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Month: May 2026

Holmes and Watson.
19th Century

The Scrapbook of Sherlock Holmes, 4/6: The Fulham Poltergeist. Part 2 of 2

24th May 2026 Tachybaptus 0

Following Holmes’s instructions, the next afternoon I visited the Fulham Road. At its east end, where it forms the boundary between Kensington and Chelsea, it is lined with the white stuccoed houses of the moderately [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Twenty-Eight

24th May 2026 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning, my friends, from a warm but cloudy Downing Street. After last week’s disastrous by-election for the Government, Legohead has spent the weekend struggling to come to terms with things. He seems to [more…]

Arts

At Home With The Reality TV Influencers

23rd May 2026 Always Worth Saying 0

At Home with the Furys is a Netflix reality documentary series following the life of Morecambe-based heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury and his family. The show offers a behind-the-scenes look at Fury’s life outside the ring, [more…]

Fiction

Bombs and Betrayal, Chapter One

23rd May 2026 Going Postal 0

Dave sat watching TV, Sally had gone to bed about an hour ago, he was half reading, half watching the TV, it was on the BBC news channel. They had spent the day Christmas shopping, [more…]

20th Century

A History of Pop Music – Albums 1962

22nd May 2026 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

Featured Album: The Beach Boys – Surfin Safari Before I start with the article, I would like to raise a concern.  Over the last few weeks there have been several comments about how bad some [more…]

Arts

Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

22nd May 2026 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 21st May 2026 The Panel: Kirsty McNeill (Labour) Harriet Cross (Conservative) Stephen Flynn (SNP) Thomas Kerr (Reform UK) Ross Greer (Scottish Greens) Venue: Dumfries From the home of both Robbie Burns, Scotland’s national [more…]

Arts

Jinnie’s Story, Book Nine – Chapter Thirty-One

21st May 2026 Going Postal 0

Following the informal tea with the Polish President, the TT SuperBurger executives, staying at the Podewils, met for dinner in the hotel’s restaurant. A party of eight was unusual for the hotel, and the staff [more…]

Conservatives

Labour’s bad boys – Part 14 Geraint Davies

21st May 2026 well_chuffed 0

Are we scraping the barrel yet, well not really. We are moving on and are at about 2023, still plenty of grist in the mill to deal with. We turn our attention to Geraint Richard [more…]

Arts

Unsung Mavericks: Shel Silverstein

20th May 2026 Going Postal 0

The recent passing of Dr Hook & The Medicine Show’s singer Dennis Locorriere unexpectedly led me down a rabbit hole and sparked an idea for an article—or even a series. Listening to Dr Hook’s ‘Sylvia’s [more…]

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