Weeks after Deepavali, the night sky has returned to its quiet state. For many of us, the festival is a memory of bursting crackers, for others, it was a week of anxiety, hushing terrified pets and ...

Pictures from yesterday's protest in London in support of Palestine Action feature heavily on the front pages. The Sunday Times shows an 89-year-old woman being lifted up and removed by police. She is ...

Doctors in Gaza are fainting due to hunger while trying to save their starving patients (CNN). In recent months, I have found myself drawn back repeatedly to a disturbing parallel. With very few ...

A trail of 60 guitars - paying homage to Manchester’s music history past and present - has been unveiled across the city centre, alongside new murals and installations. Music For The Senses is a ...

We were out in the yard the last couple of weekends, immersed in tasks that were mundane and yet glorious. Weeding vegetable beds. Filling the bird bath. Adding to the compost bin. Replacing the hose ...

“I felt the deep, deep silence of the night, and of peace, and of holiness enfold me like love, like safety.” –Thomas Merton, The Seven Storey Mountain, 1948 My little sister Christine died in 2020.

When I returned from home in the middle of November I brought with me a copy of the record. I showed it to a couple of people. “Simon and Garfunkel?” they said. “Are you kidding?” “It’s number one in ...

Now is a great time of year to learn a few easy country songs on guitar. With winter coming and temperatures dropping, everyone will be spending more time indoors. At the same time, most Americans ...

An intriguing aspect of the early memories is that remembrances seem to emerge into consciousness in silence. Recalling an early recollection can be like watching an old silent movie. While this may ...

It marks the band's first video to hit the milestone. By Rania Aniftos The video for Disturbed’s take on Simon & Garfunkel’s classic, “The Sound of Silence,” has surpassed one billon YouTube views, ...