Medieval literature: We have lost 90 per cent of the original copies of classics

A statistical tool borrowed from ecology suggests that there were originally 40,600 copies of stories about King Arthur and other western European heroes – but only 3648 survive Life 17 February 2022 By Chris Stokel-Walker A scene from the Romance of Lancelot of the Lake The Print Collector/Alamy Nine in 10 medieval manuscripts telling tales … Read more

5 Tactics to Know So You Don’t Fall Victim to ‘Romance Fraud’

In the chart-topping Netflix documentary The Tinder Swindler, three women describe how they were defrauded by convicted conman Simon Leviev (who was born Shimon Hayut) after meeting him on the dating app.   The film gives a detailed and deeply personal account of how Leviev used Tinder to connect with his victims and ultimately swindle … Read more