JANUARY
The year began, as always, on a cultural note. Leading the way was the return of 'Just for Laughs Bermuda', whose line-up included renowned overseas comedians and Bermuda's own Bruce Barritt. Jonathan Young got the international judges' nod a...
Beneath the surface of Joanne Burgess' new children's book about a group of cute lizards, lurks biting social commentary on our times.
Officially released tomorrow 'The Lizard & The Rock' is a fable that describes Bermuda's discovery, and a pervasive...
ONE of the most enduring forms of folk literature passed down from person to person throughout history is the fable.
Differing from the traditional story, a fable is a short narrative that makes a moral point, traditionally by means of animal or plan...
Creative talent runs in the Seymour family, as the public will discover when an exhibition of paintings by Al Seymour, Sr. and components of animated film making by his son, Al Jr., opens this evening in the Masterworks Foundation's Rose Gallery in t...
OOKING up at the 46-foot-long skeleton of the long-extinct marine monster that is hanging up in the lobby of the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute, it's hard to believe that such a creature ever existed on this planet.
The odd-looking Elasmosa...
THE year was 1619, the date October 21, the place Castle Island, the occasion was the greeting of the new Governor, Nathaniel Butler, lately sent out from London. The party all went horribly wrong and Bermuda's only timber fort went up in smoke.
Seve...
The Bermuda skink is internationally recognised as a critically endangered species and needs the co-operation of everyone to ensure its survival claimed the Bermuda Biodiversity Project Department of Conservation Services.
It is estimated that there ...
What do a lawyer, a Burberry donned businessman, the Phantom of the Opera, rock legend Elvis, a Beach Boy, a punk, a “good time” girl and a stretch limousine have in common?
They've all turned into reindeer - and they're all sitting in the windows of...
FORMER Bermuda resident Lana Marks is expected to testify in the high-profile trial of Princess Diana's former butler in London.
Mrs. Marks, who has claimed to have been a close confidante of the late Princess of Wales, is reported to be one of the w...
DATE: Oct 18, 2002 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Kent
One day in late November a lizard lay basking in the sun. His name was George. He was enjoying the beautiful day at Spittal Pond when he heard a whimpering sound. It was coming from behind the bush he was lying near. At first he was scared but then h...