Childhood friends and now drinking buddies, Bob and Phil have set out with a new goal of drinking as many beers as they...
Scottish Sites
Scottish Sites: High Seas Hobbit
SITE OF THE DAY | This is how grown-ups run away. If you ever want to flee from it all and crawl into hole,...
Scottish Sites: Everything Looks Rosie
Meet Rosie. Grace Coddington, the enigmati creative director of Vogue magazine, is her fashion idol and Manolo Blahnik shoes are her weakness. She loves...
Scottish Sites: Abandoned Scotland
Abandoned buildings can attract all sorts of trouble -- from arson, graffiti, and drug dealing to under-age parties and even theft of valuable materials,...
Scottish Sites: Scottish Brick History
The Roman occupation of Scotland in first century AD brought brick-making skills to the Scots. Before the industrial revolution all bricks in Scotland were...
Scottish Sites: Motorcycle Scotland
If you've ever dreamed of touring Scotland on a motorcycle, Motorcycle Scotland is the absolute go-to source for planning your trips as well as...
Scottish Sites: Caledonian Maps
Tucked away in the Highlands, just off the A96 and a few miles in from the Moray Firth, you'll find Caledonian Maps -- a...
News
Archaeologists & Museums Denounce Destruction of Standing Rock Sioux Burial Grounds
The Natural History Museum initiated this sign-on letter concerning the destruction of Native American burial grounds and sacred sites by the Dakota Access Pipeline company. If you...
Society for American Archaeology Warns U.S. Army Corps of Engineers of Unresolved Questions with...
September 13, 2016
Lieutenant General Todd Semonite
Commanding General and Chief of Engineers
Headquarters
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
441 G Street NW
Washington, DC 20314-1000
Dear General Semonite:
On behalf of the Society for...
An Open Letter to President Obama from Natives In America
Written by: nativesinamerica
Dear President Barack Obama,
For the first time in 239 years of United States history, a President and First Lady visited a tribal reservation together. This...
Can You List the 15 Major Environmental Problems?
by Rinkesh Kukreja
Our environment is constantly changing, there is no denying that.
Global warming has become an undisputed fact; our planet is warming up and we are definitely...
SCOTTISH MANNED SPACE LAUNCH A STEP CLOSER AFTER STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
US manned space launch vehicle designer XCOR Aerospace has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with spaceplane design and operating company Orbital Access Limited and Glasgow...
I Shall Not Follow You in Supporting a Corporate Fascist Lesser Evil
AN OPEN LETTER FROM A SANDERS SUPPORTER
Dear Bernie & Crew,
I offer my apologies that I can not and shall not follow you in supporting the corporate fascist...
Theresa May: As Seen by Swiss Papers
By Urs Geiser | Swiss Info
Switzerland’s newspaper portraits of Britain’s new prime minister designate, Theresa May, are awash with nicknames. Most reports don’t dare speculate on the...
U.S. Intelligence Veterans Tell Obama the NSA and FBI Have Enough Evidence on Hillary...
MEMORANDUM FOR: The President
Robert Gates, CIA Director under President Bush-41 and Defense Secretary under President Bush-43, publicly commented that Secretary Hillary Clinton’s “whole email thing … is...
How Brexit Happens: A Base Case by JPMorgan
by Malcolm Barr | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A, London Branch
There are myriad uncertainties in how the UK’s relationship with the EU will evolve in the wake of...
Scotland Did Not Let You Down; Do Not Let Scotland Down
Standing ovation in the European Parliament for Scotland's place in the European Union
by ANIA LEWANDOWSKA | PHOTO: Polish Express
SNP MEP Alyn Smith has today addressed the European Parliament making clear Scotland’s desire...
Lord Hill Resigns – Full Statement
Jonathan Hopkin Hill, Baron Hill of Oareford CBE PC is a British Conservative politician who served as a European Commissioner. Hill was Leader of the House of Lords and...
FEATURING: Press On Randy | 7Horse | Belgian Fog | Aux House | Tep No | Monogem | Micar | Okenyo | Noonie Bao | Pop Cult | The Kills | Postaal | Foreign Air |...
Uachtarán na hÉireann Speaks in the Scottish Parliament
The President of Ireland / Uachtarán na hÉireann, Michael D. Higgins, visited the Scottish Parliament for the first time. During his visit he addressed a meeting of...
Adam Leipzig on How to Know Your Life Purpose in Five Minutes
Adam Leipzig is one of those rare leaders who has the ability to truly deliver. As a game-changing visionary and leader, Adam has been a producer, distributor...
Mhairi Black on Neglected Pensioners
Mhairi delivered a powerful speech in the House of Commons on Wednesday 24 February 2016
"I have yet to hear of a general or a defence minister say...
Lindsey German on Nuclear Disarmament
This year Parliament will decide on whether or not to replace Trident, the UK's nuclear weapons system.
Polls show that a majority of the public oppose Trident replacement....
How to Be Successful in Life by Jack Ma
Ma Yun (马云), also known as Jack Ma, is a Chinese entrepreneur and the founder of the Alibaba Group, one of Asia's largest online trading websites. He...
Scottish Culture & History
A Brief History of the Scottish Ballad Bessie Bell and Mary Gray
The Scottish ballad of Bessie Bell and Mary Gray tells the story of two young...
Pringle of Scotland
In 2009, Pringle of Scotland commissioned artist David Shrigley to create a humorous short animated...
The History of Alexanders of Scotland
Courtesy of Alexanders of Scotland
Alexanders (Kirkburn Mills) Ltd was first establish many decades ago by...
Historic Edinburgh & The Royal Mile – 1943
From the British Council Film Department Catalogue
Three overseas servicemen take a tour of the Royal...
The History of Caledonian MacBrayne
Courtesy Caledonian MacBrayne
CalMac Ferries Ltd (CFL) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of David MacBrayne Ltd, which...
Scottish Poor Houses Were Considered Superior by Political Economists of the Time
The Scottish poorhouse, occasionally referred to as a workhouse, provided accommodation for the destitute and...
The Scottish Roots of Sixth Largest Trade Book Publisher in the United States
by Michael Hyatt, The Thomas Neilson Way
Our company has a long and fascinating history. The...
Documents Show Scots Petitioned Against Slavery in Early America
The petition and the report of the minister are in the Hargrett Rare Book Collection....
Highland Cottages: The Taigh Dubh or Black House
by Douglas MacKenzie | The Clearances
Thatched houses were common throughout the Highlands at the time...
Public Domain Films, Documentaries & Movies
12 VIDEOS TO WATCH NOW: Oliver Stone’s Untold History of the U.S.
Oliver Stone and American University historian Peter J. Kuznick, began working on this project in 2008. Stone, Kuznick and British screenwriter Matt Graham co-wrote the script. The documentary miniseries for Showtime had a working title Oliver Stone's Secret History of America. It covers "the...
Voices from the Gasfields
ABOUT: Documenting the accounts of families living with the hydrocarbon industry as a neighbour, this hour long documentary is shocking as it reveals the day to day pollution people live with -- pollution of water, air -- some of the the basic human requirements needed...
