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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Everybody knows that bigger isn’t always better and I think airports are often a good example of that. Things change but it assuredly ain’...
Read MoreFLYING: Not so nice at Nice any longer
While London is renowned throughout the world for its myriad famous buildings and landmarks – the Tower of London, the Houses of Parliament, Buc...
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Bullfighting, hey? Who’d watch it? Actually, quite a lot of people, if they have the opportunity. The photo on the home page shows the Plaza Mé...
Read MoreFOREIGN: Bullfighting and some other bull shtick
Imagine Donald Trump becoming President of the United States. Preposterous! A black fantasy! It would be like Sacha Baron Cohen becoming Prime Ministe...
Read MoreFANTASY: Trumpton Updated – Part I
There was no other way to look at it: the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, chose to sweeten the budget yesterday with news of a ‘su...
Read MoreFINANCE: A sweet and sour budget as George O prepares for the BoJo showdown
Something strikes you as you walk into Social Eating House. It’s a curtain, which is hanging just beyond the door. After that, things can only ...
Read MoreFOOD: Not entranced by the entrance but otherwise awesome
The latest offering from Joel and Ethan Coen is a hilarious tribute to 1950s Hollywood. It’s not so much an orthodox film – nor, with ack...
Read MoreFILM: Hail Clooney as the Coen brothers go camp and commie
The last feature in this category was about a book called Number 11. This one is about No. 10 – more specifically, the soon-to-be inhabitants o...
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