…laid to rest
The White Elephant
The whole rationale of the white elephant is that it should be utterly useless. Venerated, perhaps, but in practical terms a burdensome extravagance designed to ruin the recipient.
Off the wall: World Cup charts
As every fan knows, the primary function of the World Cup is to facilitate the filling in of the wall chart.
Kyoto’s textbook history
The International Manga Museum in Kyoto is a must-visit for anybody with an interest in comics and graphic novels – and even if you’re not a fan, it’s still worth spending time there.
The Homemade Elephant
In many ways, this is the archetypal, the original elephant. Not because of its age or the length of time that I’ve had it but because of its provenance.
People
Places
Poetry
Relics
The remains
