Nigeness

It's a difficult (but undeniably popular) subject, extinction, with all manner of claims being made about how many species are 'faci...

This blog doesn't really do Politics (apart from Old Nige's uncannily accurate prognostications, at which markets and empires trembl...

The other evening The Yard (he may have fallen silent blogwise but he still walks the earth) and I were talking about the film-maker Waleri...

I'm in Dabbler Country again - and I should explain that that one was written a few days ago, before the weather took this nasty turn. ...

Today is the 90th birthday of Mickey Rooney, who no doubt has a great many more years in him yet. His enormous popularity - especially with ...

The more I read of the extraordinary American poet Kay Ryan, the more I admire - actually love - her. I've passed on the odd poem of he...

I've been enjoying some real grapes - remember them? They rarely turn up these days, when seedlessness rules. Seedless grapes save you t...