One For The Road

I am re-reading James Lees-Milne’s diaries. Like re-reading Marcel Proust or Anthony Powell each visitation is rewarding. Spot the lie? Yes, I have never read Proust; maybe a project for winter nights? More likely an unfulfilled aspiration.

Red Flag Man

I am not tech savvy but even I cannot ignore AI. The FT, a bible for capitalists, actually has an “AI editor”, so it must be important.

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The Irish Pope

It’s not the author it’s the publisher who dreams up a catchy but crazy title. There has never been an Irish Pope.

Memento Mori

If you have a big ego and a bigger bank balance it’s not a bad idea to build somewhere to display your tasteful collection of art, sculpture, furniture and bric-a-brac but the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is the first “dedicated exclusively to visual storytelling and narrative art, placing popular culture (such as comics and… Continue reading Memento Mori

Intrepid

I can recommend the de Gaulle film, or at least the first part. The second part, Liberté, will be showing in the UK in a few days.  It’s a bit long and has a superfluous sub-plot but that’s necessary to give the story some structure and love interest. It also creates a false narrative about… Continue reading Intrepid

On the Waterfront

On Thursday we walked via Times Square to Pier 83 on the Hudson for a 1 1/2 hour boat trip down the bay, past the Statue of Liberty and up the East River to the Williamsburg Bridge.

Robin’s Nest

The view from a 17th floor corner room of the Midtown Manhattan Hilton is excellent. I know I am back in New York but we went to the Oyster Bar in Grand Central Terminal to be sure. The clams from Long Island Sound are chewy and salty – delicious.

Police Force

Reading so much detective fiction set in Italy reminds me of a curious incident in Rome earlier this year.

In My Reading Room

“Historical crime fiction is sometimes little more than a modern adventure in fancy dress. Not so the novels of CJ Sansom, whose magnificent books set in the reign of Henry VIII bring to life the sounds and smells of Tudor England…” (Sunday Times)

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