Academic Ideals
Amid the higher costs for university tuition online degree courses are gaining traction. Plato and Cicero would be turning in their grave
BP Portrait Award 2012
"Every time I paint a portrait I lose a friend," said John Singer Sargent. There were nearly 2,200 entries for this year's BP Portrait
I am the Greatest!
Obama presents himself as the greatest gift history has ever bestowed on the presidency. He would do well to respect the forefathers who made
Homage to Bach
Bach came as close to sainthood as Luther could allow. We should all be grateful to a composer never surpassed.
Queen of Hearts
500 years ago Katherine Parr, Henry VIII's least known wife, best-selling author and England's most married queen was born
Dayan’s Lesson
The great, but flawed, Moshe Dayan understood what the Israeli Left now cannot: that Israelis need a commitment to their security
Flying The Flag
Anti-patriotic liberals tell us that the BNP has hijacked the Union Jack but they are the only ones that make the connection between the
A Girl’s Best Friend
The gemstone traders on London's Hatton Garden have witnessed huge changes in attitudes towards marriage, but diamonds are forever