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Just to expand a bit on the cryptozoology/religion parallels drawn in the previous post , one of the dangers of making any sort of (even in ...

What did I tell you ? Here's Noel Gallagher, bless him, esteemed composer of at least two good and worthwhile songs during his lifetim...

I was a bit torn while watching Bigfoot Files last night between thinking, well, this is actually quite sciencey and objective compared wit...

While I thoroughly enjoy the freedom to ramble inconsequentially at unnecessary length that the blogging platform affords me, I've alway...

Thirty seconds or so of the late John Martyn 's sublime Small Hours over a bit of the Indian section of the second part of Stephen Fry ...

My good buds at Bud's Gun Shop have been e-mailing me again ; I think their latest may just be the best one yet. As usual here it is i...

Fellow bridge enthusiasts will recognise the genius of this Guardian article immediately - inviting photos and reminiscences of well-love...

Leading The Cheers by Justin Cartwright. Dan Silas is at a bit of a loose end; newly single after splitting up with his girlfriend Step...

A sporting one for you, featuring one of today's European heroes in the Seve Trophy and current Wales Open champion  Grégory Bourdy , ...

I was picked up and taken to task, and quite rightly, by my good friend Doug a short while back for using the phrase "achingly dull...

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett. We're in an un-named South American country, where the ruling regime have arranged an operatic recital f...

This came through the door while we were away earlier in the week. I promise you I have not digitally manipulated this image in any way - we...

The high disposable income glory glory days of a lavishly-stocked whisky cupboard groaning with all manner of intoxicating spiritous delig...

So, lots of us wear glasses. Some of us find that to be a pain, what with the taking them off and putting them on, having one pair for readi...

A Kind Man by Susan Hill. Tommy Carr is the kind man of the novel's title. And a good thing too, because times are hard. What times...

Solar by Ian McEwan. Michael Beard is a physicist, an eminent one but one whose best years are behind him. Those best years included some...

Drop City by TC Boyle. Far out, man. So this bunch of, like, totally beautiful cats have got this place in California where they've...

A further update to my table of 63s at major championships is required after the recent PGA Championship at Oak Hill . Jason Dufner , the ...

A quick word on the demise of JJ Cale , who died  aged 74 at the weekend . He's one of those guys people know more through his songs be...

Last one for the moment, I promise: one of the other things I've experienced in the course of general Facebook discourse illustrates qu...