StageInterview‘Shame, ageism and nudity – there’s a lot to identify with’: actor David Pevsner on his memoirEmine SanerHaving survived teen shame and the Aids crisis, the Broadway actor – and erstwhile escort – is now blazing a trail for silver sexuality
There were things in the first draft of his memoir, says David Pevsner, that his editor thought were “maybe TMI, maybe a bridge too far”. I can’t begin to imagine what was deemed unacceptable, because there is TMI – sample line: “I have always been a copious ejaculator” – on just about every page of Damn Shame, an entertaining, touching and absolutely filthy book. Read More...
The Last Kingdom: episode by episodeTelevisionThe Last Kingdom recap: series two, episode one – back to wild wild WessexConflict is coming! And our hero Uthred is gearing up for it with odd leper plans – while priests are starting riots and Danes are being slaughtered
This blog is for those who have watched the first episode of series two of The Last Kingdom. Please try and avoid book spoilers in the comments. Read More...
Health & wellbeingThis won't hurt a bit...Well it will, actually, whatever your doctor says. And a new study suggests routine injections may be surprisingly painful. Ed Walker reportsIt's a fact of life that if you're admitted to hospital, you're probably going to have a needle stuck into you. And, of course, the mother of them all is the spinal needle. That's used to suck out the fluid that surrounds your central nervous system. Read More...