Amsterdam has more than 150 canals and 1,250 bridges, but it never seems crowded, nor bent and bitter from fleecing the tourist.
Julie BurchillIt may be a clichรฉ, but it's true - the build-up to Christmas is so much more pleasurable than the actual day itself.
Julie BurchillFame is no sanctuary from the passing of youth... suicide is much easier and more acceptable in Hollywood than growing old gracefully.
Julie BurchillCovering up, so far as I can see, is often the accompaniment to far more truly shameful behaviour than stripping off.
Julie Burchill