In my ongoing quest to look and sound more witty and urbane, I felt that I should, at least, try a gin and tonic - again. I had once bought ...

As bad as the state of the world can seem, I have never been given so much reason to think about bananas lately. I have taken to eating them...

It is a tragedy that George Orwell, one of the greatest writers in the English language, and one of the most vociferous defenders of the cor...

In the last couple of weeks, there have been commemorations and celebrations of the life and work of Ella Fitzgerald, one hundred years afte...

This is not the first time I bought something because the packaging made me laugh. The item was screaming for my attention, fighting into th...

Earlier this week, I was told that I reminded someone of the character Sheldon Cooper, from the sitcom “The Big Bang Theory.” I said I have ...

Was there ever a time when hearing music on the radio was considered rare? Whole services are built around non-stop music these days, but th...