Der Spiegel vs the BBC
Der Spiegel vs the BBC Dear Editor, Let me take up cudgels once again against your columnist, Gabriel Hershman, whom I strive to provoke into a little more thoughtfulness. While
Sweet potatoes
SWEET POTATOES are popular in many parts of the world, including the US and the Caribbean Islands. They are a favourite ingredient for cake-making in the Algarve and, thanks to
Dreadlock holiday
IS IT already a year ago that we last braced ourselves for the annual invasion of the Algarve, that most beautiful part of the world we have chosen to call
The sacrifices of war
PRESIDENT BUSH visited Baghdad last week to meet Iraqi Prime Minister, Nouri Maliki. His visit coincided with a brief period of optimism following the assassination of the leader of al-Qaeda
Canons, cork and canine romanies
LIVING ON the edge of the Monchique foothills, our dogs have a freedom about which suburban pets can only dream. Until such time as there are no more castaways, and
The dark side of football
By GABRIEL HERSHMAN IT CAN be harmless fun that makes us forget our problems for 90 minutes. In a world of increasing individualism, where people beaver away at their own
A wrinkled old lizard in the bedroom
Sunday, May 14 WITH A sense of foreboding, I am sitting in a first class seat on a Virgin train from London to Manchester. My internet ticket, carriage and seat
The latest paperbacks to hit the shelves
MARION KAPLAN’S first edition of The Portuguese: The Land and its People was acclaimed by Portuguese readers, visitors to the country and those eager to discover the rich history and
Turn back the clock
Non-surgical anti-wrinkle special AS TIME passes, our skin shows the natural, inevitable signs of ageing: wrinkles, sagging and sun damage. However, you can counteract those effects with several non-surgical cosmetic
SHANGHAI
Three-armed boy surgery success A TWO-month-old boy, Jie-jie, born with an extra left arm, has successfully undergone surgery to remove it. Jie-jie will require long-term physical therapy to build strength