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The Rise of the Dominatrix

Posted on January 9, 2015 by leslie

The Rise of the Dominatrix  Derek Turner’s take on Charles Moore’s biography of  Margaret Thatcher Margaret Thatcher: Not for Turning, Charles Moore, London: Allen Lane, 2013, 859 pp When Margaret Thatcher died last April, the obsequies were at times almost drowned out … Continue reading →

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Edward Snowden – hero of our time?

Posted on January 9, 2015 by leslie

  Edward Snowden – hero of our time? Robert Henderson asks some awkward questions Citizenfour Main appearances: Jacob Appelbaum Ewen MacAskill Edward Snowden Director: Laura Poitras Running time: 114 minutes This documentary about state surveillance revolves around Edward Snowden as … Continue reading →

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First Total War

Posted on January 7, 2015 by leslie

 First Total War Frank Ellis confronts the dark side of modernity Alexander Watson, Ring of Steel: Germany and Austria-Hungary at War, 1914-1918, Allen Lane, London, 2014, with maps, photos, notes, bibliography and index. ISBN 978-1-846-14221-5 Vielleicht opfern wir auch uns für … Continue reading →

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Upwardly mobile couple

Posted on January 5, 2015 by leslie

Upwardly mobile couple Stoddard Martin sifts through the Himmlers’ correspondence A petty bourgeois element runs through the history of National Socialism, with counterpoint from its traditional obverse – the bohemian. Himmler came from suburban Munich and had the provincial’s suspicion … Continue reading →

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2014 The Year of Living Racially

Posted on January 4, 2015 by leslie

2014: The Year of Living Racially Ilana Mercer looks back in anger My man Richard Sherman said something that kicked off the 2014, year-round, banal, racial back-and-forth that parades as debate in the U.S. Other than that the Seattle Seahawks … Continue reading →

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Safety catch off

Posted on January 4, 2015 by leslie

Safety catch off Robert Henderson is engrossed by an evocation of “The Troubles” ’71 Main cast: Jack O’Connell as Gary Hook Richard Dormer as Eamon Charlie Murphy as Brigid David Wilmot as Boyle Sean Harris as Captain Sandy Browning Killian … Continue reading →

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The Road from Tredegar

Posted on January 3, 2015 by leslie

 The Road from Tredegar  Leslie Jones enjoys the new biography of Aneurin Bevan, architect of the NHS Nye: The Political Life of Aneurin Bevan, Nicklaus Thomas-Symonds, I.B. Tauris, London, 2015, pp 316 According to an earlier biographer, John Campbell, Aneurin … Continue reading →

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Wines for the season

Posted on January 2, 2015 by leslie

Em Marshall-Luck picks some Wines for the season – and some special Smoked Foods The rich foods that grace our tables at this time of year require bold yet sophisticated wines that will stand up to and complement their full … Continue reading →

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A Christmas Story

Posted on December 28, 2014 by leslie

A Christmas Story Ilana Mercer Talks Turkey Described by a critic as “one of those rare movies you can say is perfect in every way,” “A Christmas Story,” directed by Bob Clark, debuted in 1983. Set in the 1940s, the film depicts … Continue reading →

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Dormy House

Posted on December 22, 2014 by leslie

EpiQR Epicurean Expeditions with Em Marshall-Luck Dormy House Willersley Hill, Broadway, WR12 7LF Situated just outside the quintessential-Cotswolds market town of Broadway and conveniently sited for walking the glorious countryside all around, Dormy House Hotel was formerly a farmhouse (it … Continue reading →

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