July 15, 2021 Chinese Burns: Moxibustion, Cupping’s Less Famous Cousin The lesser-known form of traditional Chinese medicine is often used in breech births. Many of us are now familiar with cupping: placing glas ... Read more
July 8, 2021 Welcome to the Pyrocene: Interview with Stephen Pyne An emeritus professor at Arizona State University, Stephen Pyne specialises in environmental history, the history of exploration and – above ... Read more
July 5, 2021 A Brief History of Fireplace TV Videos of roaring fireplaces have gone viral in the past decade, but the peculiar phenomenon of fake fire television dates back far longer. ... Read more
July 1, 2021 Fire Myths: The Chimera This enduring Greek myth involves a fearsome female fire-breathing hybrid beast. What is it? The Chimera (‘she-goat’ in Ancient Greek) is a ... Read more
June 28, 2021 The Art of Fire: Yves Klein As much as a certain shade of blue, fire was aesthetic perfection for the artist Yves Klein. In 1961, a year before his death, he travelled ... Read more
June 22, 2021 Seven Searing Books About Fire Fire and storytelling have been intimately linked for thousands of years, with campfires creating a new context in which culture could flour ... Read more
June 21, 2021 The Torches of the Pyrenees This fire-fuelled Unesco festival is all about strengthening community ties. What is it? The summer solstice fire festivals of the Pyrenees ... Read more
June 17, 2021 Painting with Fire: Interview with Steven Spazuk In the first of an ongoing series focusing on people who have made fire their profession, we meet Canadian artist Steven Spazuk, whose exqui ... Read more
June 16, 2021 Keep the Ideas Growing, Keep the Fire Going Over the past five years, Eldvarm has become a hearth and home for functional, high-design fireplace accessories. Now, founder Louise Varre ... Read more
June 15, 2021 How Stories Were Born Around the Fire Fire sparked our love of stories, and even helped to forge human culture. In an age of electricity, it’s more important than ever to guard t ... Read more