Monthly Archives: May 2015

REPLAY: A Scanner Darkly

REPLAY: A Scanner Darkly A Scanner Darkly, 100 minutes, 2006, directed by Richard Linklater, script by Richard Linklater, based on the 1977 novel by Philip K. Dick. Cast: Keanu Reeves (Fred/Bob Arctor), Winona Ryder (Donna Hawthorne), Rory Cochrane (Freck), Robert … Continue reading

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Iraq Liars & Deniers: we knew then what we know now

Iraq Liars & Deniers: we knew then what we know now Ilana Mercer is vindicated by history “If we knew what we know today, we would not have gone into Iraq”: This is as good an apology Republicans vying for … Continue reading

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Timbrell’s Yard, Bradford-on-Avon

Timbrell’s Yard Bradford-on-Avon Timbrell’s Yard is centrally located in busy and beautiful Bradford-on Avon, just by the river in one of the fine old buildings with cream coloured stone and appealingly wonky angles. The fact that the whole building leans … Continue reading

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Savouring Hillary’s Vow of Silence

Savouring Hillary’s Vow of Silence Ilana Mercer waxes prophetic The national media are sulking. Hillary Clinton won’t speak to them. But what is it about this power-hungry dirigista that the media don’t already know? Prior to taking a vow of … Continue reading

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Mongolia, a Retrospect and Prospect

Mongolia, a Retrospect and Prospect The Ethnic Conflict Information Centre analyses Mongolia’s balancing act Mongolia is one of those semi-imaginary places that, like Timbuktu or the far side of the Moon, conjure up mental pictures of extreme remoteness and desolation. … Continue reading

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ENDNOTES: From first to last night

ENDNOTES: From first to last night Stuart Millson looks forward to the Proms ENDNOTES, June 2015 In this edition: BBC launches its Proms programme for 2015 * Sir Andrew Davis conducts the enigmatic Charles Ives * Tasmin Little soars in … Continue reading

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Pamela Geller offends ‘Sharia’ media

Pamela Geller offends ‘Sharia’ media Ilana Mercer defends the WND columnist Sandhya SomethingOrAnother is a “social change” reporter for The Washington Post. (Yes, the WaPo has such a beat.) Ms. Somashekhar (her surname copied and pasted) implied that WND columnist Pamela … Continue reading

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Living in the shadow of fascism

Living in the shadow of fascism Mark Wegierski considers the ideological consequences of the Second World War Seventy years after its end, World War II continues to shape the world. One of its main ideological results was the general discrediting … Continue reading

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History through a glass darkly

History through a glass darkly Robert Henderson is simultaneously bored and exasperated by a sanitised depiction of Martin Luther King, Jnr. Selma Main cast: David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King, Jr. Tom Wilkinson as Lyndon B. Johnson Carmen Ejogo as … Continue reading

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Fame – deserved and undeserved

Fame – deserved and undeserved Ilana Mercer distinguishes between heroism and celebrity “True bravery is shown by performing without witness what one might be capable of doing before all the world,” said a wise man named La Rochefoucauld, centuries ago. … Continue reading

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