Various posts hither and yon about giving, particularly to beggars in the street, but also more generally.

And whether one should give them money in case they spend it on drinks or drugs... though there was one creepy anecdote about a sandwich shop owner who was in someone's face about giving the street person on the doorstep a sandwich, on the ( Read more... )

Kathryn Hughes, A museum is not an iPod: There's something unique about visiting a real exhibition in real time that you miss online:
According to a new study, led by London School of Economics academic Tony Travers, 42 million visits are made each year in the UK. Apparently this beats the number of people who watch Premiership and league football.
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