Arts
A Trip to the Summer Exhibition
London is still our capital with a wealth of artistic and architectural gems to explore so I like to visit a few times a year. So.. Mr A and I went to town on the [more…]
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Arts
(A Little) Off the Beaten Track in Rome and some Rugby Thing
Mr A and I had been to Rome to watch the 6 nations match, England versus Italy, 2 years before and enjoyed it so much we wanted to go again. Last time we visited all [more…]
Biography
Review: Shaman of the Radical Right: The life and mind of Jonathan Bowden
Bowden was born in 1962 and died in March 2012 from a heart attack. I came across Jonathan Bowden’s work sometime in 2020. It was on YouTube and featured a small portly gentleman covering what [more…]
Politics
Where is Vuvuzela Again?
I had barely heard of Venezuela, sum total of facts known were.. it was in South America, it had a dictator who maybe rigged the last election to remain President and looked a bit like [more…]
Christianity
A Trip to the Temple
London, despite its many many issues, is still a nice place to visit, to wonder at the beautiful architecture and to explore its history. Of course you no longer expect to see many English people [more…]
Book Review
Alanbrooke’s War Diaries edited by Arthur Bryant
I never really had a deep interest in WWII, my knowledge was sketchy and based on WWII films. Of course, I had imbibed that Hitler was the devil incarnate and Churchill was a national hero. [more…]