They say there's 'no such thing as a free lunch' well what's Answerbank then?, and the whole damn internet? pretty well free i'd suggest. Not free enough? What about radio? everyone gets access to...
I heard, on the radio, recently the titles of several first novels by now 'celebrated' authors. The novels that never quite made it past pulping after a fortnight. Can anybody tell me what the Salman...
Can anybody recommend a good cure for insomnia (not the book) as since splitting with a partner i find it nigh on impossible to get to sleep most nights till 2 or 3 in the morning and then get up at 8...
How did we develop symbols for specific sounds (which seems to me quite a leap from the hieorpgyphic form of written language)? Having devloped this system, how was it spread/imposed?
When my time's up, the songs I'd like played at my funeral are The Great Gig In The Sky and High Hopes by Pink Floyd, Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin and Meditation by Massenet (if there's enough...
Which album has the best introductory track? A song that sets the album up perfectly. 'Bittersweet Symphony' on the Verve's 'Urban Hymns, or 'Smells like teen spirit' on Nirvana's 'Nevermind' spring...
My mum sent me an e-mail this afternoon, which warned of a scam in which (usually) two men are approaching lone women in car parks, and asking them what 'lovely' perfume they are wearing, then asking...
Has there been a spate of unusually large spiders in Britain this year? Nothing exotic - just the normal garden or house variety? The transitional months between summer and august always produce a few...
'ello, I've recently bought some new property and i'm currently redecorating and the last thing on my list is the hallway, stairs and landing..... I really want to carpet it all with a gorgeous carpet...
