‘Make America Great Again’, Donald Trump’s slogan, has many ancestors. I found another insurgent candidate with resonant mottos in Guy de la Bedoyere’s wonderful The Real Lives of Roman Britain…
The lovely long shot at the start of 45 Years (2015) shows Kate Mercer (Charlotte Rampling) walking her Alsatian in early spring fog along a lane bordered by a line…
London’s Savoy Theatre will always be associated with the musical comedies of Gilbert & Sullivan which built it. Their topsy-turvy had to be transporting because the Savoy’s seats were designed…
I’ve just posted a gallery of pictures taken of English Country Dancers taken last weekend. Enjoy! *** Years ago, one May Day morning, I walked past Holyoke Center on my…
When listening to the Declaration of Independence tomorrow, it’s well to recall how much of today’s American politics – and fiscal frolics – have English precedents. Our break with…
One wet evening, a few weeks ago, I found a fairy ring. In this case, it was marked by ferns that had grown in a lush Vermont hill pasture. A…
The late Richard Griffiths is best remembered here as Vernon Dursley in the ‘Harry Potter’ films. But, Griffiths was most notably a stage actor who excelled in plays…