Taking to the Thames
Londoners take it for granted, visitors often miss the opportunity its views afford; but it’s…
Browsing: Musings
Genealogical Journeys
So Derek Jacobi’s a Huguenot descendant? And Paul Hollywood comes from war hero stock? As…
The English Dandy: Who, Sir? Me, Sir?
Margaret May muses on the erstwhile English Dandy – his emergence, his rise to pre-eminence…
Waterloo
The Southbank is an interesting place. It is the intersection of so many different parts.…
The Pursuit of Idleness
What a delectable notion is the concept of idleness. The very word conjures up a…
A Tubular Experience
For those of us that live there the London Underground is one of life’s mundane…
Al Alvarez: A Portrait of the Artist as an Old Man
Of all the characters I have encountered at the pond over the years, he has…
The Priest
The old priest was dying. He had been diagnosed with prostate cancer six months or…
A Comedian in Tennessee, Part II
In the second part of his stint gigging in Dollywood, Angus Dunican discovers both an…
A Comedian in Tennessee, Part I
As the Edinburgh Festival gets underway, Angus Dunican reflects on jobs comedians take out of season.…
The Art of Shooting
Shooting, like any other skilled sport is undoubtedly more enjoyable if you do it well. …
Beauty and the Beast
“It’s dark. I am naked, dripping in hot oil. Heavy breathing and panting fills the basement as hands move quickly up my slippery thighs.” A candid insight in to the wonderful world of spa reviewing…