21 OCTOBER 2000, page 79

Singular Life

Weak stomach Petronella Wyatt I read somewhere this week that a for- mer Romanian count whose family is descended from Vlad the Impaler, the inspiration for Bram Stoker's......

Bridge

Losing run Susanna Gross ON THE whole, I prefer to play bridge for money than not — it adds a frisson to the game, as well as keeping you focused and disciplined. But when your......