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I've started editing/re-editing some family photos. Figure I'll post the images here as groups, and add to the posts as I get photos edited. These will be photographs of the Coe family. Shared December 2024My …

There’s been a few viral posts about how harmful chemical sunscreens are. The latest one is a post about “Sunscreen Swaps” from @a.glimpse.of.amelia (an Australian “low-tox” consultant) and @jordiepieface (a nutritionist from New Zealand), claiming …

The original: Natale Non ho voglia di tuffarmi in un gomitolo di strade Ho tanta stanchezza sulle spalle Lasciatemi così come una cosa posata in un angolo e dimenticata Qui non si sente altro che …

After reviewing some recent posts about Jung and his anagram on Jungian fanboy sites, I do now think a solution has been found to the Seven Sermons to the Dead topic. In German, you can …

Source: Kevin Brownlow, David Lean: A Biography (London: Faber & Faber, 1997 [orig. 1996]) p. 203 Text: I was making GREAT EXPECTATIONS down at Rochester when the first print came through [of Brief Encounter] …

I put together a montage of many of the artists who have done Hawkman over the years. Hawkman is a character who has been blessed with some of the greatest artists in comics. I'll list …

In the mid 1950s Geril and Gosta Muller arrived on the west coast. They were born in Denmark and had graduated from a Hotel and Restaurant School in Copenhagen in 1943. Following that Geril had …

I’ll be in London this December to launch the new book, Legitimacy in Liberal Democracies, and to discuss some of my other work. There will be multiple in-person events in London. If you’re in the …

Adding Google Web search to FirefoxRecently I read this blog post which highlights some bad practices by Google and also provides a way to make the new web search results tab the default search provider …

Following on from my previous article I added GPS1 (well, GNSS) to my tiny drone – the Meteor 75 Pro. I wanted to add GPS so I could make use of GPS rescue in betaflight …

The Gutter is a substack anthology that mostly publishes very short stories or serials. Of late, they've gotten more serious about things, going to a paid subscription model for comics in 2025 and releasing their …

Decoder Ring is a podcast that explores the cultural histories of familiar objects and traditions — it’s smart and quirky, and it’s hosted by Willa Paskin, who’s an excellent interviewer and conversationalist on a really …

Bev and I fly off to the, sun-soaked, island of Corfu on Wednesday afternoon. Gatwick isn't a particularly pleasant airport from which to start our latest adventure, yet is certainly better than the Luton alternative …

Reflecting on my reading over the past year, I have found that I have been drawn to a considerable amount of historical fiction, most of which takes the lives of marginalised women as a starting …

(1968) Directed by Mario Bava; Written by Dino Maiuri, Brian Degas, Tudor Gates and Mario Bava; Based on the comic by Angela Giussani and Luciana Giussani; Starring: John Phillip Law, Marisa Mell, Michel Piccoli, Adolfo …