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Why didn’t I become a geologist?
On 28th Dec 2025, we heard of the death of Brigitte Bardot, perhaps one of the greatest sex symbols of the 20th century. Yet fame doesn’t always last: neither my younger wife nor my two youngest daughters had ever heard of her. But I am glad our editor has such a good memory because he reminded me of a story that I told him more than half a century ago. The story takes me back to 1966, two years before I left school.
Dr. Mark Nicholson
6 min read
Papal Bull
To escape the dullness of January and the deep despair of the anti-Trumpers – “He moved the whole thing inside so nobody could see how...
Stoker
5 min read
In Harmony
The first pop songs I remember are Mark Wynter singing Venus in Blue Jeans on Top of the Pops, a UK television show featuring the latest...
Eric Boa
5 min read
Mustafa Said in Edinburgh
The Hub’s African look is down for this Arabic event, speckled with filters recalling the silhouetted fretwork of Oriental screens...
Tina Moskal
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Tokyo, Texas
The editorial command* is that we must cheer our readers up this month. Crikey, as a much missed politician used to say: “Steady on...
Stoker
6 min read
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