TUNGUSKA

Today in History -
The Tunguska Event occurred in 1908.
It is still unknown what caused it, Speculation that is an asteroid has not been verified.verieied

OSCAR

THE TRUMAN SHOW

We watched this amazing and wonderful movie on Netflix earlier. I've not seen it since it's first release at the cinema way back in 1998. I love this film so very much. The acting and story is incredible. The best film Jim Carrey has ever acted in.
10/10 rating.

GIANT SKULL

A massive 146,000 year old human skull, giant size you may say, found in 1933 by Chinese labourers building a bridge over the Songhua River in Harbin, in China’s northernmost province, Heilongjiang, during the Japanese occupation. It was hidden away at the time and only retrieved in 2018 when the person who put it there revealed its whereabouts to his grandson just before his death. The skull - which is 23cm long and more than 15cm wide - is much larger than that of modern humans and incredibly has a brain capacity in the range of 1,420ml, which is comparable with the size of a modern human brain. It has a thick brow ridge with a face that has large square eye sockets. A new study shows the skull belonged to a male, approximately 50 years old, who it is said "would have been an impressive physical specimen. His wide, bulbous nose allowed him to breathe huge volumes of air, indicating a high-energy lifestyle, while sheer size would have helped him withstand the brutally cold winters in the region." "Homo longi is heavily built, very robust,” said Prof Xijun Ni, a paleoanthropologist at Hebei. “It is hard to estimate the height, but the massive head should match a height higher than the average of modern humans.” Wheel back one .... "It is hard to estimate the height, but the massive head should match a height higher than the average of modern humans.” So we are saying that this individual was of extreme size. Everything - the times frame, location and description of the individual -supports the suspicion that this is a Denisovan skull, who all the indications are were of extreme size and inhabited central, eastern and southern Asia from around 400,000 years ago through to around 50,000 down to 45,000 years ago. In particular we know that the Denisovans were at places like the Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains of Siberia as well as the Tibetan Plateau in an area of northwestern China. As the article today in The Guardian newspaper states: "one possibility is that the Harbin skull is Denisovan, a mysterious group of extinct humans known largely from DNA and bone fragments recovered from Siberia. “Certainly this specimen could be Denisovan but we have to be cautious. What we need is much more complete skeletal material of the Denisovans alongside DNA,” said Chris Stringer of the Natural History Museum London. Despite the obvious possibility that the skull is the first ever Denisovan skull, the Chinese team heading the study to investigate it have concluded it belongs to an entirely human species and have called it Homo longi, meaning "Dragon man." they compared it against 95 other known skulls of archaic humans and concluded it was a branch off from the Neanderthals. This idea that it is a new species has not impressed western paleo-anthropologists like Chris Stringer or Prof John Hawks, a paleoanthropologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who thinks it possible the skull could well be that of a Denisovan. I obviously want to think more on this incredible discovery, and might even do a video on it. The fact that it was found in the same part of the world as Lake Baikal and Mongolia where archaeologists believe our own ancestors first came into contact with Denisovans even further hints at the link between this massive skull and Denisovans. What is more the skull still contains one huge molar that I suspect could well match the giant teeth of Denisovans found in the Denisova Cave in the Xiahe jawbone found in 1980 on the Tibetan Plateau also now identified as Denisovan. There is also surely links between this skull and the giant Penghu jawbone found off the coast of Taiwan, which also has teeth similar to those of Siberian Denisovans. This too is thought to be Denisovan.

THE GAPS

There’s an alley in Glasgow and a small gap between two hedges in Wiltshire and a dip near a hill top in Armagh and the third cubicle along in a rarely-visited public toilets in Rhyl where if you pay attention, you may see the air itself move, as if it were water. It’s easy to dismiss it as a trick of the light, or tired eyes, but if you pay attention, real attention, you may see the faint tracing of light, a sparkle almost beyond our seeing, a shimmer of static. It will only be there at certain times and it will only be there for moments, but it will be there, because these are places where the fabric of the world sometimes stretches thin and in those places magic is possible. You might be able to step through, from where you are to somewhere else, or you may be able to reach out and move your hands through the glistening air and make things happen that you could not anywhere else, if you know the right signs to make. Or you might look closely into this space, use your fingers to gently part it like a curtain, and be shown wonders in this world or another. be quick though, it will not last for long. These places exist in many parts of the country, and indeed, many parts of the world, but so few know how to find them, or if they have found them, to notice the magic in the air. When you are out, be aware. Be open. You may yet find your own.

