DesignInterviewPam Hogg: 'Just don't call me normal'Tim JonzeHer catsuits are worn by Rihanna and Kylie, while her shows feature blood, needles and nudity. We meet Britain’s most provocative designer We shake hands and seconds later she’s off, gabbling away at 100mph about everything that’s happened to her in the past few days. It’s an excitable story that involves a friend’s wedding, a monster hangover and the opening of her new exhibition in Liverpool. Read More...
UK newsWhales' ancestor was a wolf in hippo's clothingIt ran like a wolf. It waded like a hippopotamus. It put its ear to the ground to hear distant rumbles. It had the ankles of a cow. But above all, it had the ear bones of a whale.
In a find that matches the discovery of archaeopteryx - one of the great missing links of evolution - researchers in Pakistan have unearthed many of the bones of the 50m-year-old Pakicetus attocki, a land-dwelling, estuary-wading, meat-eating ancestor of the whale. Read More...
SEMANTIC ENIGMASWhy is 'phonetic' spelt with a 'ph'? Paul Morgan, Bristol UK
Either it is trying to make a point, or is missing the point entirely. Chase, Princeton USA
To help keep people like myself in a job (I'm a sub-editor). Terry Bentley, London UK
There is a reason for English spelling! English spelling is so strange because English pronunciation is so particular, with minute variations and nuances. Read More...
