Archive for the ‘History’ Category

May 21st, The Day the Earth Stood Stunned

Not unusually, I’m sat here scratching my head at the minute for two reasons. The first being that I was shocked to only learn of the ‘impending’ rapture after it was supposed to have already happened, and secondly, because this must be either the second or third ‘end of the world’ epoch that I’ve survived [...]

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The Good, the Bad and the Lowlife

It’s not immediately obvious but as a nation and indeed a race, we’ve always had an infatuation with crime. Think about it, crime is one of best selling fiction genres, it’s a popular choice for television dramas and it generally receives critical acclaim when it graces the big screen. This got me thinking; which is [...]

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