Crimes of passion. Glamour. Menace. Intrigue. Slim cigarettes, cocktails and pussy bow blouses. Exotic-sounding European names, dubious French accents, Lords, Ladies and business tycoons. Twists that you never saw coming,...
Read MoreAs the 21st century gets into its stride, it seems that cafés serving merely coffee and cake no longer cut the mustard. A spate of unusual concept cafés have made the news over the past year, including the notorious Cereal...
Read MoreWhen the sunlight is thrown in a certain way through horse chestnut tree leaves, I am reminded of all the times that I’ve been an aspiring cyclist. I’m reminded too of all the times that my new found enthusiasm for a life...
Read MoreThe telephone purrs ominously in my hand. I swirl the last dregs of lukewarm coffee at the bottom of the cup while sitting cross-legged on my desk chair, and stare at the pile of press releases and hand-written notes in scratchy...
Read More“I’m going to The Herb Garden on Wednesday,” I said to a friend. “Oh,” she replied, “I’ve been past there a few times. It’s the one with the rollerskating horse in the doorway, isn’t it?” It does feel like any review of The Herb...
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