Closer

I am by no means well, at least not for any defin­i­tion of ‘well’ that excludes excru­ci­at­ing agony in the gums, but I am still fever-free and ton­sils are almost a normal colour. Back to the doctor tomor­row night for a check on these gums, but...

Vale Arthur Miller

Arthur Miller has died, aged 89.  Thanks for everything, Arthur. When I read your plays as a teen­ager, it was an amaz­ing eye-opener: the idea that polit­ics and the stage could com­bine in such a way. Every­one raves about your Death of...