Amnesiac Histories

If you or I was to walk unguarded in either the Palestinian West bank, or in the Hamas run Gaza strip, we would almost certainly run the serious risk of being kidnapped (especially in Gaza), either as a terror hostage/execution, or for ransom/prisoner swap. Our crime? Being :

(a) A Westerner.
(b) A Non Muslim, or
 

Jeremy Corbyn Described Hamas and Hezbollah As Friends

(c) Stupid enough to believe the pro-Palestinian, anti-Israeli nonsense that comes out of the mouths of idiots like Jeremy Corbyn.

Alien Rancher

The 10-acre Stardust Ranch in Rainbow Valley near Phoenix Arizona was put up for sale in October 2017.

Stardust Ranch in Rainbow Valley ....

Its principal selling point according to its owner John Edmonds is that it is overrun by aliens.

When Urban Myth Meets Reality

I first stumbled across the 'Slender Man' urban legend round about 2010, when a version of this picture was circulating the Internet. I didn't think much about the image ....

One Of The Two Pictures That Started The Myth

.... A creepy enough image I guess, but explainable with shadows, background trees and foreshortening, photo editing etc.

Kiplincotes Derby

The Kiplingcotes Derby is believed to be the oldest horse race in England and to have taken place near Market Weighton, in East Yorkshire every March since 1519 AD. Although it has to be said that although the list of rules were constructed and dated 1519, the earliest written record of it taking place is in 1555 ....

Kiplincotes Derby ~ Rather Sedate Paced These Days For Many Participants

 ..... but assuming the rules signified its first running, then it was with Henry VIII on the throne and celebrating 10 years as King of England. It has survived harsh winters and foot-and-mouth outbreaks to be one of the worlds oldest continuous sporting events.

You Pays Your Money And ....

Notwithstanding the fact that at least one follower of this blog gets very agitated by the wealth of the super rich eight (the worlds richest 8 individuals), we are in fact, as a world, still all getting wealthier, but inequality still abounds everywhere.

Inequalities Still Abound ....

A study by the New York Times of 38 colleges, including Yale, Princeton and Dartmouth, showed that students from the top 1% income bracket, occupied more places than the students from the bottom 60%. Of this year's intake at Harvard, almost a third were the sons and daughters of alumni.