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The Revenant
The Revenant Main cast: Leonardo DiCaprio as Hugh Glass Tom Hardy as John Fitzgerald Domhnall Gleeson as Andrew Henry Will Poulter as Jim Bridger Forrest Goodluck as Hawk, Glass’s son Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Film Review by Robert Henderson The … Continue reading
The Langton Arms
The Langton Arms An award-winning country pub in the heart of the Dorset countryside This beautiful, thatched, seventeenth-century pub is reached through a ford running alongside a handsome arched stone bridge and thence through a picture-perfect chocolate-box Dorset village of … Continue reading
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Settling Accounts with Dubya, by Ilana Mercer
Settling Accounts with Dubya, by Ilana Mercer Front-runner Trump repudiates Bush doctrine Making America great again, the theme of Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, depends on dispelling the myths and myth-making that made America bad. Beginning with George W. Bush. Saint … Continue reading
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In Detention
In Detention Bill Hartley goes back to Borstal The North East of England hasn’t attracted much attention amidst the sex abuse investigations of the past few years. This may be because retired politicians, former field marshals and sundry show biz … Continue reading
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Robo-Rubio, by Ilana Mercer
Robo-Rubio, by Ilana Mercer Fox favourite falters “Wish fulfillment is “the satisfaction of a desire through an involuntary thought process.” This Freudian term encapsulates the coverage of the riveting 2016 primaries by the Megyn Kelly wing (or coven) of the Murdoch … Continue reading
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The Sociology of Sex
The Sociology of Sex Mark Wegierski makes some timely suggestions The critique of contemporary dualism, with the concomitant hope of living a more holistic, balanced life, is an important aspect of the over-all critique of late-modern society. One of the facets … Continue reading
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ENDNOTES, February 2016
ENDNOTES, February 2016 In this edition: Ben Palmer conducts music of the baroque era * Magnificat by Oliver Tarney * A Western Borderland from EM Records * Dr. Leslie Jones appreciates one of our finest pianists Thursday 28th January was … Continue reading
Victoriana – a Cornucopia
Victoriana – a Cornucopia ANGELA ELLIS-JONES reviews a weighty tome The Victorian World, ed. Martin Hewitt, Routledge, London 2013, Pb., Reprint edition, ISBN 978-0-415-71298-9, 756pp, £44.99 This is the latest volume in a series of which sixteen other volumes have … Continue reading
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Time to do Serious, by Ilana Mercer
Time to do Serious, by Ilana Mercer Some tactical advice for frontrunner Trump If Donald J. Trump wishes to lessen the impact of his disappointing second in the Iowa caucuses and walk back the tack he’s taken with Ted Cruz—he … Continue reading
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Trump Buries Bush, by Ilana Mercer
Trump Buries Bush, by Ilana Mercer He calls Bush a liar and still wins in South Carolina (Nevada too) Donald Trump has buried George W. Bush, for good. Or so we hope. This might not be “Morning in America,” but … Continue reading →
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