Monthly Archives for March 2007
Churchill’s Tastes in Food and Drink
According to Georgina Landemare,1 the Churchill’s private cook, the Prime Minister was a fan French haut cuisine as well as traditional English dishes like fowl, and roast beef with Yorkshire pudding. He also preferred shellfish to plain old fish. He … Continue reading
The Anniversary Party
In The Anniversary Party, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Alan Cummings (co-writers and directors) try to update the classic Hollywood line, “Hey everybody, let’s go out to the old barn and put on a show!” Sadly, the barn is not burned … Continue reading
The Tybee Bomb
It was nearly 4 pm on February 4, 1958, when a B-47 bomber, piloted by Major Howard Richardson and 2 other crew members, lifted off from Homestead Air Force Base near Miami, Florida. There mission that day was to practice … Continue reading