If you stir porridge anti-clockwise, you let the devil in. That is just one of the lessons in a new Australian documentary about the World Porridge Making Championship, which takes place every year in ...

Humans have been banging out rhythms and singing melodies for as long as we’ve been around, from Paleolithic flutists to contemporary K-pop performers. So if you want to make music, the good news is ...

When you think of the name of a vehicle, you probably think of its make and model. For example, if someone asks what kind of car you have, you may answer with something like, "a small blue car," or ...

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Caithness porridge enthusiast Doug Mackay has raised thousands of pounds for charity by selling handcrafted spurtles made from wood that came from an old church pew. Working on a bench-top lathe in ...

In 1994, Roger Reed of the Carrbridge Community Council was looking for a way to attract visitors to his small village in the Scottish Highlands. Other British towns had already snapped up the world ...

It was too hot in September 2024 in Grass Valley to be wearing my red crocheted holiday elf toque with the white pompom, but gift-giving was on my mind. Mom and I were in California to visit my best ...

Porridge enthusiast Doug Mackay has turned his hand to spurtle-making – using wood that once formed a pew in a Wick church. Working on a bench-top lathe in his garage, he hopes to create 40 of the ...