Tiller

Today I learned some strange things and I want to share them with you

17 Posts from

2022

  1. folklore • italy • apulia • religion • music • psychology • medicine

    Taranto

    The Italian city’s influence on the English language. Read on…
  2. japan • folklore • ghosts • animism • religion

    Tsukumogami

    The spirits within everyday objects. Read on…
  3. music • ireland • irish-language • creativity • language

    Lilting

    Irish mouth-music. Read on…
  4. bali • indonesia • dance • art • culture • film

    Kecak

    The Balinese religious ceremony that’s not as old as you might think. Read on…
  5. alcohol • temperance • lancashire • religion • non-conformism

    Temperance bars

    The teetotaler’s answer to the temptations of the pub. Read on…
  6. hollywood • film • stunts • animals • animal-cruelty • cowboys

    Yakima Canutt

    How a stuntman changed Hollywoood – and saved countless animals’ lives. Read on…
  7. radio • music • egotism

    Desert Island Discs

    Some of the stranger choices from the long-running radio programme. Read on…
  8. language • vanuatu • creole • melanesia

    Bislama

    A creole language that’s strangely familiar to English-speakers. Read on…
  9. art • architecture • brussels • belgium • aristocracy • eccentricity

    The Stoclet Palace

    A house that’s a work of art – and that few have set foot inside. Read on…
  10. music • sex • drugs • morality

    Dirty blues

    Shockingly filthy lyrics in early blues music. Read on…
  11. scotland • british-army • biological-warfare • sheep • terrorism

    Gruinard Island

    Sheep, anthrax, and state secrets. Read on…