A 22-centimeter alabaster vase, inscribed to the Persian king Xerxes I, has revealed that narcotics were part of everyday life in ancient Egypt.
It is often claimed that Dr Christopher Dresser (1834-1904) was Britain’s first industrial designer. A botanist and designer he was born in the same year as William Morris. Unlike Morris Christopher ...
People go to Shirin for food and fun; they get both in portions as big as those on their platters, says food critic.