It’s not the best promotional statement you could hope for…
It’s not the best promotional statement you could hope for in a deodorant…
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Eedinborrow?
We’re back up in Edinburgh this year for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival – this time Marty’s over from Australia, and he’s joined Liz, Billy, Myk, Kat & I in a nice centrally-placed apartment for a week of theatrical excess and mayhem. So far we’ve seen (I suspect I’ll edit this list a few times in…
Situation: surreal, but fine
I don’t usually like to get involved with issues of the day, but given the messages and whatnot I’ve had in the last 24 hours I thought I’d break that rule and put together a synopsis of how I’m feeling about what’s going on in London at the moment. For starters, so far I’m ok….
Ultimacy of stuff and etiquette for the taking
One of the great social landmines in the UK coincides with something done nearly every day – the sharing of food. For some reason it’s looked upon as a great taboo to take the last piece or slice of anything. The reasoning seems sound – if there’s a finite amount of a thing to be…
"There’s also a hint of the rubber they use to make basketballs, which is a refreshing change from…"
““There’s also a hint of the rubber they use to make basketballs, which is a refreshing change from all those other whiskies which don’t taste like sporting products”” – Tasting notes for Master of Malt’s “Brown Drink”
Charly’s fairly accurate synopsis of our effort at this year’s Great British Beer Festival
Charly’s fairly accurate synopsis of our effort at this year’s Great British Beer Festival
Another day, another fashion decision to make.
Another day, another fashion decision to make.
Time to bite the Bulleit
Seeing as I’m on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean to usual, and the opportunity presented itself, I thought it might make sense to break with tradition and do a little bit of a bourbon whiskey tasting instead of focusing on scotch whisky. You know, broaden the horizons, and all that… Via the highly…
AgentProvocateur and BenSherman are useful landmarks for…
AgentProvocateur and BenSherman are useful landmarks for @thegunmakers /via @lambertshymnal
Art, opportunity, and favouritism
Nothing makes you an expert on modern/contemporary art like becoming an international traveller. There’s something about art galleries which is a bit of a draw – a combination of being able to see one-of-a-kind works by humankind’s revered creative minds, having one’s mind expanded by trying to work out what it all might mean, and…