A couple of British who are in love with art have gathered one of the most precious collections of photography. However, they will probably need to give it out abroad, as British museums lack enthusiasm and are unable to appreciate the value of the collection. James and Claire Hyman’s collection includes 3,000 precious photos done […]
Petty guests, rude public: you’re not getting a tour of my house
Negative attitude from online users made me unwilling to show my house to visitors. One of the TripAdvisor’s anonymous reviews of the house contained the “Spend your time & money elsewhere” title. The review was posted after the tour around an amazing house was done, including a tea party in front of a huge beautiful […]
John Lewis bounces out bad reviews
John Lewis is criticized for filtering their customers’ reviews – they post good ones and reject bad ones. A Sunday Times investigation shows that the reviews with at least four stars and positive comments are posted on the website. However, two-star reviews with the troubles described are not posted. The results of the investigation raise […]
Medicinal use of cannabis to be reviewed
According to the health minister, the usage of medicinal cannabis has to be reviewed. Simon Harris announced that the organization that regulates questions about medicines, Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA), was asked to recheck the benefits of the drug. It may have some useful effect on certain people with certain medical conditions. The use of […]
Chemists urged to stop the elderly taking pointless pills
High street stores pharmacists are to be sent to older people’s homes to stop the trouble of their taking too many useless pills. This is the assignment given by the UK’s leading pharmacist. An immense number of older people around the country are hospitalised month by month because of the side effects of the medicines […]
Art disputes: the rise of mediation
The arguments on cultural property are happening more often nowadays, and we decided to find out why. Currently, the National Gallery is in defence of its possession of the 100-year-old Matisse masterpiece, which is now situated at the centre of a legal row worth 24.6 million. The descendants of the person painted in the picture […]
Why Above & Beyond’s dance parties are for the grown-ups
The unusual British trio has found its fans in the worldwide public. At 2 am on a beautiful Saturday night Amsterdam’s Ziggo Dome becomes home for an Anglo-Finnish trio Above & Beyond. They perform with a DJ set for a crazily dancing and jumping crowd of 12,000 people. According to Twitter worldwide trending, they are […]
Bid to block staff-free opening for libraries
An idea to make it possible to open libraries even when staff isn’t there is about to be rejected by the majority of Dublin’s city councillors. The initiative makes it possible to open the buildings without staff, so the libraries could work early in the morning, late at night, and even during the weekend. The […]
Simpson’s hot holiday tip is . . . Afghanistan
John Simpson (BBC world affairs) says Afghanistan is a must-go holiday place, even though instead of sea, sun, and sangria we can see a perpetual danger of killing, kidnapping, and other “sights”. He recommended everybody to visit the country despite the advice by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office against going there by any circumstances. The […]
Hotel investor anger at Nama ‘U-turn’
On one of the evenings of January 2016, a Dublin businessman by the name of Tom Walsh left the office of an accountancy firm KPMG in a cheerful mood. He became of the 50 people who invested into the construction of the Clarion Liffey Valley hotel situated in west Dublin. Indeed, it was one of […]