2010

The Christmas Card: The Festive Greeting Of Choice

The very first Christmas Card was created by designer John Calcott Horsley. Horsley was a well-known, popular British painter, and he was also a member of the Royal Academy. He designed the card at the behest of Sir Henry Cole who wanted to mark the occasion by sending his friends a special card wishing them a

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‘Pistol’ Pete Maravich Quotes: The Game Of Life And Basketball

Interesting People

‘They don’t pay you a million dollars for two-hand chest passes.’

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Cracking Christmas Movies:The Top Five Festive Films

Christmas

One of the most memorable aspects of Christmas is festive films. There is nothing like being cosily wrapped up next to a warm fire watching your favourite Christmas movie. Here is Yellow Magpie’s list of the best festive films.

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80′s Children’s TV Nostalgia: Here Is Our Top Selection

Entertainment

The 80′s was a good period for children’s television. Some series were bold and adventurous while others were generic and fun.

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The Top Five Christmas Stories: Classic Tales Of Our Childhoods

Christmas

Christmas will be forever associated with childhood and that sense of excitement and anticipation. One of the favourite activities associated with childhood and Christmas is reading. As with most aspects of life one can never deviate too far from the classics. Here is Yellow Magpie’s top five Classic Christmas tales. See what you think and

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Daphne du Maurier Quotes: A Complex Writer And Woman

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‘Happiness is not a pocession to be prized. It is a quality of thought, a state of mind.’ ‘Why this man should love that woman, what queer chemical mix-up in our blood draws us to one another, who can tell?’ ‘I suppose sooner or later in the life of everyone comes a moment of trial.

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