When John Lennon took on Barry Humphries
Barry Humphries would have been 90 on 17 February. To commemorate his life, Radio 4 is broadcasting Barry Humphries: Gloriously…
Charmed life
It was the mother of royal scandalabras, as Walt Winchell might have said, and remains one of the greatest historical…
Ukraine’s spirit isn’t even close to broken
Rome and Kyiv have one thing in common – the distinctive whine of motor-scooter engines in the night. The difference…
Young contenders
Popular wisdom has it that the smartphone has shrivelled teenagers’ attention spans. But they are getting better at chess, and…
How to choose a better death
In 1984 I was a third-year student nurse. The last secondment before my final exam was gynaecology. The wards were…
Beauty tips every man should know
British men are getting into ‘beauty’. ‘Now it’s men’s turn to hog the bathroom,’ reports the Times, as spending increases…
