Cleaners From Venus: Illya Kuryakin Looked at me

A wonderful homage to the Sixties as they were or should have been. Rita Tushingham. Harold Wilson. David Hemmings. David Bailey. The Avenge...

Churchill's funeral train leaves Waterloo

Winston Churchill died 50 years ago today. His funeral is one of my earliest memories: I thought that there was a funeral on television ever...

Market Harborough brickwork

I like these buildings in a yard off St Mary's Road, though I think I liked them better before the walls were painted. Was this a practi...

When Vince Cable showed the right attitude to the Saudi regime

View image | gettyimages.com In the autumn of 2009, while Nick Clegg was taking paternity leave, there was a state visit to Britain by King...

Richard Rorty on democracy and philosophy

When Richard Rorty died in 2007 I quoted a tribute by Christopher Hayes in the Nation: Rorty had an uncanny ability to stare into the post-...

Then And Now

In fifty-six days the spring equinox will arrive in northern Michigan.  On most days slower walks and careful eyes will reward you with sign...

Food Reward Friday

This week's lucky "winner"... barbecue ribs!! Read more »

Doing a Bit Of Grooming Yourself Mr Gamble? Re-Up

Though I might rectify the situation tomorrow, I'm a little too tired at present to write the intro worthy of this post. But for the mos...

Rebecca Davis - 1846

Here is my version of the quilt made by Rebecca Davis in 1846 and in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Make one of your own ...