Tired of seeing our PM’s face on TV against the backdrop of a fawning media? Want to hear something other than what lockdown level we’re on and the number of COVID-19 deaths? Here’s the answer. It’s an Australian game show based on a British game show
Claude Forthomme Senior Editor mpakter.com Book Reviews: The End of October by Lawrence Wright, published April 28, 2020, by Knopf (400 pages) ; The Cover Up by Oscar Sparrow, published September 19, 2019, by Gallo Romano Media (107 pages, free on coronavirus lockdown) These pandemic novels are unexpected for two
Now talk about unusual. This whisky is not common to find in a single barrel single malt expression, I am sure it is a component or even main component of many blenders for its unique smokiness but man, this is a beast – compelling whisky that makes you really love drinking
R&BAvenger Watched ‘Planet of the Humans’ on YouTube last night. A real eye-opener for me and my other half. Interestingly she was also inspired to watch Andrew Bolt and Rowan Dean‘s take on the movie as well, which came up immediately afterwards. The best part for the
Fighting Temeraire * Title: Castles of Steel: Britain, Germany, and the Winning of the Great War at Sea * Author: Robert K. Massie * First Published: 2003 * Pages: 880 (Kindle Edition) This book by the American historian Robert K Massie is the story of the War at Sea during WW1. It is the
New from the legend the is A.J Fernandez is the Días de Gloria, said to be a throwback to the good ol’ days of Cuba. “These are the four oldest farms I own,” says Fernandez, “and I’ve been setting aside tobacco from each farm and aging it for
The Ardbeg 17 is a fabled bottle, enough said. It will confuse and intrigue you – like a good bottle of whisky should.
Dave Pellowe davepellowe.com The latest documentary by Michael Moore is free to watch in its entirety on YouTube. Ad revenue may be his best bet of monetising his “work” these days as box office sales are a mere shadow of what they once were. I watched Michael Moore Presents:
Being a cigar lover, I find that we spend good money on lighters, cutters and of course- Cigars! I decided that the current crap out there either don’t have enough pockets for my kit and / or use sub standard material. Pleather, Crap leather or fake carbon fibre material – and
This is a dirty dram. Filthy AF – I am slightly aroused. You think you know Bowmore? think again! This is like your partner of 20 years having a mid life crisis and deciding they want to get into BDSM with no safe word,that is how surprising this is.
Everyone has heard of Ardbeg – if you haven’t then get the F out of your cave. The Ardbeg demands such a cult status that they become uber collectible. This is probably one of the strangest expressions of an Ardbeg – Unpeated and in a clear bottle too. Stepping away from
Grant Ovenden – The Cigar Merchant www.canteros.nz A bad cut will ruin even the best cigar, so it is important to cut your cigar correctly to avoid disappointment later. While it would seem that cutting a cigar is quite possibly the easiest part in the process, poor quality cutters
Some time ago I bought two books, both of which were part of the British Government’s Mass Observation Project. One was “The Diaries of Nella Last, Writing in War and Peace“. The second was Kathleen Hey’s “The View from the Corner Shop – The Diary of a Yorkshire Shop
A ball busting cigar – it will make you drool like you just took a bucket of horse tranq – Ok, maybe not that bad but its pretty big and potent, but glorious! Paired with – SMOS – Ben Nevis 22yo – 58.4% – 1997 to 2019 – 1 of 540 Thank you for Watching:Follow
Francis Forde Title: The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity Author: Douglas Murray Published: 2019 Pages: 288 Douglas Murray’s book The Madness of Crowds is a much-needed social commentary in this time of great unreason. Bearing the subtitle ‘gender, race, and identity’ his book undertakes some very heavy
Despite his posthumous renown as “the twentieth century’s greatest practitioner of the classic horror tale”, the stories of H. P. Lovecraft have proved notoriously difficult to adapt for the screen. Most previous attempts have been pretty dire. The most successful, Re-Animator, is an entertaining 80s ‘video-nasty’, but even that
