Author Archives: Stan Flouride

This might be fake. I’m withholding judgement but what do you think?

The Freedmen’s Bureau Project — a new initiative spearheaded by the Smithsonian, the National Archives, the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints — will make available online 1.5 million historical documents, finally allowing descendants of former African-American slaves to … Continue reading →

I know Dara O’Briain from QI and envy him this opportunity to meet his (and my) hero. Those who receive my business card (a post card with the illustration of one of my paintings shown below) know how much of … Continue reading →

If you’re uncomfortable looking straight down 3,000 feet (900 m) or watching someone else hanging from that height by their fingertips, you may want to skip the video clip below or this view. Yesterday, Google’s official blog declared, “Today we’re launching our … Continue reading →

Is the toll plaza of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge which is famous for its failure on 7 November 1940:

I spotted this chair on the street while giving a walking tour and after I finished went back and got it. It was painted in purple with a sloppy gold wash and the back was broken into three pieces. I used … Continue reading →

Patriotism, n.- Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name.  In Dr. Johnson’s famous dictionary patriotism is defined as the last resort of a scoundrel. With all due respect to an enlightened but inferior … Continue reading →

If you’re in the market for Napoleon’s hat or one of his bottles of wine, this is the Christie’s auction for you. Or maybe you have one or two million £’s laying about that’s burning a hole in your purse … Continue reading →