Nigeness

I was up at Tate Britain yesterday, mooching among the rehung Romantics, when this very accomplished oil painting caught my eye. Its subject...

I pass on this affecting tale from my local paper, simply because it made me laugh rather a lot. It's the story of an unfortunate misund...

I've long had a soft spot for the American actor Rip Torn - crazy name, crazy guy - not least for his brilliant performance as the ineff...

There's something of mine up on the Dabbler , about a Kay Ryan poem. Read on for Worm's inspired comment...

On this day in 1908, the novelist known as Ouida died, in poverty, at Viareggio. That's her surprisingly restrained tomb, in the English...

With its credit rating downgraded, its economy faltering and the Eurozone in meltdown, it's good to see that France has its mind, as eve...

What is the sound of England? Increasingly, down my way, it's the ear-splitting screech of overflying Ring-Necked Parakeets - but that i...