Prophet
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Let’s talk about sex
At one time, Damien Hirst was fond of remarking that art should deal with the Gauguin questions. Namely, ‘Where do…
Doctor
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Polluted by podcasts
Just to prove my esteemed colleague wrong I’ve been out there in podcast space looking for a wireless moment that…
Jester
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Arrested development
Sometimes I wonder whether, of all the literary genres, graphic novels aren’t the most stupidly overrated. I can say this…
Wentworth butterfly
With the death of Muhammad Ali, and the widespread reproduction of the famous 1965 photo of him standing over a…
High life
Shelter Island is nestled in the Long Island Sound, ten minutes by ferry from Sag Harbor and a good 30…
Low life
Showered and shaved and wearing a stiff new Paul Smith candy-stripe shirt, I took an Uber to the party. I…
Peta, TV star
When the history of this current Liberal-National government is written (Troy Bramston already has his pen ready) the name Peta…
Real life
Would you like a Labour party manifesto with your breakfast?’ the tattooed, multi-pierced waitress might as well have asked as…
Long life
I’m back in England after travelling from Italy by railway, because I have been forbidden to fly in case the…
Girl power
How much strength do you need to win a horse race? Do women have enough? And if they don’t should…
Office politics
This book is not about what the title suggests. Yes, as Tony Abbott’s chief of staff Peta Credlin held a…
Royal Ascot
It’s time to scuttle under a rock if you are a Folkestone or Cornish crab: 7,000 of them will be…
Edgehogs
Last week, commenting on Nigel Davies’s new book The Pirc Move by Move (Everyman Chess), I wrote about my win…
No. 412
Black to play. This is from Arnason-Keene, London 1981. How did Black bring his bishops to life? Answers to me…
Minus one
In Competition No. 2951 you were invited to remove a letter from a well-known book title and submit an extract…
Your problems solved
Q. When going out to dinner I’ve found some people will send everyone a list of the other guests so…
Un-Italian job
I have been waiting, like a heroine in fiction, for the specialist lasagne restaurant. London has long been heading this…
The leap
This week the Prime Minister devoted a speech to what he regarded as six lies being told by his opponents…
High life
Shelter Island is nestled in the Long Island Sound, ten minutes by ferry from Sag Harbor and a good 30…
Long life
I’m back in England after travelling from Italy by railway, because I have been forbidden to fly in case the…
Long life
I’m back in England after travelling from Italy by railway, because I have been forbidden to fly in case the…
