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I made another Tumblr: What’s on the Menu at Northcliffe House? It might only appeal to a niche market, ie people who eat lunch at my office canteen.

I made another Tumblr: What’s on the Menu at Northcliffe House? It might only appeal to a niche market, ie people who eat lunch at my office canteen.

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From my mum’s loft: Rainbow t-shirt, c.1986, signed by the whole cast. The puppets have suspiciously similar handwriting.

From my mum’s loft: Rainbow t-shirt, c.1986, signed by the whole cast. The puppets have suspiciously similar handwriting.

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In the 80s my dad produced a record for Orville the Duck. In the 00s he got this £25 royalty cheque from a C4 list show. It’s framed in his downstairs loo.

In the 80s my dad produced a record for Orville the Duck. In the 00s he got this £25 royalty cheque from a C4 list show. It’s framed in his downstairs loo.

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“While the rich ate ham and fine cakes, the poor munched chittlins, jowls, pone and greens. And in doing so they turned deprivation into delight.”

I found this in my local second-hand bookstore. It’s a cookbook from 1969, about “the menu of the American Black man, from slave days to the present”, featuring such wonders as Green Turtle Soup (which actually contains turtle) and Spider Corncake (which does not actually contain spiders). Some culinary history in there as well. I may do the recipe for honeyed yams. But I probably won’t.

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Ever notice how, when he has his photo taken, Toby Young always does that peering-over-the-top-of-his-glasses thing? This is how I spent my bank holiday.

Ever notice how, when he has his photo taken, Toby Young always does that peering-over-the-top-of-his-glasses thing? This is how I spent my bank holiday.

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My Dad and my brother doing a spot of logging. One for the family album.

My Dad and my brother doing a spot of logging. One for the family album.

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I started another Tumblr, called Prince Andrew Laughing. Right now it has more followers (3) than this one (0). Can I monetize that?

I started another Tumblr, called Prince Andrew Laughing. Right now it has more followers (3) than this one (0). Can I monetize that?

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My mum finally redecorated my old room. These are some of the posters that graced its walls, originally displayed 1990-2004 or thereabouts. The chronology is approximate. The lighting is poor.

My mum finally redecorated my old room. These are some of the posters that graced its walls, originally displayed 1990-2004 or thereabouts. The chronology is approximate. The lighting is poor.