The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (that's of the UK) is offering free access over the weekend.

Where are all the female bloggers? Here, in my weekly "top ten" posts.

"When the alarm has sounded DON'T .... Be surprised at anything that may happen."

We have more time and energy to devote to the present and future of our societies and our world.

'Parasitism is too mild a term for a relationship predicated on the periodic killing of large numbers of human beings.'

How can you sum up 325 minutes of theatre that whirls with imagery, pulses with energy and buzzes with ideas?

If everyone paid in full for their flight, it wouldn't end global warming, but it would make a difference.

Today's picture of all of the world leaders at the UN summit makes a depressing sight.

Where are all the female bloggers? Here, in my weekly "top ten" posts.

Owners are behaving in an anti-social manner. The Deflators provide time to reflect on the error of their ways.