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A desire to dim my presence in the eye-watering constellation of celebrity explains my preference for the Balmoral Palm Court Bar. A location where such Appellations de Hollywood Contrôlée as Tom Hanks ...
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Stormin’ Norman
There’s no way that a column called “Punch Lines” could fail to note the passing of Norman Mailer, the two-fisted tornado of American literature, who flung in the towel ...
Stand up for a Quiet Pint in Auld Reekie
The City of Edinburgh Council is considering changing its licensing regulations. The Draft Statement goes so far as to acknowledge that “the existing policy has served the ...
The mile-high breakup club
With its endless queues, constant security checks and the burden of environmental guilt, the romance has been well and truly ...
Tasting Notes: The Feast of Steven
Deck the halls, book out my diary... I’d throw in a fa-la-la-la-la...
Poker Face
As the novelist Rick Bennet pointed out, “In the long run, there’s no luck in poker, but the short run is longer than most people know.”...
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Hot and cold running sonar - Not everything in the media is altered these days. Take a look at the photograph running above. Trust me, no pixels were harmed, or otherwise digitally manipulated, in ...
Tasting Notes: Vin More Thing
Regular readers of this column will recognize that its scribe places a premium on modesty, and so will be surprised to discover that I found myself marketed as an Edinburgh Fringe show throughout this last August. ...
