It’s hip up north, even if the place is stuck on the top of the economic scrap heap. I can testify to this after my trip up to Manchester earlier in the summer. The place is awash with pioneering coolistas, who maintain a fascinating and distinctive approach to life.
It was a ‘right-wing think tank’ who […]
Overheard while walking through the City of London; two middle-aged office workers talking to each other:
Woman: You two are an enigma, aren’t you?
Man: Yes, we are an enigma…
There are some good things about the desert. For one, in the desert ‘you can remember your name, ‘Cause there ain’t no one for to give you no pain.’ Well, it’s true if you’re in a early-seventies soft rock band and you’re singing about the Mojave.
The desert has also been the subject of good TV […]
Last week, when I posted that delicious Thai Green Curry recipe, I mentioned that I’d eaten it while folding origami lotus flowers for an art project. The final piece was going to be submitted to the ‘If You Could…’ diary, a competition run by super-cool design studio Hudson Bec.
The theme of the diary is […]
