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ENDNOTES – Italian radiance and English glories
Italian radiance and English glories STUART MILLSON enjoys a lavish orchestral tapestry of Italian life and landscape, and the sounds of The Solent at The English Music Festival The Leopard (Il Gattopardo), by Giuseppe di Lampedusa, is a slow, sunlit, … Continue reading
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The half-hearted “wars” on terror by Frank Ellis
The half-hearted “wars” on terror FRANK ELLIS finds a chronicle of post-9/11 confrontations marred by postmodernism and wishful thinking The 9/11 Wars Jason Burke, Allen Lane, London, 2011, xxi + pp.506 + Illustrations, Maps, Notes, Bibliography & Index What Jason … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11 Wars, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Aylwin-Foster, Frank Ellis, institutional racism, Jason Burke, Stalingrad Cauldron
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Endnotes – Rare British chamber works, Vivaldi arranged by Bach, and a trip to Lochnagar
ENDNOTES Rare British chamber works, Vivaldi arranged by Bach, and a trip to Lochnagar STUART MILLSON If there is one musical initiative in this country that has revealed a hitherto unseen, unknown and unappreciated dimension to our cultural understanding, it … Continue reading
Making the going good for getting Out
Making the going good for getting Out ROBERT HENDERSON suggests some ways in which the No side can maximize its chances of winning the referendum on EU membership Amidst all the confusion and excitement of bringing about a referendum on … Continue reading
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Goodnight, Vienna…
Goodnight, Vienna… STODDARD MARTIN reads a redolent dramatized account of an Austrian family’s 20th century tribulations Edmund de Waal had a succès d’estime a few years back with his family memoir The Hare with the Amber Eyes. His Ephrussi forbears, … Continue reading
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Tagged Edmund de Waal, Elisabeth de Waal, Gore Vidal, Stoddard Martin, The Exiles Return, Third Man, Vienna
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Welcome to Britain (perhaps)
Welcome to Britain (perhaps) SONYA JAY PORTER explores some anomalies of immigration into the UK Last summer, the Coalition brought into effect new immigration laws which are creating yet more difficulties for British nationals who want to marry citizens from … Continue reading
Middle Earth v. Duniverse
Middle Earth v. Duniverse – the different worlds of Tolkien and Herbert MARK WEGIERSKI compares and contrasts two of the 20th century’s most successful fantasy writers J. R. R. Tolkien (1892-1973) and Frank Herbert (1920-1986) wrote works that are among … Continue reading
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George Bellows – Modern American Life
George Bellows – Modern American Life Royal Academy, until 9th June 2013 DEREK TURNER George Bellows (1882-1925) is among the best-known of modern American artists, who made an extraordinarily varied contribution to America’s culture and self-image in the space of … Continue reading
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Tagged Ashcan School, Derek Turner, George Bellows, Joyce Carol Oates, New York, Royal Academy, Sherwood Anderson
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One and three-quarter cheers for Mrs. T.
One and three-quarter cheers for Mrs. T. ALLAN POND surveys a mixed legacy Mrs Thatcher now rests in peace, the crowds have dispersed and the rent-a-mob have furled up their banners and put away their stink bombs for another occasion. … Continue reading
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Tagged Allan Pond, British manufacturing, free trade, Margaret Thatcher, Thatcherism
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