Monthly Archives: August 2005

The French Atomic Empire

Posted on August 14, 2005 by acb

One of the most perfectly done spoofs I have ever read. (via) In this context, there is a Kingsley Amis poem, below the fold, in which the Englishman appears more interested in sex than his French crewmates … Continue reading →

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Smarter than Feynmann

Posted on August 13, 2005 by acb

These videos depict one of the purest pieces of research I have ever seen: research so pure that it is, in fact, impossible to think of a use for this discovery — at the same time, I defy you not … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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A slogan for our times

Posted on August 11, 2005 by acb

A fine anecdote about Claud Cockburn from a recent TLS review of Patrick Cockburn’s memoir of illness: “My father regarded going to St Mary’s (Church) as largely a cultural activity of the Anglo-Irish which he was happy to go along … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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What are you doing here?

Posted on August 11, 2005 by acb

all you people who were told by some search engine that my site had the answer to your questions: 1: lincoln cathedral disputes 1995 1: andrew brown darwin 1: katrina skepper flake 1: worst or worse 1: who is the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Coarse fishing in Scandinavia

Posted on August 10, 2005 by acb

There’s a short story below the fold that I think I might flog somewhere but everything I write looks like crap to me at the moment, as if my heart had turned to pumice stone. Continue reading →

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Clearly an excellent book

Posted on August 7, 2005 by acb

My first agent, and continuing friend, Xandra Hardie the Countess Gowrie Bingley has published a memoir of her childhood which has been getting excellent reviews all over the place. Not that I’m suggesting you buy it, or anything … Continue reading →