Clement Attlee with John F. Kennedy in 1961. The UK General Election held in July 2024 was a truly historic event, with Labour returning to office after more than a decade in opposition. The fact that Labour did so with such a massive majority means that they have a strong mandate to transform Britain into […]
Hemingway was no stranger to hurricanes. The 2024 hurricane season has been especially disastrous, and the casualties and widespread damage from flooding and high winds in towns like Cedar Key, Florida, call to mind another historic hurricane, the Labor Day hurricane of 1935. Source link
The Australian Bureau of Statistics revealed something very interesting about Australian health last week: dementia is poised to become our biggest killer, ahead of heart disease. It’s already the biggest killer of women, South Australians, Canberrans and people in NSW, and will soon occupy top spot across all categories. While part of the reason is […]
In letters between them many years later, Beckett fondly remembered the influence of their old and eccentric headmaster George McKenna, who introduced them to botanical drawing in the bush, art, poetry and, embarrassingly for sturdy bush boys, folk dancing. Most significantly however, “Mac” McKenna introduced them to the world of film. Beckett later recalled that […]
Congress is holding its first public hearingon unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP) in decades in light of a number of videos captured by U.S. Navy pilots that show odd-looking flying vehicles. The hearing will be held by a House panel today (Tuesday) at 9 a.m. EDT, and you can watch it live on the committee’s YouTube […]