Where does the phrase “to swan about” come from? The early examples are from the end of the nineteenth century and simply refer to swimming like a swan. Since swans glide through the water without any apparent effort, seemingly aimless and laid-back, the idiom “swan about” came to mean ambling about without a care in the world or travelling idly or purely for pleasure. Curiously, the evidence suggests this was initially military slang of the Second World War. The first example in the Oxford Engl

Highlander (1986) mixed immortals, sword fights, and modern style into a fantasy that became a cult classic. Directed by music video veteran Russell Mulcahy, starring Sean Connery, Christopher Lambert, and Clancy Brown, this movie is powered by an iconic Queen soundtrack. Although not a box office hit, the movie found its real audience on VHS and cable. A strange, ambitious film that launched a franchise and gave us one of the most unforgettable lines in movie history... “There can be only one!”