19 OCTOBER 2002, page 76

The Past Is Better

Stuart Nicholson I n The Last Empire, Gore Vidal's recent collection of essays, there's a moment when he touches on New York restaurants and in particular the long-vanished......

Palin Surprises

James Delingpole M ichael Palin pulls the legs off puppies for fun and next to all the awards for his round-the-world TV adventures he keeps jars of boiled babies. When he dies......