Wishing it could be Christmas everyday
‘Glam rock’ is a term that has recently appeared before my eyes for the first time in my life. It emerged and flourished...
Moaning for good
I trust you enjoy the ambiguity of the title. Allow me, without delay, to adopt the optimistic version. Where timely moaning spares me...
Give blood to give life
Many years ago, when I bumped into an uncle of mine in a bar in England, he called out, ‘fancy a pint?’. He...
First World tough on GBV
Everyone reading this article must please raise the right hand if they have never struck a woman, and especially in a domestic context....
Vanity in modernity
‘Vanity working on a weak head, produces every sort of mischief.’ Those were the sagacious (logophile vanity?) words of the famous writer, Jane...
Our world never learns
The writer did, last week, offer the suggestion that the global population – or sufficient numbers to influence the rest – is never...
Where are we now?
The reader is very welcome to respond to the question contained in the title. There are various media, especially a letter to the...
Measuring happiness
Well, that makes for an easy start to the article today. Since you can’t measure happiness; unlike with height, weight, financial wealth and...
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