Scottish Borders photo of the day: over the hedge
Traquair House, the oldest inhabited building in Scotland…
maryann buzz
The Gatekeepers documentary review: secret police speak out
The Oscar-nominated documentary in which the six living former heads of Israel’s ultrasecretive domestic security agency talk about their antiterrorism work…
Scottish Borders photo of the day: Walter Scott slept here
Well, I don’t know for sure if he slept here. But I bet he napped here once in a while.
Scottish Borders photo of the day: Smailholm Tower
It sounds like something out of Tolkien, and it looks like the last lonely outpost on Mars.
Scottish Borders photo of the day: mysterious statue
I was totally captivated by this work of art — of a woman, nearly life-size, enshrouded — in the village of St. Boswell’s…
completely fried my brain today…
…on a screening of The Place Beyond the Pines and subsequent writing of a review…
Scottish Borders photo of the day: poor deluded Felix
A Roman soldier who doesn’t realize he’s the invader…
the Teachers’ Guide to Doctor Who: “The Rings of Akhaten”
Only £1 — cheap! Please spread the word to teachers, librarians, and everyone else who needs to keep kids amused and educated.
fun stuff from FlickFilosopher stats week of Mar 30-Apr 5 2013
Actual unretouched phrases that people plugged into search engines this week that led them to this site (with some commentary from me)…
Scottish Borders photo of the day: teacher told us the Romans built this place
Then their empire crumbled till all that was left were the stones the workmen found.
