30 March 2017 Going With The Flow Dealing with rivers. By Chin Chin And about time too, if I may say so. At long last the principle that a river is a person is beginning to be officially recognised. The Whanganui River in New Zealand has been made a person by Act of Parliament so… Continue reading Issue 98: 2017 03 30: Going With The Flow (Chin Chin)
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Issue 96: 2017 03 16: Antipodean Flights (Chin Chin)
16 March 2017 Antipodean Flights Choosing your book. By Chin Chin Normally a visit to a bookshop is something to look forward to, the pleasant smell of bindings, a chat about the latest literary trend and then a couple of volumes to enjoy or give away. When could that be anything other than enjoyable? When… Continue reading Issue 96: 2017 03 16: Antipodean Flights (Chin Chin)
Issue 87: 2017 01 12: Bandits at 12 o’clock (Chin Chin)
12 January 2017 Bandits at 12 o’clock Killing mosquitoes. By Chin Chin “Buzz, Buzz, Buzz…” wrote the great ursine poet and philosopher W.T.Poo on finding himself surrounded by bees. Those of us who have had the pleasure of reading the story to a child (and what greater pleasure could there be) will recall that the… Continue reading Issue 87: 2017 01 12: Bandits at 12 o’clock (Chin Chin)
Issue 44: 2016 03 10: Legalising Prostitution (John Watson)
10 March 2016 Legalising Prostitution Mr Corbyn may well be right. by John Watson Jeremy Corbyn is not afraid to buck the political trend by expressing unfashionable views, but his comment at Goldsmith University that it would be civilised to decriminalise prostitution has outraged prominent members of his party. Prostitution is “exploitation and abuse” and… Continue reading Issue 44: 2016 03 10: Legalising Prostitution (John Watson)
Issue 41: 2016 02 18: Macbeth (John Watson)
18 February 2016 Macbeth The Bason Botanical Gardens, Wanganui Reviewed by John Watson Many years ago I was chatting over lunch to a very low church Christian and describing the Easter service at Saint Bartholomew the Great in London. Saint Bartholomew’s is not low church at all and he listened quietly to what I said… Continue reading Issue 41: 2016 02 18: Macbeth (John Watson)
Issue 41: 2016 02 18: The Curse of the Pharaohs (Chin Chin)
18 February 2016 The Curse of the Pharaohs How many will die this time? By Chin Chin Curses come in different shapes and sizes. At the top end of the scale there is the “full pharaonic,” visited on Lord Carnarvon and others shortly after the opening of the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1923. A quality… Continue reading Issue 41: 2016 02 18: The Curse of the Pharaohs (Chin Chin)
