Nemeton

As if monastic heavy metal dudes were not enough, now babies can get in on the act too, with rock anthems transformed into lullabies , whic...

In a comment on a previous post about my taste in literature , The Silver Eel asked why I did not list Margaret Atwood. It's a good que...

BBC video: A Capuchin friar has taken up singing in a heavy metal band - not because he wants to convert people to Christianity, but becaus...

Ursula K. Le Guin , because her science fiction is philosophical, utopian, human(e) and poetic A. S. Byatt , whose writing is nuanced, intel...

The other day I mentioned to a writer at a "do" that I had enjoyed his book. "Aha!" he cried. "A fan." Now,...

The BBC has just discovered an archive of recordings made by Delia Derbyshire , the woman who composed the classic Doctor Who theme music (...

Three articles about Darwin by Olivia Judson in the New Yorker : June 17: Darwinmania! Darwin got all the glory, but did he deserve it? Ju...

As Bo is moving to Cambridge , it brought back memories... Cambridge is in many ways a strangely schizoid place. It is divided between tow...

There are numerous guides available to living with a geek; there's even a book. The Geek Handbook: User Guide and Documentation for the ...

A new toy has appeared on teh interwebs: Mr Picassohead . It's basically Mr Potatohead for the art appreciation fraternity. You can u...

I have created a blog just for my poetry, so you don't have to search for it on my website and my various blogs. It's called Le Bea...

If I hear one more person saying "I only like poetry that rhymes", I swear I will scream. There is so much more to poetic techniq...

The New York Times has some photos of Olafur Eliasson's work, in particular this one of his 2003 installation at the Tate Modern , whic...