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Friday, September 22, 2017

The Future of Bitcoin

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A friend asked my opinion recently about the future of bitcoin.  Given that he is a banker, and my areas of expertise are literature and fil...
Thursday, September 21, 2017

Stansted Farm Shop

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The new Stansted Farm Shop, near Rowlands Castle, Hampshire, UK, has opened and it is splendid. The shop offers locally-sourced produce, f...
Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Hammers Down at Christie's South Ken

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Last Wednesday saw the last auction at Christie's South Ken, London's premiere middle-market salesroom, a venue that stood for 42 ye...
Sunday, March 5, 2017

A Coat, a Hat and a Gun

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“I needed a drink, I needed a lot of life insurance, I needed a vacation, I needed a home in the country. What I had was a coat, a hat ...
Friday, February 24, 2017

Does a Haircut Suggest Your Destiny?

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As I've pointed out before... a commonplace question is: Does your name determine your destiny? Meanwhile, I frequently wonder, and do...
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... has contributed journalism to The Financial Times, The Paris Review, The Spectator, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Monocle, Esquire, Harpers, Standpoint magazine, the Sunday Telegraph, the BBC, the Pushcart Prize Anthology, and The Indian Quarterly... as well as photography to Elle. He has reported from the US, UK, Chile, Sweden, Mexico, Morocco, France, Croatia, Turkey, Egypt, and Lebanon.
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