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Corsetry nostalgia
A few years ago when I was sorting through my 96-year-old mother's things for her move into a rest home, there was one garment that I just couldn't throw out - her corsets.
Chemist Sketch – Monty Python’s Flying Circus
The “Chemist Sketch” featuring John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle with animation ...
Weekend away in Akaroa
A weekend away in the French settlement of Akaroa. Just 75 kilometres from the city of Christchurch, ...
War of the Worlds: The panic broadcast
The date was October 30, 1938 and the event was Orson Welles’s radio adaptation of HG ...
Lyn Potter reviews – The Immortalists
It’s the summer of 1969 in New York. The weather is uncomfortably hot and sticky. Four ...
Joke: Some ‘Senior’ personal ads
Some ‘Senior’ personal ads seen in “The Villages” Florida newspapers: (Who says seniors don’t have a ...
Caring for bees and bumbles – plan NOW for winter
Whether they’re honey bees or bumbles, they’re much on our mind over the summer months when ...
Classical art brought into modern day environments
Ukrainian artist Alexey Kondakov has used Photoshop to bring classical paintings into the modern-day world. The ...