This week’s word is dedicated to Andy Rourke, craftsman of the bass guitar, who died today at the terribly premature age of 59. Rourke was a member of The Smiths, probably the most Marmite [...]
I want you to begin the next five minutes by saying to yourself, “I am a loyal and enthusiastic follower of Word of the Week and I will read this article with great interest and [...]
Despite an overwhelming one per cent of you responding to say I should buy the Suzuki Bandit, I didn’t. Something told me it was a bad idea. I think it might have been the half per cent who [...]
Do you believe in omens? Or are you more of a rationalist? By the way, why do rationalists go glamping? Because they don’t believe in portents. Poor tents… Never mind. Let me know [...]
I wonder if this has ever happened to you. My old friend and workmate, Ash, was flying in to Heathrow from Australia, where he now lives, and I was going to meet him at the airport as a surprise. [...]
