Arts
When We Was Fab – 21st Birthday Parties
For my parents generation 21 was the passing into adulthood ( key to the door and all that). Never mind that half of them were married and had kids by then it was a significant [more…]
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Time for the old tin foil hat again
I do so hope you have all got your tin foil hats ready, I am seldom without mine. Whenever I look at YouTube over the past few weeks there are loads of videos about Sumerian [more…]
19th Century
The Scrapbook of Sherlock Holmes, 4/6: The Fulham Poltergeist. Part 2 of 2
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
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…]
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At Home With The Reality TV Influencers
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
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
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…]
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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
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…]
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Jinnie’s Story, Book Nine – Chapter Thirty-One
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…]