The Final Word

That’s one high-capacity feline

Host: “In which country would you spend shekels?” Contestant (on the phone): “Holland?” Host: “Try the next letter of the alpha­bet.” Contestant: “Iceland ... [more]

US election: The greatest show on earth

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There’s an election due in the US in not much more than a year from now. And that’s good news for a big ... [more]

You can’t fight a bear up a tree

Dixon believes markets reflect the sum of all humanity and that is why they often behave like a halfwit.  [more]

Yes, we’re all individuals

While we think of ourselves as independent, Dixon says sometimes we need to be told what to do.  [more]

Turns out there’s everything in a name

I have had cause to ponder again the wonders of nominative determinism, after it was reported that a US congressman named Anthony Weiner had ... [more]

Good service is simple, but a crap product is still a crap product

We’re in a service industry, or so we’re told I reckon we’re going OK I’m a consumer of other companies’ products and services, ... [more]

No monkeying around here

What do you call a room full of familiar strangers and a girl called Angela, who used to be a boy called Angus ... [more]

A cosmic confluence of events

Dixon pauses to reflect on the remarkable sequence of events that led us to where we are today. It would have been a ... [more]

My battery is flat and I’ve gone stupid

Fact or crap? Dixon says it's getting harder to tell, and the Internet is to blame. I’m not sure if you’ve heard about ... [more]

Ferrari, models and Tricky Dicky

Some things were sent to try us. In fact, the most things were sent to try us. Dixon casts an eye over a ... [more]