Anna Pursglove

Dec 6, 2024 | dailymail.co.uk | Anna Pursglove

I think we all need a Bob break now, don’t we? How can you say that? His last tour went on for three years, his last song went on for 17 minutes. He knows how to string a thing out. Heresy! As online music mag Pitchfork put it, the epic ‘Murder Most Foul’ heralded Bob’s ‘new era of octogenarian prolificity’. Why didn’t the 83-year-old play it on the last night of his tour? As Pitchfork continues, ‘it’s almost like [the song] is too powerful and foreboding to deliver to an audience’. That’ll be it.

Nov 29, 2024 | dailymail.co.uk | Anna Pursglove

Are people fighting with pans… or over them? Shame. I had visions of sensible ladies going seven rounds with their heavy-bottoms. No, this is more of a brand allegiance thing. What are my options? You need to decide, in the war between cast-iron pans, whether you’re in Camp Le Creuset or Team Alternative Casserole. Well, you should be. Because it’s an issue dividing the nation. How do you know this?

Nov 22, 2024 | dailymail.co.uk | Anna Pursglove

The director claims there’s every likelihood the Romans did this. ‘[Get] a couple of sharks in a net from the sea, are you kidding? Of course they can,’ Scott told one reporter. That thinking sounds about as watertight as the Colosseum. Actually, the Romans did once flood the Colosseum. I once flooded the utility room but I didn’t put sharks in it. ‘They were only about six or seven feet,’ explained Scott. Oh, right – if they were only small sharks, then that should keep the historians happy.

Nov 15, 2024 | dailymail.co.uk | Anna Pursglove

Is this a quiz where I find out what kind of animal my partner is? No, but while we’re on the subject, a tree shrew is quite a rock’n’roll thing to be. A study has revealed that (until recently) they were among the natural world’s biggest boozers. The Shane MacGowans of the forest canopy? That’s it – but, in an exciting new development, the shrews have been toppled from their bar stools. The oriental hornets, which, found the study, can handle strong alcohol with no ill effects.

Nov 8, 2024 | dailymail.co.uk | Anna Pursglove

Aren’t you excited about Friday’s release of Paddington in Peru? Mostly because I’m not seven, but I’m also tired of having the world ‘bearsplained’ to me. Let’s start with Paddington’s posts on X during this summer’s riots. ‘I find that most problems can be solved by having a good long chat with a friend.’What were you expecting him to advocate? A robust approach to prosecution? Are you saying Paddington’s gone political?