Tag: Culture
For The Love of Wine: A brief history of South American Wine.
Years ago a good friend of mine presented me with a bottle of Malbec wine imported from Argentina. I looked […]
For The Love of Wine: The short history of Australian wine.
The success Australian wine has received over the years is amazing. It, of course, is cyclic depending on things like […]
An Anti-Valentine’s Day playlist just for you!
I just want to make one thing crystal clear…I’m not one of those emos who is always crying. And I […]
Archie Roach: The man who helped open our eyes to the plight of Indigenous Australians through song.
For most Australians, the first time they had heard of the name Archie Roach, can be traced back to the […]
Top Ten Lists: The essential Dr. Seuss books.
Theodor Seuss Geisel was born on March 2, 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts, in the United States. Today, decades after his […]
Today in History: Lascaux Cave Art Discovery.
Seventy-eight years ago today, on September 12th, 1940, only just fifteen miles away from the town Montignac, in southwest France, […]
Historic Photo: Pope John Paul II embraces AIDS sufferer.
The AIDS pandemic in the mid 1980’s created out-and-out fear in communities around the world. Reaching out to those who […]
Today in History: The discovery of the statue of Venus de Milo.
One Hundred and ninety-eight years ago today, on the April 8th 1820, the statue of Venus de Milo was discovered by a […]
Madness, hysteria, panic and Orson Welles’ The War of the Worlds.
In the first half of the twentieth century, the radio ruled the air waves in homes around the world. An […]
Nancy Marie Brown reveals some interesting truths about the Lewis Chessmen, Viking history and Margret the Adroit.
Medievalist and author, Nancy Marie Brown just might be Iceland’s hardest working advocate. She spends a part of each summer […]
