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Forget Hygge – think ‘Friluftsliv’ – why it’s always cold enough for quality winter activities

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While just getting outside in the winter is enough to take advantage of the fresh air, why not take a cold dip, do some backcountry snowboarding or grab some snow polo to boost endorphins and energy levels? After years of pandemic lounging, many people are willing to not only get outside in the winter, but … Read more

Robot dogs have unnerved and angered the public. So why does this artist teach them to paint?

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The artist is completely focused, holding a black oil crayon in her hand as she repeatedly draws a small circle on a vibrant teal canvas. Unbothered by the three people closely watching her every move, she doesn’t seem to register my entry into this bright white room in the National Gallery of Victoria. The artist … Read more

Degas to Toulouse-Lautrec review – a show full of surprises

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A surprising spectacle awaits anyone who visits the Royal Academy’s latest Impressionist exhibition. It is visible even before entering, through the double glass doors. A dancer yawns and stretches, ballet shoes turned out, in an oil sketch by Degas. Her mouth drops open in exhaustion; the neck of her tutu is a frisson of rapid … Read more

The slowness of electric cars threatens to leave Britain in the backseat

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electric car factory Just before the 1907 Beijing to Paris motor race, The Economist – always prescient in its predictions – castigated ‘those who had rushed with such unfortunate enthusiasm to invest in bus companies’, emphasizing that ‘the horse passes the test triumphantly ‘. . I owe this quote to Kassia St Clair’s delightful new … Read more

The charismatic manager who almost brought football home

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Terry Venables will forever be remembered as the manager who oversaw the summer that brought football home. The charismatic boss, who has died aged 80, enjoyed a colorful and controversial career, the undoubted highlight of which was bringing England within a penalty shoot-out of reaching the European Championship final on home soil in 1996 . … Read more

On board the new ‘safari train’ with a view of elephants through the windows

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The train journey of passengers traveling from Nairobi to Mombasa has been reduced from 24 hours to just four and a half hours – Sarah Gillespie They called it the Lunatic Express. It was a railway line that crossed Kenya, from Mombasa to Kisumu, through what is now Tsavo National Park. It was built to … Read more

painkiller banned in Britain due to the deaths of Britons in Spain

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A patient group representing several British victims has taken legal action against the Spanish government over claims it has failed to protect people from the potentially fatal side effects of one of the country’s most popular painkillers, which has been implicated in a series of serious diseases and deaths. The drug metamizole, commonly sold in … Read more

RFU runs Wasps, Worcester and London Irish academies – here’s how they do it

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Calum, 18, and Ewan, 14, were part of the Wasps development program before the club went bankrupt – The Telegraph/Paul Grover The traumatic impact of the collapse of three Premier League clubs last season extended beyond the devastating impact on the players, staff and supporters of Worcester, Wasps and London Irish. Subsequent headlines understandably focused … Read more