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Wonderful world of walrus whiskers
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 11/08/2019
» A couple of months ago PostScript carried an item about the late English comedian Richard Hearne, known as Mr Pastry, and how his walrus moustache gave him an uncanny resemblance to current White House national security adviser, John Bolton. I watched Mr Bolton giving a speech on TV this week and have to admit I could not shake off the image of the bumbling Mr Pastry. Despite reports that Mr Bolton's boss is not a huge fan of the moustache, Mr Bolton is said to be very proud of his distinctive bristle.
There's a whole lot of digging going on
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 23/06/2019
» This week the Bangkok Governor bravely announced that the tangled mess of overhead telecom and broadcast cables which have decorated Bangkok's streets for so long, will definitely be gone within two years. One suspects this might make him a leading candidate for the new post of Minister of Wishful Thinking.
Whimsical cosmopolitanism
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 22/12/2017
» From the very first few steps upon entering Blunos, a week-old dining establishment on the 14th floor of Eastin Grand Sathorn Bangkok, I sensed a fun-filled warmth to match my perception of the man who's behind it.
Germany farewells literary lion Gunter Grass
AFP, Published on 11/05/2015
» BERLIN - Germany bade farewell to its literary giant Gunter Grass on Sunday at a memorial service for the Nobel winner, who died last month aged 87.
Sympathy for Sandy among Pakistan's forgotten flood victims
AFP, Published on 12/11/2012
» While the United States recovers from superstorm Sandy, away from the glare of the international media, five million Pakistanis are struggling to get by in the country's third successive year of massive floods.
The Philippines' mortician to the stars
AFP, Published on 07/11/2012
» Before dictator Ferdinand Marcos and a host of other famous Philippine figures met their Maker, they met Frank Malabed.