Western Paradigm

Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

westernparadigm — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:13:28 +0000

From the bbc.co.uk website:
The Industrial Revolution changed the world in countless ways – and produced many technical wonders in the process. Seven of the most notable are described here, each one proving that human creativity is as much alive in the modern world as it was in ancient times.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/victorians/seven_wonders_01.shtml

Filed under: American, Design, Engineering, Europe, Great Britain, History, Interesting, Technology, Western Civilization, Western Paradigm

Sagas of Icelanders

westernparadigm — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 22:08:12 +0000

Sagas of Icelanders: one of the great riddles of literary history

Filed under: History, Tradition, Vikings, Western Civilization Tagged: Iceland, Norse, Sagas

John Cleese: London is no longer English city

westernparadigm — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 22:13:45 +0000

From thesun.co.uk article:
Cleese: “I had a Californian friend come over two months ago, walk down the King’s Road and say to me, ‘Well, where are all the English people?’

The Monty Python star’s remarks prompted criticism from Mayor Boris Johnson, who said London’s diversity should be “celebrated”.

Read the article here.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3791303/John-Cleese-London-is-no-longer-English-city.html

Filed under: Culture, Europe Tagged: Diversity, English, London