Nigeness

Born on this day in 1697, Giovanni Antonio Canal. Surname Canal, nickname Canaletto, special subject canals (Venetian). There is no disputi...

I see that tomorrow - or probably, by the time you're reading this, today - this bizarre project reaches its triumphant end: Nina Sanko...

Before the day is over, I guess we should commemorate this fellow, who died on this date in 1806. There's really nothing to add to the e...

Today being one of those perfect autumn days that seem almost too good to be true, I was out of the house like a shot to continue my Picture...

I'm happy to say I haven't seen the piece of alarmist TV propaganda (paid for, presumably, with my money and yours) skewered here b...

See - even Superman wears a cravat. I rest my case.

Long-term readers of this blog may recall my dalliance with the improbably futuristic Azor ... Since then my ardour has cooled, to the point...