Cinemas Greatest Scenes: I’m Shocked!
Michael Curtiz’s Casablanca will go down in Warner’s history as arguably its quintessential picture, encapsulating the spirit of great romance, patriotism, intrigueContinue Reading
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The Churning of the Ocean of Milk.
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The Legend of the “Eye” Part 2
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The Legend of the “Eye” Part 1
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“Ask me anything you like. But I warn you, I’m not a Byzantinist …” – John Julius Norwich.
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Bank Siege at Kredibanken and the Stockholm Syndrome
Forty years ago, on August 23rd, 1973, after four people were taken hostage by a bank robber in a StockholmContinue Reading
Sinkholes (a brief history of…)
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Greeks, Romans and Asbestos (a brief history of…)
Our earliest records of the use of asbestos dates back around 3,000 years ago in the lands around Scandinavia. ArcheologistsContinue Reading
Evagrius Ponticus and the Eight Logismoi
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He’s Alive !!! Really?
Desperately grabbing my first cup of coffee for the day, I sat down to read the only paper available atContinue Reading
The War Dog (a brief history of…)
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