[Alex]
It’s become a cliche to observe that some of the best writing in the UK press can be found on the obituary pages. Frank Johnson, the brilliant Daily Telegraph parliamentary sketch writer, died last week. Here’s how the Guardian obit begins:
The former Spectator editor and conservative columnist Frank Johnson, who has died aged 63 of cancer, will be remembered by lovers of British journalism for his claim that the most memorable thing that happened to him was when Maria Callas stuck her nipple into his left eye.
I dare you not to read the rest to find out more.
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