We are in the middle of March, but since for many of us the prospect of a summer holiday abroad has been denied for approaching two years, it is small...
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Juventus are the most popular football team in Italy. Also the most hated. They are, if you like, the Manchester United of Italian football. They are ...
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I admit that coronavirus has come into play here. This film is from a DVD, a story about the late 1960s shot in the mid-1980s. Withnail and I (the co...
Read MoreThings can only get better…or perhaps not?
I remember a cartoon in an old issue of Private Eye, probably about 10 years ago. It depicted two scenarios: on the left was ‘Then’, on th...
Read MoreLow times for the high street
As you are probably aware, the Australian Open tennis tournament is presently taking place in Melbourne. The first of the season’s four Grand Slams ...
Read MoreComparing greatness
We are approaching a full year (the anniversary will be on March 23) since the first government lockdown was ordered on account of the coronavirus. ...
Read MoreFlying to nowhere
It has been almost a year since the UK left the European Union. It has been over three weeks since the transition period came to an end. Early days, I...
Read MoreBrexit & a train by another name
OK, apologies for the hackneyed pun in the title but this Lebanese restaurant (its modest facade in shown on the home page) really is called Irresisti...
Read MoreIrresistible Irresistiball
OK, I know what you’re thinking: chocolates are nothing to do with fashion. I would argue that in this case they are – especially when we ...
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