Katie Grant, writing in today's Scotsman , says that it's not all "bad news" from Iraq, despite the impression that the Br...

It's twenty-five years since the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, as I mentioned (indirectly) below. They're celebrating the an...

Yesterday I had to buy new registration plates (license plates) for my car. Last time I took it to be tested I was told my plates were not r...

It turns out the ' Fat Dutch Kid ' is not actually Dutch. He's Gary Brolsma, who's 19 and from Saddle Brook, NJ. The NY Time...

Here's one blog where I'd rather not see my name mentioned. Blogofdeath.com

I was going to select parts of Stanley Crouch's article in today's NY Daily News , but it's short enough worth reading in full....

Do you remember when I wondered whether Dubliners would view the Luas negatively if it was involved in a lot of accidents or if it created ...

Found some newspaper articles: The NY Post reprinted its account of the game yesterday. A column from the Washington Post from February 2...

Yesterday was the 25th anniversary of the 'Miracle on Ice'. USA 4 - USSR 3. Not the greatest hockey game ever, but definitely the mo...

Stop me if you've heard me say this before. I honestly can't remember because I know I've meant to say it many times, but I thin...

There really is only one story in Ireland these days. You won't find anything about it here, but there's more than you ever wanted t...

My daughter recently got The Killers' album, Hot Fuss . This is really a strange development. It seems like only yesterday that I winced...

Frank can't understand why players (he's referring to English League soccer players) want agents. He agrees with Manchester United...

I had never really been to Florida before last week. I spent a few days at Disney World in early 2002, but that's not real Florida. That...

As many of you know, I've often moaned about the lack of proper snow here. I've been living in Ireland since '91 and I've ne...

I'm in St. Augustine, FL with a frustratingly poor internet connection, which is why I haven't been able to update this. I've be...

Great to see that a rival company has set up a parking lot near the airport. It's €5 per day, which is a good deal compared with €7.50 w...

He was Jimmy White , but now he's James Brown. James Brown ? I guess it's a good thing that White, err, Brown plays snooker and not ...

I saw Laser Floyd at the Hayden Planetarium twice in 1983 (it was an odd year). To be honest I enjoyed it both times, but I never imagined...

Why have so many journalists made the same mathematical error. Today the guilty party is the London Independent's David McKittrick, but...