Liberace’s Air
He was talking to Katharine when I entered the restaurant, in that gallant, paternal way some older men of a certain character adopt when speaking to the young. He was certainly a character, with his bear-like frame…
Browsing: Musings
Don’t Mention the War!
German humour; an oxymoron or a misunderstanding of language and culture? Tom Garton discovers that perhaps the Germans do have a sense of humour after all. No really, they do…
Wanderland
As we move inexorably into spring, roving explorer Harry Chapman pens a fond farewell to the winter months and that bracing weather phenomenon that carries with its crystalline flakes the ability to invigorate the soul.
Indecent Prepositions
Train travel; romanticised by writers from Paul Theroux to Graham Greene, hailed by many as the most elegant form of long distance travel, allowing one to escape from the foibles of the modern world. Or so we like to think…
On the Milieu of Overpriced Veg
Charlie Hill, author of The Space Between Things, reports on a vegetable-based scandal that has rocked the world of the organic eco-warrior. It is a sordid tale of deception, and one that will stay with you for many a moon…
Perils of the Party Season
Groan. It’s that time of year again, when we young, sprightly females are supposed to…
It’s Not Cricket
Armies of bleary-eyed people will be staggering into work in the next few weeks and…
A Political Musing
Just because something is done a certain way, and has been ever thus, doesn’t necessarily…
Café Goya
Roving explorer Harry Chapman ventures into the badlands of Pimlico to the outpost known as Café Goya; a colourful mise-en-scène of spivs and bankers, harlots and dowagers, thugs and officers, and a gentleman.
Words: Know Your Place
It’s that time again. The elegant Miss York gives us a lesson in words, their place, and the hilarious dangling clause. Please open your notebooks, have your pencils at the ready, and you there at the back, stop that whispering!
Signs of the Times
Turn left. Exit here. Place your bags in the bagging area. Do not leave your baggage unattended. Keep away from the platform. Mind the gap. Do we really need to be told all of this? Maddie doesn’t think so; must be a sign of the times…
Ding Dong!
“Hey there, sexy white girl.” Hand on heart, I promise that’s what I heard some…