1190 Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowned in the river Saleph while leading an army to Jerusalem. 1539 Council of Trent: Paul III sent out letters to his bishops, delaying the Council due t… more →
Homepaddockwrote 2 months ago: Superman and the Mole Men is somewhat hard to watch–and not because of the goofy mole people c … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Jay blinded me with Science! I equipped myself for the drive to and from Hereford with old podcasts, … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Oh God no. Traders in Belfast are having a hard time…economic downturn and for six weeks the F … more →
wrote 3 months ago: I realize this is a terrible photo in the golden glow of my night kitchen, but you know what they sa … more →
wrote 4 months ago: For the 1997 film Tomorrow Never Dies, I worked on ideas with Pierce Brosnan on ideas for a new Jame … more →
wrote 4 months ago: In his Daily Telegraph article today, Boris Johnson waxes lyrical on the merits of buying British, p … more →
wrote 4 months ago: I was inspired to write this, if that’s the word, on reading Fleet Street Fox on the Leveson R … more →
wrote 7 months ago: Jimmy Savile presenting “Top of The Pops” in 1964. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Jimmy Savil … more →
wrote 8 months ago: Regular readers will note that it isn’t very often that I agree with Labour’s General El … more →
wrote 10 months ago: Robert Maxwell [Editor's note: This is the text of a presentation Joe Esposito delivered at the meet … more →
wrote 10 months ago: Art and science thrive on criticism, science particularly so, because the scientific process is usua … more →
wrote 11 months ago: by Jan Gunter Here at RMHC Austin we blog every Monday and Thursday. Except for when we don’t. Today … more →
wrote 11 months ago: 1190 Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowned in the river Saleph while leading an army to Je … more →
wrote 1 year ago: It is now just over 20 years since the newspaper tycoon Robert Maxwell fell off his yacht near the C … more →
wrote 1 year ago: We are about, I think, to witness the fall of two imagined titans: one from the world of showbiz and … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Dara O’Briain once proclaimed that nostalgia is heroin for old people. Well sit back then re … more →
wrote 1 year ago: A JP Morgan senior banker has quit his job after being fined for abuse of insider information about … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Laurel Image © Ell Brown On 30 March 2001 the BBC carried an article discussing the Department of Tr … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Just in time for whatever new stories come from the Sunday papers, I can catch up with a couple of l … more →