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I’ve arrived in Rome to cover Pope Francis’s funeral. So, it seems, have millions of others.

submitted 7 days ago • 2 comments

#ThisWeekendsCocktail #Round2 The Kiev Mule You'll need: 50ml Ukrainian vodka Hollows and Fentimans ginger beer Fill a chilled copper mug with crushed ice. Add the vodka and the ginger beer, squeeze a lime wedge over it, and garnish with a sprig of mint. #щасливогоВеликодня 🇺🇦

submitted 11 days ago • 5 comments

This is a vital case, not just for the individuals involved, but for all EU citizens. Freedom of movement cannot only apply to those whose actions are approved by the state.

submitted 29 days ago • 1 comment

#ThisWeekendsCocktail #Round2 The Lemon Meringue Pie You'll need: 60ml limoncello 20ml Frangelico hazelnut liqueur 30ml lemon juice An egg white Shake all vigorously (no ice in shaker), and pour into a coupe. If you like sweetness, add 15ml simple syrup (1:1 sugar:water).

submitted 32 days ago • 5 comments

Hard to believe. My mother, Nuala, will be 10 years dead in September. I mourn, yes, but I prefer to be thankful for the 52 years she was in my life. Always there for advice when asked, never interfered. I’m half her, and I loved her. Give your mams a big hug today. 😘 #MothersDay

submitted 32 days ago • 5 comments

#ThisWeekendsCocktail The Apple Pie and Cream You’ll need: 40ml Baileys Irish cream 20ml Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Apple 10ml amaretto Add to a rocks glass with lots of ice, stir well with a swizzle stick, and lightly sprinkle with a pinch of cinnamon.

submitted 33 days ago • 2 comments

Reminded of this tonight in the other place. After over 30 years searching for it, I couldn’t believe I finally found this photo of me, via Google, looking oddly askance at Frances Bean and Kurt Cobain backstage at the MTV VMAs in Los Angeles in 1993. The poor guy was dead seven months later.

submitted 35 days ago • 5 comments

#TonightsDinner Hake poached with nduja, butter beans, tinned tomatoes, red onion, garlic, red wine vinegar and chopped flatleaf parsley, with another sprinkle of parsley on top, and a glass of French Albarino. Leftover sauce goes to the blender to make a warming soup.

submitted 35 days ago • 9 comments

tariffs are just DEI for American cars and light trucks

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

Just wait until Thursday, so. PS - Syntax matters, folks.

submitted 35 days ago • 2 comments

#ThisWeekendsCocktail #Round2 The Sherry Baby You'll need: 30ml cognac 15ml Cointreau 10ml Pedro Ximénez sherry A dash of orange bitters Stir all in a rocks glass with lots of ice, and garnish with a slice of orange. Oh, and #COYBIG!

submitted 39 days ago • 1 comment

#ThisWeekendsCocktail The Chocolate Orange Cream You'll need: 40ml Baileys 20ml coffee liqueur (I used Patrón XO Café tequila, but Kahlúa works too) 20ml Grand Marnier, or Cointreau Shake all with lots of ice, fine strain into a coupe, and sprinkle with grated dark chocolate.

submitted 40 days ago • 1 comment

I would love President Higgins to invite Nikita Hand to dinner this week.

submitted 45 days ago • 0 comments

Because nothing says #StPatricksDay quite like a pitcher of, er, sangria… With added #Molly. ☘️🙂

submitted 45 days ago • 1 comment

The world has gone so crazy, I fully expect to wake up in the morning to learn Lil X has accidentally launched a nuclear strike on North Korea because one of his boogers jammed the override switch on the control panel.

submitted 46 days ago • 1 comment

Normal Human Being: ‘Got any plans for St Patrick’s weekend?’ Me (very quietly): ‘I might go to the recycling centre.’

submitted 47 days ago • 2 comments

It’s Henri de Toulouse-Lowtech. #FRAvSCO

submitted 47 days ago • 2 comments

My FB memories threw up this post I wrote about Eamonn Casey when he died in 2017, before all that we subsequently learned about him. Vile man.

submitted 47 days ago • 6 comments

Get Rekt

submitted 49 days ago • 220 comments