It was odd watching the Grand National having not put a bet on. It just becomes a very long, exceptionally random horse race – which is of course its appeal to the betting public. What was nice to see was that after all the controversy over “the […]

There is a bit of a hegemony in science of usefulness. Even those comic asides of improbable research as championed by the Ignoble Prize are only a sliver away from actually being useful. Which is why Sky One’s Brainiac is in theory a very good pro[…]

Sean Connery to quit acting. A churlish wag might ask when he started. A realist would say that this actually happened around The Untouchables.
Expect similar announcement from Roger Moore any minute. Churlish wag = realist in that case.[…]

Am at a conference at the moment for the services side of students’ unions. Whilst we are constantly being told that the student profile is changing and new opportunities must be sought, the conference still centres heavily on alcohol and drinking.[…]

What with the Scottish Swan having avian flu, a number of questions are raised:
a) When did Bird Flu become Avian Flu? Is it to make it sound more scary?
b) Why are we worried about a swan having bird flu when the only person who could possibly catch[…]

In a move about a timely as watching the Happy Days Christmas special in May (which if you are in the UK is both unaboidable and hence oddly timely: I bring you Public Enemy: The Comic. Alright I don’t bring it to you, American Mule comics do a[…]

Hold on. This is supposed to be an article advising us the best ways to get really drunk hidden in an article warning us about how not to get drunk. Surely giving up drinking for a month is all about no hangovers. And yes, in a lot of ways it is. How[…]

There is a type of headline which cannot help but draw you in. It is the type which is utterly incoherent. What on Earth could a story entitled “Merlin sees vast alcohol stream” be about? Perhaps it is an arts story about a new best selli[…]

Unfortunately our Edinburgh correspondant is unable to confirm or deny the dread paper shortage which has hit Scotland’s capital, or indeed the effect it may have on its various scribes. However one hopes to see Ian Rankin, Alexander Macall Smi[…]

The Rules Of Ruin Is An Occasional Item To Help You Get Very, Very Drunk In The Guise Of A Warning About Things Which Will Get You Very Very Drunk
Everyone knows that mixing drinks will get you more drunk than staying on one brew. The same people als[…]