Readers with a long memory might remember a post I wrote in 2018 The Trafalgar Square Fourth Plinth about a rather interesting temporary art installation what is said to be the most viewed public art annually in the world. Sadly the old work of art has been replaced last week and I must say when i saw… Continue reading The new fourth plinth artwork at Trafalgar Square
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An Iron Age murder victim is uncovered
I’ve written before about the importance of archeology conducted when big new works are constructed it happens almost on a daily basis in the U.K. and I noticed another fascinating one a few days ago relating to the works surrounding the High Speed Rail project. One site at Wellwick Farm in Buckinghamshire has revealed thousands of years… Continue reading An Iron Age murder victim is uncovered
For Sale: An authentic Victorian Vampire Slayer Box Set
One of my favourite television programme 20 or so years ago was Buffy The Vampire Slayer and even now there have been few shows with such sharp dialogue often overlooked by many at the time due to the perceived nature of the show. Buffy is just one of the more recent example of vampires in… Continue reading For Sale: An authentic Victorian Vampire Slayer Box Set
Remembering Ennio Morricone
I heard early yesterday morning of the death of film composer Ennio Morricone who provided the soundtrack to some of my favourite films. Born in Rome in 1928 while Italy was headed by Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, Morricone learned music from his father, a trumpeter in small orchestras. He went on to compose scores… Continue reading Remembering Ennio Morricone
The beautiful gold watch of King George III
King George III is one of the most unfortunate monarchs and forever tarnished with his tag of Mad King George due to the mental illness which he suffered from. What is less known about him is that before he was cursed by his terrible condition, as a young man George was a committed patron of both… Continue reading The beautiful gold watch of King George III
Good reasons to visit Barnard Castle! But maybe not now Dominic Cummings
Over the weekend all hell has blown up in the Westminster media bubble due to the ‘loathed’ Dominic Cummings chief advisor to Boris Johnson seeking a hideout in County Durham, 260 miles away from London. To me, I don’t really see what the big deal is and it is curious that those accusing someone of… Continue reading Good reasons to visit Barnard Castle! But maybe not now Dominic Cummings
Echo Chamber Politics – What’s wrong with being offended?
I don’t know how it is where you live but over here, everyone who is anyone conducts interviews or media broadcasts in front of bookshelves. One or two come over as very poor excuses for a bookshelf especially for a politician. Others have those floor to ceiling type bookcases. I’m not sure why everyone has… Continue reading Echo Chamber Politics – What’s wrong with being offended?
Coronavirus Diary 35 – You can’t fix stupid!
I’ve made a few mistakes in the last few days. The first one was having grown tired of having my new house full of rubbish that can’t be disposed of, I decided to put some art up on the walls to make some space. As I suspected, it turns out that 200 year old walls… Continue reading Coronavirus Diary 35 – You can’t fix stupid!
The Cerne Abbas Giant is masking up!
Many people around the world are aware that the chalky plains and hills of southern England are famous for neolithic stone-circles, burial mounds, barrows and chalk-horses but there are few monuments as enigmatic as the Cerne Abbas Giant. He stands at 180 feet tall and is the largest chalk hill figure in these islands. His… Continue reading The Cerne Abbas Giant is masking up!
Coronavirus 19 – Social Distancing with 99 year old Captain Tom Moore and his multi-million pound fundraiser
I’ve touched on how nice I find it that celebrities and ‘stars’ have been thrust out of the lime-light this last month or so as finally the media wake up to what most of us knew… that they are almost pointless. I wish the attention were given to every day people who accomplish great deeds… Continue reading Coronavirus 19 – Social Distancing with 99 year old Captain Tom Moore and his multi-million pound fundraiser
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