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Parsifal, Bayreuth Festival
Parsifal, Bayreuth Festival Parsifal, Bayreuth Festival, Germany, August 2016. Director Uwe Eric Laufenberg, conducted by Hartmut Haenchen, reviewed by TONY COOPER Specifically written for the Festspielhaus, Parsifal was Wagner’s final work completed in January 1882 and was first seen in … Continue reading
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Late Summer Wine 2016
Late Summer Wine and Cider 2016 Em Marshall-Luck’s selection Such changeable summer weather calls for a variety of wine types, from warming reds for the cold days of drizzle and overcast skies, through to refreshing rosés and dry whites for … Continue reading
The Big Short
The Big Short Film review by Robert Henderson Director: Adam McKay Main cast Christian Bale as Dr. Michael Burry, a fund manager running Scion Capital Steve Carell as Mark Baum, the manager of Wall Street hedge fund, Front Point … Continue reading
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The Bath Arms
The Bath Arms Reviewed by Em Marshall-Luck The Bath Arms is tucked away in the sleepy village of Horningsham, near Warminster, in a handsome two-hundred year old stone building that commands a view of the village green, flanked by twelve … Continue reading
Of Human Bondage
Of Human Bondage ILANA MERCER puts slavery in historical perspective First he exposed the History Channel’s miniseries “Roots” as root-and-branch fiction. Now, the courageous epistolary warrior Jack Kerwick has turned his attention to correcting lies about slavery, promulgated in media … Continue reading
Philip K Dick mocks Dawkins
Philip K Dick mocks Dawkins Duke Maskell considers a passé discourse The recently published The Divine Madness of Philip K Dick, by Kyle Arnold, proves, beyond question, that Dick was mad. But Dick, the science-fiction writer, wasn’t so mad that … Continue reading
The Hateful 8
The Hateful 8 Film review by Robert Henderson Director and narrator, Quentin Tarantino Main cast Samuel L Jackson as Major Marquis Warren a.k.a. “The Bounty Hunter” Kurt Russell as John Ruth a.k.a. “The Hangman” Jennifer Jason Leigh as Daisy Domergue … Continue reading
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ENDNOTES, 3rd August 2016
ENDNOTES, 3rd August 2016 Endnotes, 3rd August 2016. In this edition, Bernard Haitink conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in the Proms performance of Mahler’s Third Symphony, with Soprano Sarah Connolly, the LSO Chorus & Tiffin Boys’ Choir The symphonies of … Continue reading
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Selective Amnesia
Selective Amnesia FRANK ELLIS reviews the latest biography of Hitler Volker Ullrich, Hitler: Ascent 1889-1939 (Adolf Hitler – Biographie. Band 1: Die Jahre des Aufstiegs 1889-1939, S. Fischer Verlag, 2013), translated by Jefferson Chase, The Bodley Head, London, 2016, … Continue reading
Reality “under siege”
Reality “under siege” Ilana Mercer highlights left-liberal propaganda The Clinton Media have gone from malfunctioning to mad, from “dishonest” to deranged. Their coverage of the 2016 election is no longer tinged by liberal bias, but is about moving viewers and … Continue reading →
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