While England slept, Norway was exporting record amounts of seafood last month.
Author: Richard Carter
A fat, bearded chap with a Charles Darwin fixation.
Setting the bar nice and low
The chief executive of RyanAir wants his customers to love him.
Namesakes
Not for the first time, life imitates Spinal Tap.
New York giant
Lou Reed (1942–2013).
Coition government
Nick Clegg turns on Michael Gove over his 'ideological' school reforms.
Pinnacle
Over breakfast this morning, Jen and I were discussing what we would nominate as mankind's greatest invention.
Handy photo hints
Inexpensive, improvised photography gadgets.
Swallows & Amazons
by Arthur Ransome Classic children's book telling of war with pirates. I first read Swallows & Amazons when I was at school. I loved it, and went on to read as many other books in the series as I could obtain from the local library. The book tells the tale of a perfect summer holiday… Continue reading Swallows & Amazons
Holloway
by Robert Macfarlane, Stanley Donwood & Dan Richards Beautiful, but expensive. Holloway is a very beautiful book. Stunningly illustrated by Stanley Donwood, its first edition ran to only 277 copies, and was produced using traditional printing techniques. This new edition is for the mass market. The book explores the idea of holloways: ancient sunken tracks… Continue reading Holloway
Compare and contrast
Does anyone else think Emperor Napoleon bore an uncanny resemblance to the suspiciously French-sounding James Bond villain Le Chiffre, as portrayed by Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen in the movie Casino Royale?