CRAIG BROWN: Be sure to mention that you have a clear vision of the way ahead. 'The way ahead is the way forward. But what is the way forward? It is the way ahead. And we must not be distracted from that path.' Armed Forces: Always 'Our amazing'. See also Our Amazing NHS, Our Amazing Emergency Services, Our Amazing Athletes. Best days: Our best days lie ahead of us. Except for those that lie behind us. Certainty: Never admit to anything else. ...read
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The Donald and a round of crazy golf: CRAIG BROWN's view of the US President's state visit
CRAIG BROWN: The Prince of Wales and HRH The Duchess of Cornwall today received President Donald J. Trump and the First Lady as they disembarked from the President's helicopter. The President expressed his appreciation of the Palace gardens, then his dismay that the Royal Family had not developed them as a shopping mall, specialising in luxury products. They were, he said, missing a great, great opportunity. ...read
The Shoey's a shoo-in for the next big craze: CRAIG BROWN predicts drinking from footwear will soon be another viral trend
CRAIG BROWN: Whatever happened to the Ice Bucket Challenge? It doesn't seem all that long ago when anybody who was anybody — Simon Cowell, Lady Gaga, Kylie Minogue, George W. Bush — was having a bucket of icy water poured over them. And then, as quickly as the craze appeared — 2014, or thereabouts — it disappeared. The Ice Bucket Challenge itself followed the craze for performing the Gangnam Style dance, its bouncy horse-trotting movements made popular by the chubby South Korean pop-singer Psy. For a time, any gathering of more than six people — baseball teams, members of the Women's Institute, NASA space cadets — felt obliged to jiggle up and down, Gangnam Style, with their hands holding imaginary reins. ...read
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NEW FICTION
- MUST READS Sitting in the lobby of the Beverly Hills Hotel soon after starring in Alfie, Michael Caine heard the sound of a helicopter landing
- HISTORICAL In 1878, charismatic actor and impresario Henry Irving employs Bram Stoker to work at London's Lyceum Theatre
- PICTURE THIS From the moment Yves Saint Laurent unveiled his Beat collection at Christian Dior, it was clear fashion would never be the same again
- PSYCHO THRILLERS On one level this is an everyday story of a small town girl
- LITERARY FICTION This Scandinavian bestseller was based on tragic real events, so it's not surprising that every sentence has the ring of truth
- DEBUTS Augusta is a twin. She and Julia are inseparable despite their differences