20th Century
Wendyball – flair or organisation
Back in the good old days, say the 60s and 70s, the top team in world football was arguably Brasil. You were only allowed to play for the national team if you plied your trade [more…]
Culture
20th Century
When We Was Fab – The Sydney Cricket Ground in the 1980s
40 or 50 years ago the SCG was probably the best place in the world to watch cricket. Sure Lord’s was more dignified and places like the MCG and Eden Gardens were bigger but this [more…]
Culture
Personal Situational Awareness
Anyone who’s ever taken a moment to watch animals in the wild – birds in particular, can’t fail to have noticed they are constantly on the lookout for danger and predators, and are always primed [more…]
19th Century
One Hundred Years Ago This Very Day
The ‘Grim up north’ trope reminds of Northern England’s story of endless decline. In reality, the region produced immense wealth through the likes of textiles, steel, coal and shipbuilding. Influential industrialists’ fortunes rivalled those in [more…]
Arts
BritSitrep2026 – An overview of all that matters (Part 1)
There is a certain kind of British conversation that takes place in a quiet room with two cups of tea going cold on the table, the kind where one man tells another that the country [more…]
Arts
Tin Foil Hat – Final Part 3
This has got to be the final part of the Tin Foil Hat thereby creating a trilogy. There is only so much both you and I can stand. Keeping the usual caveats in mind, let’s [more…]
Arts
Tin Foil Hat – Part 2
The question is what is in the tablets retrieved from Sumer and can the data be trusted. When watching videos on YouTube we must bear in mind that the creators want to make money from [more…]
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…]
Arts
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…]