The Victorian era

The Victorian era; an era of Empire, gin and stiff looking portraits of men fresh from frantic fumblings with naughty…

Coca-Cola

When it was all kicking off and Cuba was trading diplomatic slaps with the US Administration, Castro decided to play…

The Bay of Pigs

When Lenin died, Joseph Stalin took the reins. Now Stalin, despite having a fabulous moustache, was not a nice man.…

Marxism-Leninism

A military junta sounds as ominous as it is. It ends in a form of government where a few military…

Ethiopia

The sixth biggest producer of chickpeas is Ethiopia. Now Ethiopia is one of the few countries with the dubious distinction…

The Chickpea

The chickpea is a good source of protein. It is also old. Really old. People have been growing chickpeas for…

Cicero

Quote Cicero at the dinner table and friends are either going to think that you know your onions, or that…

Ted Cruz

For no other reason than he is in the news and, outside of America very few people will have actually…