Dorothy Louise Porter Wesley was a librarian, bibliographer and curator, who built the Moorland-Spingarn Research Centre at Howard University into a world-class research collection. She was born Dorothy Louise Burnett in 1905 in Warrenton, Virginia, the first of four children of Doctor and Mrs. Hayes J. Burnett. They encouraged their children to become educated and […]
Bella Ciao
“Bella ciao” (Goodbye beautiful) is an Italian protest folk song from the late 19th century. The origins of the song are unclear, although one hypothesis is that “Bella Ciao” was originally sung as “Alla mattina appena alzata” (“In the morning as soon as I woke up”) by seasonal workers of paddy fields of rice, especially […]
Persona 4
Persona 4 was one of David’s favourite games. The endurance run created by his beloved Giant Bomb and undertaken by Jeff Gerstmann and Vinny Caravella was something to which he returned again and again, particularly in difficult times. So I have chosen to feature it today in celebration of his birthday. Persona 4, also known […]
Jess Breach
Today marks the culmination of this year’s Women’s Six Nations Championship. This year due to Covid restrictions, the sides have played in two groups. Group A – England, Scotland and Italy: Group B – France, Ireland and Wales. The top team from each group will play in the final. The six sides will be in […]
The House of the Rising Sun
“The House of the Rising Sun” is a traditional folk song, sometimes called “Rising Sun Blues“. It tells of a person’s life gone wrong in the city of New Orleans; many versions also urge a sibling or parents and children to avoid the same fate. Like many classic folk ballads, “The House of the Rising […]
Hello world!
This is the first post of my new blog in which I hope to divert you to some of the less well travelled parts of the internet via music you made know have heard and movies you may have missed. Alongside this there be some musings on life etc. In the words of Wen the […]