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Driven to Blackface?
Driven to Blackface? by Ilana Mercer Nkechi Diallo was recently charged with welfare fraud in Spokane, Washington State. Back in 2015, Diallo was better known as Rachel Dolezal. She has since rechristened herself. Rachel Dolezal, if you’re from Deep Space, is … Continue reading
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Tagged Ilana Mercer, Nkechi Diallo, Rachel Dolezal, Racism Industrial Complex
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ENDNOTES, July 2019
ENDNOTES, July 2019 A great conductor at 90, by Stuart Millson A packed auditorium, whether in London, Amsterdam, Boston, Berlin or Chicago and sustained applause which continues for much longer than is usual – the chances are that the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernard Haitink, Concertgebouw, Debussy, Mahler
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Topsy-Turvy
Topsy-Turvy Review of La Fille du Régiment, Opéra Comique in two acts, music by Gaetano Donizetti, libretto by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges & Jean-François-Alfred Bayard, conducted by Evelino Pidò, directed by Laurent Pelly, fourth revival of the 2007 production, Royal Opera … Continue reading
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Tagged Donizetti, Javier Camarena, Laurent Pelly, Sabine Devieilhe, Top C
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Ivanka the Terrible, Part 2
Ivanka the Terrible, Part 2 by Ilana Mercer It’s obvious who the odd one out was at the G20 Summit. Allow me to set the scene: Two mature women are in the thick of a policy discussion. The two heavy hitters are … Continue reading
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Tagged Christine Lagarde, Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner, Theresa May
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Twitter Block
Twitter Block By Ilana Mercer Twice have the censors at Twitter kicked me off their anything-but-neutral platform. When these arbiters of right and wrong periodically block my Twitter account, visitors to the site will be greeted with a stark warning: “Caution. … Continue reading
The Fukuyama Thesis, Thirty Years On
The Fukuyama Thesis, Thirty Years On by Mark Wegierski Initial drafts of this response to Fukuyama’s article go back to November 1989. Francis Fukuyama, ‘The End of History?’, The National Interest no 16 (Summer 1989), pp. 3-1; and Alan Bloom, et al. ‘Responses … Continue reading
Spellbound
Spellbound Un Ballo in Maschera, music composed by Giuseppe Verdi, libretto by Antonio Somma, Investec Opera Holland Park, City of London Sinfonia conducted by Matthew Kofi Waldren, new production of the original, uncensored version directed by Rodula Gaitanou, based on … Continue reading
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Tagged Alison Langer, Donizetti, Opera Holland Park, Shakespeare, Un Ballo in Machera, Verdi
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Leaving Sneddonland
Leaving Sneddonland On Michael Jackson, Margo Jefferson, Granta, £9.99, reviewed by Stoddard Martin It is unfortunate, if perhaps inevitable, that great creators, not least of music, should morph into personalities to be analysed to death, or beyond. Mozart, Beethoven and Wagner … Continue reading
Victorian Values
Victorian Values by Bill Hartley In May of this year the Guardian featured a story about feminist author Naomi Wolf who had recently published a book called Outrages. The book has been described as ‘the dramatic, buried history of how nineteenth … Continue reading →
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