Quote of the day
At each increase of knowledge, as well as on the contrivance of every new tool, human labour becomes abridged.
Simon Hoggart

Born: May 26, 1946
Died: January 5, 2014 (aged 67)
Bio: Simon David Hoggart was an English journalist and broadcaster. He wrote on politics for The Guardian, and on wine for The Spectator. Until 2006 he presented The News Quiz on Radio 4. His journalism sketches have been published in a series of books.
Known for:
- Life's Too Short to Drink Bad Wine (2009)
- Bizarre beliefs (1995)
- A Long Lunch (2010)