Bits & Bobs
Melania’s hat
It’s whatever you want it to be —– I think everyone can agree that making Donald Trump look like a sideshow is a task of
8. February 2025
Tag: USA
Bits & Bobs
Megyn Kelly – 8 reasons why she should be every girl’s role model
Caution: oncoming unapologetic fan-girling —– I love Megyn Kelly. I’m straight, no sapphic leanings to report. But I love Megyn Kelly. And I do declare:
24. January 2025
Travel & the World
Random US history facts for the exceptionally nerdy
You can never have enough nerdy information, imho. —– 2024 has been my American year. Not just because I went all-out on watching the presidential
28. November 2024
Language & Culture
Great Art Encounters – the Ben Shahn murals in Washington D.C.
Art as activism in a budding world power —– Getting into the Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building is an experience in itself. After the strict
5. November 2024
Language & Culture
Americanisms: from the sublime to the ridiculous. A British perspective.
It is often said that the Americans and the British are two peoples separated by a common language. I’d say that’s pretty much on the
5. October 2022
At Home
The Battle of Flamborough Head – American History in Yorkshire
The Battle Flamborough Head in 1779 was one of the first signs that the fledgling United States of America meant business on the world stage.
30. September 2022