The problem with England, grumble conservatives, is that it hardly exists. We’ve no parliament, no costume, no anthem; even our flag was recently transformed into a multicoloured migraine by the kids at Nike.
As a writer, it is of paramount interest to me that we get an infusion of new readers every five years or so in the print media. I fervently believe that readers who read newspapers and magazines in the hard-copy version will one day go on to read novels in the hardback. Because on your other e-devices, you only read what you search for. Once you search for Willard , the watch worn by Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now, for instance, you will be fed articles on similar flamboyantly nicknamed dive watches from Seiko: Tuna, Arnie, Turtle, Monster.
Stan Van Gundy, formerly head coach of the Orlando Magic and the Miami Heat, tweeted a meme intended to mock Republican mentalities but instead landed in a hotbed of ridicule.