Seeking midwinter light
A better quest than the vain search for the true meaning of Christmas
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Author: Julian Baggini
How to revive the European project? Ask Erasmus
The perception has been allowed to grow that the distinction between born-and-bred, and adoptive, citizens doesn’t matter any more. Globalisation has become a byword for homogenisation, with local traditions lost in the melting pot.
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Why England’s new towns should look to medieval France
The high middle ages saw the building of many villes neuves, or new towns, across France. In the south-west these were known as bastides; estimates put the total number at around 350. Although the world that gave birth to them was very different from our own, the bastides have certain features that the new town developers of today would be wise to emulate.
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More Fool You
"It is no shame that Jeffries never reaches the heights of the Simpsons, but it is a pity that he doesn’t quite reach the heights of Stuart Jeffries." Review of A Short History of Stupidity by Stuart Jeffries in The Literary Review.
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