The Phantom of the Open – I can see the wordplay they’re going for but I think somehow it doesn’t quite work – tells the story of...
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I can’t remember how many times I have been to Paris (I do recall the first time was in 1976) but I returned on Tuesday for the first time since...
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Well, that’s Easter pretty much out of the way! Have you got out of the airport yet? Of course, it may be that you and your family had no plans ...
Read MoreA lot of faff about flying right now
Yesterday saw the start of cricket’s 2022 County Championship season. As you may be aware, the England Test team have been having a rough time o...
Read MoreA rite of spring
Since it’s taken hold in almost every aspect of our lives, I guess it is no shock at all that Amazon has now got into fashion. Judging by the ph...
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At the Emirates Stadium in North London on Wednesday night (see photo on the home page), Arsenal, lying fourth in the Premier League, hosted Liverpool...
Read MoreLiverpool on title charge again
Fantasies are not necessarily about good things. Dystopian fantasy is apparently a popular genre of science fiction. In Ukraine right now, the world i...
Read MoreHeading for the Putin/Trump show again?
The Oscars are coming (on March 27, to be precise) which means we must prepare ourselves for a glut of stories about Olivia Colman. There seems to be ...
Read MoreA lot of getting lost while Colman hopes to win again
Dick Francis published his first novel in 1962. It was called Dead Cert and its background reflected a livelihood its author knew so well. Horse racin...
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