Saturday Matinee 16 – The Most Dangerous Man In America

A truly wonderful documentary that won several awards about Daniel Ellsberg, the whistleblower that got the Pentagon Papers out to the public. It is historically interesting and very moving at the same time. Also, if you had any lingering doubts about Nixon, just listen to the clips of him… If monarchy is corrupting – and [...]

Behind the Times

I am a bit behind the times with this but it still holds well enough… “The idea of a hereditary ruler is as absurd as the idea of a hereditary mathemetician”. Thomas Paine “Majesty and love do not consort well together, nor do they dwell in the same place.” Ovid “Mankind will never be free [...]

Coincidence or Design, You Decide

Here is an interesting little thing I discovered today. Could be coincidence but maybe not. According to wikipedia, the Acts of Union were agreed upon 305 years ago today, which is also the anniversary of the battle of Falkirk, in which the Scots were heavily defeated. Like I said, this could be entirely coincidental or [...]

Not Famous Enough Firsts – One – Image of Another Planet

46 years ago today the first close-up image of another planet was taken by the Mariner 4 probe as it flew by Mars. Here it is…

Not Mellowing At All

It was very nice to see Ian Hamilton hasn’t lost any of his vim. Watch this interview from Newsnight Scotland to see what I mean…

One of the Very Few Trailers That Count As Art

A lot of trailers actually make films look worse than they are. The one below however is from Dr Strangelove. The film is of course a masterpiece but for the time the trailer is pretty slick, as well as being rather funny of itself…

Charlie Brooker on Glenn Beck

This is oldish stuff but still good. I saw it for the first time last night.

Scotland Sunday Photos 9 – Inverness

Malta Video

I promised a video to go the story about going to a casino in Malta and here it is. It’s a nice place…

Shock of the Century

I recently had this article published over at Bella Caledonia… Shock of the Century Posted on June 14, 2011 by bellacaledonia By Michael Greenwell Brian Taylor of BBC politics fame had a seemingly off-record quote about the startlingly obvious yesterday… Firstly, a UK minister told me, with considerable emphasis, that the government at Westminster was [...]