Bridge
There aren’t many instantly recognisable stars in the bridge world, but Andrew Robson is definitely one — as he was…
Scotch miss
This week, a tribute to the one major Scottish contribution to chess, the invention of the Scotch game, later to…
No. 333
White to play. This position is from Yu–Ganguly, Indonesia 2012. This encounter also started with the Scotch Game opening. Both…
Prose poem
In Competition No. 2866 you were invited to pick a well-known poem and write a short story with the same…
I’m the moody one in this marriage
Women spend ten days a year in a grumpy mood, according to the Daily Mail. The top triggers include being…
The Islamic State
‘Islamic’ is debatable and so is ‘state’; yet the media drops the definite article
Values
The final way we’re held to account is the standing order we never chose. To whatever our lives might amount,…
Title Stories: ‘Sketches by Boz’ by Charles Dickens
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The Soul
The soul is like a little mouse. He hides inside the body’s house With anxious eyes and twitchy nose As…
The Soul
The soul is like a little mouse. He hides inside the body’s house With anxious eyes and twitchy nose As…
For the love of the Loire
Rivers are the cradles of civilisation and the Loire is an outstanding example. It is one of the head-waters of…
The psychology of either/or
It is a trick which often works on children. Do not tell them to eat vegetables; instead ask whether they…
Wild life
England We dropped off our daughter Eve at her new school in the Midlands and started the long journey…
Diary Australia
Every three years in New Zealand, incumbent politicians must hit the campaign trail. Since 2008, I have chased votes in…
Values
The final way we’re held to account is the standing order we never chose. To whatever our lives might amount,…
Title Stories: ‘Sketches by Boz’ by Charles Dickens
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Why gaming remains the last redoubt of political incorrectness
The last — and only — time I had sex with a whore she was so impressed by my performance…
Can brutalised jihadis be saved?
Could you ever torture someone? Could you, under different circumstances, in a different world (I hope) than the one which…
