Dark Corners

When I was a kid I used to watch my old man’s face light up when Muhammed Ali was on TV. Of course he enjoyed the boxing skills of Ali who was one of the greatest fighters of all time, but he also liked Ali’s self-confident pronouncements on everything from the Vietnam War and racism to his poetic predictions for his next fight. ‘Jumpin Jive, I’ll take him in five!’ the champ would say before despatching his opponent with his usual grace and power...