British Expat Newsletter:
23 November 2005
This week: Weight – with one in five Britons now clinically obese, a look at some of the costs of obesity, for the obese themselves and for society in general.
Tate Online – Turner
[pics and logo] One of the curators of the world’s largest collections of works by J.M.W. Turner, Matthew Imms, tells us about the artist’s continued popularity…
Gralloching a pumpkin
“When I was a bairn, in the north east of Scotland, we had never heard of pumpkins. With the advent of colour television last year, I realised neeps had competition. In black and white, you can’t tell the difference.” Mike Clark takes a look at the origins of Halloween and the traditional celebrations running into Guy Fawkes Night.
Halloween horrors
“I’m really not looking forward to this Halloween. I realise that I may be being unnecessarily curmudgeonly here – Halloween is meant to be a bit of fun. But I blame it on the season. Though there are things to enjoy at this time of year – the autumn leaves, conkers and (occasional) crisp bright mornings – there is no getting away from it, winter is drawing in.” With all the hassles of dressing up kids for trick-or-treating, and trying to ration the resulting pile of sweets, Halloween is not Miranda Irving’s favourite festival.
British Expat Newsletter:
26 October 2005
This week: You are what you eat – food additives and whether or not the fuss about them (and manufacturers’ hype about “healthy” food) is justified.
British Expat Newsletter:
19 October 2005
This week: Waste – how many of the world’s resources are being squandered, and what some individuals and organisations are (or aren’t) doing about it.