We often think of decorating primarily in terms of visuals, setting the perfect aesthetic through colour and pattern. However, it is important for there to be a sensory experience, and finishing a roo

We’ve been using matches for 200 years–but, as Rob Crossan discovers, the story of how they came to be is far more colourful (and hair-raising) than we might imagine

Reading Laura Mauro’s “Japanese Toilet Ghosts” [FT459:30-35], reminded me of a less well known fear in the Western world, which –according to the modern rabbinical Internet resource site TheTorah.com

Prompted by this Walker piece, Keith looks back at early methods of attaching floats

JOHANN KERNER saw the woman coming out of the darkness. She looked ancient and she moved as slowly as a snail, her back bent. She was the most likely source of information he had seen on his travels.

Meet the late lifers who are using their skills to create some festive magic…