In 1997 Britain returned Hong Kong to China under a framework put forward by Chinese premier Deng Xiaoping known as “one country, two systems”. Continue reading
Category Archives: Nostalgia
R.I.P. going to the pictures as we knew it
Americans know it as the movie theatre, Brits call it the cinema. Continue reading
“A Song for New Year’s Eve”
Something old, something new. Continue reading
There’s nothing like a good tune
The Christmas carol “Silent Night!” is two hundred years old. Continue reading
Forgotten lives: Beethoven’s mother
On the edge of an old German cemetery lies Beethoven’s best friend. Continue reading
Me and my shadows
A palimpsest is something that bears visible traces of an earlier form, just like a shadow.
Apple pies are an endangered species
Apples have always been part of human history. Continue reading
