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Trick or tweet

It's Halloween tonight and I, for one, cannot wait to put on my succubus suit and go creeping around the neighbourhood late at night banging on doors, shouting: “Trick or treat!” The real sport starts...
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Potting the black

"Japanese conglomerate Hitachi has paid $19m to settle charges that it paid ANC front company Chancellor House a $1m "success fee" and $5m in "dividends" in connection with contracts to build two powe...
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Rum & Rugby

  “BOKKE!” Excuse me? Are you shouting at me? You, who called the cops because my music was too loud? You, whose bastard dog wakes me every morning? You, who has co-opted a clenched fist salute...
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Shoot the subs

I don't usually post other people's stuff, but this email from columnist Giles Coren to sub-editors on the London Times will strike a chord with many who write for newspapers. I know the feeling. &nb...
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By your own hand

It was World Suicide Prevention Day last week and it seems only right that I should contribute. Suicide is not a laughing matter. So don't fucking laugh. Okay? This is a chapter from my best-selling ...
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A bunch of hunts

When I heard the term "driven hunt" for the first time, I instinctively felt this was something I wanted to be a part of. I far prefer driving to walking and if I can shoot animals without spilling my...
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