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The True Adventures of Pabbie, the Dozy Old Troll

September 2, 2015

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

August 27, 2015

Regarding the new production of Hamlet at the Barbican in London, Ben Brantley of the New York Times was surprisingly dismissive of the supporting …

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Non-Hit Man: Agent 47

August 26, 2015

A London stage production of a 415-year old play has been proclaimed a “blockbuster” and is trending on social media. Meanwhile, a …

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Princely Endowments

June 27, 2015

We begin with apologies to Irving Berlin. The prince that I marry will have to be The owner of epic …

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Now We Are Sixty-Two

May 20, 2015

It is a little known fact that famed children’s book illustrator E. H. Shepard was a huge Ciarán Hinds fan. Whilst …

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On Smoking Weed Again After Thirty Years

April 29, 2015

I was always hopeless as a smoker. From infancy, I was opposed to tobacco use. Cigarette ads were banned from TV and radio …

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Sword Dance 7: Darkness Visible

April 20, 2015

I surprised myself with the rather cynical portrait of academia in this week’s chapter. As much as I support feminism, …

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Pyromancy

April 15, 2015

Pyromancy is telling the future from flames. And we can now predict with confidence that (in spite of the storyline in …

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Frank Gehry’s House for Jerome

April 1, 2015

Who’d have thought that an internationally acclaimed architect like Frank Gehry would design a dwelling specifically for a cat? But when …

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Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life

February 13, 2015

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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