I have a permanent humming in my ears – I don’t think it’s tinnitus, as it isn’t a ringing but sounds more like an electric generator. I can briefly halt it by putting a finger in my ear and shaking it up and down, as one does when water gets in there. Does this indicate … Read more
Thousands in China swarm to hunt for a ‘mysterious creature’ after hearing ‘a dragon’s growling’ from the mountains Villagers in Guizhou said that they had heard baffling noises from the mountains Thousands of locals allegedly went to search for the source of the curious sound Some described it as ‘a dragon’s growling’, others claimed it … Read more
BOOK OF THE WEEK THE LETTERS OF COLE PORTER Edited by Cliff Eisen and Dominic McHugh (Yale £25, 672 pp) Cole Porter was the most debonair of composers and lyricists, emblematic, I always felt, of a perfect dry martini, served straight-up with a twist of lemon peel. He was responsible for such classics as Miss … Read more