Reading Time: 3 minutes There’s no requirement to stick to the details of the original story
Author: Pat Murphy
Roadshow movies once provided musical magic
Reading Time: 4 minutes Unfortunately, nothing lasts forever
Silent Night, holy night, all is calm, all is bright
Reading Time: 4 minutes Probably the most famous Christmas carol of all
Pelé, the World Cup and the launching of a legend
Reading Time: 4 minutes After the 1958 World Cup, international football suddenly had a new superstar
The Search for Bridey Murphy a tale of reincarnation
Reading Time: 4 minutes Sales of the book far outpaced expectations
What the American midterms results really mean
Reading Time: 4 minutes The media is spinning it as a win for the Democrats, but losing the House is rarely considered a victory
Swashbucklers on the silver screen
Reading Time: 4 minutes Pirates were always reliable entertainment. Lots of swordplay
The tragedy of Oscar Wilde
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Anglo-Irish playwright, poet and novelist ended up imprisoned, the casualty of his own foolishness
The ignominious end of the Ottoman Empire
Reading Time: 4 minutes The last sultan, Mehmed VI, left his palace under British protection on November 17, 1922
The role Russian history plays in Putin’s War with Ukraine
Reading Time: 4 minutes Rodric Braithwaite’s book, Russia Myths and Realities, provides a perfect segue into Putin’s brain