I was rooting around among my old golf clubs the other day – getting some of them out for the photograph you see here, in fact – when one ...
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There was an old advertising-copy line for Mars bars which read ‘A Mars a Day helps you Work, Rest and Play’. It’s so old, in fact, ...
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Every week we move nearer to what may come to be known as the era of ‘The Great Twatsby’. Not that Donald Trump is necessarily nailed on ...
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It is almost 20 years since Pharmacy restaurant opened on Notting Hill Gate. It was cooler than a freezer-fresh martini; the brainchild of Damien Hirs...
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The FA Cup semi-finals have been and gone for another year. No replays any more, which I think is a good thing (they should get rid of them altogether...
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The most famous work of J.G. Ballard, who died aged 78 in 2009, is very possibly Empire of the Sun, a vividly autobiographical novel set in the Far E...
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Panama used to be principally famous for a couple of things: its canal and its hats. Now it’s famous for Mossack Fonseca, the offshore business...
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Between 1980 and 1999, there were 11 European winners of the Masters Tournament. Since then, none. Until last evening that is, when not only did 28-ye...
Read MoreGOLF: A golfing master stroke from Danny Willett
If Cinderella was for real, I think we can figure what footwear her sisters would be sporting while a prince was trying to fit Cinders into a slipper...
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