Life
Tories know how to find themselves a good drink
I feel old, and feelings are not always wrong, This eheu fugaces mood came on me at the Conservative party…
Spectator competition winners: what Elon Musk’s home says about him
In Competition No. 3319 you were invited to supply a description of the house of a well-known figure from the…
Is there such a thing as too much empathy?
Back in the 1970s, a less politically correct age, there was a standby formula for television advertising known as 2Cs…
An injured hand has given me a glimpse of old age
I first realised something was wrong with my hand last Thursday evening. I’d been invited by a friend to go…
Aussie life
The word humble comes from the Latin humilis, or humus, meaning literally, soil or ground, a priest recently revealed in…
Language
Every so often I like to share with you new words being added to dictionaries. Dictionary.com has just added 566…
Fine food in a fine restaurant: Origin City reviewed
Origin City is a good name for this restaurant, whether it knows it or not. It is at West Smithfield,…
The timeless beauty of a French apple tart
There is, as the saying goes, more than one way to skin a cat. The same could be said –…
Will the US catch the birdie at the Ryder Cup?
At last the Ryder Cup is here – well, in Rome – and with it Europe’s biennial chance to stick…
