Nobody quite knows which saint gave his name to February 14, the day on which lovers traditionally send each other Valentine's cards. Biographies of two Valentines honoured on this date, from the second and third centuries, offer no romantic connections…
As we drove through the narrow paved streets of the Old City of Riga, Latvia's capital, we passed shops where angry protestors had smashed windows and looted just two weeks ago. My host's apartment was just off the Cathedral square,…
This summer, my wife Romkje and I invite you to join us as we head off once more around Europe in search of people and movements who shaped Europe. As with past years, we start in Amsterdam, city of Rembrandt,…
The road winds through English woods and fields in the countryside north of London, and eventually circles in front of the grand entrance of a sprawling red-brick country mansion. A forest of chimneys and turrets sprouts from its steep shingle…
It's amazing what journalists come up with when prospects are down. We're facing crises on many fronts: credit, ethics, energy, environment... not to forget, of course, the Middle East. Yet some writers see potential for good. This year…