Monthly Archives: May 2010
This Week: Top Five Inexpensive Wines
by Ben Kritikos Let me start by saying I don’t know much about wine besides that I like drinking it. And I drink a lot of it. Good. I feel I’ve firmly established myself not as some kind of nag … Continue reading
Filed under Food & Drink, Top Fives
This Week: Top Five Ways The Baby Boomers Fucked Up Our Future
by Ben Kritikos “The world is what you make it,” they’re constantly telling us. At what point did I make a world where people listen to Michael Bolton? Baby boomers seem to have a sense of entitlement to personal freedom. … Continue reading
Filed under Top Fives
New Year Resolution: Part 4
by Ben Kritikos April came and went, trees exploded into sensational bursts of green, flowers bloomed, and I often found myself on a little bench in Regent’s Park enjoying the sunshine. When it was raining I stayed in and read … Continue reading
Filed under New Year's Resolution, Women Authors
Election Special: A Progressive Coalition?
by Ben Kritikos Now that Gordon Brown has announced that he will resign as Prime Minister, he has potentially put a bomb under the bums of Tories hoping to form a coalition with the Liberal Democrats. Like many left-leaning people … Continue reading
Filed under British General Election 2010, Politics
This Week: Top Five Beers
by Ben Kritikos Beer is the oldest prepared drink in the world. The ancient Egyptians drank it, and even made lovely pictures of themselves enjoying it. Some of the oldest existing laws in Germany are laws governing the production of … Continue reading
Filed under Food & Drink, Top Fives
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