Arts

Art for Art’s Sake

4th January 2026 Going Postal 0

If the Boss has passed this for the consumption of the knowledgeable crowd on here it will be my first time in the public arena. Fulsome praise will be accepted graciously (and possibly cause the [more…]

The History of Pop Music – 1993

2nd January 2026 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

Featured song: Pet Shop Boys – Go West This is a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper pop music began up to 1999 when they stopped making [more…]

Marxism ‘Behind The Scenes’ at Question Time

2nd January 2026 Always Worth Saying 0

A making-of Question Time feature entitled ‘Behind the Scenes’ is available on the iPlayer. Having already penned the ‘Making of QT Review’, we must give this a viewing. Previously, I was harsh on the politicians. [more…]

Jinnie’s Story, Book Nine – Chapter Eleven

1st January 2026 Going Postal 0

The twins said they did not want a ‘posh meal’ in the hotel restaurant if they were going to have one at the opening of the Trattoria Trevi Worthing the next evening, so Jinnie, Paolo, [more…]

In The Bleak Midwinter

28th December 2025 Swiss Bob 0

This is a poem written by Christina Rossetti, set to music first by Gustav Holst in 1906 and then by Harold Darke in 1911. This is by Darke : Swiss Bob 2025

Christmas at Christmas With Christmas

27th December 2025 Always Worth Saying 0

Spending Christmas at Christmas with Christmas sounds a very Puffin thing to do. First of all, we’ll have to decide when to meet. The eagle-eyed among you may point out that we’ve missed our chance, [more…]

Fabulously Festive Fridays – Plank Spanking

26th December 2025 Going Postal 0

Welcome back my friends to the flamboyance that never ends, and please be welcome to yet another of our regular sprout-fuelled snuffles around the sweaty intergluteal cleft of popular culture. I trust you all enjoyed [more…]

In search of Christmas in mainland China

26th December 2025 Going Postal 0

Hongkonger spent the weekend before Christmas over the mainland border in Guandong province. Different to Hong Kong? Oh yes. I can recall many years ago landing in Hong Kong in December to be confronted by [more…]