EARLY DESIGN FOR THE PREDATOR (1987)

KOLA SUPERDEEP BOREHOLE

THE POINT

MK STEAM TRAIN

FOREST LORE

BLACK SUMMER SEASON 2

Well I've finished watching season 2 of Black Summer, I expected a lot more from this prequel to the zombie series Z-Nation.
This series is utterly shite, no likeable characters at all and the storyline was rubbish. I doubt I will watched S3 if it get's reneed.
I will rate this show a score of 2/10.

MEDICAL POLICE

We have finished watching this very silly and daft comedy series on Netflix. It is a spin-off from another comedy series called "Children's Hospital" which we have not seen yet.
They are Doctors, They are Cops, They are Doctor Cops! or Cop Doctors!
I will rate this series a 10/10.

MERRY MIDSUMMER SOLSTICE

BRADWELL WINDMILL IN MILTON KEYNES BUILT IN 1805

3 YEARS AGO

WORKING OUT

As I have been lifting weights and using resistance bands nearly everyday now to get my strength back, the definition of my shoulder and back muscles are getting better now. I still have a long way to go but I'm getting there.

FISHERMEAD FLASHBACK

The Year - 1976.
The Place - Fishermead Estate in Milton Keynes.
Brand new and very clean and shiny.
(Now it's a bit of a dump) :(

PEG POWLER

Peg Powler is a river hag in Yorkshire who is said to have an insatiable desire for human life. She lures children down to the banks where she drags them down to the depths and devours them.

Masters of the Universe: Revelation | Official Teaser | Netflix

SWEET TOOTH

OMG! This was just a wonderful fantasy series based on the comic book of the same name.
We finished watching the series this afternoon and we hope they will make a second series as it's awesome.
I shall rate this series a score of 10/10.

CREEPED OUT

Last night I finished watching this wonderful BAFTA winning children's British-Canadian anthology horror television series.
Very cool stories and very enjoyable.
I rate this series a score of 8/10.

THE ORDER

Last night I finished watching this really awesome fantasy series on Netflix.
A group of Werewolf Knights defend Humanity from a secret order of occultists.
Full of action, humour, and pop culture references, this is worth watching again.
I rate the whole series a score of 10/10.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN 1977

CHIEF MILES O'BRIEN

PORTALS

RIP FOOD HALL

End of an Era for the Central Milton Keynes Food Hall.
RIP to a wonderful landmark.

NECROMANCER DICE

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ANYMORE!

So yesterday, Candy had been drinking again and started crying and saying that she is weak and that she loves me and what an idiot I was for pushing her away when we should have talked. I made her throw away the rest of the bottle of Gin down the kitchen sink. And I thought all our problems were over, but oh boy was I wrong. She disappeared into the bathroom to sing and listen to music while I watched TV, and then I heard a lot of banging about and crying from her. I wheeled myself over and she tells me that "David's" dad is very ill and could be dying. So she's upset and crying her eyes out and theres nothing I could do. Later on, she goes for a walk outside and she still appears and acts drunk. when she got home, she goes to lay down in bed and starts to cry again, I try to comfort her but she again decides to go out for a walk. when she gets back, she is very closed off and lays down again until she gets a phone call from her Australian friend and they laugh and giggle and chat for over an hour. She then goes back to bed and starts crying again. the time is then 04:30 and the both of us had been up since 9am, I conked out and went to sleep, listening to her cry. This morning, she was very delicate and not very chatty with me. I do believe that there was more then one bottle of gin and she has lied to me. I don't know what to do anymore.

INTO THE NIGHT

Last night I finished binge watching this really awesome Belgian apocalyptic sci-fi drama thriller on Netflix.
It is dubbed with subtitles and only 6 episodes long but it is a very good story and Season 2 will be out later this year.
I will give a score of 10/10 for this series.

THE PACKAGE

This afternoon, we watched this gross out black comedy on Netflix.
A very funny and quite sweet film with a warning -
Don't play with knives when you are having a pee! lol
I will give a rating of 8/10 for this movie.