Samuel Beckett
April 11, 2025
Samuel Beckett was a French writer who never learned what a paragraph is.
James Joyce
April 11, 2025
James Joyce was an Irish writer who left Ireland as soon as he could and, after writing a series of increasingly unfathomable books, died in Zurich in 1941. The Irish Government refused to allow the repatriation of his remains back into Ireland and proudly commemorates him today on the Irish £10 note.
John Lennon
April 11, 2025
John Lennon was a peace campaigner and the cheekiest member of the popular Beatles boy band. His songs include All You Need Is Love, Imagine, Happy Xmas (War Is Over) and Woman. He was rewarded with an MBE by Her Majesty The Queen in 1965 and The John Lennon Airport is named after him.
Lou Reed
April 11, 2025
Lou Reed was a songwriter who wrote about heroin in songs about heroin such as I’ll Be Your Mirror, Sunday Morning, Pale Blue Eyes, Satellite Of Love, New Age, Perfect Day, Coney Island Baby, Growing Up In Public, Teach The Gifted Children and, of course, The Day John Kennedy Died.
Marbles
April 9, 2025
Marbles are made of glass or clay and thrown at each other. They are often lost and thereafter rarely found.