A recent book on chivalry — wish I could recall title or author — said that a more careful re-reading of medieval works on chivalry makes it clear that protection of the weak and female only applies to those of your class. That hot little peasant of either sex? Fair game, if you were born to the aristocracy or you…

Well, it was a stupid ending. A whole bunch of middle-aged suburbanites with no survival skills whatsoever universally decide to live the rest of their lives in utter wilderness, not having the remotest notion as to what is edible and what is not, with no preparation for disease, predators, climate, etc.? Aside from…

In On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Ian Fleming stated that not only was being tossed onto a bobsled run certain death, it was one of the most terrible deaths conceivable. He also maintained that both bridge and golf are interesting.