The Greatest Polar Survival Story of all Time
The ship remained locked in the ice for almost 10 months, until, in November 1915, the Endurance was finally crushed by the shifting ice.
Most Erotic Books Penned, Published and Read by Women
A 30 per cent increase in sales of erotic novels is mainly thanks to female readers. There is no embarrassment of putting one’s reading choice past a cashier under the amused eyes of other customers.
Life in the 1960s was easier and better
A friend once boasted that if you pressed a little button on his new watch the hands lit up. I asked him if he had never heard of a luminous watch.
THE ANTHONY HOPKINS SOLUTION TO LIFE
‘I know that I have less to live than I have lived. And, I feel like a child who was given a box of chocolates. He enjoys eating it, and when he sees not much left, he starts to eat them with a special taste.
Tea for Two at Tiffany’s
The photograph of women having tea in New Zealand in 1890 captures a moment that reflects the social customs and cultural practices of the time. During the late 19th century, afternoon tea became a popular ritual, especially among Victorian society’s middle and upper classes. It served as a […]
The Klondike Gold Rush
The Klondike Gold Rush was a migration by an estimated 100,000 prospectors to the Klondike region of Yukon, in north-western Canada, between 1896 and 1899
A LIGHTER SIDE OF POLITICS
He described the government as being like a baby: ‘An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.’ Talking of babies, the U.S. President remarked: “I notice everyone who is for abortion has already been born.”
HAGAR THE HORRIBLE AND AND ME
Her teacher was taken aback when another student said: “Please don’t shoot so many people in my country.”
“Could you repeat that very slowly,” the tutor replied. The student spelt it out for her: “Police don’t shoot people in my country.”
On a Wing and a Prayer
In airports, you are processed from one unsmiling robotic functionary to another. As in a penitentiary you are given a number, scrutinised, placed under constant surveillance and processed through the system. Typically, you’re in the airport longer than you are in the air.
UK crime minister’s bag stolen at police conference
This month, the UK decided to release many thousands of prisoners early amid a jail overcrowding crisis, coinciding with hundreds of arrests during anti-migrant protests across the migrant-infested country. PSA President Nick Smart told the conference that the move left the police at the center of a storm not of their making.
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