Probably London's best-known second hand book spot — certainly the one most discovered by tourists — South Bank Book Market sprawls beneath Waterloo Bridge on the south side of the river, open in all weathers. What's not clear to the casual observer is that it's a collection of separa...
The man behind the building of Castle Howard was Charles, the 3rd Earl of Carlisle (1669-1738). He was a member of the famous Kit-Cat Club, a group of wealthy individuals who were at the centre of London's social life around 1700. A fellow member of the club was the dramatist John ...
where there was a long history of fearing the so-called Troglodytes (link) and other darker-skinned peoples. Many of the incidents involving demons as “Ethiopians” in the sayings of the “desert fathers,” on the other hand, pertain to the...
“A relaxed, dim lit spot in the Gramercy area that is always buzzing but never crowded. It is nicer than your average “bar” but cozy and casual at the same time. Meet there for wine or handcrafted cocktails. If the date is going well, order some American bites. This is one of m...
So careful should we be to avoid quick judgments on the one hand, and incredulity in matters of rare occurrence on the other. I myself, for instance, have never seen winged snakes, but I believe that they exist, because a man of Phrygia brought to Ionia a ...