Ferrari has a wealth of motor racing history. Silverstone, Monaco, Spa and Hockenheim have all fallen before the hooves of the prancing horse; yet one circuit, and now one man, is the lifeblood of this illustrious team. Ascari, Fangio, Hawthorn. Formula One’s adolescent years were in some ways its greatest […]

Album titles are a complex business. Some are relatively simple, hinting at what you’ll find on the album (The Drums’ 80s pop inspired Summertime EP, for example, the perfect soundtrack for messing around in the sun); some are nothing more than witty comments from the band (such as Arctic Monkeys’ […]

Most pundits have anticipated just a one season return to the premier league for Reading FC. One of those pundits is the much-loathed,  semi-professional dancer, Robbie Savage who has been invading our TV screens far too much recently.  Why the BBC have given him so much exposure is beyond me […]

This is a subject which has been on my mind a lot recently, particularly with the world’s attention currently fixed firmly on the British Isles. It is virtually impossible to miss the words ‘Olympic games’ and ‘Team GB’ which have been splashed across the media for months now. (If you […]

And then there were six…Jenson Button shot himself back into World Championship contention today with a dominant display of supremacy at the classic Spa Francorchamps circuit in Belgium. After taking pole position yesterday afternoon, Button led every single lap of the race to score the maximum 25 points on a […]

Laura Robson produced a remarkable performance last night as she blitzed past former world number one, Kim Clijsters in straight sets, sending her into a hapless retirement. Clijsters had openly said that she wanted to win a fifth major title before going into retirement but it was not to be, […]

When we hear the word ‘philosophy’, we think (justifiably) of Ancient Greece, and especially of the three philosophers Plato, Socrates and Aristotle, who have had a significant and direct influence upon all modern philosophy. These powerhouses of ancient Greek philosophy can be thought of as the hearty meals upon which […]

Jenson Button took a vital step towards recovery in his 2012 Formula One World Championship title campaign this afternoon, with a stunning pole position ahead of today’s Belgian Grand Prix. The 2009 World Champion was over three tenths of a second faster than his rivals and claimed his first pole […]