Admiral Cod

"Il ne faut jamais être fataliste. L’histoire est toujours ouverte et présente souvent des caprices et des retournements inattendus. N’...

Aloysius the Brideshead bear By Ewan Fletcher 02 June 2007 During his Oxford days, Lord Sebastian Flyte was seldom seen without a teddy...

"Once beyond the village, where the cottages ceased abruptly, on either side of the road they could smell through the darkness the frie...

I have long noticed that modern men do not seem very masculine. Certainly I find contemporary chaps are too meek, afraid to voice a potenti...

At Sunset We have gone through sorrow and joy hand in hand; Now we can rest from our wandering above the quiet land. Around us, the valleys ...

Hackett. As I wrote here last year, I have been wearing Hackett since the 1980s. I support the brand. Why? Let me explain. To begi...

"I hate a fellow whom pride or cowardice or laziness drives into a corner, and who does nothing when he is there but sit and growl. Let...

Like shit-faced gatecrashers at your hot girlfriend's 21st birthday bash, certain life changes have in recent months impressed themselve...

When thinking about the 1990s, I reckon there were three things, culturally-speaking of course, that got me through the decade: 1) alcohol, ...

Do you play tennis? I do. Or at least, I did. In my youth I was club champion in my age group. My height and reach gave me an advantage. I w...

The era of the Sloane Ranger now seems as distant as the Fifties By Peter Whittle Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 Amazing as it may seem, it ...

My father died three weeks ago. He succumbed struggling with numerous complications after a three-month fight following open-heart surgery. ...

"A mother's love for the child of her body differs essentially from all other affections, and burns with so clear and steady a flam...

"Contre l'Etat technicisé omniprésent...le recours aux forêts réelles ou symboliques où se réfugiaient autrefois les hors-la-loi i...