The Catholic church in America – Great Economist piece on the Catlick Church's finances, particularly in the US. I decline to comment on the grounds that I may incriminate myself.
Ivan Beshoff, Last Survivor Of Mutiny on the Potemkin – From 1987. Who knew that the founder of Beshoff's chippers had a small part to play in the Russian Revolution. Apart from readers of Justin Mason's blog, of course, where I found it. :)