Life
Aussie life
It might not be a very net-zero-friendly activity, but driving around to view the Christmas light show is part of…
Language
It’s Word of the Year time again, when all the dictionaries announce their chosen winner. The Australian National Dictionary Centre…
Boiled fruit cake
This time last year, I was disgustingly well organised. Awaiting the arrival of my first baby, with a late December…
Christmas crossword: Birthday Boy
Two unclued lights are a title (three words) and its creator (two words). Remaining unclued lights are four names and…
Answers to Spot the Book Title
1. Captain Corelli’s Mandolin 2. Scoop 3. The Thirty-Nine Steps 4. Moll Flanders 5. The Girl on the Train 6.…
Christmas quiz – the answers
Verbals 1. Boris Johnson, on resigning as leader of the Conservative party 2. Liz Truss, on being elected leader of…
Christmas Quiz
Verbals In 2022, who said: 1. Them’s the breaks. 2. I know that we will deliver, we will deliver, we…
Wild life
Kenya Tonj is a war-battered settlement on a river that eventually feeds into the White Nile, in South Sudan. When…
Low life
Then dear old Dolly drove down from Essex to pay her respects. It was a brave effort because she hasn’t…
A toast to democracy
Not everything in the entire world is going to hell in a half-track. A few days ago, I tasted some…
Beware the digital revolution
It is often said that Rishi Sunak has no idea what it is like to survive on a low income…
Beyond satire
Bacchanalia is the new restaurant from Richard Caring – I sense he would like me to call it a ‘landmark’…
A true giant of the game
Few sights in the history of cricket have been more thrilling – or more terrifying for batsmen – than the…
