This, though, is my public journal, where I have near-total control over the conversation I’m having with myself. I say near-total as my wife (editor) has worked hard to help me avoid the embarrassment of veering into being a total noodge stuck in the depths of crankiness that would...
You can now collect John Lewis orders at selected Waitrose stores without leaving your car – just park in a ‘Car Park Collect’ bay, and a Partner will bring your shopping out to you. You’ll be able to see if your local Waitrose is offering the service when you select your collection...
This is a replica made of steel of the house of folk artist Maud Lewis at a memorial park set up in her honor in Digby. The original tiny cabin was handpainted by Maud and now resides at the Arts Museum of Nova Scotia in Halifax. There’s too much to her story to do justice here...
Most people would look at the paradisiacal coast of Bahia in northeastern Brazil and think of beachy holidays and the place where F1 star driver Lewis Hamilton chose to celebrate New Year’s Eve 2023. But one enterprising businessman looks at it and sees the opportunity to produce a game-cha...
…on the other hand,Peter Arno(kicking off our Sept. 17 cartoons) gave us a Milquetoast who wasn’t getting anywhere near the French Line, or First Base… …and speaking of the mild-mannered,James Thurberoffered up this fellow… …Helen Hokinson’s“girls” were perhaps wondering if their...
Thomson lives near Kew Gardens – a place “full of sparkling glasshouses and carnivorous plants and lily pads big enough to take a nap on”, she said. “I have always felt that nature was a little bit magic – and Kew made me ask, what if it was true? What if the natural world ...
District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan. /jlne.ws/3TD21D1 FTX bankruptcy estate aiming to begin repaying creditors by the end of 2024 Zack Abrams – The Block The FTX bankruptcy estate has set a goal to begin repaying customers by the end of 2024, according to notes from a meeting ...
For me, one of the main things a cut does is say, “This is one thing here, and on the other side of the cut is something else.” It’s like a border. The action has moved on, we’re in a different place, and time may have [passed]. I wanted to do transitions between the...
We drove to Bristol and back for lunch to see Paul and Uca Lewis-Smith (fellow Tall Ship travellers). We had a visit from Beth Windeler’s sister. And we went to National Alfa Day in Bicester, just the once. September was, obviously, Bertie’s second birthday. All our little family...
Richard Lewis Actor and comedian Richard Lewis died at the age of 76 in February. (In 2023, Lewis revealed he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.) He was best known for his role as a fictionalized version of himself inCurb Your Enthusiasm, and also appeared in films likeRobin Hood: ...