Month: October 2024

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Everybody waits, that’s the greatest equalizer of flying commercial. It doesn’t matter if you are going to a wedding, rushing to bury your mother, a job interview, a reconnection with a lover, or a dream holiday…you will wait at …

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We all know what happened to Eddie; he bought a car and became a new Eddie. A few months ago I was seated at the terrace at Big Fish along Church Road dismantling the head of a tilapia when …

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There are no luscious women in Peaky Blinders. The women wear petticoats. And pantyhose. Their dresses are bulbous, like failed parachutes. Most are windy, with brittle wrists, sharp chins, and pointed stares. However, most women on Peaky Blinders are …

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The past is stalking me.

Two Sundays ago, at the Concours D’elegance, I saw my former boss, hands held behind his back, strolling around the yard before the gates opened. The boss owns Village Market and built it from …

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Men touching their cars. That’s what the morning of the 52nd  Africa Concours d’elegance felt like before the gates opened. It’s more of a caress but that’s a bit much. It sure felt like it though. With pieces of …