Southwold Sailors’ Reading Room
The Southwold Sailors’ Reading Room is a gorgeous bit of Inside. Like any coastal town, Southwold has an awful lot…
Kaspar the Savoy cat
How to solve the problem of an unlucky 13 people at dinner? Developing a rational mind is the obvious answer,…
My towering problem
Why don’t tall people get the same sympathy as short people? Everyone feels sorry for minnows, cutting them slack when…
The Suffolk-Essex border
You’ve already seen a picture of the Essex-Suffolk border. Assuming you’ve seen Constable’s ‘The Haywain’, that is: the Stour (the…
The Suffolk-Essex border
You’ve already seen a picture of the Essex-Suffolk border. Assuming you’ve seen Constable’s ‘The Haywain’, that is: the Stour (the…
All human life is there
This book kept reminding me of Robin Williams in One Hour Photo. Just as his character spied on customers’ private…
All human life is there
This book kept reminding me of Robin Williams in One Hour Photo. Just as his character spied on customers’ private…
Let’s not dance
Why will people simply not believe you when you tell them that you don’t want to dance? Their reactions mimic…
Let’s not dance
Why will people simply not believe you when you tell them that you don’t want to dance? Their reactions mimic…
Let’s not dance
Why will people simply not believe you when you tell them that you don’t want to dance? Their reactions mimic…
British placenames
British placenames are so good you can read the map for entertainment rather than navigation. Hardington Mande-ville, Bradford Peverell, Carlton…
British placenames
British placenames are so good you can read the map for entertainment rather than navigation. Hardington Mande-ville, Bradford Peverell, Carlton…
A curse on silky teabags
Inventor of the silky teabag, take a bow. You have achieved something that until now no one would have thought…
The milk of human kindness
One of David Cameron’s choices on Desert Island Discs, this book reminds us, was ‘Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the…
Burlington Arcade
It all began with oysters. Londoners used to eat them as they walked along, throwing away the shells much as…
Burlington Arcade
It all began with oysters. Londoners used to eat them as they walked along, throwing away the shells much as…
Beautiful city, beautiful game…
The secret to keeping any relationship going is, of course, to see as little of each other as possible. We…
Aga can’t
Earlier this year my partner paid several hundred thousand pounds for an Aga. There’s no other way of putting it.…
The Douro Valley
They’re called quintas, Joana tells us, because the rich families who owned the land along this stretch of the Douro…
Paths to fulfillment
You could say that this book contradicts itself. Robert Moor’s chosen topic is trails — not just walking, where you…
The Douro Valley
They’re called quintas, Joana tells us, because the rich families who owned the land along this stretch of the Douro…
Straight talking
Thirty years ago this week, Queen performed what would turn out to be their last gig, at Knebworth. Their penultimate…
Maryland’s mean streets
Quick tip, should you ever find yourself alone in the interview room at the police headquarters of Prince George’s County,…
Paul McCartney
It’s slightly galling, after years of sticking up for Paul McCartney, to read a new biography of the bloke and…
Paul McCartney
It’s slightly galling, after years of sticking up for Paul McCartney, to read a new biography of the bloke and…
