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Jerusalem/Simon Sebag Montefiore

by Neil Rosen in Arts

The biblical rights to Palestine so interested me that – after  reading Israel – a concise history – I listened to an audio book version of Simon Sebag [...]

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Restaurant Reviews

  • A la Colthard: a Spanish Day in London

    February 6, 2023 // 0 Comments

    Yesterday I went with Alice Mansfield to the Royal Academy to see the Spain and Hispanic World collection of Archer M Huntington, the son of a railroad magnate and avid [...]

Arts

  • Jerusalem/Simon Sebag Montefiore

    March 24, 2023 // 0 Comments

    The biblical rights to Palestine so interested me that – after  reading Israel – a concise history – I listened to an audio book version of Simon Sebag [...]

Sport

  • The travails of the sport of Rugby Union

    March 23, 2023 // 0 Comments

    Regular readers will be fully aware of the Rust’s somewhat idiosyncratic approach to editorial matters which is why today I make no apology for returning to the subject of [...]

Britain

  • The travails of the sport of Rugby Union

    March 23, 2023 // 0 Comments

    Regular readers will be fully aware of the Rust’s somewhat idiosyncratic approach to editorial matters which is why today I make no apology for returning to the subject of [...]

World Affairs

  • Jerusalem/Simon Sebag Montefiore

    March 24, 2023 // 0 Comments

    The biblical rights to Palestine so interested me that – after  reading Israel – a concise history – I listened to an audio book version of Simon Sebag [...]

Men

  • Watching the world from the top of a hill

    January 2, 2023 // 0 Comments

    Despite the global dominance and enormous commercial success of the Rust – and to the surprise of some, the breadth of its demographic appeal – it remains the case that a [...]

Film

  • Military Wives

    February 27, 2023 // 0 Comments

    On Saturday evening I settled down without much initial anticipation to Military Wives, directed by Peter Carraneo, whose most successful movie to date was The Full Monty. [...]

Women

  • Gina Lollobrigida R.I.P

    January 18, 2023 // 0 Comments

    I was saddened to learn of the passing of La Lollo. Of the big three Italian post war stars – Sophia Loren, Claudia Cardinale and Gina Lollobrigida – she was my [...]

Restaurant reviews

  • A la Colthard: a Spanish Day in London

    February 6, 2023 // 0 Comments

    Yesterday I went with Alice Mansfield to the Royal Academy to see the Spain and Hispanic World collection of Archer M Huntington, the son of a railroad magnate and avid [...]