The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Tony Blair's recent travails, last week over his bid to become the first president of the European Union and today with the start of Britain's...
MoreMonmouthMusings (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
TRENTON, NJ – Governor-Elect Chris Christie announced today members of the Transition Counsel, as well as members of the Economic Development and Growth, Education, Treasury, Labor and Workforce Development and the Office of the Governor Transition Sub-Committees. These sub-committees will conduct a top to bottom review of their respective government department and agency. Transition Counsel...
Ken Hawkins (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Summary: Finally...a guide to free events going on in Charleston each week. It's time to come out of your recession hibernation. Link: http://thedigitel.com/node/7382
Raedwald (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Sir John Chilcot will formally start his inquiry tomorrow, on terms of reference which exceed the narrow non-judgemental remit wanted by Brown's government. At some time before the election, Blair himself will be called to give evidence. A year ago, observers poo-poohed the idea of Blair ever facing legal charges over his lies and deceptions, but notes of uncertainty are creeping in. The leaking over...
Malcolm Redfellow revivus (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
The excellence of Richard J. Evans There's a small pile of unread fiction beside Malcolm's desk. Another on his bedside table. In the usual run of things, Nine Dragons, the 14th Harry Bosch, would be a day's non-work. Robert Harris's Lustrum , Cicero 2 , would be not much longer. James Ellroy's Blood's a Rover , completing the Underworld USA trilogy, might demand a bit longer. All of those have been...
Reading matters (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Cormac McCarthy's post-apocalyptic novel The Road has been chosen as the best book of the decade by The Times. The newspaper compiled a list of 100 books, an incredibly eclectic mix of fiction and non-fiction, with some intriguing choices, including the following books reviewed on Reading Matters: Unless by Carol Shields Giving Up the Ghost by Hilary Mantel Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson Cloud...
The Rap Sheet (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
While, in all honesty, it seems a bit too early to name the books that have most defined the opening decade of the 21st century--the so-called noughties--Britain’s Daily Telegraph has taken a crack at doing just that. Its top five picks are J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows , Barack Obama’s Dreams from My Father , Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code , Dave Eggers’...
Hollywood Elsewhere (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
Here's a video clip of Gordon Willis accepting his Life Achievement Award at last night's 2009 Governor's Awards in Hollywood. And here's a Scene Unseen podcast interview with Willis from June 2007. And here's a chat I had with Willis about a year ago regarding Robert Harris's Godfather restoration. Here also are Caleb Deschanel's remarks about Willis during . (I'm not likely to ever forget the term...
Daily Express (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
WHICKER'S World ran for 30 years on television, introducing British viewers to the delights of Californian flower power and the horrors of Papa Doc Duvalier.
Hollywood Elsewhere (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
I've just watched the first half of the new Gone With The Wind Bluray, and I'm truly dazzled. No, levitated. This is by far the most beautifully rendered old-time Technicolor film I've ever seen on a high-def system -- razor-sharp, pulsing with color, pretty close to grain-free and significantly upgraded over the 2004 DVD version, which was excellent for what it was. I haven't talked to Robert Harris...
The Conscience of a Liberal (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Back when men were men and women were property, they had ways of dealing with obstructionist tactics from the legislative opposition:
EPR Network Blog (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Released on: November 9, 2009, 9:15 am Author: HolidayCity.com Industry: Travel Kuala Lumpur – Writers, publishers and book lovers alike are set to congregate in Gasteig, Munich from 12th to 29th November 2009 and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the popular Munich Book Show. One of the more successful book shows in the world, this year’s event is expected to [...]
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
On tour for his novel set during the Roman empire, former political journalist and best-selling author Robert Harris talks frankly about Tony Blair, almost draws a complete blank on Brian Cowen and defends his old friend Roman Polanski, writes
Kiwiblog (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Around 30 hours after leaving Wellington I’m in Turkey. No photo as it is 5 am. Delighted that my hotel is allowing me to check in nine hours early, and withiout even charging me extra. That s what I call customer service. The Thai Airlines flight to Bangkok was12 hours, and went quickly. I had a [...]
State Journal Featured Content (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
The 2010 West Virginia Amateur Championship presented by Northwestern Mutual Financial Network will be played June 21-24 at The Greenbrier.
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