Beauty Amid Destruction: Titanic’s Celtic Window
When the RMS Titanic slipped beneath the waves 106 years ago today, she was the largest and most luxurious ocean liner in the world, and after all this time underwater, examples of her beauty…
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Coming of Age: Growing Up with Harry Potter
It has been twenty years since the first Harry Potter book was published, and though I only got into it three years later, the extraordinary Harry Potter books and films have been a significant…
The Road to Always: A Harry Potter Fan Meets an Anti-Harry Potter Fan-Fiction Writer
Ever since 2000, I have been a fan of the Harry Potter book and film series, which have become much appreciated throughout the world for their literary and cinematic value. Like many people of…
A Kingdom Unites: How England and Scotland Became Great Britain
Great Britain was born on the first of May, 310 years ago. Of course, the ancient kingdoms of England and Scotland had been in existence on the island of Great Britain for nearly a…
30 Years Outatime: A Review of “Back to the Future”
Few films attain an iconic status that allows them to stand the test of time and remain relevant to each successive generation so that it becomes a cultural institution that transcends time and has a…
Thomas Andrews: Master Shipbuilder and Hero
Over a century after she slid beneath the waves, the Titanic continues to fascinate the world. The story of the legendary British ocean liner and its tragic maiden voyage ending on that cold April…
St. Patrick's Day: A Holiday That Knows No Borders
Today is St. Patrick's Day, and it is a day of celebration throughout the island of Ireland (both in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland). Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland -…
Reaching for the Sky: The Story of the Tuskegee Airmen and the Pilots of the Caribbean
As an American with a profound interest in the United Kingdom, among the things which fascinates me is the interplay of society and culture between our two countries. Going further as a black person, I…
Queen Elizabeth II: The Longest Reign and Still Going Strong
“I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, be devoted to your service and to the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong.” These…
An Ocean of Memories: An Overview of Titanic in Film
The RMS Titanic has been portrayed on film several times and in different ways over the course of the last 100 years. Here’s a summary and review of the more significant ones that have…