NATO
Among Donald Trump’s more idiotic, ill-informed, and dangerous announcements and threats, of which there are too many to even count, is the one that he …
DAVE ALLEN
I have been a fan of Dave Allen for many years, but I didn’t realise the effect he had on the art of comedy, and …
DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES
I thought it would be interesting to get different perspectives on the situation in the United States vis-à-vis our erratic, delusional, quite possibly mad, and …
AN INTERESTING STORY
An interesting story of principle, integrity and courage that I had never heard before but is, I think, worth repeating. He grew up speaking …
SALTWATER INCURSION
From The Gambia to the U.S., sea saltwater incursion is increasingly seeping into the freshwaters people need for drinking and producing food. Someone turns on …
BEARDED VULTURE
Decades after its release into the wild, a super-ageing, bone-crunching bearded vulture, called Balthazar, (picture above), reveals a major conservation success. In the autumn …
POLAR BEARS
Polar bears on some Norwegian islands are fatter and healthier, despite ice loss, scientists say. This article is an interesting commentary on how wildlife can …
SATNAVS
I hate to tell you this, but “Satnavs” in your vehicle are not foolproof, even though most of us assume that they are completely accurate. …
RUNES
Runic inscriptions, “Runes”, from the Viking Age, still turn up in Sweden 1,000 years after they were written. They reveal fascinating stories of love, loss …
BLOUGE
I just read an article in the Economist that was devoted to a new discussion in the wine industry centered on “Blouge” wine, which I …