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I was never a particular fan of the Bee Gees, so all I'll say in the aftermath of Robin Gibb's death this week is that it was Robin...

So there I was bemoaning the handful of outsize CDs I own which necessitate a sub-optimal use of rack space, little realising that my nex...

Here's today 's mystery object . So, granny and eldest dog only - what's this? Actually this one is fairly easy, but I inc...

For someone who regularly bemoans the state of "proper" science programming on radio and TV it should go without saying that I...

Choke by Chuck Palahniuk. Victor Mancini has a few issues. One, he's a sex addict, and a regular attendee at a twelve-step programm...

Today's random music list is generated from the aftermath of the assembly of my new wall-mounted CD racks. First things first: thes...

While trawling around the web looking for reactions to Levon Helm's death I came across a post on Jerry Coyne 's excellent website ...

Current World Snooker Championship quarter-finalist, devoted family man and (I've just decided) Welshman Of The Day (you see what I d...

End by The Cure (from their 1992 album Wish ) on the BBC's documentary Rowing The Arctic last night. If you happen to click on that iPl...

Today's crackpot theory is one I came up with after a couple of weeks off work on paternity leave. Now obviously parenthood is the best...

Here's a brief and slightly belated tribute to Levon Helm , who died last Thursday. I've mentioned my great love for The Band he...

Invisible by Paul Auster. It's 1967, and aspiring poet Adam Walker is in the middle of his studies at Columbia University , partly to...

Just to prove the point about Colin Montgomerie's commentary habits, here's a few links: This Guardian article prior to the 2011 U...

A couple of thoughts in the aftermath of the exciting climax to the Masters last weekend and Bubba Watson's eventual play-off victory. ...

The Tax Inspector by Peter Carey. So here's another motley collection of larrikins and galahs , then - the Catchprices. On the surface ...

I humbly submit here for your critical appraisal my latest work of challenging and confrontational performance art - a searing and unforgiv...

Ordinary Thunderstorms by William Boyd. Adam Kindred's been a bit of a silly boy - set up nicely over in the US with a lucrative and st...

The Wapshot Chronicle by John Cheever. So we're in New England, in the fictional Massachusetts town of St. Botolphs, and we're abou...