In The Red-Headed League (1891) Conan Doyle makes a passing reference to a vegetarian restaurant when describing the London street scene. They've been threatening our way of life for longer than anyo… (View Post)

Dürer painted himself bang in the middle of the 'lost' Frankfurt altarpiece after falling out with his client over money. https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2024/02/22/in-search-of-the-rare-and-strange… (View Post)

Still no sensible details from Starmer about how his house building policy would work. In the first place, building houses costs money. In practical terms that means redeploying labour from some othe… (View Post)

The Jubilee Line was originally going to be called the Fleet Line, until it was changed in 1987 in a rush of monarchist enthusiasm. (View Post)

If the Liberty Line doesn't go down Regent Street it will be completely useless. (View Post)