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This week is the 200th anniversary of Lord Byron’s death. The most famous poet of his age (an odd phrase now) died fighting for Greek independence in the marshes of Missolonghi. “Who would write, who had anything better to do?” he once said. There was a strange contest over his body and memory: The lungs and larynx remained in Greece but friends carried the rest back to England, where huge crowds followed the funeral procession. A month after his death, his former editor burned his memoirs, worried they would damage the reputation of a superstar read around the world. Does...

Before there was Robert Pattinson and the Hot Priest, there was Lord Byron. He was the nineteenth century’s answer to a bad boy. Romantic poet, bisexual man, adulterer and divorcee, his personal life was as well-known as his prose. I suppose that’s what happens when you father a love child with your half-sister and keep a bear as a pet. So, if you’re in a Bumble rut or you’ve got a bad case of Tinder finger, you’ve come to the right place. Byron’s private collection is being auctioned in London next month. A total of 93 items are up for...

I am sure this will be happening in Madrid as it did in London. Richard Dawkins brought at least one laspsed Catholic back to the Church during the Papal visit to the UK. She saw the the anti-Pope snarling mob led by Dawkins and Tatchel, with their plastic devil horns and inflated condoms, sex "toys" and angry faces and she saw the sheer joy of those cheering the Pope and the banners carried by the enthusiastic youth. She said it wasn't about arguments, it was about faces. Dawkins & co. glaring and hopeless, those who were there cheering the Pope...

A friend died today. To much of the world, Byron Nelson was "Lord Byron", record-holding golfer, philanthropist, and gentle soul. To me, he was my friend, Mr. Nelson.Mr. Nelson and I attended the same church for a number of years. It was a large congregation in Fort Worth and it held a special place in his heart. He was particularly fond of beautiful singing and that is what brought us together.His lovely wife Peggy sang in the chorus of our Christmas show each year - my wife sang on our Praise Team. Sometimes we would be at the church building...

LEADERSHIP: Why Greek And Turk Fighter Pilots are Different November 18, 2004: Greece and Turkey, two long time members of NATO, have very similar weapons and equipment. They are also the only two NATO allies that have threatened to go to war with each other over the last fifty years. With that in mind, the two nations have taken interestingly different approaches to recruiting and training pilots for their jet fighters. The Greeks have gone for having fewer, but more experienced, pilots. Greece actually has fewer pilots than it needs in some squadrons, while the Turks have 25 to 40...