Slings & Arrows

‘To be or not to be, that is the question’. Read Hamlet’s famous soliloquy by Shakespeare below, along with a modern translation and explanation of what ‘To be or not to be’ is about’. The question for him was whether to continue to exist or not – whether it was more...

STAGECOACH MARY

Mary Fields was born a slave in Tennessee, after the Civil War anMary Fields d freed her of her bondage, the free woman decided to strike off on her own hook. A fiery, feisty sort, she shared a driving ambition with audacity, and a penchant for physical altercation on...

SAVED

Kilo the pit bull was about to see the end of his life at a local animal shelter, when Candice Miller brought him home. “Rescued in literally his last hour,” Miller says. The brown and white doggie had arrived at the shelter, where Miller volunteers, from...

STEVIE WONDER DOG

A sweet-natured pit bull named Stevie will be allowed to accompany his human to school each day, a federal judge has ruled — a victory for the rights of certified service animals like Stevie, and especially for the youngster who relies on him so much. Seven-year-old...