This story comes from the book Scottish Ghost Stories by Elliott O’Donnell which is now in the Public Domain What ancient Scottish or Irish family has not its Family Ghost? A banshee–the heritage of Niall of the Nine Hostages–is …
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Everyone has heard of the Ministry of Sound of London , a venue inspired by the great nightclubs of New York and Chicago, in Particularly the Paradise Garage. The idea was by Justin Berkmann who instead of creating a mixed …
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The origins of Mother Goose are not certain and there are several theories, one says that at the beginning of 1500 was published in London a book of English nursery rhymes, Mother Goose. In those days, books were not printed …
Il pan dei morti is a sweet made to celebrate the Feast of All Saints and the Dead in Milan in Italy and the surrounding areas. The round, unique sweets are rich with dry fruit, spices, and sometimes even chocolate. …
A video taken in 1959 when Mick Jagger was sweet 16, demonstrating how ‘rock climbing’ should be done. Mick Jagger as a kid is taken as an example by the teacher and demonstrates how to ‘climb’. This is proper rock …
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There’s little more welcoming about being in a crowd of people while listening to live music and even more so if it’s a candlelit concert. It’s the pure excitement and love of the performers and each other that makes it …
Announced a new exhibition of the art of Frida Kahlo, and as it is trendy now it will be an immersive exhibition and in addition to Frida there will also be the works of Diego Rivera, his partner.The exhibition is …
Frida Kalho returns to London, this time in an immersive version Read More »
You will not be the only one who doesn’t know what a kiwano is. It’s oval-shaped, when ripe, the thick outer skin of a kiwano melon is bright orange and covered in small spiny projections or horns. The inner flesh …
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Michael Jordan’s shoes were sold for $1 million and $472,000 by auctioneer Sotheby’s in Las Vegas. They are a pair of Nike shoes from 1984, the first to sell for over one million dollars. 1, 472 million is a record …
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The karaage is a very popular Japanese dish, a kind of chicken nuggets with a difference. The word karaage not only identifies a dish but a way of cooking food, be it meat, fish or vegetables, by frying them without …
