Powdered wombat guts and other sources of feelings of wellbeing
Posted in Misc on Jul 23rd, 2010
BBC Radio 4′s Book of the week, Red Dust Road by Jackie Kay, is a delight on many levels. (Independent review here; see also the Amazon reviews). I would like to buy an unabridged audio book but so far I can find only the hardback on Amazon, but I’m here to tell you, as a [...]
Posted in Misc on May 25th, 2008
AA Gill has a fine piece about St.Paul’s Cathedral in the latest Sunday Times. In a city with many iconic buildings, it is the most iconic of all — hence its prominence in the photograph at the head of this blog. I confess I have yet to visit it. It’s one of those things that’s [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 20th, 2007
A brief review of what I think is the worst piece of academic writing I’ve ever read–about the use of subversive humour in the workplace by a couple of Scottish university academics.
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 28th, 2007
Writing about food yesterday inspired me to make sure Anthony Bourdain’s The Nasty Bits survived the recent book purge; 5 large boxes went to the nearest Oxfam shop after my shipment arrived. I read and hugely enjoyed Kitchen Confidential and A Cook’s Tour, and I’m keeping The Nasty Bits for a holiday. Gilbert says envisioning [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 26th, 2007
Ariel Leve, not to be confused with Ariel Levy, is an expatriate Brit who has an angst fuelled life in New York. She is a brilliant and funny Jewish girl. When she writes well she is sublime, but occasionally, she is just a terrible self-pitying mess.
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Powdered wombat guts and other sources of feelings of wellbeing
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