How the Belgians got their Waffles
Before she arrived, across Europe, it had been decreed that the cuisine should be made fine. The vegetables should be cut into fine pieces. The meats should be served in fine portions, the spices sprinkled in fine measure, the servings dished up on fine plates. This fine food should be eaten by fine people, who…
Dear England and History
In 1996, Gareth Southgate missed a penalty for England against Germany at Wembley. That meant England lost, and were knocked out of the Euros. In 2018, now as manager, Gareth Southgate led England into a penalty shootout against Columbia in the World Cup. Since his miss, England had lost to Argentina on penalties in the…
Phillip Schofield – Dirty Monkey
The finale was perfect – right down to the last, minute detail. All HBO’s screenwriters and Sky’s producers could not have written a dirtier crime, a more surprising villain, or a faster fall from grace. Nor could the scene before the fall have been more perfectly set, a TV double act painted in the softest…
“There just aren’t many women around”
I’m basically happy with my life. Law school is alright, I think I’m getting better at football, and I live in Swiss Cottage, which is pretty beaut. It’s got Primrose Hill next door and a neat range of coffee vans that make me feel grown up. There’s just one problem. I’ve been trying to fill…
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