Mark Anthony·Jul 1My Black SuitI bought it for the lining. There’s something akin to an inside joke in owning an item of Paul Smith clothing. The 1950s-style glamour girl…
Mark Anthony·May 28Hurry Up and WaitI have just taken a flight with Ryanair. Wait! Let me stop you there. This is not one of THOSE articles. In fact, the plane upon which I…
Mark Anthony·Mar 31The Great Media Divergence That No-one is Talking AboutAs traditional media trades its soul for political access and corporate ad dollars, a sharp divergence has emerged: audiences are…
Mark Anthony·Mar 23Tinged with BitternessWhen I bought Ben Elton’s “What have I done?” it was an impulse purchase; a rebound. I had just finished Nigel Planer’s “Young Once” and…
Mark Anthony·Feb 12What is a man?In my house, growing up, Dad was a sound behind a closed door. He worked nights, which meant my sister and I spent our childhoods creeping…
Mark Anthony·Feb 4Once in every lifetime…I have just finished the book “Young Once” by Nigel Planer, and I really wish I hadn’t. Because there, within this book, is another book…
Mark Anthony·Jan 5These ingredients do not a meal makeI confess. I am an Anthony Bourdain fan-boy. I watched every episode of A Cook’s Tour, No Reservations and Parts Unknown on TV and I still…
Mark Anthony·Dec 24, 2025My wife has been stolenI hate myself for everything I am about to write. Every word you’re about to read drips with guilt, anger, and misplaced jealousy.
Mark Anthony·Oct 17, 2025John’s JacketIn a London winter, I wear a stranger’s name across my chest. A thrifted Carhartt jacket, stitched with another man’s story, now binds two…