The Lion, the Witch, and the Drinks They Found in a Wardrobe
Poverty fascinates the middle classes. Writers and artists seek to interpret and chronicle it. Liberals ritualise it to ...
Vodka Infused Kitty
Muscle wrapped in metal. There isn't a single bad angle to the Shelby Cobra I used to worry about the environment unti ...
Serendipity is a Tamarind Martini
Howzat! World class cricket is usually on offer in Sri Lanka. New Zealand getting thrashed in Galle. Take a fun loving ...
40 minutes, a large cigar and an Arabian adulteress
If something feels good thereâs usually somebody out there trying to ban it. When it comes to booze all kinds of whack ...
An African Odyssey: Dog’s Bollocks and Bitch’s Tits
I had recently arrived from America and was tasked with interviewing some UK customers by my employer. One such custome ...
Cock Shots and the Candidates: The US Election Issue
The US election season is upon us. Americans get to choose between pachyderms and donkeys. The rest of the world looks o ...
The Porn Issue: Fifty Shades of Martinis
The Olympics are over. It's been rather good - typically quirky, occasionally brilliant and thoroughly British. The unde ...
The Best of London – Olympic Edition
The Olympians are in London! I see them walking the streets ready to chase their dreams. Good luck to them all! As the ...
My Dinner with Nigella
Being the Chancellor of the Exchequer (a.k.a Finance Minister) is a shitty job. In hard times you get blamed for the tou ...
The Opera Singer, the Investment Banker and the Communist
My father loved opera and our home in Sri Lanka was filled with music. Gigli, Callas, Caruso and Pavorotti would boom ou ...
The Italian Job
I recently had an opportunity to drive several fast cars and thought about the connection between cars and national char ...
Slums, prostitutes and French people in London
France is the world's fifth largest economy. At the turn of the last century Argentina was the world's fifth largest eco ...