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I'm old, but not much wiser, so deal with it. A minimīs quoque timendum!

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The crazies are in power

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is a well-travelled statement and it does feel like that it has returned into being. Nothing is of worth any more, not even the gas price nor the life of civilians nor that of one's own military involved in the war. No more wars, no more regime... See More »

Best ten minutes - 1

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The first ten minutes of David Lean's movie Lawrence of Arabia (1962) begin with an approximately four-minute musical overture composed by Maurice Jarre over a black screen, followed by the iconic, fatal motorcycle crash of T.E. Lawrence. One can... See More »

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Amazing pieces of classical music - 46

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Antonio Vivaldi's Trio Sonata in D minor, Op. 1, No. 12, RV. 63, La Follia unfolds in one single movement made up of up to twenty variations on the "La Follia" theme performed this time around by the early music ensemble Hespèrion XXI under the... See More »

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his own propaganda

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Anti-bone spurs here

Lieutenant-General Sir Adrian Paul Ghislain Carton de Wiart, VC, KBE, CB, CMG, DSO once falsified his name and age, signing up as "Trooper Carton" in Paget's Horse and claiming to be 25 years old when his actual age was barely 20... or was that 18

Twin your toilet

because united we crap

What's your favourite Michael Caine movie

or story that he once told? Mine is The Ipcress File and his Korean War recount

Update Kennedy Center

Warning: not for kids's eyes

Letter from England

This week's little piece on the US viewed from abroad by Simon Mark

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Look, no hands at the wheel

Typical. Now that there's need for someone to actually clean up the mess, they ask for room service

195 years of French Foreign Legion

On 10th March 1831 The French Foreign Legion is created by Louis Philippe, the King of the French, from the foreign regiments of the Kingdom of France, primarily the Hohenlohe Regiment (German/Swiss) and various Swiss guard units. These, along with... See More »

In 2017, I seem to remember, there was an unexpected distraction for Professor Robert Kelly when he was being interviewed live on BBC News about South Korea. But he managed to keep his composure and complete the interview successful

Bullying at work

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How humiliating is it when your boss makes you wear over-sized shoes?

We all have a chance, you know

Heaven Can Wait (1943) is a Technicolor romantic comedy-drama about Henry Van Cleve (Don Ameche), a charming, spoiled playboy recounting his life of privilege and minor indiscretions to the Devil (Laird Cregar) to determine if he deserves to enter... See More »

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Nutty today, gone tomorrow?

Here's today's regime change in a nutshell

Working royals in Belgium

Here's a girl who looks very surprised that Queen Mathilde was able to peel potatoes

And on and on it goes

I don't think that it won't even stop at Turkey. Just think if Israel isn't allowed to enter the Eurovision Song Contest or to trade with the European Union. What then? For now, former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, who was regarded as a... See More »

Estonia, a small country with heart

Eighty-two years ago, as Soviet forces closed in on Tallinn, a young Estonian made a split-second decision to save a flag flying at Kadriorg Palace – the seat of Estonia’s head of state. Now it has been returned to Estonia

Hoosiers (1986)

It's widely considered one of the greatest sports movies ever made. Set in 1951, it follows a high school basketball team from the tiny, fictional town of Hickory, Indiana, as they make an improbable run to the state championship. If you haven't seen... See More »

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It's life like one knows it

I'm sorry but I like to post something highly personal yet again... what there is... is what there is. Yes, I'm a bore because it always comes to the same thing with me. I love what I love. I love everything in this particular clip because it... See More »

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Best ten minutes - 3

Evgraf Zhivago (often spelled Yevgraf in the 1965 movie of Doctor Zhivago), delightfully played by Alex Guiness in said movie, was already a key supporting character in Boris Pasternak’s novel with the same title and its eventual numerous... See More »

How a US president used to sound like

Ronald Reagan told this joke during his "Evil Empire" speech on March 8, 1983. He delivered this address to the National Association of Evangelicals in Orlando, Florida. How I miss him and the times then

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Get your shot against indoctrination

and read a lot more after that too!

is a sure indication that Europe isn't going Muslim (well, not as much as the US is) and Greenland is one of those cold places where one doesn't care if one is Muslim or drink a lot

Dumbest thing said this week

I guess that it's a simple misunderstanding, but I'm indeed very charitable with that explanation

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