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Anne RoyallSource: Encyclopedia of AlabamaAnne Royall took on many roles during her lifetime: wife, widow, traveler, author, newspaper editor, and prolific letter writer. She was also convicted in 1829 of being a "common scold", a …

Rantau Prapat is a city in North Sumatra, Indonesia. Its main claim to fame is that it’s at the end of a railway line, which was what brought me there. There are things to do …

I remember the first time I met Gareth Ward. Not the initial lunch – a steal at £55 back then – or the lengthy tasting dinner that same night he upsold us to. It was …

Did you know that Melbourne has more trams than anywhere else? Well, I think that's what was said. I can confirm at least the place was hoaching* with them. A line on every corner, it …

An update on construction projects in Johor Bahru, including the RTS Link to Singapore. I previously visited Johor Bahru in 2022 to report on construction and transport projects. There are now plans to build a …

I guess this does. We’ve been in the house two days. Moving took all of one. There’s something subtly different in the new place. Kind of a relaxed vibe. I really did this whole thing …

A couple of years ago, Bloomberg published an extraordinary article about the Montenegrin infiltration of the Mediterranean Shipping Co., effectively converting it into a cocaine logistics business. Following on from that is Alexander Clapp’s fascinating …

The Tidö party leaders. Photograph by Tom Samuelsson - Eget arbete, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=128410949 Marcus Larsson, with the think tank Balans, has recently published an audit that shows how elected politicians in Stockholm are …

Created by Duncan Rawlinson, this image showcases the transformative power of light as it intertwines with sculptural forms, creating a dynamic play of shadows and illuminated contours. Through the fusion of contemporary photography and AI, …

They should just eliminate the core technology fee because it’s a foolish, short-sighted method of discouraging people from leaving the walled garden and monetizing those that dare to do so. We all know that it …

Most days I sit down to write a diary entry, so I open a new text file, save it with a filename like 240422.txt and then use the text editor's built-in date command to paste …

Recently, customers who have purchased a copy of ONCE/Campfire were invited to participate in a live walk through the app’s CSS code. Campfire was built with vanilla CSS, fully #nobuild without compiling or preprocessors, and …

Today I had my first microlighting lesson with Brad Wagenhauser of Great Western Airsports. I booked it about 6 weeks ago, but it has been cancelled 7 times due to the weather. I was beginning …

Cory Dransfeldt on personal websites. I don’t think I ever get tired of reading about personal websites, to be honest. Rachel J. Kwon’s collection of articles about personal websites. “A collection of articles that to …

Chicago snaps part 2: A few Tri-X photos from walking around downtown Chicago in mid-March. The worm-like aberrations seen on the images is because I didn’t pay close enough attention to temperature while I developed …