British Expat Newsletter:
23 July 2008
This week: Thud! Kay and Dave pay tribute to a favourite author: Sir Terry Pratchett.
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This week: Thud! Kay and Dave pay tribute to a favourite author: Sir Terry Pratchett.
This week: The Religious Significance of Hair – some of the ways in which hairstyles and the possession or absence of hair make a difference to how holy you’re perceived to be in various belief systems.
This week: Etiquette – rules to ease tension in social interaction, or a way of keeping people in their social place?
This week: Tiles – the mathematical beauty of the decorated walls, floors and ceilings of the Alhambra
This week: Sugar – and how such a sweet substance has caused bitter controversy over the centuries.
This week: Tattoos – taboo in some cultures, an integral part of others, they’ve made a big comeback in the West