In clinical psychology, a phobia is defined as an unreasonable, exaggerated fear of an object or situation, causing anxiety and distress. Typically, phobias are distinguished from genuine fears by their irrationality: think of your great-aunt Molly, who used

Nietzsche, the German philosopher, said that marriage was ‘the will that moves two to create the one which is more than those who created it’.

Throughout history, human beings have ignored the cold words of the

In the dim recesses of my memory, quite possibly falsely, I seem to recollect watching an interview with the late and great actor Sir Laurence Olivier in which he made certain observations about playing the role

Two fine young women, photographed in time-honoured fashion with the ubiquitous smiling policeman outside the home of the British Prime Minister. It is a scene impossible today; the days when disagreeing with the prevailing politics meant writing

Unbelievably, Hewlett-Packard monitor all media and social media – and picked up on my blog post yesterday within a couple of hours.

They both e-mailed the blog, and posted messages on my Twitter timeline

Being a cautious soul, when I bought my new iMac, I double checked with the Apple store in Paris to ensure that all my software and hardware would continue to operate with my new computer. Looked up

And as the snow lies crisp and even…what will you be doing today?

One of the few pleasures of Olde Englande that I genuinely miss and am unable to replicate in any form here in the Dordogne – even Baked

I am suffering from a monumental bout of cis-titus, I have been reading extensively on the subject for 24 hours – and found myself in a world of such venom, such rancor, such toxic spleen, that I am truly shocked.

Let me