Symbols, Secrets & the Builders of Light: Inside the World of the Freemasons
I’ve always been drawn to the hidden language behind the visible — the carved sign above a doorway, the ceremony that marks a passage from one state of being to…
JANE AUSTEN: 250 years
December 16 will mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen in 1775, whose novels have become so foundational that she is now often regarded in the same…
Jugemu – The Limitless Life of Sushi
In a Soho alleyway close to the massage parlors and other establishments of ill repute and hidden behind an inconspicuous door sits a small rustic Japanese sushi (and more) Michelin-starred…
The Seashell of Lisson Grove
As part of the ongoing London travel series, today’s feature is something anyone visiting the U.K. cannot miss: fish and chips. Tucked away on a quiet corner in Marylebone, The…
Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, London
I just returned from nine glorious days in London, a city I have always meant to live in, but didn’t. For whatever reason, life took me elsewhere on the Continent…
Oxford University in the 18th Century
The only real problem with this massive volume is the fact that it is so massive! At 819 pages, it is actually difficult to hold for any length of time.…
SHOW WINDOW OF THE KINGDOM: The Islands of Orkney
Peter Marshall won the 2018 Wolfson history prize for Heretics and Believers: A History of the English Reformation. He is also Professor of History at the University of Warwick. Thus,…
The Artistic Moon of Tor Falcon
The British artist Tor Falcon has given us a unique diary of her encounters with the Moon, one that will forever change your perception of that globe in the sky.…
Before Our Time
Special Editorial Note: This article will appear in the 10th anniversary edition of The Covent Gardener, a superlative magazine published in London. It was written by David Rooney, and is…
Natural Philosophy at Oxford University
Image: Sir John Ball, Sedleian Professor from 1996-2019 For the past 400 years, Oxford University has had an endowed chair of natural philosophy. It began in 1621, due to a…