Life
Your problems solved
Q. While renting in Rock last week, I ran into an acquaintance who invited me to join her large house…
Something fishy
Selfridges is skilled at making things that are not hideous (women) look hideous (women dressed as Bungle from Rainbow or…
Big ask
‘That’s unnecessarily crude,’ said my husband, turning momentarily from the television and improving the shining minute by setting the whisky…
Battle for Britain
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1 Samuel 18:7
David Howell is on a roll. At the halfway stage of the British Championship he looks set to retain his…
No. 373
White to play. This is a variation from Williams-Howell, British Championship, Warwick 2015. Howell won this game but the puzzle…
Taking the Michael
In Competition No. 2909 you were invited to follow in the footsteps of Michael Gove, who has urged civil servants…
Your problems solved
Q. While renting in Rock last week, I ran into an acquaintance who invited me to join her large house…
Something fishy
Selfridges is skilled at making things that are not hideous (women) look hideous (women dressed as Bungle from Rainbow or…
High life
Nestled under the Acropolis, snug and safe among the ancient ruins of a long-ago grandeur, Plaka is the only remaining…
Long life
Most people, when asked if they would rather be deaf or blind, say they would rather be deaf. I would…
Long life
Most people, when asked if they would rather be deaf or blind, say they would rather be deaf. I would…
Low life
On Saturday my boy had a mini-stroke at home, aged only 26. ‘You’ll have to give up smoking and do…
Low life
On Saturday my boy had a mini-stroke at home, aged only 26. ‘You’ll have to give up smoking and do…
Big ask
‘That’s unnecessarily crude,’ said my husband, turning momentarily from the television and improving the shining minute by setting the whisky…
Real life
The vet bill has been sitting on my desk for three weeks. All vet bills are cruel and unusual but…
Champions of absurdity
Jumping the shark isn’t yet an Olympic sport, but if it were the International Olympic Committee would be a shoo-in…
Even the Chinese can’t teach Kevin the Teenager
Watching a group of unruly children make mincemeat out of a well-meaning teacher has become a television staple and Are…
Even the Chinese can’t teach Kevin the Teenager
Watching a group of unruly children make mincemeat out of a well-meaning teacher has become a television staple and Are…
Racing loses its Voice
Reviewing a biography of Arkle, Peter O’Sullevan wrote, ‘He had an obit to die for.’ So did The Voice himself.…
High life
We all agree that a world without manners would make this a pretty grim place to live. Offensive informality is…
Low life
After Trev had mugged the mugger in the toilet we moved quickly on to another club. The Double O is…
Real life
‘No, I do not do WhatsApp.’ That’s pretty much all I ever seem to say to people nowadays. They ask…
Long life
I was wondering what to write about this week when I suddenly realised that exactly 40 years ago this Saturday…
Bridge
Imagine going to a golf tournament and finding yourself competing against Rory McIlroy; or a tennis match and facing Roger…
