Life
Be prepared to wait: how to make French onion soup like the French
Let me be clear: this week’s recipe is not a speedy little number. You can’t knock up a French onion…
Aussie life
Now that the referendum is behind us, we must start doing something about Australia’s burgeoning ICE problem. You wouldn’t know…
Language
They say that in war truth is the first casualty – and the language of truth is certainly being butchered…
The world is a mess. Why not find escapism through wine?
In most children’s stories, the good characters live happily ever after. Works suitable for older readers tend to greater realism.…
The beauty of mid-range products
Once or twice, when on a crowded overnight flight, I have taken a sneaky stroll through the different cabins for…
The conversion therapy bill is a thoroughly bad idea
I was disappointed to learn that Rishi Sunak has reconsidered his opposition to a bill banning conversion therapy. Not because…
I have moved into a house in Ireland I viewed once, then bought
With families chatting in the seats around me, a young girl knitting across the aisle, I gripped the arm rests.…
How not to speak to builders
It’s week eight of the installation of a cheap Ikea kitchen in my flat, and an Albanian builder is slumped…
Kiwi life
Elections are always hard fought. But for most New Zealanders to be so desperate to throw out Jacinda Ardern’s original…
Language
The weather bureau tells us that we are now officially in an ‘El Niño event’ and, as a result we…
