Author Archives: leslie

The Crack

Posted on July 11, 2015 by leslie

The Crack Bill Hartley discovers bias in the unlikeliest of places Most towns and cities have access to a listings magazine and in the North East of England there is one called The Crack. Packed within its pages are details … Continue reading →

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This Season’s Wine

Posted on July 11, 2015 by leslie

This Season’s Wine July 2015 This season’s featured beverages range from the finest English sparkling, through good quality wines at very reasonable prices (including two different Rieslings), to some slightly more unusual soft drinks – surprising and sometimes even startling … Continue reading →

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Surf’s Up?

Posted on July 9, 2015 by leslie

Surf’s Up? Mark Wegierski sketches out the social, political, and cultural impact of the Internet Can the Internet challenge today’s informational and cultural monopoly? Can it generate real resistance to current-day trends, or does it mainly just accentuate them? It … Continue reading →

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Donald comes up Trumps

Posted on July 5, 2015 by leslie

Donald comes up Trumps Ilana Mercer finds the Republican hopeful in fine fettle CNN anchor Don Lemon conducted an interview with Donald Trump. It went very well, for Mr. Trump, that is. So well that Lemon’s scoop is difficult to … Continue reading →

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A Message of Hope from the Land of the Southern Cross

Posted on July 4, 2015 by leslie

A Message of Hope from the land of the Southern Cross Jarred Vehlen reviews Andrew Huntley’s new collection of poetry  From Tradition and away from Tradition: Poems, 2001-2014, by Andrew Huntley, Extra Castra Publications, 2014 For generations men have spoken … Continue reading →

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On the “Cuspers”

Posted on July 4, 2015 by leslie

On the “Cuspers”  Mark Wegierski traces the trajectory of a generation Hardly anything can be added to all the ink that has been spilled concerning generational and/or “decade-based” politics in the United States and Canada, especially in regard to the … Continue reading →

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Mediterranean Refugee Crisis

Posted on July 1, 2015 by leslie

Mediterranean Refugee Crisis On watch – In a long slow timeless wash Reflux of freighted waters Slim frigates ride – Grey grace the warping waves bestride And fall and rise again like Greeks Upreared on dolphins (That classic life still … Continue reading →

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Yankee Supremacists Trash South’s Heroes

Posted on June 29, 2015 by leslie

Yankee Supremacists Trash South’s Heroes Ilana Mercer untangles the Confederate flag imbroglio  Fox News anchor Sean Hannity promised to provide a much-needed history of the much-maligned Confederate flag. For a moment, it seemed as though he and his guest, Mark … Continue reading →

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Intelligence evolving

Posted on June 25, 2015 by leslie

  Intelligence evolving Robert Henderson is impressed by Alex Garland’s new film Ex Machina Main cast: Domhnall Gleeson as Caleb Alicia Vikander as Ava Oscar Isaac as Nathan Sonoya Mizuno as Kyoko Directed by Alex Garland This is yet another … Continue reading →

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“It’s the rich what gets the pleasure …”

Posted on June 22, 2015 by leslie

“It’s the rich what gets the pleasure …” Robert Henderson reviews Russell Brand’s rant The Emperor’s New Clothes (2015) Narrator: Russell Brand Director: Michael Winterbottom     This documentary shamelessly mimics Michael Moore with a large dollop of “The smartest guys in … Continue reading →

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