Caitlyn Jenner  “Secrets of My Life”, written with Buzz Bissinger  Caitlyn Jenner has written an autobiography, based around her lifelong gender dysphoria, and how she felt she was living a lie for most of her life.  She does not worry about the use of pronouns in referring to her, so I will generally be referring […]

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Ian Brady (1938 – 2017) Ian Brady, one of the most notorious murderers of 20th Century Britain, died this week.  Together with his accomplice, Myra Hindley, they tortured and killed at least 5 children and buried them on Saddleworth Moor.  The body of one of them, Keith Bennett, has never been found, due to his […]

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Eurovision Song Contest 2017 As you may know, there is a tradition of writing about the Eurovision Song Contest on this blog, and this year is no exception.  So look away now if you are not an enthusiast! Salvador Sobral The winner of this year’s contest last night was Salvador Sobral, from Portugal.  It was […]

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“The Pre-Raphaelites – Lizzie Siddal” This is the fourth in my series about the Pre-Raphaelites.  In no particular order, the others are:- 11/9/2009: “The Pre-Raphaelites – A Soul Group” 14/10/2012: “The Pre-Raphaelites – John Ruskin” 12/1/2013: “The Pre-Raphaelites – Dante Gabriel Rossetti” As you can see, the last one was four years ago!  But I […]

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