Hager’s Crosby/Textor revelations and the ensuing debate reminded me of this four party BBC documentary by Adam Curtis: The Century of the Self. Embedded below is part four entitled “Eight people sipping wine in Kettering”: ...

Just as tiresome are the pro-road fanatics who are again trotting out the line that trains are a “19th Century technology.” This falsehood has even been picked up by people who should know better, such as the blogger Homepaddock ...

I wouldn't bother. I was there a few weeks ago. I had the beef stroganoff, made with filet mignon. The filet was so overcooked that it was chewy and I wondered why they bothered to use filet at all. My friend had a burger, ...

If your ancestors were poor and lived in a small New Hampshire town in the early 19th century, there's a good chance that at one time they were "helped" by being auctioned off to their neighbors.

Just last week I favorited some of these gorgeous interior shots by devoted satellite (and the felt cuckoo clock is very clever) Then i found your breath taking blog from a link on three buttons. Your ceramics are beautiful, ...

“At a certain point in the future, probably within the next few decades, the smarter, faster, smarter, faster cycle will have allowed us to remake aspects of our world — and, potentially, ourselves — in ways that would astonish, ...

Love this colourful, playful house. The States definitely has a different kind of vintage to here in Australia. Theres plenty more of it to start with!

I have now lived on this earth a half century. That seems to call for reflection, and a gathering of any wits I have left. First of all, this is a birthday I've looked forward to celebrating for a year or so. There were times I didn't ...

Unless they've made major changes to the concept, this Wilhelm restaurant started out as Savannah Chophouse, in Laguna Niguel (now re-named Savannah). It has been in the same location for many years and has always been a reliable ...

On Monday I will be one quarter century old. I've heard that in addition to the mid-life crisis, many people now go through a quarter century crisis as well. Looking back on my youth, I remember thinking that 25 was officially adulthood ...