“Scary 1970s British Public Information Films”
Please enjoy–or really stare in horror–at these 1970s British PSA films. “Sensible children–I have no power over them…”
The History and Mythology of the Unicorn
At BBC Radio 4, Melvyn Bragg discusses the history of the unicorn.
“110 Drawings and Paintings of J. R. R. Tolkien”
Open Culture. has images and discussion of J. R. R. Tolkien’s art. And they have links to see more at The Tolkien Gateway. “Beyond perusing the images in the Tolkien Gateway, you’ll also want to have a look at Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull’s book, J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist […]
“Ghosts Stories for Christmas with Christopher Lee”
Enjoy a pleasant chill as Christopher Lee recounts the ghost stories M. R. James as M. R. James himself in this series of tales from the BBC.
Creepy and Fascinating Victorian Christmas Cards!
The BBC has a look at creepy and fascinating Victorian Christmas cards. Smithsonian Magazine writes about the history about the history of Christmas cards. And the Lilly Library has an online exhibit of Victorian Christmas cards.
On Hating Love Actually
Stephen Marche writes about Love Actually, class, English public school and being a colonized person. “I am obsessed with English culture while hating Englishness itself: That’s what it means to be a colonized person. I am Canadian, but I also spent part of my childhood as a schoolboy […]
The Cultural Gutter 