I stumbled across this blog post (from a blog I have never seen, more on how I got there in another post perhaps) about the new Masterpiece Theatre version of Oliver Twist. It has an impressive cast with Timothy Spall (Peter Pettigrew in the Harry Potter films) playing Fagin. But […]
It looks like NT Wrong’s blog is finally down. (I thought his Top 50 Biblioblogs was going to continue. Last month I jumped 20-some positions! 😉 ) UPDATE: Two items – A study group in Illinois has taken over the Biblioblog Top 50. Mark Goodacre (of the new and improved […]
It has been a busy time for me and I have not been able to give any well, thought out posts of late. I have been coming across some interesting, some amusing, and some thought provoking items, however and so this morning, with little fanfare or commentary, here are some […]
While living in England I developed a real love of Formula 1 racing. I have always liked cars and I really enjoy watching racing, but not NASCAR. Sorry folks, that is just circular madness in my view. Rally racing, touring cars, and Formula 1. Awesome. This year F1 has introduced […]
I used Nisus Writer (the old one) for my doctoral thesis and book and before NW Pro for Intel came out I used Mellel and contributed to their beta. Both developers have always been very helpful and friendly. Now I am happily using NWP (even for most of my Word […]
I was listening to Robert Llewellyn on Mac Break Weekly and he was talking about the upcoming Red Dwarf reunion! It will air on Dave TV in the UK, no word that I have read/heard about whether it will air in the US. I loved this show when we were […]
I enjoy Top Gear the BBC car show (although Jeremy Clarkson is tiring, to say the least) and was curious about “Captain Slow,” James May. He has struck me as someone with a sharp mind and wit. This is confirmed by Wikipedia with the documented (Yes Jim! Citation!) of May’s […]
Artdaily.org is reporting that Sotheby’s will be displaying 11,000 works from the Valmadonna Trust Library. This looks like an amazing exhibit and will feature the Bomberg Talmud, dating from 1519-1523. It is said to be “nearly perfectly preserved.” (See the brief story of its acquisition below.) NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s […]