BABA YAGA
A key figure from Slavic folklore, Baba Yaga certainly fulfills the requirements of the wicked witch – she lives in a house that walks through …
HUMOUR
One of the major casualties of our current, ridiculously politically-correct, world is a sense of humour. Politically, no-one in their right mind can even attempt …
BUMBLEBEES HAVE A BALL
My other two blogs this week are a little heavy, so I thought I would lighten the publication with “Bumblebees have a ball”. Yes, there …
A MISSED OPPORTUNITY
Watching the run-up to the US mid-term elections, I realized we have witnessed a missed opportunity. In fact, we have missed this opportunity for many …
JAMES BOND
I saw James Bond sitting at the departure gate in Nice Airport when I was seven years old in 1983. This is the beginning of …
GOING FOR A BONG
I found the following story, “Going for a Bong”, intriguing and, in perhaps a rather bizarre way, fun. Yes, it is about the marketing of …
COWBOYS
The most enduring theme that Hollywood has produced throughout its history, and one of its most loved, is the myth of the American cowboy. Countless …
LONELY TOILET
A lonely toilet is the southern-most building in the British Isles. You might expect the southern-most building to be a crumbling castle, built to repel …
THE MULLET
The Mullet Festival is held every year in the small town of Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia. You might think, if you didn’t know better, …
King of Hay
The King of Hay reigned over his independent nation on the border between England and Wales from 1977 to his death in 2019: Forty-two years …