In spite of his numerous character flaws, Flashman is represented as being a perceptive observer of his times (“I saw further than most in some ways” In its obituary of George MacDonald Fraser,The Economistcommented that realistic sharp-sightedness (“if not much else”) was an attribute F...
After they graduated, Richard had ambitions of becoming a symphonic composer and his brother had designs on writing the great American novel. But as Richard later recalled, “Nothing was happening with either of us.” They were sharing a small apartment above a dry cleaner on West Pico Bo...
OBITUARY By Tim Dickinson Matthew McConaughey Talks New Bourbon-Inspired Longbranch Ranch: ‘Not All Five-Star Experiences Need to Be the Ritz’ The Oscar winner and Longbranch bourbon co-creator has launched a whiskey-themed getaway with Walden Retreats in Texas Hill Country, which guests ...
“We were finally told we had all ‘done well’ and set off in the coach straight from the shoot to Hell [Strange’s Thursday club-night with a sacrilegious flavour] – well, home first to get freshened up. Steve dropped off his very muddy wedding dress and Hell was a rowdier night ...
In spite of his numerous character flaws, Flashman is represented as being a perceptive observer of his times (“I saw further than most in some ways” In its obituary of George MacDonald Fraser, The Economist commented that realistic sharp-sightedness (“if not much else”) was an attribute...