Whenever I am sent a new book on the lively arts, the first thing I do is look for myself in the index.

When did women whose looks are not their living start conducting themselves like the simpering inmates of an Ottoman empire seraglio?

Lots of women love to accuse men of being immature when the fellow in question displays a reluctance to "commit"...

Whenever I am sent a new book on the lively arts, the first thing I do is look for myself in the index.

I'll declare my own interest right here at the start and admit that, like the vast majority of people, I find youthful looks appealing.

Sadly, a lot of what passes for feminism these days is just moaning about men, congratulating ourselves on nothing in particular, and mocking them for being big kids while doing everything we can to keep them that way.

Nicole Kidman in particular seems to bring out the butt-kisser in the sassiest of hackettes, as they ceaselessly strive to portray her as some sort of cross between Mother Teresa and Marilyn Monroe.