! 18 years since I boarded at plane at Manchester airport, wondering nervously where
1. September 2022
Travel & the World
Lednice castle: What does a faux minaret have to do with a pencil?
The answer to this rather odd question lies in the grounds of the Lednice castle in the southern Czech region of Moravia. Just a few
26. August 2022
Travel & the World
Kaunas, Lithuania – love at second sight
I first went to Kaunas in the summer of 2005. I was backpacking through all three of the Baltic states, and, en route to Vilnius
17. August 2022
Bits & Bobs
British geriatric millennials and the stiff upper lip
My microgeneration has been handed an exciting new label. We — those born between 1980 and 1985 — are now being called “geriatric millennials”. This
27. May 2021
Language & Culture
Why Bruno Schulz is the perfect author for our troubled times
Killed by a Nazi officer in 1942 in his hometown of Drohobycz, Bruno Schulz left behind only a small body of writing. Yet what work
3. March 2021