Arts
Larry’s Diary, Week Seventy
Monday Morning all, where’s the promised sun? You just can’t rely on the weather forecast these days. I hear that Prince William and Kate’s dog “Lupo” has died at an early age for a black [more…]
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The Swaling, Part Thirty Two
“What makes you think Mr Lee’s best will be a man?” Asked our chauffeur-maid Rose, pulling our big back Mercedes to a stop, having just successfully evaded the pursuing North Korean Secret Service’s Miss Kim [more…]
20th Century
A History of Pop Music – Albums 1968
Featured Album: Dianna Ross & The Supremes – Greatest Hits This is a series of articles looking at albums from 1960 to whatever year we end up in. I will select a featured album for [more…]
America
Will Donald Trump Win the Presidency? An Astrological Guide
“In the exploration of planetary cycles and their relationship with history, it seems to me that the brazen rejection of astrology is daringly audacious. It is true that “It’s harder to crack a prejudice than [more…]
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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 3rd December 2020 Panel: Michelle Donelan (Conservative) Sarah Jones (Labour) Peter Openshaw (Immunologist) Tom Kerridge (Chef) Liam Halligan (Economist) Venue: Bath The first, lengthy, question can be summarised thus: So much for the [more…]
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Going Postal with Question Time
Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents another hour of BBC programming from Bath. Same old faces, same tired programming. On the panel are: Michelle Donelan MP, minister for universities, Conservative, Sarah Jones [more…]
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O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Today is the first Sunday of Advent. It is time to light the first candle. #Hope. O come, O come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel, That mourns in lonely exile here, Until the Son of [more…]
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The Swaling, Part Thirty One
Sharp elbows approached us across a crowded reception room at the British High Commissioner’s annual bash. Mrs Belinda Wong, of the Wong Address Forwarding Company, myself and my wife, Nicole, wait in anticipation. I’m rather [more…]
20th Century
A History of Pop Music – Albums 1967
Featured Album: The Monkees This is a series of articles looking at albums from 1960 to whatever year we end up in. I will select a featured album for each year and the link for [more…]