Mozart is often deemed a musical genius. If he were around today, would he be up there with the status of the Beatles and Elvis? Could his flair for "classical" music be changed for a flair in modern...
Does anyone realise that if Jack the Ripper had been 20 at the time of the killings in 1888 and he lived to 95, he would have been alive in Swinging London when mini skirts and the Beatles were...
About 3 months ago whilst my father was at work my mother had a call on her landline by a man asking if she was "Mrs Bloggs" who lived at "16 Acacia Avenue". Unwisely, she confirmed both facts. The...
Any ideas on what to realistically do about a colleague who smells bad? "J" has foul body odour like pungent old onions. Despite her good salary she appears to wear the same garments for days on end....
Any ideas on what to realistically do about a colleague who smells bad? "J" has very bad body odour like pungent old onions. Despite her good salary she appears to wear the same garments for days on...
Does anyone know of the American woman who recently lived as a man for a few months in order to write about it in a book? She had lessons on male deportment and had prosthetics and make up to be more...
In the 1968 musical "Oliver", there is a lovely crescent-shaped terrace of houses set in a square. You can see it when the song Who Will Buy This Beautiful Morning is performed. Does anyone know if...
On a current ad for Ariel, a little boy has a revolving lamp with stars cut out of the lampshade. These caste lovely star shadows on his ceiling and walls. Anyone know where this kind of lamp is sold?
This is amazing yet I shouldn't be at all surprised. Islamic cleric Al-Qaradawi has called for Friday to be set aside as a "day of anger" regarding the Pope's recent speech. But isn't anger, like any...
The next time you preach to the Western world about poverty and expect us working classes to dig deep, make sure your wild child daughter is not photographed spending her overinflated allowance on...
In the film The Warriors, our heroes must get from Manhattan back to Coney Island to be in safe territory. One of them looks at a train guide and complains that the distance must be "50 to 100 miles"....
I like books that have organised crime, along with glamour and jet set. Trashy, I know, but I like them to be intelligent too, not the kind of boring, gossipy chick-lit books that are flying around....
I have decided to replace my old ipod with a new one. I have 500 songs on the old one, some from cd's, some from itunes. Can I transfer them to the new one? Cheers.
Regarding the 1966 version of Alfie, does anyone know the name of the church featured just by the Thames where Gilda (Julia Foster) goes for her lunchbreak? Is it still there?
It's inevitable that the five known women murdered by Jack the Ripper have descendants alive today. Does anyone know of any? Do any of these descendants have theories as to who killed their ancestor...
On the opening credits of BBC South Today, there are a number of landmarks shown from the south of England. One has an old-style train going past a small hill that has monoliths dotted all over it....
