Drawing from an uncomfortable position
Monday, 12 February 2018
UK Supreme Court Yearbook
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..."and what is the use of a book," thought Alice, "without pictures or conversation?" The UK Supreme Court Yearbook ...
Wednesday, 10 January 2018
The right trousers
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I inherited six manual typewriters, gave away five and regret it. Please send unwanted ones my way. I use my remaining one to hammer out t...
Saturday, 6 January 2018
Is this the source of Paddington Bear's pop-up?
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Watching Paddington 2 , I get a Proustian jolt when the big-hearted bear opens a faked-up film-prop antiquarian book and Tower Bridge pops...
Monday, 25 December 2017
Annie Curtis Jones
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Costume designer Annie Curtis Jones had many facets to her life and I knew only one: her ingenious designs for Notting Hill Carnival outfits...
Friday, 15 December 2017
Carols in the Supreme Court
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The Treasury Singers are never knowingly over-rehearsed and a good thing too, considering the day job. This year they are raising money fo...
Wednesday, 6 December 2017
Johnny Hallyday live at the Albert Hall
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The warm-up act is a brassy blonde in a fondant-pink dress with a belief that she sounds like Amy Winehouse. Simeon, The Only Person Who W...
Monday, 4 December 2017
Brexit symposium at IALS
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Health warning: personal views on Brexit The country has split like a failed sauce. The atmosphere is officially one of acceptance...
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