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Famous Britons and Their Fortune

ENC News 14 Nov 2017

Fame and fortune typically go hand in hand. This, however, wasn’t always the case. Contrary to today’s celebrities, many great historical figures didn’t enjoy fortune even though they gained great...

From GingerBiscuits To Fancy Cakes

ENC News 14 Nov 2017

Paul Hollywood is all about the bake. He grew up in a flat that always smelled of bread, above his father’s bakery in Merseyside; became a baker in his teens,...

Thrilling performance of ineffable Beethoven fugue.Emerson String Quartet.

ENC News 14 Nov 2017

“Incomprehensible” was one leading critic’s verdict when Beethoven’s Grosse Fuge was premiered in 1826. “This work will be contemporary for ever – I love it beyond everything,” declared Igor Stravinsky a century...

We Care Less About What We’re Paid Than Why

ENC News 14 Nov 2017

You’re probably getting paid better than you think you are. If only you knew it. Whether our jobs pay us fairly matters a lot less to us than how well we feel we’re...

The Story of Carnegie Hall

ENC News 31 Oct 2017

The story of Carnegie Hall begins in the middle of the Atlantic. In the spring of 1887, on board a ship traveling from New York to London, newlyweds Andrew Carnegie...

Best little ski resorts in Europe: readers’ travel tips.

ENC News 31 Oct 2017

Secret skiing, Switzerland Villars is only two hours on the train from Geneva airport and it is possible to get a tram up into the village of Gryon, making the...

How A Scientist’s Slick Discovery Helped Save Preemies’ Lives

ENC News 31 Oct 2017

In 1953, Dr. John Clements realized something fundamental about the way the lung functions — an insight that would ultimately save the lives of millions of premature babies. The story...

Any problem is solvable

ENC News 31 Oct 2017

Nine years ago, Jacqui Jepson started cleaning houses to support her children after her divorce. Today, she runs The Pink Wand Cleaning Services, a million-dollar company based in Airdrie, Alberta...

How 2 Nurse Practitioners Decided To Help Babies Touched By Opioid Crisis

ENC News 31 Oct 2017

Kyle Cook, 53, and Carla Saunders, 51, are neonatal nurse practitioners at a children’s hospital in Knoxville, Tenn. You spent decades caring for infants. You are so devoted to your...

The Secret Life of Cows by Rosamund Young review – what is it like to be a cow?

ENC News 31 Oct 2017

What is it like to be a cow? If Rosamond Young is to be believed, it’s pretty much like being human. Cows are “besotted” by and “dote on” their newborns,...

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