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Brown study
3+ day, 30+ min ago (347+ words) Of all the weasel words used by politicians to conceal what they are really up to, "reform" must be the most deceptive. Not only does it not have the meaning the political class give it, but that meaning is the…...
What Louis Theroux misses about the Manosphere
15+ hour, 15+ min ago (889+ words) What Louis Theroux misses about the Manosphere'The Spectator Australia What Louis Theroux misses about the Manosphere Louis Theroux, the Lib Dem Alan Whicker, has now had his turn at the manosphere. His new Netflix film Inside the Manosphere has gone…...
Like Gabor Mate set to club beats: Lady Gaga, at the O2, reviewed
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (250+ words) The O2, and touring until 8 October Was she about to do a Madonna " who had to keep cutting short her O2 shows because she was about to break their curfew? In the end, no. Gaga just managed to end in time, but…...
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey is anything but
6+ mon, 4+ day ago (709+ words) A Big Bold Beautiful Journey is, I have to tell you, anything but. I should have trusted the trailer. When" A Big Bold Beautiful Journey is anything but A Big Bold Beautiful Journey is, I have to tell you, anything…...
A tale of two cities
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (235+ words) The Barcelona event was a case in point. The two played a blindfold exhibition match " the first blindfold head-to-head between them " at ICE Barcelona (International Casinos Exhibition), with Rozman commentating for a crowd of industry professionals. It was a 15-minute…...
How to drink like you're at the Savoy – from your sofa
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (463+ words) There are two great American bars in London. One is perfect to escape the winter chill, the other to embrace summer sun. In winter, the American Bar at the Savoy " London's oldest surviving cocktail bar " is ideal. There is a…...
A restaurant so perfect I hesitated to review it
2+ mon, 5+ hour ago (650+ words) A restaurant so perfect I hesitated to review it'The Spectator Australia A restaurant so perfect I hesitated to review it Sometimes you find it, H.G. Wells's door in the wall, but to tapas: a restaurant so perfect you hesitate to review…...
Make Sydney and Melbourne city-states
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (519+ words) With wayward political ideologies hell-bent on bankrupting our two largest cities, Australia's federation is due for a refresh. To save the democracies of New South Wales and Victoria, Sydney and Melbourne should be carved out of the existing states to…...
‘This is as good as food gets in London’ – Town, in Drury Lane, reviewed
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (506+ words) Town " well-named, it has vitality " is on the ragged part of Drury Lane WC2 near the Majestic Wine" "This is as good as food gets in London" " Town, in Drury Lane, reviewed Town " well-named, it has vitality " is on the ragged…...
Almost too interesting for Notting Hill: Speedboat Bar reviewed
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (148+ words) When you are old enough, you can measure your life in restaurants. I remember, for instance, when the Electric Diner" Almost too interesting for Notting Hill: Speedboat Bar reviewed When you are old enough, you can measure your life in…...