The Fading Of The Light It’s that time of the year again when clocks have been set back and darkness now descends early in the evening – and gone is the lovely daylight that buoyed our spirits throughout the long-lit summer evenings. Human Conventions And The Sun So how did this convention of human beings … Read more
Towards Liberating Women from Corsets At the end of the 19th century, it was customary for ‘properly’ dressed women to spend their days imprisoned in ornate dresses with padding and layers of underclothes including corsets which restricted movement and were very confining. It was Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel who used her fashion genius of design and … Read more
Fifty-Four Questions and Answers About Earth’s Tallest Quadrupeds Do giraffes ever feel blue? Well, they have no tear ducts – but people have seen them cry. Why can a giraffe stand in the hot sun all day when other animals must find shade? Because its dark patches act like radiators to take away heat: Each … Read more