The Tumbrel Diaries

One of my father’s more eccentric habits was whenever possible to photograph the relatively minor childhood illnesses and injuries sust...

Last week in London we went to see Wes Anderson’s glorious new film Moonrise Kingdom . I didn’t really want to go, because I had ...

One of the trying aspects of living in America for the time being is that when local persons learn that my Christian name is Angus, they reg...

Thus far I have led a remarkable life, full of adventure and excitement. Long may it continue. Yet as I get older, and slower, some c...

Today I tackled another of the regular inquiries I receive about eighteenth-century paintings of children with cricket bats. With his long h...

Last week I had what the gastroenterologist blithely described as a “routine” colonoscopy. He told me the colon is a danger zone. He was sli...