When Jim Morrison was arrested on stage for inciting a riot
In 1967, Jim Morrison's arrest during a live performance marked a pivotal moment in rock history, challenging authority and cultural norms.
In 1967, Jim Morrison's arrest during a live performance marked a pivotal moment in rock history, challenging authority and cultural norms.
On the eighth anniversary of the chameleonic musician’s death, we’ve delved into his other life as a celebrated neo-expressionist painter.
The 1980 Joy Division concert in Derby Hall spiralled into chaos, marking a pivotal yet tragic moment in punk history, overshadowed by Ian Curtis's personal crisis.
What's in a name? When it comes to 'seagulls' and 'umbrellas,' the stories behind these monikers are far more convoluted than you'd imagine. Join Susie Dent as she steps into the fascinating realm of misnaming.
This week, Susie Dent explores how cartoons from Calvin and Hobbes to Popeye have 'embiggened' our vocabulary with lively expressions now part of the English language.
In this week's Top Tens, Susie Dent embraces the joy of 'staycationing', from the German 'fernweh' to the delightful 'coddiwomple'.
Beyond 'beautiful' and 'ugly', our dictionaries hold countless curiosities. Here's Susie Dent serving up ten unusual terms to describe our physical appearance.
Beyond 'beautiful' and 'ugly', our dictionaries hold countless curiosities. Here's Susie Dent serving up ten unusual terms to describe our physical appearance.
With tickets for Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer on sale today, we take a look at the true story of the physicist behind the biopic.Â
Grab yourself a bap, barn cake or bread roll, and enjoy Susie Dent's latest top ten. This week, it's the best local expressions. Oo arr, and all that.
Be still, our beating heart - Susie Dent returns this week with ten underused words for the romantics amongst us.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language is also full of verve and wit, as well as hundreds of verbal curios. Here are ten of the very best, for which I of course offer him my most enthusiastic contrafibularities.