culture

The real India: Illiteracy, culture and hope

What comes to your mind when you think of India? Taj Mahal, and the Himalayas; novels by renowned authors like…

6 years ago

Get Up, Stand Up! the music of “oppressed” now officially protected by UNESCO

UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, honoured the Jamaican reggae adding it to the list of intangible…

6 years ago

Alexandra Palace is ready to celebrate Christmas

The reopening of the theatre is good reason to get excited as it last hosted a show 80 years ago.…

6 years ago

“An ordinary person who found herself on an extraordinary journey” – Becoming by Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama's autobiography came out this month and it’s already a global success. The book follows Michelle’s story from her…

6 years ago

The Staunch book prize winner announced

The Australian novelist Jock Serong bagged the Staunch prize with On the Java Ridge. It tells the story of a…

6 years ago

Summer winter wonderlands

When temperatures drop, trips abroad made by UK residents soar. Here are three Southeast Asian travel destinations for a warmer…

6 years ago

Yes, there is an International Men’s day and it’s today

International Men's Day exists to promote men's physical and mental health, and this year's theme is 'Promoting Positive Male Role Models'…

6 years ago

The age of astrology

Rising signs, houses, planets in retrograde... What does any of it mean? You meet up with friends to gossip about…

6 years ago

Why the British Museum is anything but British

Imagine someone walking into your house, studio or simply, your room. That someone believes it is okay to take some…

6 years ago

Big names in fashion industry sign agreement to combat plastic packaging

Burberry, H&M and Stella McCartney are only a few of the names who decided to clean their act and fight…

6 years ago