Author Archives: leslie

Maxwell, in the Flesh

Posted on July 11, 2021 by leslie

Maxwell, in the Flesh Fall: the Mystery of Robert Maxwell, John Preston, Viking/Penguin Books, 2021, 323 pp, hb, £18.99, reviewed by Leslie Jones In her memoir A Mind of My Own, Betty Maxwell characterised her late husband as “the Greek … Continue reading →

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Death by Des Grieux, Encore

Posted on July 11, 2021 by leslie

Death by Des Grieux, Encore An emotionally powerful Manon Lescaut from the Grange Festival, reviewed by David Truslove It is a brave individual who updates Puccini. So it was of considerable interest to see the veteran director Stephen Lawless wrench … Continue reading →

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Me Too Movement Ensnared Cosby

Posted on July 4, 2021 by leslie

Me Too Movement Ensnared Cosby by Ilana Mercer “The matriarchy is merciless, and it has thoroughly feminized and twisted US law,” this writer wrote, in April of 2018, upon the sentencing and jailing of comedian Bill Cosby. Cosby had been … Continue reading →

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Is Anybody Out There?

Posted on July 3, 2021 by leslie

Is Anybody Out There? by Bill Hartley It’s not uncommon for churches to be turned over to new uses, selling, for example, anything from carpets to bathroom fittings. Often they were built to serve a population crowded into streets of … Continue reading →

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Ivan the Terrible

Posted on July 3, 2021 by leslie

Ivan the Terrible Rimsky-Korsakov’s Ivan the Terrible, Grange Park Opera, reviewed by David Truslove An opera impresario needs enterprise and tireless zeal and Wasfi Kani of Grange Park Opera has both. This season she has made the bold decision to include … Continue reading →

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ENDNOTES, July 2021

Posted on July 1, 2021 by leslie

ENDNOTES, July 2021 In this edition: Blissful sonatas at the English Music Festival; contemporary organ music from the United States, reviewed by Stuart Millson Classical music has endured a turbulent time during the last year. The depredations of the Covid … Continue reading →

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When Bloodbath becomes Bacchanalia

Posted on June 29, 2021 by leslie

When Bloodbath becomes Bacchanalia by Ilana Mercer In an era where everything is captured on camera, the cold-blooded murder of Gyovanny Arzuaga and Yasmin Perez is particularly chilling. The occasion was the Puerto Rican Day Parade in Chicago, Saturday last. … Continue reading →

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Whitewashing the Great Terror

Posted on June 27, 2021 by leslie

Whitewashing the Great Terror By Frank Ellis Guilt and innocence become senseless notions: “guilty” is he who stands in the way of the natural or historical process which has passed judgement over “inferior races”, over individuals “unfit to live” over … Continue reading →

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Empirical Wisdom Confirms Analytical Truth

Posted on June 20, 2021 by leslie

Empirical Wisdom Confirms Analytical Truth by Ilana Mercer My 2011 book, “Into the Cannibal’s Pot: Lessons for America from Post-Apartheid South Africa,” rests on two axiomatic truths, and I excerpt (pp 40-41 & 126-128, 2011): “In all, no color should … Continue reading →

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Psychopathia Americana

Posted on June 15, 2021 by leslie

Psychopathia Americana By Ilana Mercer There is this New York City psychiatrist. Her name is Dr Aruna Khilanani. In a lecture to the Yale School of Medicine’s Child Study Center, no less, she likened whites to “demented, violent predators who think … Continue reading →

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