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✍️ 'Just how capable Nato allies might be of taking any action – decisive or otherwise – is best measured by the share of their respective economies they are willing to invest in defence' David Blair looks at the star performers and those that must do better in Nato's class of 2025 👇 telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/03/2…

Back in My day, rich people would drive around in limos and borrow mustard from each other

They don't make names like this anymore

🔴 Britain has been forced to borrow a warship from Germany to fulfil its Nato obligations after Sir Keir Starmer sent HMS Dragon to the eastern Mediterranean 🔗: telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/03/2…

@SandyofCthulhu British food was great up until the 1930s and not that badly affected by the first World War. It was the second World War that consigned it to be entirely forgotten. I recommend Arabella Boxer's Book of English Food amazon.com/Arabella-Boxer…

City installs 'Hello, Gorgeous!' sign on Brooklyn Bridge - but few get the reference trib.al/aIbr03f

Just thought I'd cheer up my British readers with an assessment of the economic outlook for @thetimes. Headline should read "History shows most *energy* shocks lead to recession," as it was true in the age of coal, too. thetimes.com/comment/column…

Ah, the dangers of Buglery…

This is the 1994 briefing for PM John Major telling him that the Cabinet Office agreed that the UK would end all planning for Civil Defence given the end of the Cold War. Plans would be reactivated when needed - but "two years was suggested as a reasonable regeneration time".

"Trust me, I'm an architect" - five words that should make anyone with good taste and common sense sprint in the opposite direction. This entire thread shows why. Some doozies:

This altarpiece marks the Italian artist coming into his own at the end of the Renaissance, its vision of Christ after his crucifixion rendered in an expressive, enigmatic style. on.wsj.com/4c98MXD

Although Len Deighton is best known for his spy novels, he also had an outsize influence in the kitchen. Illustrated recipes that he published in London newspapers and collected into a pair of cookbooks are credited with helping British men get cooking. on.wsj.com/4sAirwa

@suzania @AmishCatholic Yes I’ve seen this, it’s a wonderfully hauntological reminder of a British-led space race that never happened

You need to know that in the year of our Lord 2026 these are still used to train pilots to calculate fuel consumption, wind drift, and ground speed.

This is another level of wholesomeness

American Airlines passengers shocked to learn their 'flights' were actually bus routes: 'There's no plane' trib.al/Vf75VeJ

An entity tied to billionaire Barry Diller has paid $11 million for a penthouse at the Carlyle Hotel. John F. Kennedy stayed in the co-op unit so often that it became known as the “New York White House.” 🔗 on.wsj.com/4lVLWGt

When Evelyn Waugh was asked by Nancy Mitford how he managed his fan mail, he replied…

Ontario man sentenced to 20 years after pleading guilty to terrorism charges theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

The "Constanța Casino" in #Constanța 🇷🇴 is an iconic Art Nouveau landmark on the Black Sea promenade. Designed by Swiss-Romanian architect Daniel Renard (with later input from Petre Antonescu), its current structure was built 1903-1910 and inaugurated on August 1910 in the presence of the Romanian royal family. Originally planned with Romanian traditional influences, the design shifted to lavish Art Nouveau, featuring elegant curves, sea-inspired motifs, ornate interiors, terraces overlooking the harbor, and a Belle Époque style.