Issue 15
April 20, 2023
You’re Tearing Me Apart, Lisa
What do you do when Tommy Wiseau turns up outside your dorm room?
Taxi Cab Confessionals
On the trail of Brian Richard Martin, the Yorkshire businessman and paedophile who bought a school.
The Julian Fellowes Benevolent Fund
Caspar Salmon examines the decline and fall of the UK film industry. (Sorry about all the italics.)
Something Is Rotten on the Street of Denmark
Outernet is one of the most controversial new buildings in central London. We sent our pints correspondent for an evening under its glaring great screens.
A Postcard from Vesuvius
A brief look at the surprisingly complex history of the trinket trade.
Lib Dems Around the World
We proffer some brand solutions for Britain’s beleaguered third party.
Comfort in Solitude
A sheath of curios from the country's favourite radio programme, Desert Island Discs.
Final Acts
Here’s a lesser-spotted history of grand farewells from people who died doing what they loved: saying and/or doing strange things.