Author Archives: yablon
First Love and I lunch at Phil Howard’s The Square
It’s been a while since First Love and I have hooked up. He and his missus and their smalls live a proper train ride away and, unless we have a fiesta planned, weeks turn into months before a scheduled catch-up … Continue reading
John Lewis’ 2012 advert: freaky snowman
I can’t hide my disappointment. The John Lewis ad always marks my Christmas-thrill-trigger and this year, I am not excited one little bit. Last year’s epic ad showed a little boy desperately waiting for the big day so that he … Continue reading
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O2 The Killers live review: Brandon Flowers and the Tim Burton connection
My music friend was my fairy godmother last night. ‘You shall go to The Killers’ she confirmed. She knew how desperate I was to see Brandon Flowers perform live, but not desperate enough to pay the ridiculous Viagogo prices. Anyway, as … Continue reading
5th Generation Parker reveals all
I certainly didn’t pop along to check out Parker’s revolutionary 5th Technology (an entirely new way of writing with fountain pens – totally unlike those that would leak in class) to find out more about my personality! Elaine Quigley, the UK’s … Continue reading
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