Since 2011 David Evans, AKA Grey Fox, has been building up a sizeable online following with his blog, covering the somewhat overlooked world of style for the over 40's gentleman. Regularly appearing in the UK press and flying the flag for british made products, we caught up with him to find out more about ... Read More...
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Christmas is coming, so carve yourself a dainty slice of Turducken (but go easy on the Ortolan Bunting), this week's weird Wikipedia article unearthed by the Wikiworm... Turducken is a dish consisting of a deboned chicken stuffed into a deboned duck, which is in turn stuffed into a deboned turkey. The word. turducken is a portmanteau of turkey, duck, and chicken. The ... Read More...
Who had the most double-barrelled surname ever? The Wikiworm consults Wikipedia to find out... Leone Sextus Denys Oswolf Fraudatifilius Tollemache-Tollemache de Orellana Plantagenet Tollemache-Tollemache (10 June 1884 – 20 February 1917) was a captain in the British Army who died during the First World War. He has been stated to have had the longest English surname on ... Read More...
Worm sets off into the wilderness to review 'Cabins', a stunning new photographic book published by TASCHEN… I'm slightly embarrassed to say this in public, but I must confess to being something of a Grand Designs addict. My little addiction enables me to re-watch every episode again and again, despite being repulsed by ... Read More...
What if Africa had sent the first humans into space? To Infinity and beyond, as we head out into the weirder parts of the Wikipedia universe with the Wikiworm... Edward Festus Makuka Nkoloso was a resident of Zambia who joined the British forces in World War II, and served as a sergeant in the signal corps. ... Read More...
What kind of lunatic wears socks with sandals? The Wikiworm consults Wikipedia to see what it has to say on this important topic... Wearing socks with sandals is a controversial fashion combination and cultural phenomenon that is discussed in various countries and cultures. It is sometimes considered a fashion faux pas. The earliest evidence of wearing socks in sandals ... Read More...
A chain smoking sport star from a simpler time is the star of today's Wikiworm article, trawled from the deeper recesses of Wikipedia. Maxwell "Max" Woosnam (1892 – 1965) was an English sportsman who is sometimes referred to as the 'Greatest British sportsman' in recognition of his achievements. Amongst his achievements were winning an ... Read More...
Heston Blumenthal? He's old hat. These chaps were into molecular gastronomy over 80 years ago. Another bizarre article from Wikipedia unearthed by the Wikiworm. Futurist meals comprised a cuisine and style of dining advocated by some members of the Futurist movement, particularly in Italy. These meals were first proposed in Filippo Tommaso Marinetti and Fillia's Manifesto of Futurist ... Read More...
Andy Miller had a busy job in publishing, a growing family and no time at all for reading. Or so he kept telling himself. But, no matter how busy or tired he was, something kept niggling at him. Books. Books he’d always wanted to read. Books he’d lied about having read. Books that ... Read More...
Who said men can't multi-task? Another weird Wikipedia article, trawled from the depths of the web's favourite knowledge repository by the Wikiworm. Male lactation in zoology means production of milk from mammary glands in the presence of physiological stimuli connected with nursing infants. The term male lactation is not used in human medicine. Newborn babies of both sexes can occasionally ... Read More...
