The True Adventures of Pabbie, the Dozy Old Troll
Grand Pabbie the Troll King had his fifteen minutes of fame in the movie Frozen, but on a recent trip abroad, …
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Leave Polonius, Take The Cannoli
Regarding the new production of Hamlet at the Barbican in London, Ben Brantley of the New York Times was surprisingly dismissive of the supporting …
Non-Hit Man: Agent 47
A London stage production of a 415-year old play has been proclaimed a “blockbuster” and is trending on social media. Meanwhile, a …
Princely Endowments
We begin with apologies to Irving Berlin. The prince that I marry will have to be The owner of epic …
Now We Are Sixty-Two
It is a little known fact that famed children’s book illustrator E. H. Shepard was a huge Ciarán Hinds fan. Whilst …
On Smoking Weed Again After Thirty Years
I was always hopeless as a smoker. From infancy, I was opposed to tobacco use. Cigarette ads were banned from TV and radio …
Sword Dance 7: Darkness Visible
I surprised myself with the rather cynical portrait of academia in this week’s chapter. As much as I support feminism, …
Pyromancy
Pyromancy is telling the future from flames. And we can now predict with confidence that (in spite of the storyline in …
Frank Gehry’s House for Jerome
Who’d have thought that an internationally acclaimed architect like Frank Gehry would design a dwelling specifically for a cat? But when …
Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life
Every winter has its spring. And every problem has its solution. For example, if you are foolish enough to put product …
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