Aquarium of Vulcan

          Today's the birthday of American composer Philip Glass (b.1937)     Ever since hearing the song-cycle Songs from Liqu...

The European Ice-skating championship was held in Sheffield, UK this year, not that TV coverage is exactly extensive these days. Long ...

The French artist Antoine Caron's   Augustus consulting the Tiburtine Sibyl  (c.1578) exhibits notable characteristics associated wit...

January 27th is the birth anniversary of the immortal Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composer of  Don Giovanni , 27 sublime piano con...

The World Indoor Bowls Championship is currently being contested. Broadcast by the BBC from the holiday resort of Hopton, a Norfolk coast...