Nemeton

Spotted on a sign near Castle Combe, Wiltshire: The shield above depicts the arms of Scrope; its blazon is Azure, a bend Or. Every heraldry...

Medieval literature contains copious reference to a custom on New Year's Day, in obedience to which men disguised in deerskins or as old...

On the last day of Saturnalia (aka Christmas Eve) we went mumming as usual in Lacock. N was Bold Slasher and I was Dick the Horse. N has b...

This morning I dreamt that I was in a part of South America that was formerly colonised by Greeks (I knew this because there was Greek writi...

A post over at Evn's place got commenters thinking about fictional religions . My favourite fictional SF religion is the earth-based on...

This child should be given a medal, not a detention: Well done that child — good to see someone is still awake and thinking!  I once told m...

Chas Clifton: Kink on other planets reports on a blog-post of ten of the kinkiest SF/F novels ever.  According to the commenters, several ...

Why, when software is being downloaded and installed, can't the installation program ask you all the necessary questions at the start of...

Just heard yesterday that I got a distinction for my MA in Contemporary Religions and Spiritualities from Bath Spa University. 72% for the d...

This year I want to think of the many different types of people who contributed to stemming the tide of imperialism and Nazism. And also, l...

Recently Google has been generating quasi-meaningful-sounding word verification - so far today I've had besserso (as in, "Ja, es is...

I carry a driving licence to prove that I am capable of driving; I carry a bank card to gain access to my bank account (which no-one else sh...

Hopefully this will now mean ID cards are dead in the water, but we must remain vigilant... clipped from www.guardian.co.uk The costs of th...