Painting The Modern Garden – Monet to Matisse – Royal Academy
One of the (very few) things about not working in London I regret is that my opportunities to visit the art ga… Read More
While I have been busily exploring the ginaissance I have been rattling off various botanicals to be found in the gins I have tried and reviewed without paying much attention to what each o… Read More
On Friday we went to see – oh! the palace of palaces! and yet a palace sans crown, sans coronet – but such expense! such taste! such profusion! ... The old house I have… Read More
"#LivingWhileBlack: How does racial bias lead to unnecessary calls to police?" PBS NewsHour 7/2/2018IMHO: The police who are doing this give a bad name to all the other police officers… Read More
Another tech giant is on the verge of crossing $1 trillion in stock market valuation. Google’s parent company Alphabet Inc. is on the edge to pass the mark of trillion, which would mak… Read More
This is an extract from the book 40 Strange Groups which is currently on sale for 99p
After a rainstorm the one guaranteed sight is a profusion of broken umbrellas strewn around on the we… Read More
The alleged home of the pirate Blackbeard and the actual birthplace of Banksy, Bristol is fiercely climbing the top of the list of best locations for a holiday. Bristol has its own pace and… Read More