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By Art and Architecture, mainly on Jul 29, 2014 in: history, Italy, USA
Arturo Toscanini (1867–1957) was born in Parma where he studied the cello and later was selected to play in the orchestra of an Italian opera company. In 1886, the teenager conducted his first opera, surprising everyone with how well he mana...
By No wriggling out of writing woman on Jul 28, 2014 in: Book, History, Poetry, Reading, Writing, history, reading, research, writing
As the weeks fly by and publication of Shell Shocked Britain approaches, I have been turning to poetry in an (often vain) attempt to relax and clear my mind of proofs and tweets and the general organisation of the launch. … Continue reading ...
Dark Horse Nation (12 x ) – Docuseries that combines great beer, innovation and renegade entrepreneurialism as it follows the day-to-day adventures of the Dark Horse Brewing Company. In small town Marshall, Michigan, there is a group of life-lo...
By Art and Architecture, mainly on Jul 25, 2014 in: Britain, Germany, history
I believed it was impossible to learn accurate history from a tv programme. Wrong!!! The Channel 4 documentary “Hitler's Favourite Royal” traced the tragic tale of how a member of the British Royal Family was forced against his will into accept...
By Art and Architecture, mainly on Jul 22, 2014 in: Australia, Britain, history, Melbourne, paintings
What has Scotland got to do with the development of Australia? Quite a lot, according to the Art Gallery of Ballarat which has mounted a special exhibition to the relationship between Australia and Scotland, right up to Federation (1/1/1901). The exh...
By Daily Finance on Jul 22, 2014 in: beer, germany, history
Filed under: Industry News, Food & Beverage, This Built America MaxyM/Shutterstock America's craft brew industry is booming. Domestically produced styles like India pale ale, American wheat beer and imperial stouts are so popular that they're ev...
By Boing Boing on Jul 21, 2014 in: Feature, History, marriage
Much of what you hear about the purpose of marriage is ahistorical. Lisa L. Spangenberg on what the institution was traditionally fit for. Read the rest...