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In Praise of Retail

The liquidation of my wine shops in 2002 was a massively stressful experience that affected me on a deeply emotional […]

The caracal appeared on the trail ahead of me, stopped to look at me for a moment, then walked on

In lives mediated by screens, or cerebral in other ways, doing stuff with our hands is highly underrated. I’d go

It all started when I wanted to use the title of one of my favourite Rock songs as the name

I don’t do New Year’s resolutions, but by accident I ended up making a kind-of resolution. I was going to

Oscar Foulkes / November 1, 2024

Our children have been saved from the types of clothing choices that were imposed on us by our parents. If

As a young adult in the mid-80s, I caught the tail end of racehorse breeders more-or-less taking over the Victoria

There are a several inherent problems in making movies about horse racing. The first of these is that it’s hard

Oscar Foulkes / September 11, 2022

I get all kinds of responses from people who hear me speak for the first time. I don’t blame them

There’s something a little bit extravagant, if not indulgent, about room service. Firstly, you have to be staying in a