It is clear from Byron’s correspondence of this period that one of his main motives in setting out on extended travels in 1809-10 was his hope of homosexual experience
It is clear from Byron’s correspondence of this period that one of his main motives in setting out on extended travels in 1809-10 was his hope of homosexual experience. In … Continue reading
He was to be forever haunted by the scenes of hostility during his final weeks in England
“He was to be forever haunted by the scenes of hostility during his final weeks in England: “I was advised not to go to the theatres, lest I should be … Continue reading
Poet of all the passions
He was an icon of his age, then he fell from grace and was hounded into exile. Fiona MacCarthy, in her new biography of Byron, reveals that the real reason … Continue reading
The BBC boss, the secret safe and the prostitute on the Orient Express
The BBC signed off an expenses claim by a former chairman of the governors for use of a prostitute aboard the Orient Express, according to an official history By Anita … Continue reading
Rainer Werner Fassbinder: The Marriage of Maria Braun
Film Derek Malcolm’s century of film Rainer Werner Fassbinder: The Marriage of Maria Braun By Derek Malcolm Thursday 28 January 1999 18.54 GMT Just as it would be impossible to … Continue reading
The bitter tears of Fassbinder’s women
He was a brilliant and prolific film-maker, but he was hell to work with. And 16 years after his untimely death two of his former lovers are still arguing over … Continue reading
Triumphal arches
With Wren and Hawksmoor it’s obvious, but what do Frank Gehry and Zaha Hadid have to do with the baroque? Jonathan Glancey finds out in Turin The Guardian, Monday 12 … Continue reading
Simon Jenkins: King’s plan has been defeated but why did it get so far anyway?
Public outrage stopped the demolition of part of the Strand while heritage bodies and Westminster council stood idly by Last-minute reprieve: the houses at 152-158 the Strand which adjoining King’s … Continue reading
London News
The spoilsports at London Bridge have now put up blue boards to cover up the construction work so I will not be able to take any more photos of the … Continue reading
Massive triumphal marble arch built by Romans to honour Emperor Titus discovered
Archaeologists in Rome discover, at one end of the Circus Maximus chariot racing arena, the foundations of a huge triumphal arch built for the Emperor Titus The remains of the … Continue reading
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