Shane Warne – a mixture of genius, artistry, and flamboyance
There are moments in sport, when a player, in whom nature has combined the right elements, produces an act that[…]
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( This is part 2 of the essay I posted last week) Maggie O Farrell in her author’s note at[…]
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Shakespeare – the man, the enigma, and the fictional brilliance of Maggie O’Farrell’s book “Hamnet” in recreating a certain period of Shakespeare’s life – Part 1
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Lata Mangeshkar – an extraordinary singing life, and a voice eternal.
Thou wast not born for death, immortal Bird! No hungry generations tread thee down;The voice I hear this passing night was[…]
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Friday, February 11th – International day of women and girls in science.
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Vaccination – a discovery and practice that changed the world, and the context of the anti-vaccination diatribes.
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The woman who put the man on the Moon, and the birth of software engineering – Margaret Hamilton
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“Don’t Look Up” – A movie that fails to get the message across.
One of my fondest memories of 1980’s television was the telecast of Carl Sagan’s Cosmos each week. I don’t need[…]
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