War and amusements – Leeds's Singing Organ-Grinder

French and Russian cavalry rode backwards in retreat?!

This claim helped defeat Valentine Shortis’ insanity plea at his murder trial in 1895-6, but was it true?

En avant marche: General Hulin's horse flees his troops as the allies approach, 1814/03/30. Source: <a href='http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/search_object_details.aspx?objectid=1336768&partid=1&searchText=horse+backwards&fromADBC=ad&toADBC=ad&titleSubject=on&physicalAttribute=on&numpages=10&images=on&orig=%2fresearch%2fsearch_the_collection_database.aspx&currentPage=1'>British Museum</a>.

The doggone girl is mine

Village Virgin wars.

Get your authentic copy of Muammar al-Gaddafi’s Green Book before they’re all burnt!

For sale, 50 hard-cover copies liberated from the Libyan People’s Bureau in London during the legendary 1986 squat party.

Source of <a href='http://media.photobucket.com/image/gtmtdi%20squat%20libyan%20embassy%20%28penguin%20collection%29/killyourpetpuppy/Various%20related/God%20Told%20Me%20To%20Do%20It/img301.jpg?o=1'>clipping</a> unknown, uploaded by <a href='http://s208.photobucket.com/home/killyourpetpuppy'>killyourpetpuppy</a>, who has some marvellous photos

What musical or theatrical numbers would you like to see performed on a barrel organ?

Any suggestions deeply appreciated. Here’s the form, the results of which I won’t publish live in order to discourage Looby from submitting the complete works of Nam June Paik. Perusable results there will, however, be, soonish, and there’ll be more news here shortly. This is the original–from an old band of mine–of one arrangment I…

Mi primera canción en español

Hecha la mañana de Reyes para un cierto Dr Pol, que disfruta de la vida (sin caer en excesos).

Spain and the correct relationship between man and dog

Away with those canine metaphors! More Cela in translation!

Tivoli, Rotherham

Because of the fame of the gardens of the Villa d’Este [at Tivoli] (and of their namesake in Paris), the name has also been applied to other entities: … A stand at the Millmoor stadium in Rotherham.

Photo CC <a href='http://www.flickr.com/photos/ingythewingy/2040645465/'>Ingy The Wingy</a>

Alien meets Eroski girl, best 21st century Spanish short film?

Unlike most subsidised official festival crap, it’s fast, funny and real. Well, kind of.

Les pervertis de Santander

Archaic French erotic pulp, plugging Cantabria’s gaping literary hole?

Samosa rapper

The ambulant nocturnal trade is generally in pastries unwrapped. However…