When you think of a ghost, what comes to mind? A ghastly, mouldy winding-sheet? A malevolent pile of supernatural armour? Or ...
The mandate of Mumbai Customs is to confiscate contraband, not pronounce moral judgement on great works of art.
Given the geographically different ways that waste was collected, this history shows us how waste cathected Victorian moral values of thrift, providence, and industriousness with profit, nationalism, ...
Opinion
Shoplifters Gone Wild
P eople steal because it’s easy and—with rare exceptions—free of consequences. David Kimmel, who resides at Northpoint Training Center, a former state mental hospital repurposed as a medium-security ...
“These murders heightened the culture of fear and ‘moral panics’ in late Victorian society regarding violent crime, prostitution and abortion, fuelled by media sensationalism,” she concludes.
In 1954, artist Akbar Padamsee was arrested from his debut solo show at Mumbai’s Jehangir Art Gallery for his paintings ...
"Every decision that's been made in the first half of the series is leading up to that," says EP Max Winkler, who helmed five of the 10 episodes, including standout "Red Haze." ...
But in Victoria, as the summer fire season looms, dozens of unvaccinated firefighters are still banned from returning to work ...
This year saw plenty of excellent books, as usual, on the 20th century – but the real gems were revelatory examinations of ...
Two weeks ago I recalled how my great grandfather Alexander Bowman was born in Derry townland outside Dromara in March 1854 ...