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Author Archives: Alex Clark
A Fete Worse Than Death
In which Alex Clark wonders why Martha Stewart makes such a fuss about it. Continue reading
Posted in The Weeklings
Tagged celebration, Christmas, family, friends, John Lewis, Party, Pippa Middleton
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No place like home? Or, a castle or a train for a British politician
From Gate Gate to The Great Train Snobbery and calling a B&B for a castle, Alex Clark looks British politics. And, explains how hospitality really works. Continue reading
Posted in The Weeklings
Tagged Andrew Mitchell, British National Party, Chief Whip, discrimination, equality, George Osborne, Nick Griffin
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Keep calm and… what next?
The Tories take on the plebs, err, police and Alex Clark realizes she’s lost her perspective. Though she is sincerely trying to Keep Calm And Carry On. Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Andrew Mitchell, Hillsborough Disaster, Keep Calm and Carry On, Manchester, prison, T-shirt, tories
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Germany v. Greece: Holiday Reading
In which Alex Clark discovers that the meaning of “austerity measures” is trying to read The Magic Mountain while on holiday in a small town on the Aegean. Continue reading
Posted in The Arts
Tagged Alison Moore, Angela Merkel, Ben Macintyre, books, Colm Toibin, Greece, holiday, Ian McEwan, Jennifer Egan, Lidl, Michael Frayn, reading, the euro, Thomas Mann, travel guide, Will Self
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Waiter! There’s a fly in my sexuality soup
In which Alex Clark uncovers the true meaning of cupcakes – and a bit of cheesecake. Continue reading
Posted in Sex
Tagged Christina Hendricks, cooking, cupcakes, Naomi Wolf, Nigella Lawson, sexuality, vagina
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The Naked Truth
Kate gets her kit off, and Alex Clark contemplates the beauty of the female form. As well as Vogue’s dictates that midriffs (bare) are in. Continue reading
Posted in Popular Culture
Tagged breasts, Duchess of Cambridge, France, paparazzi, photographs, Prince Harry, Prince William
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If that’s the answer, what’s the question?
From Lambchop to sockpuppets, vagina biographies and a family wedding, Alex Clark answers a (the) question. Continue reading
Posted in Popular Culture
Tagged Cheaters, Gregory Isaacs, Joey Greco, Naomi Wolf, sockpuppets, Tommy Habib, vagina
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The Bottom of the Barrel
In which Alex Clark muses on the rights and wrongs of playing billiards in the nude. And, the “woman on the left.” Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged bottom, Leveson, naked, photographs, pool party, press ethics, Prince Harry, Ryan Lochte
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Class: The Fabric of Society? And the Fabric of Grayson Perry
How a cross-dressing potter turned tapestry maker manages to weave a tale of class and taste, akin to Hogarth’s The Rake’s Progress and sets Alex Clark wondering about the difference between tea and dinner. Continue reading
Posted in The Arts
Tagged art, class, Grayson Perry, Hogarth, social mobility, tapestry, Victoria Miro Gallery
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Take Me To The River
On the wrong side of the river (and the tracks) Alex Clark explores an opposite Olympics – and a future of London post games. And, has a drink to boot. Continue reading
Wow! It’s the O’Lympics
Alex Clark goes to the Olympics and sets a record. Or, rather watches it being set. Medals ensue. Continue reading
Posted in Sports
Tagged Aquatic Centre, Bradley Wiggins, diaspora, London 2012, Sun Yang, the Olympics
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White Lines (Don’t Do It) – The Olympics Snarl Everything
Alex Clark looks at the last few days of Olympic preparations– shopkeepers arrested, traffic lanes made inscrutable with rings, rings themselves suddenly illegal… Continue reading
Posted in Sports
Tagged Bradley Wiggins, London 2012, Olympic Games, sponsorship, Tour de France
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