Telling lies is a bit like tiling bathrooms - if you don't know how to do it properly, it's best not to try.

After all, what else is scientific enquiry of any sort other than a controlled version of banging one's head against the universe until something gives?

American-style iced tea is the perfect drink for a hot, sunny day. It's never really caught on in the UK, probably because the last time we had a hot, sunny day was back in 1957.

There’s nothing bad about reincarnation per se, it’s basically a very good system, cost-effective and ecologically friendly.

Not only had he lost the only girl he'd ever loved, he'd lost her in duplicate, like some heartbroken but highly efficient civil servant.

Lawyers are predators in grey worsted

New technology is useful, but it's inefficient and ugly; it knows it'll be obsolete by lunchtime tomorrow, so it has no incentive to be anything else