“Run from what’s comfortable. Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Destroy your reputation. Be notorious. I have tried prudent planning long enough. From now on I’ll be mad.”
If you look into the “official” story of why Jeremy Clarkson was banned from the BBC you might be reading a fairytale. I’ve adored Clarkson, May and Hammond for years. And – in my humble opinion – the REAL reason for the ban was because these three mates had far too much fun taking the […]
Wow! I am soooooo grateful that I’m now a “stupid dinosaur.” As V erified by FAF yt tools. This means that I find just about all and everything in life – Hilarious :o) Bottom Fluff. WARNING : Not Suitable for Children or PC SNOWFLAKES :o)
Il Principe (The Prince) is a political treatise by the Florentine public servant and political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli. Originally called De Principatibus (About Principalities), it was written in 1513, but not published until 1532, five years after Machiavelli’s death. The treatise is not representative of the work published during his lifetime, but it is the […]
Her daughter’s book. Got it. Read it! Dietrich would quickly rise to stardom on the Berlin stage in the 1920’s with her sharp wit and bisexual sexuality–while wearing the top hat and tails that revolutionized our concept of beauty and femininity. Dietrich comes alive in these pages in all of her incarnations: as muse, artistic […]
Feasts, banquets and grand dinners have always played a vital role in our lives. They oil the wheels of diplomacy, smooth the paths of the ambitious and spread joy at family celebrations. Nichola Fletcher has selected the most colourful feasts in history to give a captivating account of why we enjoy gathering around a table […]
Being ALMOST as Scandinavian as I am Scottish (29% former/36%latter – even though they are both, basically, the same!) I have always had a fondness for the Norse myths about Trolls. A troll is a class of being in Norse mythology and Scandinavian folklore. In Old Norse sources, beings described as trolls dwell in isolated rocks, mountains, or caves, live together […]