Mark O’Rowe’s Terminus (2007)
In October, we will travel to Dublin to see Mark O’Rowe’s new play Our Few and Evil Days, which is being …
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Summer’s Lease
As the Bard noted, Summer’s lease hath all too short a date. He didn’t get an option to renew, and now …
Opération Séduction 17: L’Homme
Chapter the Seventeenth, in which our hero Peter drunk-dials. L’Homme is a relatively new men’s fragrance (2006) by Yves Saint Laurent. …
Mon Choux
For me, the humble gougère, or cheese puff, perfectly expresses the genius of French cooking. It’s simple. The choux pastry is made of water, butter, …
Getty Images Roundup: Ciarán Hinds
Getty Images has done a great thing for us bloggers by allowing many of their photos to be legally embedded in our posts. …
Opération Séduction 16: Bandit
I love this description of Bandit (1944) and the interesting print ad: The original version walked the thinnest scent-line possible …
Peter, Augustus, Alonzo or James
According to T. S. Eliot, the naming of cats is a difficult matter. So is naming the protagonists of one’s fiction–especially one’s romantic …
Chateau de Sancerre Cuvée du Connétable 2005
Four years ago, we drank this wine during an unforgettable dinner at L’Espalier in Boston. I remember the impeccable service, …
Opération Séduction 15: Fahrenheit
Fahrenheit by Dior was a runaway best-seller in 1988. Two of the top notes are honeysuckle and hawthorn blossom, which …
The Hollow Crown: Richard II (2012)
Shakespeare’s Richard II is not often produced, so I was intrigued to find it included in the BBC series The …
Linnet Moss 