As we head inexorably towards winter, it is pleasant to reflect on sunnier times just gone – as recently as last month, in fact. So it was that ...
Read MoreGranted, perfume is not routinely considered a matter of fashion, but this might legitimately be considered an exception. A London-based French woman,...
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Last night in Miami the final one of the eight events on the LIV Golf calendar for 2022 ended with victory for the 4Aces team, captained by Dustin Joh...
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This book is a tribute act of sorts. The first sentence of Erin Kelly’s author’s note to The Skeleton Key reads: “When I was a child...
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Fifty years on from the public first becoming aware of a song called Moonage Daydream, this film arrives carrying the same title. (The poster for it i...
Read MoreResplendent with stardust
I know we are well into September (OK, it’s almost October) and I have this year had two Greek dining experiences. One was rather more prolonged...
Read MoreIt’s all Greek to me – which is wonderful
The front page of The Times on Tuesday September 6 carried a photo of Liz Truss and noted of the newly elected leader of the Conservative Party that t...
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Last month I did something for the first time that millions have been doing for ages: I flew easyJet. I went to Nice and back from Gatwick on a four-d...
Read MoreEasy go: less easy home
It is approaching two months since the 2022 staging of the Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames. I have attended it on a couple of occasions, both...
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