At low tide, he and his playmates would see pieces of toilet paper in the water and joke to one another: “That was the one I did yesterday.” After arriving in New Zealand in the 1800s, British colonialist industrialized Whanganui River, long treasured by generations of Indigenous Māori. The river […]
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SpaceX’s Starship prototype serial no. 8, or SN8, falls toward a remote camera shortly after launching from Boca Chica, Texas, on December 9, 2020. The 16-story vehicle belly flopped, flipped upright, and then exploded upon landed. SpaceX via Twitter SpaceX launched — and blew up — a 16-story prototype of […]
Charles Darwin (1809-1882) Charles Robert Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, the fifth of six children of wealthy and well-connected parents. One of his grandfathers was Erasmus Darwin, a doctor whose book ‘Zoonomia’ had set out a radical and highly controversial idea, that one species could ‘transmute’ into another. Transmutation […]
James Bond has been a focus for fans for 50 years, with Daniel Craig the current incumbent. One of the favourite Bonds was Pierce Brosnan, who took over the role in the 1990s and made four films. His first was GoldenEye, but when was this released, and when did Pierce […]
James Bond has been a focus for fans for 50 years, with Daniel Craig the current incumbent. One of the favourite Bonds was Pierce Brosnan, who took over the role in the 1990s and made four films. His first was GoldenEye, but when was this released, and when did Pierce […]
A powerful coalition of politicians, Royal experts and a close friend of Prince Charles last night backed calls for Netflix to broadcast a disclaimer warning viewers of The Crown that many key scenes never happened or are distortions of the truth. The streaming giant is facing mounting criticism for fabricating […]
It is hard not to admire the fine production values of The Crown: the beautiful costumes, the fabulous locations, the meticulous research and, above all, the seemingly well-informed access it gives us to the thoughts, words and motives of the most famous family in the world. Television critics certainly seem […]
A growing number of people internationally are recognising China’s selfishness and bid for global dominance, leading more countries to side with Washington’s view of the world over Beijing’s, America’s top diplomat said Tuesday. In recent months, as relations between the two superpowers have imploded, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo […]