Barry Humphries' personal items, including Dame Edna props, head to auction
From Dame Edna Everage's outlandish dresses and snazzy spectacles to paintings and books, items from the personal collection ...
The Hindu15d
The Science Quiz | 209 years ago, Humphry Davy first tested a peculiar lamp…
1. The Davy lamp was a type of _____ ____ that Humphry Davy designed for use in coal mines. The design prevented the coal dust that hung in the air from catching fire from the lamp’s flame.
civilserviceworld.com15d
Civil service commissioner expresses frustration at Sir Humphrey stereotype
First civil service commissioner Gisela Stuart has expressed frustration at the pervasive use of the “Sir Humphrey image” to represent civil servants. Baroness Stuart, speaking to MPs on the Public ...
All That's Interesting on MSN16d
Egyptian Blue: The Prized Dye Used In Egyptian Mummy Portraits, Roman Frescoes, And Renaissance Masterpieces
Archaeologists excavating the remains of Rome's "Golden House," the opulent palace that Emperor Nero built for himself right across the street from the Colosseum, recently uncovered a rare chunk of ...
The Washington Post18d
Derek Humphry, champion of assisted-suicide movement, dies at 94
His wife picked the time to die. “You better go and get it,” Derek Humphry said he was told shortly before 1 p.m. on March 29, 1975, at their home near Bath, England. Mr. Humphry, a newspaper ...
The New York Times19d
Derek Humphry, Pivotal Figure in Right-to-Die Movement, Dies at 94
By Michael S. Rosenwald Derek Humphry, a British-born journalist whose experience helping his terminally ill wife end her life led him to become a crusading pioneer in the right-to-die movement ...
London Evening Standard20d
Civil Service ‘Humphrey’ AI tools aim to cut back spending and speed up work
Some of the tools, named after the fictional Whitehall official Sir Humphrey Appleby from the BBC’s Yes, Minister, are ready for use straight away. AI tools that are part of a plan to overhaul ...
CBSSports.com21d
Ravens' Marlon Humphrey is rooting for anyone to beat the Chiefs: 'Can't let them keep getting away with this'
You bet there is. Even among NFL players. On Tuesday, Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey took to social media to declare he was rooting for the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Championship ...
Giants Wire21d
Jermaine Eluemunor trying to recruit Marlon Humphrey to Giants
Cornerback Marlon Humphrey is under contract with the Baltimore Ravens for several more years but that didn’t stop offensive lineman Jermaine Eluemunor from attempting to recruit him to the New ...
The Daily Telegraph21d
Sir Jim Ratcliffe backing of Ben Ainslie’s America’s Cup bid on brink of collapse
Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s backing of four-time Olympic gold medallist sailor Ben Ainslie to win the America’s Cup is on the brink of collapse. Ainslie’s racing expertise and the financial might of ...
NBC Sports21d
Ravens’ Marlon Humphrey eager to see someone beat the Chiefs in the playoffs
Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey and his team were eliminated from the playoffs on Sunday, but he still has a rooting interest: Whoever plays the Chiefs. Humphrey went on social media to say that ...