Mossop rammed his ‘moose’ grammar down our throat
RUGBY player and commentator Rex Mossop’s best remembered moment did not occur on the screen or rugby field.
Today In History
Tsvangirai stood up to Mugabe’s dictatorship
OBITUARY: When political opponents of Robert Mugabe could find themselves beaten up or arrested Morgan Tsvangirai still stepped up as a contender for Zimbabwe’s presidency
Presidential portraits tell unvarnished truth
FORMER US president Barack Obama’s official presidential portrait has been unveiled, following a tradition that began unofficially with George Washington in 1796.
Legendary explorer was lost at sea
WHEN the En Avant disappeared on its way to the Falkland Islands in 1977 it robbed the world of one its great adventurers.
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Kurdish fight for freedom
The Ankara terrorist bombing on Sunday that killed 37 people and injured 120, has been blamed on the PKK, a separatist organisation formed in the 1970s to fight for Kurdish independence.
Beware the ides of March
All politicians know the expression “beware the ides of March”, a warning that a political comeuppance awaits those who feel secure in power. Today is the ides of March, the anniversary of the assassination of Roman leader Gaius Julius Caesar, stabbed to death in 44BC.
Minnelli celebrates her ‘Minnellium’
SHE’S the daughter of Hollywood royalty and grew up surrounded by stars, but from the moment she was born — 70 years ago today — Liza Minnelli has basked in the footlights.
The passing of Jon English
They called him “Old Black Eyes” because of the dark circles around his soft blue eyes, yet he was anything but the self-absorbed rocker his appearance might suggest.
Horror franchise reprises monster — again
A NEW adaptation of Frankenstein looks at the story from the point of view of a character who never actually appeared in Mary Shelley’s original 1818 Gothic tale.
Nancy Reagan had more influence than any feminist
Nancy Reagan was one of the most powerful women in the world. She, like all US First Ladies, had the ear of the President.
Making absurdity an art form
JOHN Cleese and Eric Idle are in town for a series of shows, bringing one third of the original Python team back together. But who was Monty Python?
The Battle of the Alamo
ONE of the most famous war cries in American military history was inspired by the small band of Texans, occupying the Alamo, who were defeated by a large Mexican force on March 6, 1836.
Would you live in a town by any other name?
THE name of a town can be a source of immense pride among residents. But sometimes it can become a source of embarrassment, reminding people of long-past allegiances, fallen heroes, or even old prejudices.
Hospital that was built on rum
AUSTRALIA’S first hospital was completed 200 years today in a pragmatic deal between can-do Governor Lachlan Macquarie and alcohol merchants.
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