The Myth of Atlantis
Recently I watched an episode in National Geographic’s Is It Real? series, about Atlantis. Two pseudoscientists were interviewed, one who believed that the people of Atlantis were extra terrestrials who … Continue reading
Signs and Wonders
In the first century AD a man was born to a Greek family in the town of Tyana in Anatolia in Turkey, an ancient Hittite city later known as Christopolis … Continue reading
Shakespeare’s Family
The most likely possible portrait of William Shakespeare, the “Chandos portrait” I read an account recently that talked about what William Shakespeare (1564-1616) might have written had he lived longer, … Continue reading
British Comedians
I had a bit of trouble thinking what to call this essay. “British Humorists” seemed out of date; “British Comics” was definitely not what it was about; “British Satirists” seemed … Continue reading
The Female Drag Queen
Mae West as we remember her, in 1934’s Belle of the Nineties Mae West has two kinds of fans today. Those who relish her wit, exemplified in dozens of one … Continue reading
Raymond Chandler’s short stories
Between December 1933 and September 1941 Raymond Chandler wrote 21 stories for the mystery story pulp magazines – of which the best known is Black Mask – in an attempt … Continue reading
Testament: creation of the bible
Back in 1988 Egyptologist John Romer wrote and presented a TV series for Channel 4 in Britain called Testament, a seven part, six hour series described as an investigation into … Continue reading
