Palimony Taki New York I keep having a recurring nightmare ever since the palimony case began in Los Angeles. In case anyone in England is not familiar with what I am talking...

Life of Riley Jeffrey Bernard In a couple of weeks made black and blue by the continuing survival of Idi Amin, a press award to the hideous John McCririck of the Sporting...

Pornbashers Geoffrey Wheatcroft We knew that the puritan reaction was coming, but we might not have guessed that its fuglemen would be Mr Martin Amis and Mr Richard West....

No. 1056: What shall we set? We are sometimes at a loss what to set for a competition. So this week competitors are asked for a piece of verse (up to 18 lines) beginning 'What...

Ruling class Raymond Keene The first clash between Korchnoi and FIDE on 7 March was inconclusive, and it appears that a protracted legal battle will now ensue. Meanwhile, as...