John Crace

The yips, the sportsmen’s affliction

IT was the Scottish golfer Tommy Armour who coined the term ‘the yips’ in the 1920s to describe his sudden inability to hole short putts. Published 28 Sep, 2012 12:00am

Asian varsities set the pace

IF you`ve been near the posh end of London`s Piccadilly in the past couple of years, you might have been surprised ... Published 02 Dec, 2009 12:00am

Secrets of Albright`s coded jewellery

LONDON Forget “read my lips”. When doing business with Madeleine Albright, former US ambassador to the UN and Bill... Published 07 Oct, 2009 12:00am

Chimpanzees learn to forage for ants

LONDON Chimpanzees in the Congo have developed specialised “tool kits” to forage for army ants, according to a paper... Published 04 Oct, 2009 12:00am

The essential Updike

Write three pages a day for more than 50 years and you end up with about 25m words - give or take a few million. ... Published 31 Jan, 2009 12:00am

Some other things to learn about Nazis

CAMBRIDGE: It’s a Monday morning in Cambridge and Richard Evans shuffles out of the porter’s lodge at Gonville &... Published 11 Dec, 2003 12:00am