Archives – 2005 – February – 27  

The Long Arm of Jude Law
Read post

The Long Arm of Jude Law
Apropos of nothing, this is the winner of my own private “Commission a new strip for Viz” competition. Not quite up to snuff were Asher D: Maitre d’ and My Mate Billy. AD:MD was a bit out of date with its su[…]

The Way To Paradise by Mario Vargas Llosa
Read post

The Way To Paradise by Mario Vargas Llosa
I’m a big admirer of Vargas Llosa, but this one isn’t much fun. It’s two separate narratives, one of Gauguin, not a painter or person for whom I have much admiration, and one of his grandmot[…]

diet a success: dieter scarily hott and smugg
Read post

diet a success: dieter scarily hott and smugg (cont.)…
D. ca ma-ca-ren kho coi thit ba chi (vietnamese mackerel cooked in a pot lined with belly pork) ok mackerel is VERY CHEAP and VERY OILY, and the oiliness is what some ppl find offputting ([…]

Latest comments on FT

  1. Three parts of this book stood out to me. The first being the Five Bar Gate issue. The Death of…