Featured Entries
New in the Edited Guide: 'The Elf on the Shelf' - the Marketing Phenomenon
The Elf on the Shelf is a children's book with toy that has been cleverly marketed as a modern Christmas tradition.
Author: Bluebottle
New in the Edited Guide: 'Only Connect' - the Television Quiz Show
Only Connect is a quiz show in the UK that requires contestants to use lateral thinking to find connections between seemingly random items. This is fiendishly tricky but surprisingly compelling thanks to the host Victoria Coren Mitchell and her witty asides and amusing monologues.
Author: SashaQ
Topical: Archaeology
On 3 December 1823, Giovanni Battista Belzoni, tomb raider and archaeologist, died in Guato, Kingdom of Benin. This week the h2g2 Guide celebrates Archaeology.
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We've all been disappointed from time to time. We've all expected something to be better than it actually was, whether it was believing that your burger would be as good as the picture on the menu board, or perhaps saving up for a vacation only to find the hotel was dreadful!
This month we invite you to share your experiences of great expectations and/or massive let-downs.
December 2019 Create Challenge: Great Expectations and Massive Let-Downs
Newest Edited Entries
- 'The Elf on the Shelf' - the Marketing Phenomenon2nd December 2019
- 'Only Connect' - the Television Quiz Show2nd December 2019
- UK Christmas Singles of the 1970s6th December 2019
- Favourite Festive Films25th November 2019
- Stand By Me: The Journey Started with Some Sheet Music25th November 2019
- 'Love Actually' - the Film5th December 2019
- The Royal Navy Submarine Museum, Gosport, Hampshire, UK18th November 2019
- The Trial of Anne Royall: Courageous Journalist or 'Common Scold'?18th November 2019
- Caroline Herschel - Astronomer11th November 2019
- The Venus Novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs11th November 2019
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It's that time of year again: December. The weather gets colder for some of us, who watch the snow fall, while others in different climates are keeping an eye on the rain gauge. Either way, we're thinking of traditions, familiar rituals, beloved music, and gifts. We hope things won't get too hectic for you, and that you'll find time to join us in some writing, photography viewing, and other forms of jollity.
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