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THE FOG
No. 296 - Elevating Count Binface
June 11, 2020
Poll of 500 Twitter users backs the erection of a statue in honour of Count Binface (formerly known as Lord Buckethead).
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BUSINESS
No. 1 - Sarah Winchester (née Pardee, 1839 – 1922)
March 29, 2020
New Haven, Connecticut born Sarah Winchester became one of the wealthiest women in the world after the death of her Winchester Repeating Arms Company...
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OPULENCE & SPLENDOUR
No. 2686 - The Charge of the Cheque Book
April 25, 2015
Vast Victorian Isle of Wight mansion connected to The Charge of the Light Brigade for sale – Only those with large cheque books need...
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TIPPLE & FARE
No. 2874 - Quote of the Week: Royal beer
February 7, 2015
Queen Victoria on the merits of beer Our Quote of the Week was shared by The Cross Keys pub on Facebook. It was made Queen...
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TIPPLE & FARE
No. 3244 - Taking revenge on the Seven Layer Salad
September 1, 2014
Claire Douglass regrets beginning a meal in Wisconsin with a ‘Seven Layer Salad’ Though I have gnawed on iguana in Panama, meat I dared not...
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OPULENCE & SPLENDOUR
No. 3707 - Bears and postmen
December 17, 2013
Charles Mitford Cust tells the tale of a Steiff bear with a fascinating past I was routing around in the family safe one rainy day...
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OPULENCE & SPLENDOUR
No. 4471 - Taking a view
March 27, 2013
The sale of a historic £22 million residence on London’s Cheyne Walk Cheyne Walk in Chelsea is amongst the addresses that an estate agent would...
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CREATIVES
No. 70 - Dame Judi Dench CH, DBE, FRSA
December 4, 2012
Undoubtedly best known as one of the greatest actresses of the post-war period, Yorkshire born Dench briefly played Pru Forrest in the BBC’s The...
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MOVERS & SHAKERS
No. 4719 - Video of the Week: The Queen morphs
October 25, 2012
The Queen’s life in 3 minutes and 24 seconds This week we must thank Dan Large for having alerted us to an amazing YouTube video...
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MOVERS & SHAKERS
No. 4759 - Video of the Week: Total Control
October 4, 2012
Nicky Haslam adds another string to his bow Nicky Haslam is a man of many parts. He’s best known as an interior designer and author...
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