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Too many cooks, and other hobbies

Shakespeare wrote King Lear in Quarantine, and Isaac Newton invented Calculus, so what have you been doing lately? In order to fend off psychological implosion, the masses have taken to … Continue reading

April 29, 2020 · Leave a comment

The everyday and the mini ecosphere

    Stuck indoors, staring at spoons and ceilings, the massive, psychological fallout from our curtailed liberties remains to be seen. In the meantime, we’re urged to surfeit ourselves on … Continue reading

April 23, 2020 · Leave a comment

For Whom the Smell Tolls

  Partly in an attempt to enliven the monotony of quarantine, and to find something respectable to do in between day drinking and checking for news of the coming apocalypse, … Continue reading

April 21, 2020 · Leave a comment

Cooked up

Tragically I Was an Only Twin: The Complete Peter Cook – Ed. by William Cooke. Century. Peter Cook’s comedy was rambunctious, imaginative, and unpredictable. Every Christmas I’ve made a habit … Continue reading

April 19, 2020 · Leave a comment

Gerrard or Crowley?

Looking for a literary parlour game? Looking for a better use of your time? Read on, anyway. Take any two books from your shelf which have a reasonably violent clash … Continue reading

February 4, 2017 · Leave a comment