Woke coke: would you drink Gaza Cola?
Andy Warhol believed that the greatness of America lay in how the richest consumers bought exactly the same things as…
Heaven is Angel Delight
I once heard an American complain that, being married to an Englishwoman, he was regularly baffled by the contents of…
What I learned at Santa School
Whenever my son’s primary school ring up, they have, very sensibly, a calming form of words: ‘It’s the school here…
Who do US psychics predict will win the election?
A week away from the American election, and the polls cannot tell us who will be president. But can they…
Inside an MP’s inbox
There is nothing so ex as an ex-MP, Tam Dalyell used to say. Now that parliament has returned from recess,…
In praise of Swiss Army knives
In May, Carl Elsener of Victorinox, makers of the Swiss Army knife (all other manufacturers must refer to their products…
All boys should own a Swiss Army knife
Last week, Carl Elsener of Victorinox, makers of the Swiss Army knife (all other manufacturers must refer to their products…
Kippers could save your life
I miss kippers. My wife won’t let me eat them at home, and they have become a rarity in restaurants.…
How serious is Cornish nationalism?
The Office for National Statistics has been publishing interesting insights from the last census – perhaps to counter the bad…
A beginner’s guide to witchcraft
Next year, Exeter University will offer an MA in Magic and Occult Science: the first of its kind in a…
Who you gonna call?
The Anglican priests charged with exorcising evil spirits
Kiss and tell
A history of mistletoe
The comfort of hating Britain
I occasionally get sent articles from the ‘London Correspondent of the Papua New Guinea Courier’ – less often, now that…
What a drag
Why are protestors so angry about a children’s story hour?
Down to the sea again
In the garden of my house in Cornwall there is a smooth granite stone about the size and shape of…
Sick jokes
Medics need black humour
The indomitable Maroons
Does Jamaica’s government have plans for this state within a state?
Treehouses
You can’t (and probably shouldn’t) design a treehouse. Treehouses should grow organically, in every sense: they must be made of…
The Pride flag
Last month, the Pride flag was updated by the Intersex Equality Rights UK campaign group — the simple rainbow was…
Hot housing
A second home in Cornwall is nothing to be proud of
La petite mort
The oldest churchyard in Torquay is being used by people openly having sex and sunbathing nude in broad daylight. This…
Go fish
Britain’s strange aversion to seafood
Coming up roses
Will Brexit make Valentine’s Day less expensive?
Monopoly
I’ve been playing a lot of Monopoly recently. My son got his first grown-up set for Christmas and, even after…
