The sky’s happy behemoth: The amazing career of the Boeing 747.
The huge plane has been flying for over 50 years. How much longer will it grace our skies?
Sean Munger
Vanished emerald city: the Dublin of James Joyce’s “Ulysses.”
What was Dublin really like in the era of James Joyce's iconic novel?
Sleeping with the enemy: the Quartering Acts, the Revolution and the Third Amendment.
The Third Amendment was a hugely important part of the Bill of Rights in 1791. Now it's dead. How come?
Historic Photo: LBJ and a basket of puppies.
Presidents have dogs and grandchildren too!
Popcorn and Purple Stuff: A Journey Through 1990s Cinema, in 25 Films. (Part IV)
The weekend I spent getting punished by global warming.
The effects of the climate crisis dominated almost everything that happened to me last weekend. It's getting worse, fast.
Byzantium didn’t fall in a day: Thoughts on the end of empires.
Lacking a dramatic moment like a battle or siege, as occurred on May 29, 1453, how do you know when an empire is really falling?