Monthly Archives: January 2011
Shakira cule
My candidate for the best news of the week is a report in the Spanish media today that Shakira is thinking of buying a house in Catalonia where her sister already lives. The beautiful, talented, and engaging Columbian star is one of my favourite singers and dancers and it will be great to see more of her along with my regular visits to the Nou Camp. A real bonus would be her finding a house she likes in Sitges where I like to take my holidays and have many friends. …
Good sense prevails at The Garrick
So the Garrick Club, my beloved and enduring watering hole and eaterie will not ban ladies from its totemic central table, after all. Thank God, reason has prevailed. Due to unavoidable work commitments, I was sadly unable to attend last night’s special meeting of members which voted against a motion that endeavoured to get round the Equalities Bill, by making the table ‘members only’, thus excluding women who are guests but not full members . Women guests have been granted gradual access to previously restricted areas of the club in …
Journalists:get your own house in order
There are sectors of the British media that take to exposing the alleged sins of the world with unashamed gusto. From parliamentary expenses to Vince Cable’s ministerial gaffe, not to mention the countless invasions into the privacy of other individuals – often in apparent violation of what or may not judged contempt of court. The media are less comfortable when their own less reputable actions become the focus and target of attention. The Murdoch stable can thus not be best pleased with the growing controversy over the alleged hacking of …
