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From pop culture references to becoming pop culture itself...

I watched Pulp Fiction with my youngest son over the weekend (he's already up to this kind of movie!) and I reflected on its age, but also just how much it has resonated in pop culture...

Stephen Turner

Japanese legends and Valentine's history

Lots of things out there this week, have you had a wander through Wikipedia yet?

Stephen Turner

Batman's "wise" home and a great day in jazz

Weekly Wikipedia gems is what you need? Found some good ones this week!

Stephen Turner

The beautiful Maasai Mara

A large conservation park mostly in Kenya, you can find all kinds of life preserved for all the world in an ecosystem that thrives.

Stephen Turner

Forts for enemies, imagined and real

All around the coast of Australia, from the late 19th into the mid 20th century, we built forts for defence against enemies real and unreal...

Stephen Turner

The amazing things in the universe, maybe

Some of the concepts that have fuelled science fiction for decades are amazing especially when they might be true.

Stephen Turner

Too late for the war

The Japanese Navy built a striking and futuristic fighter jet that they never got to use. It stands out in history, and in fighting fictional monsters...

Stephen Turner

Glad to be here, now

Port Stephens is a beautiful part of the world, close to home in Australia, and I'm happy to be here.

Stephen Turner

A real legendary Basterd

There's a lot of heroes we know from war movies, but this one was a real-life hero. Who did inspire a movie too...

Stephen Turner

Home video games had to start somewhere

Even a field as massive as video game consoles had to start somewhere. This humble machine was its beginnings.

Stephen Turner

Stories will always matter in history

A crucial story in the founding of Japan is the story of its first emperor. Even if there's probably no evidence that emperor existed.

Stephen Turner

Not the first grid but the most famous

A single plan by a group of far-sighted officials defined the layout of one of the most important cities in the world.

Stephen Turner