Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:31:47 +0200WeeblySun, 11 Sep 2016 18:26:35 GMThttps://www.mrcolliard.com/blog/famous-wwii-kisser-diesThe story behind this famous photo is interesting. I wonder if the quartermaster would be arrested if this happened today...
]]>Fri, 29 Apr 2016 13:56:42 GMThttps://www.mrcolliard.com/blog/reducing-the-racial-wealth-gapProfessor Robert Reich explains how we can make capitalism more equal and sustainable.]]>Sun, 10 Apr 2016 20:08:14 GMThttps://www.mrcolliard.com/blog/inside-the-mind-of-a-master-procrastinatorFirst, this is most amusing, but the life calendar bit at the end makes a pretty powerful point. Maybe keeping the ultimate deadline in mind will help me get to the pool twice each week...

]]>Wed, 30 Mar 2016 20:12:18 GMThttps://www.mrcolliard.com/blog/the-secret-world-of-lewis-carrollThe BBC recently produced this excellent documentary about the author of Alice in Wonderland, to commemorate the 150th year of the book's first publication. The documentary is no longer viewable on BBC iPlayer, but it can be watched on Youtube.]]>Mon, 22 Feb 2016 20:10:00 GMThttps://www.mrcolliard.com/blog/the-geneva-conventions-under-discussionA form is being established whereby the 196 signatory nations to the Geneva Conventions (1949) can discuss their meaning in the context of modern war. This article summarises the Conventions and the threats they face.]]>Sun, 06 Sep 2015 20:49:06 GMThttps://www.mrcolliard.com/blog/100-years-after-zimmerwaldSee this excellent article on (the fantastic travel site) "hidden europe" for an overview of the Zimmerwald Conference in Switzerland, where the Soviet Union was born.]]>Mon, 15 Jun 2015 16:59:09 GMThttps://www.mrcolliard.com/blog/1-for-z35000000000000000-zimbabwe-hyperinflation-updateA somewhat mesmerising mini article from the Guardian; that's a whole lot of dollars! 1923, anyone?]]>Thu, 28 May 2015 21:53:27 GMThttps://www.mrcolliard.com/blog/the-curse-of-franz-ferdinands-carThe Smithsonian Magazine recently (2013) published a most interesting article on this subject...]]>Wed, 20 May 2015 20:50:02 GMThttps://www.mrcolliard.com/blog/further-comments-on-the-end-of-historyFrancis Fukuyama comments on his seminal thesis fifteen years after its publication. This is an old article (published in 2007) but the observations and predictions are still interesting.]]>Sun, 20 Jul 2014 17:29:51 GMThttps://www.mrcolliard.com/blog/why-humans-get-boredHere's why boredom happens -- and why it's a good thing!]]>