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…
Earlier this month, I took a trip to Lotherton Hall and its very lovely bird garden. Here are the photos.
This year’s Monaco Formula One Grand Prix will mark 70 years since the first race was held in the principality. For all the changes that have occurred over the decades, however, there will still be lunatics driving cars much faster than you can ever hope for. Here are two clips of old races in Monte […]