Back to work tomorrow… It’s a consolation at least that there’ll be a chance to look at G2, the supplement to the Guardian. Despite our loyalty to the Times on Saturdays, it’s fair to say that G2 has some of the best articles in the daily paper supplements. Hence the battle for G2 – it’s …
Category archives: Reading
Keep taking the supplements
Confession time: I’m not very good at reading newspapers. I’m sure I should. But I’m always more interested in the supplement sections, especially on a Saturday. Buying the Saturday Times has been a bit of a ritual for some time, and I won’t write at length about it here. But I guess one of the …
Poems in public places
Discovered yesterday that someone has put a poem on each door of the women’s loos at church. A different poem for each door – and for reading from the inside. I’m not here to comment on the rights or wrongs of reading on the loo, or even any differences between men and women in this …
Anne Frank – through the eyes of her friend
I’ve written separately about the Berlin museums, and also about the shop selling products relating to German traffic light men. In the same complex as the shop, there’s also a museum focused on Anne Frank. I read Anne’s diary while doing A-Level German, and knew about her story in general. I also knew of the …
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Dodos and Thursday Next
If you haven’t yet come across Jasper Fforde the novelist, here’s a strong recommendation for his books. A combination of crime novel with literary references and a strong vein of surrealist humour, they’re perfect for satisfying your brain while also tickling your funny bone. Fforde writes about an alternative Britain where you can have a …