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Some things never change

Regular visitors to the pages of this organ will be all too familiar with some of our “running” campaigns and/or attitudes to occasional aspects of developing modern life in the 21st Century that – despite becoming part of the fabric of human society – do not seem to our contributors to [...]

November 9, 2021 // 0 Comments

Fiorentina file: Juventus 1 Fiorentina 0

It’s bad enough to lose to arch enemy Juventus but to do so in the 91st minute to a goal from ex-Viola Juan Caudrado is what you English say is the biscotti … I have followed the argument in the Rust whether a coach/manager makes a difference. In Fiorentina’s case the appointment of [...]

November 8, 2021 // 0 Comments

Age and perception

I sometimes feel sorry for the Beatles. So great was their musical excellence, so all-pervading their impact upon 20th Century culture around the world, that (perhaps alongside Elvis Presley, whom of course did not write his own songs) they occupy such an exalted position in the public [...]

November 7, 2021 // 0 Comments

Police Paris 1900

Most reviewers will do their work after the first episode and might comment whether they will stay with it. This review comes after the concluding episode last Saturday. This French series about a decapitation of a woman set in post-Dreyfus Paris appears to be sufficiently successful that a second [...]

November 6, 2021 // 0 Comments

And now … the end is near …

Trawling around the British newspaper websites in the wee hours – as is my wont – just occasionally one comes across examples of reports, opinion pieces or even journalistic excellence that impress – or indeed, alternatively, cover ground or express opinions with which you may not [...]

November 6, 2021 // 0 Comments

A sporting issue that is not going to go away

From time to time this organ has covered developments on the ‘live’ issue of instances of diagnosed dementia (both the ‘early onset’ type and generally) in elite sportsmen and women and the extent to which it has potentially been directly or indirectly caused by their [...]

November 4, 2021 // 0 Comments

Thoughts on the T20 World Cup

Although not intuitively a white ball fan, I have been avidly watching the T20 World Cup. I am proud of the well-oiled winning machine that the England team is. They and Pakistan have dominated the early stages and are undefeated. Much credit must go to captain Eoin Morgan. The Middlesex man did [...]

November 2, 2021 // 0 Comments

Fans are back …

… But much has changed. When the first lockdown came in March 2020 football continued but behind closed doors. Atmosphere was generated by simulated crowd noises and large banners of support covering empty seats. It was eerie. Yet, when fans returned, it was to a more politicised game, notably [...]

October 30, 2021 // 0 Comments

What’s in a tune?

The other night I awoke at 1.00am with that uncomfortable feeling that I would not be getting back to sleep for some time. I came across an archived Desert island Discs featuring as the Castaway Andrew Lloyd Webber. He has written more memorable melodies – including Memory – than most [...]

October 30, 2021 // 0 Comments

The Magician/Colm Toibin

One of the interesting aspects of biography is the attitude – often better described as the relationship – between the writer and his/her subject. Gitta Sereny wrote an excellent biography of Albert von Speer but seemed to be in thrall of him. Tristram Hunt wrote a detailed account of [...]

October 29, 2021 // 0 Comments

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