We’re at Broen Studio in Bergen. Øystein Braut, Njål Clementsen, Anders Bjelland and Øyvind Hegg-Lunde have locked into a groove that never seems to stop. Their bodies are swaying in time with the music, their heads are eagerly shaking to the song that’s pumping out of the room, and it ...
Film studies, media studies and drama have been ranked among the most "pointless degrees" according to new research. The study found acting was the top waste of time, followed by outdoor adventure and environment and office skills. One in four graduates now regret having gone to university, the research shows. ...
The average parent will turn to Google six times a month to get the answer to impossible questions their child has asked. ‘What are black holes?’, ‘how did the world begin?’ and ‘how does the internet work?’ are among the questions being asked by children that parents struggle to answer, ...
A truly ‘novel’ romantic novel, Bounty of a Stolen Empire is a sharply-written, wryly humorous book that tells the real-life story of Marguerite, Countess of Blessington – one of the most remarkable women of her time but shamefully forgotten by history. Born Margaret Power in 1789, our heroine, begins her ...
Exploring China can take you on mesmerizing cultural journeys and thrilling adventures. Since it was discovered over 700 years ago by the fearless adventurer Marco Polo, the large Asian country has been regarded as a prime destination for those looking for enchantment. Whether you are visiting some of the bustling ...
Women were the key to spreading culture and knowledge around Europe 4,000 years ago, according to new research. The study revealed European women traveled far and wide from their home villages to start families - bringing with them new cultural objects and ideas, while men tended to stay near where ...
A shocked mum told how she nearly fed a banana containing a nest of spider eggs to her baby. Debbie Campbell - who has a fear of spiders - says she spotted a clump of white eggs on the fruit as she was about to feed 18-month-old Albie. The beauty ...
Four out of five marine species living in the oceans around Antarctica are expected to decline in number as the seafloor warms over the next century. A British Antarctic Survey (BAS) team examined the potential distribution of more than 900 species of Southern Ocean shelf-dwelling marine invertebrates under a warming ...
A wheelchair-bound teenage girl, who struggles to use her arms and hands and can only paint using eye movements, has had her artwork exhibited. Greta McMillan, 13, spent years trapped in a quiet world with communication limited to a sequence of blinks - for yes and no - tiny facial ...