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The Odyssey
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey – I suggest you don’t read this until you have seen the film. In an interview published in the Radio Times, Christopher Nolan said that for him the most significant part of the film was the conversation between Odysseus and his wife at the end. He tells her how he is appalled and saddened by…
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The Sousaphone
These are members of the Jonesboro Majestic Marching Cardinals from Arkansas performing in the London New Year’s Day Parade on January 1, 2026, in central London. The musical instrument is a sousaphone, which is a tuba designed for marching bands. It is coiled to wrap around the musician’s body and rest on the left shoulder,…
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The Abrupt Rising Mountains of South Africa
As you travel east along the south coast of South Africa from Cape Town in the west, you see mountains rising abruptly from more or less sea level. They are quite a sight as you travel, a sheer stop as you travel along and your eyes look north. I have never seen anything anywhere else…
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St George And The Dragon
To see a larger version, click on the image. Saint George and the Dragon: The information panel next to the painting says it is one of the earliest paintings on canvas in the National Gallery. Blood is flowing to the ground from the would inflicted by St George’s lance. But then the dragon seems to…
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I Spotted A Six Wheel Range Rover
In town I spotted a six-wheel Range Rover and so of course I photographed it. Then a short man and his wife appeared and I thought they might own the car. But it became clear that they were intrigued by the car, just as I was. The man and the woman were wearing Panama hats.…