2017 has been a delinquent, curmudgeonly kind of a year. But then, they all are. With billions of idiots jostling for position on earth, we’re not likely to experience a smooth ride, are we? A swarm of shaven apes with delusions...
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As with all previous years, there were some seismic goings on in 2016. This year’s happenings, however, seemed slightly more seismic than others. Brexit, Trump, the migrant crisis, rising global temperatures, and the demise...
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Last year, I published an article charting my Predictions for 2016. I am not a psychic, obviously – that’s not a real thing; neither am I an expert in geopolitics, as many of you may have...
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I’ve decided to make a career change, I’m going to become a TV psychic. I may as well. It’s not like you have to be accurate or anything, just make some guesses. For...
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If the plane you’re on is high in the sky and starts to descend at a rapid rate of knots, you know you’re in trouble. It’s rare, but it happens. Of course people...
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The Dushanbe flagpole used to be the tallest on earth, rising a proud 165 metres from the the dusty Tajikistan soil, it is now in second position (since the Jeddah flagpole in Saudi Arabia beat it...
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I wrote a post the other day with some random graphs and infographics, three of which were about the nationalities of World War II casualties. Aside from the huge numbers involved I was...
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Like most developing countries, the population of Ukraine is steadily migrating from the countryside to the commercial hubs. Villages and farms slowly empty and cities and towns steadily fill. The young can’t wait...
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Get a load of these ultra cows, they cut a mean shape and no mistake. In English they’re referred to as Belgian blues and in French as Race de la Moyenne et Haute Belgique,...
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Siberia is massive and cold and anyone that manages to survive there gets a tip of my hat. Here’s some pictures of the people of Yenisei province, Siberia from the early 1900s. Bleak,...
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