The Secret Genius of Modern Life looks at the the marvellous microwave, and the €12,000 one we might own in the future
Readers of a certain age will remember the days when television didn’t start until the afternoon.
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Readers of a certain age will remember the days when television didn’t start until the afternoon.
There comes a time in the life of a sensitive-thinking person when they begin to ask themselves what their life is all about. What is the point of my existence?...
The Frogs have been getting uppity over Joaquin Phoenix’s depiction of Napoleon, in Ridley Scott’s new blockbuster. Their historians point out the real Boney didn’t participate in cavalry charges, fire cannonballs at the pyramids, and nor was he present in Paris at the execution of Marie-Antoinette – in October 1793 Napoleon was hundreds of miles away, earning distinction at the Siege of Toulon. Historians may also wish to note that Joaquin Phoenix keeps his hat on indoors and doesn’t bother wit
From The Sound of Music to The Great Escape, artistic license has always trumped accuracy in Hollywood – and long may it continue
Sixty years ago, in November 1963, a low-budget black-and-white comedy went on release. Carry On Cabby, originally titled Call Me a Cab, was the seventh in the Carry On series and was a major box office attraction. It is also among the finest examples of automotive product placement in any British film.