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First Century Miracle Worker
First Century Miracle Worker Gerard Boter (ed.), Flavius Philostratus: Vita Appolonii Tyanei, 2022. DeGruyter. Pp. I-LXIII, 1-322. $91.99. Gerard Boter (ed.), Critical Notes on Philostratus’ Life of Apollonius of Tyana. 2023. DeGruyter. Pp. I-VIII, 1-317. $131.99. Reviewed by Darrell Sutton … Continue reading
Shooting Turkeys
Shooting Turkeys, by Bill Hartley Kris Kristofferson, who died last year aged 88, never wanted to be an actor. Indeed, his legacy rests chiefly on his song writing compositions which have been performed by more than 500 artists. Besides being … Continue reading
The Final Pandemic
The Final Pandemic: An Antidote to Medical Tyranny (2024), written and published by Dr Mark Bailey & Dr Samantha Bailey, foreword by Professor Tim Noakes, a book review and discussion by Dr A. R. Kneen The official narrative of ‘the pandemic’ could … Continue reading
Endnotes, January-February 2025
Endnotes, January-February 2025 In this edition: piano music from early 19th-century French women composers; 20th-century British chamber music. Reviewed by Stuart Millson New from the Presences Compositrices label comes a revelatory glimpse into the musical world of the late-18th and … Continue reading
Bradford, a ‘House Divided’
Bradford, a ‘House Divided’, by Bill Hartley At the ironically named Bradford Transport Interchange, the bus station has been closed since January of this year, because of ‘structural problems’. The … Continue reading
The Question of Unworthy Life
The Question of Unworthy Life: Eugenics and Germany’s Twentieth Century; Dagmar Herzog, Princeton University Press, Princeton & Oxford, 2024, 302pp, reviewed by Leslie Jones According to Dagmar Herzog, the history of racial hygiene (a term coined by biologist Alfred Ploetz) … Continue reading
Romance to Realities
Romance to Realities, The Northern Landscape and Shifting Identities, an exhibition reviewed by William Hartley This is the second exhibition held at Newcastle’s Laing Art Gallery in 2024. Romance to Realities is a ticketed event which chronicles two hundred years … Continue reading
Endnotes, November-December 2024
Endnotes, November-December 2024 In this edition: Walter Braunfels, ‘lost’ Germanic romanticism * Bruckner from SOMM * Symphony No. 4 by Matthew Taylor * Christmas music from Albion, reviewed by Stuart Millson The Dutton Epoch label is one of those enterprising … Continue reading
Bloody Gori
Bloody Gori, by Bill Hartley There is a museum dedicated to Stalin in his birthplace, the Georgian town of Gori. It doesn’t contain many items which actually belonged to him, since Stalin wasn’t the acquisitive sort, at least in the … Continue reading
Our Tailor-Made Parliament
Our Tailor-Made Parliament Richard Wendorf There has been much gnashing of teeth about the clothing allowance that has recently been bestowed upon members of the Labour cabinet, but the real outrage is not that Lord Alli and others have quietly … Continue reading