Monthly Archives: August 2011

I’ve solved the mystery of how to get @BillyBragg to visit South Africa

Posted on August 26, 2011 by

I was making my way with some pinko-commie-liberal hippies from Johannesburg to Magaliesberg. It was 1990. Mandela was free, but apartheid wasn’t over. We were going to an End Conscription Campaign conference at a resort called Utopia and we were lost. … Continue reading →

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Juju’s favourite Elvis song revealed

Posted on August 19, 2011 by

I walk into my local. “The usual?” asks the man behind the counter. I nod. It’s Tuesday, August 16, and The Shrink, my crossword companion, has challenged me to come up with a cryptic clue to mark the day and I just … Continue reading →

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The Great Ire of London at a lounge near you

Posted on August 12, 2011 by

“You’re in charge,” The Shrink, my crossword companion, tells me. “Let’s hope the house is still here when we get back.”  The Shrink has taken our seven-year-old son out for the afternoon. I’m home alone with two-year-old Rachel. I’ve had enough news about … Continue reading →

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Eric Miyeni joins the Departed Columnists’ Society …

Posted on August 5, 2011 by

Fail! Eric starts to mess with the City Press editor (6)*. I’m at a restaurant, trying to solve that crossword clue, when I notice three men and a woman speaking in hushed voices at a table nearby. One of the … Continue reading →

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