Author Archives: leslie

Trump doesn’t need to talk like a Conservative

Posted on March 20, 2016 by leslie

Trump doesn’t need to talk like a Conservative Ilana Mercer has tough love for Trump With his decisive victory on Super Tuesday II (March 15), Trump is already winning for America. We’ve won a reprieve. There will be no 13th … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs and Comment, QR Home | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Li Veli, Covent Garden

Posted on March 19, 2016 by leslie

Li Veli, Covent Garden The end of a long, cold, damp and rather miserable winter day saw our family taking grateful respite from the weather in Li Veli, a centrally-situated restaurant on Covent Garden’s Long Acre. Although the restaurant wasn’t immediately … Continue reading →

Posted in EpiQR, QR Home | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Trump and Trade

Posted on March 15, 2016 by leslie

Trump and Trade Ilana Mercer admonishes Mitt Mitt gives Mormons (whom I love) a bad name. I thought Mormons weren’t meant to bad-mouth others. Yet Mitt had nothing but bad things to say about Donald Trump, who is political tabula … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs and Comment, QR Home | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Plan White, Again, Now in Rainbow Pantyhose, Part 1

Posted on March 12, 2016 by leslie

 Plan White, Again, Now in Rainbow Pantyhose, Part 1 Accession states resist Merkel’s diktat Chapter 1 Part 1 by Max Denken Germany’s code name for the strategic plan of its September 1, 1939 invasion of Poland was Fall Weiss—“Plan White.” The … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs and Comment, QR Home | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Hitler’s Architect

Posted on March 11, 2016 by leslie

Hitler’s Architect Stoddard Martin reviews a new biography of Albert Speer In the rogue’s gallery of National Socialism, good boy Albert Speer usually gets short shrift. As a rogue, he seems on the surface deficient – none of the public … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, QR Home | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

ENDNOTES, 11th March 2016

Posted on March 11, 2016 by leslie

ENDNOTES, 11th March 2016 In this edition: concert to celebrate Ronald Corp’s 65th birthday* New symphony by Belgium’s leading modernist * The music of Ginastera – from Chandos.Ronald Corp has been a motivating, inspirational force in London and indeed British … Continue reading →

Posted in ENDNOTES:Music, QR Home | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Steve Jobs

Posted on March 10, 2016 by leslie

Steve Jobs Main Cast; Michael Fassbender as Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Inc Kate Winslet as Joanna Hoffman, marketing executive for Apple and Next and Jobs’ confidant in the film Seth Rogen as Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple and creator … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural Matters, QR Home | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Trump Nation rejects Racial Masochism

Posted on March 8, 2016 by leslie

Trump Nation rejects Racial Masochism Ilana Mercer shoots to kill Van Jones was having a tantrum on TV. The former special advisor for green jobs to Barack Obama, and all-round politically privileged and successful African-American, was demanding that Donald Trump, forthwith, … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs and Comment, QR Home | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Behold the Sun

Posted on March 6, 2016 by leslie

Behold the Sun “Opened are the double doors of the Horizon, unlocked are its bolts. Clouds darken the sky. The stars rain down. The constellations stagger”. Refrain in Act 1, prelude of Akhnaten, quoting from The Egyptian Book of the Dead Akhnaten, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural Matters, QR Home | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Polish Canadians, Searching for a Voice (part 4)

Posted on March 2, 2016 by leslie

Polish Canadians, Searching for a Voice (Part 4) Sociologist Mark Wegierski resumes his analysis The persistence of the cultural identity of some “white ethnic” groups such as Polish-Canadians has become increasingly problematic. The official declaration of Canada as a multicultural society … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs and Comment, QR Home | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment