It’s been a season long duel – and this weekend it could well reach its breathtaking climax. Eight months ago the Formula One season burst into life on the street of Melbourne, Australia. Since then, the world’s greatest drivers have done battle on five different continents, from desert sands to […]

I watched him as he rose from his chair, steadied by his assistant, fumblingly making his way down the length of the table and trying incredibly hard not to proceed with so much haste that he might take a tumble to the floor. The elderly and seemingly frail gentleman teetered […]

It’s just coming up to 6 PM and you’re waiting impatiently to play ping-pong with the nation’s favour. You sit bored, as with any routine situation, but take comfort in the familiarity of it all, the façade that begins to form. A hive of hired hands scurries around, painting you […]

Once, western films were the standard fare of Hollywood. In fact, Hollywood was founded on the popularity of the ‘rootin’, tootin’ western one-reeler. Real cowboys were employed in the silent film era. They knew how to ride, how to shoot and rope, and a man had to do what a […]

I’m sitting in a dark room, gluttony sapped by litres of fizzy drink and enormous chunks of chocolate, eyes strained by the white glare of a laptop screen, buttocks gone numb against the (now somewhat sticky) leather of my chair. This, to my great sense of wonderment, is what post-graduation […]

As the host country for the thrilling 2010 Formula One world championship title showdown, Abu Dhabi saw its fair share of drama two years ago as the title crown slipped through Fernando Alonso’s fingers and fell straight into the lap of the jubilant Sebastian Vettel. That’s why this time, Alonso […]

Hurricane Sandy battered the East Coast Monday night and caused major damage to both the Northeast and to President Obama’s re-election hopes. New York and New Jersey – two states that felt the full force of Sandy – are Democratic strongholds, and would-be Democratic voters will have much more on […]

Jimmy Savile was a prolific, high profile television personality, fundraiser and knight of the realm, celebrated and widely adored – if a little tongue in cheek – by millions. He was also, it seems, an abuser of underage girls. Jim fixed it alright and it seems like he fooled everyone. […]