Kershaw

A sonar image of the Ironton sitting upright, with all three masts intact, on the bottom of Lake Huron. Image: Ocean Exploration Trust/NOAAResearchers with the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, the state of Michigan, and Ocean Exploration Trust have found a long-lost sailing ship called Ironton resting upright at the bottom of Lake Huron.As the 191-foot-long (58-meter) Ironton sailed across the inky black water of Lake Huron in the early hours of a September 1894 morning, it collided with a freight…

Whether it’s because of the uncertain times in which we live, the dismal nature of our political leaders, or the rise of rightwing populism, we have had a spate of books in recent years on leadership in modern history. From Frank Dikötter’s How to Be a Dictator to Henry Kissinger’s Leadership, the format seems to be to string together chapters on various world leaders who changed the course of history, for good or bad, and reflect on the patterns between them.The latest offering is Ian Kershaw’s Personality and Power, in…

Nik Kershaw, singer-songwriterI was unemployed and living in a crummy rented farm cottage in the Essex countryside. It was a frustrating period, recording demos and hoicking the demo tape up to London. I’d spent a lot of time not getting a deal. Then Mickey Modern became my manager and got me signed to MCA records. Wouldn’t It Be Good was written in the knowledge I had a record contract, things were starting to happen and I was heading for world domination. Why was it so melancholic? You’d have to ask my analyst. I had so…