This Side of the Pond

There’s something to be said for perseverance, but there’s also virtue in knowing when to stop beating the dead horse.

The Loch Ness Monster, for example.

She’s arguably the most famous cryptobeast on the planet and we’ve been searching for her for 1300 years, yet we’ve never managed to introduce ourselves. We had an excuse back when the best you could do was a quick sketch of what you just saw, and even when it took half an hour to snap a photo, but can we really keep the charade going despite all the technology of the modern world?

The self-proclaimed largest ever hunt for the critter just t...