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Monthly Archives: August 2005
Henry Williamson
If he is remembered now, it is as the author of Tarka the Otter, a fine book that is still in print. But he was more than a nature writer. He’s one of the three really good writers I know … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in Literature
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A small epiphany
Hamish McRae has yet another article in the Independent today arguing that globalisaiton is wonderful, or at least inevitable; and that we will be fine in this country providing we compete for the jobs that require intelligence rather than cheap … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in British politics
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The sods of the copybook headings
Well, I have just learned something interesting. If you are going to make backups onto CD, it’s not enough to make them regularly, keep backups of the backups, and so on: it’s also important not to use cheap bulk CDs. … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in nördig
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The glories of Venice
I have only just discovered the detective novels of Sarah Caudwell, Claud Cockburn’s daughter by Jean Ross (who was the original of Sally Bowles). They got great reviews when she died a few years ago, but I loathe the puzzle … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in Literature
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Fame’s posterior trumpet
Trivers is out. It will be the last profile I do for the Guardian since that slot is a casualty of the redesign; and I’m glad it was so much fun. It was one of the best jobs, perhaps the … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in Journalism
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The Brazilian Whacks
This week’s Wormseye (below the fold) an angry reaction from at least one reader, Allan Hodgson. I’ve moved it out of comments in a Voltairean spirit. I could not disagree more with Andrew Brown’s comments in a Worm’s Eye View … Continue reading Continue reading
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The art of punditry
The many fans of Stephen Glover will treasure today’s column in the Independent. He starts with a long nostalgic look at the old days as a leader writer on the Daily Telegraph: ” … There were at least 10 writers, … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in Journalism
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Russia is our fatherland
P. Smirnovsky’s A Textbook of Russian Grammar is obviously a book that should be written, even if P. Smirnovsky is unable to undertake the task because he is dead, or possibly never lived. This week’s “Author, Author” competition in the … Continue reading Continue reading
lament for the younger generation
Marlborough College is trying to expel a boy merely for being thick and unpleasant. Perhaps you had to have been there to understand how absurd this is. It’s like being thrown out of Big Brother for being a shallow exhibitionist. … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in Blather
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