Back in 2005, I wrote about Martin Kyslun. I fully expected to see his name among the election results when they were finally published. However, I did not. This is the reason why. Sorry, belatedly, to hear of his passing. Martin famously received 5 votes in 2005 – and now that I’m older I can […]
While I wasn’t alive to see him race, I’ve read about and seen enough of his career to know how fabulous Gilles Villeneuve was. Today, 25 years ago, Formula One lost one of its greatest ever exponents, a man whose modest record belied an impact on the sport so profound that his memory lives on […]
Those that know me well, know I love a good bit of maths. The New York Times has been publishing columns by the wonderful Steven Strogatz for a good while now. They are thoughtful, clever and very well written – as you’d expect: Steven Strogatz is a professor of applied mathematics at Cornell University. In […]
NASA‘s latest space telescope, the Solar Dynamics Observatory, is delivering unprecedented images of our local star. The telescope was launched Feb. 11. NASA released the first tremendously exciting data from the mission today. “These initial images show a dynamic sun that I had never seen in more than 40 years of solar research,” said Richard […]
In the past, I’ve shown a pair of photos showing how London has developed. This wonderful film was made in 1927 by Claude Friese-Greene. Colour film from the 1920s is exceptionally rare, and this is a very powerful example. It shows scenes of London Bridge, the Thames, the Tower of London, Greenwich Observatory, the London […]
Never one to miss a trick, IKEA have designed kitchens to suit our potential leader’s personalities. Link: IKEA’s Political Kitchens
As you’d expect, the parties are gunning hard for your vote. Or so you’d think. I haven’t had a single candidate visit me or talk to me – barely anything. I’ve had a couple of ‘personal’ letters written to me and a couple of thousand other people from both David Cameron and Gordon Brown, and […]
Later this month, my favourite group of all time, The Divine Comedy – well, Neil Hannon – releases a new album, Bang Goes The Knighthood. The first single will be The Indie Disco. And it’s a cracker! You can watch the video here (and here, in HD) I actually cannot wait for the album…
St Mary‘s in the Isles of Scilly has just nine miles of road, no roundabouts or traffic lights. However, the island noew has it’s first-ever speed gun in a bid to crack down on hasty drivers – even though most of its 823 vehicles would be hard-pressed to truly exceed even half of the island’s […]