The Skinhead Hamlet almost made me splutter coffee into my keyboard. But then, maybe I’m easily amused.

Gawd bless yer, Luigi.

2021-12-17: I hadn’t noticed the editorial note before: “Our hope was to achieve something like the effect of the New English Bible. --Eds.”

I’m not a Christian, but Christian Aid and the GM crops debate seems a pretty thoughtful piece. In particular, it draws attention to the way in which the idea that “GM can solve the problems of world hunger” consumes all the oxygen that could feed other flames.

Renting an apartment is Rome is not like renting an apartment elsewhere. Or maybe it is; I only have experience of renting in Canada (easy-peasy) and London (OK, but ...). Apartments here are either furnished, which generally means an odd assortment of granny's faux antique cast-offs. (As an aside,...

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The sensible thing would have been to buy, say, 40 or 50 strong cardboard boxes. All the same size. Preferably with little cut-out handles. Then I would have taken my time and sorted through my worldly goods and packed the stuff worth packing. All of it, all at once. Then I would have hired a van, l...

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My fan will have realized that posting here has been worse than sporadic lately. There are many reasons, but for the sake or argument lets assume that the fact that I am in the middle of moving house is the main one. It is, really, in that I have had no leisure time in which to write, no facilities...

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