AlamyBlackhouse thatched cottage in the Hebrides, Scotland
Many thatched cottages in the Hebrides are simple, single-storey structures called blackhouses or taigh-dubh (their name in Gaelic). The term blackhouse probably derives…

AlamyMany thatched cottages in the Hebrides are simple, single-storey structures called blackhouses or taigh-dubh (their name in Gaelic). The term blackhouse probably derives…

Riot Games has delayed the release of its…

Aston Martin’s new Chief Technical Officer Enrico Cardile has insisted that the team are “going to get it right next year” – though he stopped short of predicting at what point of the season this could happen.
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Dr. Mark Harper recalls his first cold-water swim in the south of England 20 years ago. It was August, but the initial jolt from the plunge took his breath away.
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Remain
By Nicholas Sparks with M. Night Shyamalan
Random House: 352 pages, $30
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