My theory concerning the nature and provenance of laughter is both recently conceived and not at all dogmatic. It is also scientifically uninformed. It may even be wholly incorrect. Feel free to disagree with it at any point. I believe that ...
What are some of the words that spring to mind when you hear the expression "Russian oligarch"? "Law-abiding", "easy-going", "intellectual", "profound" are probably not—I"m guessing—among ...
I always used to give a snort of derision every time I heard football being referred to—on TV and only when I had stumbled briefly upon the wrong channel—as "The Beautiful Game." "Beautiful….???!!!" I used to ask ...
