Thought For Food
Sir: The two words 'recipe' and 'receipt', meaning a list of ingredients and instruc- tions for combining them, are of similar antiquity. Whereas the first is sound Mid- dle......
The Emperor's Guest
Sir: I entirely disagree with Ian Buruma's article (`The rule of racial purity', 29 May). Japan is far more interesting for being Japanese. Ian Buruma can choose not to visit or......
Technical Hitch
Sir: There is one snag about the quotation from the New Statesman of October 1975 with which Christopher Hitchens attempts to cover up his gaffe over Harold Wilson (Letters, 19......
Most Misleading
Sir: As chief executive officer of IMG Artists responsible for IMG's transactions with Harold Holt, Harrison Parrott and Lies Askonas, I am sorry Henry Porter did not speak to......
Illegal Invasion
Sir: I write in response to Peter Howard's letter of inquiry about the legality of the 1950 Chinese invasion of Tibet (Letters, 22 May). During the 1940s, the British Foreign......
Blood Will Out
Sir: Anyone must hesitate to tangle with a professor of genetics on his own patch (`No further room for improvement', 12 June) but how can Steve Jones know that the X chromosome......
But It Helps
Sir: One doesn't have to be a German to take exception to the manner in which James Buchan (We have changed, not the Queen', 29 May) maligns the German pres- idents. Theodor......
Secret Ingredient
Sir: Champagne and fresh orange juice are not the only ingredients in a Buck's Fizz (`Cooling off, 12 June). The third ingredi- ent still remains a secret at Buck's Club where......
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