Following At the Chime of a City Clock, this is D J Taylor's tenth novel and his second James Ross mystery. The narrator, Ross, is a déclassé ex-public schoolboy footloose in pre-war London who earns a crust (the idiom is catching) as a rent collector, nightclub doorman, aspiring poet, ladies' man and copper's nark.
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Wired for happiness: Don't be afraid of making a mesh of your living space
Sunday 25 March 2012
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Around the world in 80 dishes No. 50: Aleppo-style cumin scented baba ghanoush
Thursday 09 June 2011
Ingredients to make enough for 6 to share
Being Modern: Flat-screen TVs
Sunday 01 May 2011
A few weeks ago, Britain's oldest working television set – a 1936, 12-inch-screen Marconi type-702 in a walnut-and-mahogany box the size of a small bedroom wardrobe – sold at auction for nearly £17,000. A decade or so ago, that was the sort of money you'd have to splash to take home one of the then new-fangled plasma or LED televisions. Now, you can pick one up for £85 at Tesco. Such is the ubiquity of the flat-screen TV. Walk up and down any residential street across the land and you will see them flickering through the windows. No one these days seems to own what we used (with good reason) to call "the box".
Harriet Walker: Isn't this supposed to be a trendy boozer?
Sunday 10 April 2011
There's nothing like a good dose of venue anxiety to make you doubt your sense of self, taste and sophistication. It's the reason that I normally prefer any self-organised socialising to take place in my own house – either on the sofa or a make-shift dancefloor in front of the telly. It's not that I'm agoraphobic, just that I don't trust myself not to choose anywhere that isn't a rip-off or a cesspit.
Boardwalk empire: Which timber is right for your home?
Friday 25 March 2011
From cherry and oak to bamboo and walnut, Caroline Kamp has the answer
Beet that: Mark Hix sings the praises of beetroot
Saturday 19 March 2011
It's healthy, versatile and delicious – and finally gaining the popularity it deserves
Dried-fruit compote
Sunday 13 March 2011
This recipe is Persian in origin and was given to me by my friend Greg Malouf.Found in his beautiful book Saraban (Hardie Grant Books, £30), it is the perfect way to eat fruit when not in season. All the dried fruit used in this recipe should be fairly easy to find in Middle Eastern stores or any good health-food shop or delicatessen.
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