Daniel Lavery - The Stopgap

"Happy, but for suspicion amounting almost to certainty of a rapid appearance of age in my face": The Diary of Elizabeth Inchbald

Mar 28, 2024 History

"1806.... After the death of Dr. Gisborne, too, often very unhappy, yet mostly cheerful, and on my return to London nearly happy."

Binomial Names for Humanity, Ranked

Feb 28, 2024

Something I find really charming is that fairly frequently, people will try to replace the taxonomic name for human beings in honor of whatever subject they're currently researching.

Lines From Marc Cohn's 1992 Hit "Walking In Memphis" That Are Equally Legible To Contemporary Listeners and Ancient Egyptians Living In The Original Memphis

Feb 26, 2024 History

Nile Delta Blues, but yes, same concept.

Hairdressers, Ranked

Feb 22, 2024 Ranked

Monsieur Champagne is the one to beat.

The Best Lines From The Church Times

Feb 21, 2024 Church history

Some of the best and most characteristic lines from the Anglican newspaper "Church Times."

Practically Every Scene With A Character Who Has Alzheimer's On TV For Some Reason

Feb 14, 2024 Television

"Thanks for disagreeing with me. That helps me remember."

Alchemical Substances, Ranked

Feb 12, 2024 Ranked

Powder of sympathy beats out butter of antimony any day.

Hapax Legomena, Ranked

Feb 6, 2024 Ranked

Gopher wood beats out sassigassity but is outshone by slæpwerigne.

All I Want To Be Is A Beloved Underdog

Feb 5, 2024 Accolades

Who eternally overcomes the never-ending obstacles placed before him, but with genuine dramatic tension accompanying each new struggle, rather than a sense of repetition or foregone conclusion --

The Enemies of Dinotopia

Jan 31, 2024 History

I believe the dinosaurs of Dinotopia are embarrassed by Godzilla. They object to both parts of his unofficial title "King of the Monsters." They consider him vulgar.