Sherry to start
Someone came up with a century-old quotation plangent with irony and sadness: ‘The year 1916 was cursed: 1917 will surely…
High life
There are Dames and there are dames. Dame Vivien, an old friend, became one for her philanthropy. Dame Edna, the…
Long life
Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, likes making and keeping New Year resolutions. In recent years he has learnt Mandarin,…
Low life
Still depressed, or, as Matthew Arnold put it, ‘the foot less prompt to meet the morning dew’, I got out…
Nativism
The title of America’s first woman bishop was claimed in 1918 by Bishop Alma White, leader of the Pillar of…
Real life
A few moments after saying the communion rite, the priest looked at his congregation and uttered easily the most disturbing…
How industrial awards hit people with disability
Australia has historically had poor rates of labour force participation for people with a disability, ranking well into the bottom…
Time for the RSL to get off its knees
If ever there was an act of national moral cowardice it has been the RSL’s nil response to plans to…
Farewell to the man who brought The Spectator to Australia. Sorta…
The idiot children at the media company that bears his family name still haven’t got the story up online, but…
Letters
Freudian slap Sir: In his Notes (7 January), Charles Moore explores the uncharacteristic reaction of Matthew Parris to the referendum…
Why we need more universities
In 1961, shortly after getting a job as a lecturer at Cambridge, my father had an idea. The faculty buildings,…
Not owning a car
On two occasions, sainted members of my family have offered me a car for nothing. Both times, I turned them…
Gone Giri
The London Classic is over with the final scores being as follows: Wesley So 6/9; Fabiano Caruana 5½; Viswanathan Anand,…
no. 439
Black to play. This position is from Topalov-Anand, London Classic 2016. How did Black conclude? Answers to me at The…
Comic effect
In Competition No. 2980 you were invited to submit an extract from a politician’s speech ghostwritten by a well-known comedian.…
Sherry to start
Someone came up with a century-old quotation plangent with irony and sadness: ‘The year 1916 was cursed: 1917 will surely…
No, he didn’t
The irony of Barack Obama’s presidency is that while it began at a time when it seemed America’s fortunes could…
High life
There are Dames and there are dames. Dame Vivien, an old friend, became one for her philanthropy. Dame Edna, the…
Long life
Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, likes making and keeping New Year resolutions. In recent years he has learnt Mandarin,…
Long life
Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, likes making and keeping New Year resolutions. In recent years he has learnt Mandarin,…
Low life
Still depressed, or, as Matthew Arnold put it, ‘the foot less prompt to meet the morning dew’, I got out…
Low life
Still depressed, or, as Matthew Arnold put it, ‘the foot less prompt to meet the morning dew’, I got out…
