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...
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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...
Read MoreFICTION: The politics of power and a bit on the side
Bilbao Airport, just inland from the Basque capital city and located at Sondica, used to be, frankly, an ugly place. But, hey, it’s an airport. ...
Read MoreFLYING: Ready for take-off in some style – and at quite some expense
I read a piece in The Guardian the other week – admittedly it was a diary piece, but it was in The Grauniad (sic) so it surely had to be accura...
Read MoreFANTASY: Absolutely not having a whale of a time
On Saturday afternoon, Leicester City host Norwich City in the Premier league. The home team, who were initially quoted at odds of 5,000-1 to win the...
Read MoreFOOTBALL: One Sunday in September: the story of Leicester Gritty vs Aston Vanilla
I think San Sebastian is one of the most gorgeous cities in the world. Located less than 15 miles from the corner of the Bay of Biscay, the non-Medit...
Read MoreFOREIGN: San Sebastian – a place for all seasons
Jeans generation golf? Bring it on! Actually, some people already have. Last month, Clickon Golf staged an event for Millennials (or Generation Ys), b...
Read MoreGOLF: Urban cool playing a different game with the same name
Poor Kim Kardashian. She is no longer the most notorious Kim on the planet. Weapons of mass distraction can’t compete with weapons of mass destr...
Read MoreFASHION: Never mind the bum, is the world big enough to cope with two Kims?
On page 231 of Number 11 is George Osborne’s (in)famous line to the Conservative Party Conference in 2009: “We are all in this together.&#...
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