Life
High life
New York It’s party time in the Bagel, and also the last week I’ll be spending in this unrefined place.…
Aussie life
When I wrote on this page recently about Alan Bond’s America’s Cup boxing kangaroo mascot being repurposed by the Australian…
Language
There is an obsession today with something called ‘diversity and inclusion’. But what do those words really mean? And are…
Grave thoughts
In Competition No. 3277, you were invited to supply a poem to mark the 100th anniversary of the discovery of…
Advent vinousness
Some simpering bishops are urging their clergy to make sure that carol services do not interfere with the ship of…
Eddie Jones must go
So should he stay or should he go? That’s Eddie ‘I don’t really care what other people think’ Jones, currently…
Taking the Mick
Most football fans have had their attention riveted on Qatar for the past couple of weeks, but for those of…
Kiwi life
The long march reaches its destination. Looking back, we can see that things seemingly happening overnight were part of that…
Language
It’s that time of year again – when dictionaries around the world start announcing their ‘Word of the Year’. And…
Erratum
In Competition No. 3276, you were invited to supply an extract from the memoir of a celebrity with some unfortunate…
Like Topsy
I’ve heard two people in the past week make a jocular remark about things just growing ‘Like Topsy’. They were…
