Liisa Lounila – “Popcorn”
Some months ago I went to see the Liisa Lounila show at the Anthony Wilkinson Gallery. I loved it: I went several times and dragged a few (un)fortunates along with me to see it. I didn’t write about i[…]

The Cheat’s Culinary Compendium #1
How I love it, in cookbooks and guidebooks, when the author comes up with a judiciously-chosen excerpt from an earlier work. I would be delighted to pepper the Publog with fascinating fit-to-eat titbits and bo[…]

Stuck for places to watch Euro 2004? Finding home too sedentary and the boozer too lairy? Sick of Davies and bored of Beglin? Pained partner who’s sick of your social life suffering for soccer? Why not come down to Club FT on 30th June at the C[…]

CLUB FT Glasto Reunion: Wednesday 30th June
While the rest of the stinking crypto-hippy NYLPM set roll around like piglets in the Somerset mud, or get proper freaky with crystals in the soul zone (more likely the Perry Zone), it falls to me to remind[…]

Relatively Fashionable Gastropub Report #1: The Anchor And Hope
Having missed out on the ‘4 Ox Heart sandwiches which were my planned breakfast on Saturday, I was pleased to return to the Anchor & Hope for some St John related goodness. I […]

Kellner with tips on finding a pub to watch England play (from The Guardian).
Hard to disagree with any of the points but the sneery / false-cheery tone makes me suspect that Kellner is exactly the sort of fellow I’d leave my hard-won seating […]

Ways to tell you’re watching the game alone #1
Musing that the words ‘GNEVILLE’ and ‘PNEVILLE’ would both be pronounced ‘Neville’. Then desperately trying to find something interesting about this ‘fact[…]

I don’t much like watching the tennis. It’s not the game for me. I like epic one-on-one struggles, tests of nerve and skill and emotional strength as much as the next blogger but I think the darts provides all that much more effectively. […]

A Grand Don’t Come For Free
On the back of the bizarre news that a Brazil 11 will be appearing at Exeter City later this month, here’s some more: Exeter City to play return fixture. And they’re laying on a package tour! Which comes […]

I didn’t, of course, but apparently I’ve seen the next best thing: the first competitive goal by the All-American wonderboy, 14-year-old soccer sensation and certified New Pelé, Freddy Adu. Young Fred is to be seen with The Great Man him[…]