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Why We Love Britain
The Olympic Opening Ceremony in London was quintessentially British and bonkers. It was c...
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Being the Chancellor of the Exchequer (a.k.a Finance Minister) is a shitty job. In hard ti...
READThe Opera Singer, the Investment Banker and the Communist
My father loved opera and our home in Sri Lanka was filled with music. Gigli, Callas, Caru...
READThe Italian Job
I recently had an opportunity to drive several fast cars and thought about the connection ...
READSlums, prostitutes and French people in London
France is the world's fifth largest economy. At the turn of the last century Argentina was...
READSweet Things Gone Dirty and Drinking Whiskey at Noon
Carnaby Street is most often associated with the swinging sixties when bands like the Beat...
READWhy We Drink: Tales of Margaritaville and Frat Parties
This is my 20th post for Martini Mandate. In researching this blog I have expended many ...
READBombay Rolls, Persian Lovers and a bit of Hanky Panky
Time was when a restaurant bar was a place to have a drink while you waited for your mates...
READCharlie Chaplin and whether people who live in the country are inbred
New York City and London are sister cities in many respects. They are unquestionably the g...
READThis one is for Nobu
Last year around this time I was traveling on a train from downtown Tokyo to Narita airpor...
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