By James Aitchison Can your brain really reveal your personality by the way it controls the muscles of your hand? Can your handwriting express your innermost levels of intelligence, cognitive ability and talent? In the mid-twentieth century, so-called experts frequently…
By James Aitchison A few paces from Edinburgh’s famous Golden Mile, nestling in tiny Makars’ Court by Lady Stair’s Close, you will find the Scottish Writers’ Museum. Within its ancient walls are portraits, literary works and personal objects of Scotland’s…
By James Aitchison When the Lebanese-born American poet Kahlil Gibran published The Prophet in 1923, he little knew it would become one of the best-selling books of all time. Nor could he have known that the world’s most famous rockstar…
By: Carl Papa Palmer Julia Child, Emeril, Martha Stewart and the Galloping Gourmet all having influence toward the ingredients upon my kitchen counter in preparation for: “The Christmas Cookie Contest of 2025” This year’s theme: “Unique Tastes Holiday Bazaar” Bowls,…
By David R. Topper A significant part of my adult intellectual life has been spent studying and teaching about the life and works of Albert Einstein. This led to my publishing various works about this fascinating, often frustrating man. Just…
By Joseph Bardin We used to look at people with dogs and wonder what deficit in their lives would make them get so involved with their animals. Until we got Marco and Isabella, our Spanish Water Dogs, and became too…
By: James Aitchison When James Stuart was born in 1566, Scotland was far from being a remote, barbaric kingdom to England’s north. Sixteenth century Scotland was, in fact, a flourishing centre of intellectual activity. Young Scots travelled and studied in…
By: Andrew Nickerson Throughout history, many tactical/strategic manuals have risen/fallen from prominence…with one exception: Sun Tzu’s The Art of War. This legendary manuscript’s wisdom has withstood the test of time, not just for its common-sense approach, but its primary goal—winning….
By: James Aitchison She was arguably one of the most innovative film directors and editors in the history of cinema. Her creative black-and-white images continue to inspire film and commercial makers to this day. But in 1930s Germany, she was…
By James Aitchison His rule in Romania lasted 24 brutal years. Incredibly, it ended on Christmas Day 1989 when he and his wife were executed by firing squad. Like many dictators before and since, Nicolae Ceausescu (pronounced Chow-shes-ku) refused to…