Power, Dominion and Freddie Mercury
In these post-Soviet days, it’s quite a surprise to see something that looks every bit like a statue of Lenin towering over a miniaturized public outside the Dominion Theatre in…
Theremins and Shoppoleths
I am the first person to celebrate the wonderfulness of the web, and the fact that you can buy almost anything from anywhere at the touch of a button, but…
God Bless Framley
The more I hear Alastair Campbell whinge about the media, the more I want to bury my head in The Framley Examiner. There is an uncanny, though not surprising similarity…
Don’t let your cat flap
From the Hendon & Finchley Times, invaluable advice on Keeping Your Pets Safe from Al Qaeda. Here’s something I wouldn’t have thought of if the bomb dropped: “In the event…
Auf Wiedersehen Pet II
The pet death business is larger and stranger than I thought: you can even take a Hoegh Pet Casket Factory Tour in Michigan, Hoegh being the Microsoft of the pet…