“The pollen of the catkins is sweet on the proboscis of the oak-mining bee, too.”
England
Creatures That Don’t Conform
“Could we learn anything from the slime molds? What could they teach us in this moment of change?”
14 Hours in The Queue to See Queen Elizabeth’s Coffin
“Stood among strangers in search of history, I had a strange epiphany.”
Selling Mayfair: The Very Different World of Prime Central London Realtors
On the fascinating world of London real estate.
The Great British Reading List
A reading list on the weird and wonderful culture of Great Britain.
The Reckoning: Rape Culture and the Crisis in British Schools
“After Scarlett Mansfield collated 200 accounts of sexual harassment, inspectors put her former school on notice. Could it be the first of many?”
The Joy of a Pointless Walk
“Maybe walking into some marshes, and deciding at an undetermined future point to stop walking, was what was available to the Romantics, but I think we can do better.”
The Curse of the Buried Treasure
“Two metal-detector enthusiasts discovered a Viking hoard. It was worth a fortune—but it became a nightmare.”
Shelved: The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band’s “Brain Opera”
What happens when you’re not different just for the sake of being different.
