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What We’re Reading – Tito Perdue
What We’re Reading In a new seasonal feature, QR writers tell us what’s on their reading lists for the summer. This time – TITO PERDUE 1) Guillaume Faye’s Archeofuturism. I know just enough about this writer to know that he predicts … Continue reading
What We’re Reading – Peter B. Gemma
What We’re Reading In a new seasonal feature, QR writers tell us what’s on their reading lists for the summer. This time – PETER GEMMA I’ve been asked to write a bit about what I am reading and plan to … Continue reading
Jubilee jobbernowlery
Jubilee jobbernowlery My latest article for Taki’s Magazine, about the Jubilee media coverage – some of the best bits sadly lost in redaction! http://takimag.com/article/royal_pains_derek_turner#axzz1x9DkOFLr Derek Turner, 8th June 2012 Free Google Ad cialis drugs no rx
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My summer reading list
My summer reading list An excellent idea from the eminent University Bookman – they have asked regular writers to tell readers what they will be reading over the summer. Here is my two cents’ worth – http://www.kirkcenter.org/index.php/bookman/article/summer-2012-reading/ Derek Turner, 3rd June … Continue reading
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The Lexicon of Love, part 2
The Lexicon of Love, part 2 Herewith, by popular demand, some further football expressions and other miscellaneous items from the “beautiful” game: “Good engine”, denotes an exceptionally fit and energetic player, capable of “putting in a good shift”. … Continue reading
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“Lucid dreaming” and the alchemy of apps
“Lucid dreaming” and the alchemy of apps It is always salutary to remember that behind the most apparently rational human activities there is always Man, the demi-rational demiurge whose essential nature has scarcely changed in millennia. It is therefore … Continue reading
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Autumn conference
QR autumn conference We are pleased to announce that we will be holding a day-long autumn conference in conjunction with the Traditional Britain Group, to take place in London on Saturday 20th October. The theme is “Reclaiming the Right”, and speakers … Continue reading
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Classic QR – the original 1848 review of Vanity Fair
Classic QR – the original 1848 review of Vanity Fair EDITOR’S NOTE: This article by “Elizabeth Rigby” (I am unsure whether this is a real person or just a nom de plume) appeared in the December 1848 edition of the … Continue reading
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Greens, Blues and the extinction of distinction
Greens, Blues and the extinction of distinction My latest article, about extinct species and some of the failures of the Green movement http://www.alternativeright.com/main/blogs/untimely-observations/greens-blues-and-the-extinction-of-distinction/ Derek Turner, 14 April 2012 Free Google Ad cialis drugs no rx
The lexicon of love
The lexicon of love Soccer is rightly considered the beautiful game but some of the language used to describe it is strikingly (forgive the pun) ugly. Herewith are some choice examples; “Agricultural”, adjective used to describe a crude but … Continue reading