A single woman is sad, lonely and spends her life collecting cats, quaffing barrel loads of Chardonnay and waiting for Prince Charming. A single man, by contrast, is a cad about town who enjoys a ...

MI5 has released a special version of the festive poem The night before Christmas, read by actor Gary Oldman. In the voice over, Oldman reprises the role of his Slow Horses character Jackson Lamb ...

Some of life's big changes, even if they're good, can leave you feeling more than just a little bit overwhelmed. Like, what did I get myself into? (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "I WENT DOWN") CALL ME SPINSTER: ...

Isabella Cotier By A.O. Scott Let’s talk about love. That’s what the people in this poem seem to be doing. The author and her friend, a scholar, are debating the crushworthiness of a certain ...

We’ve all heard of the “cocktail party” Higgs-boson metaphor. But what would happen, wonders Robert P Crease, if it were truly put to the test? From idea to reality People crowding around a celebrity ...

Angelou’s most memorable poems remain outstanding not just because of her mastery of the written word; they are impactful because she had an innate ability to fluidly translate some of her most ...