Monthly Archives: October 2014

Rumble

Posted on October 30, 2014 by

That night, exactly forty years ago, I was too nervous – too frightened, really – to appreciate how well Muhammad Ali fought against George Foreman. Like lots of other Ali fans, I’d had a grim feeling that he was going … Continue reading →

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Genre

Posted on October 29, 2014 by

From a  series on “romance novelists in Northern Nigeria” at the Lagos Photo Festival.

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Lost peace

Posted on October 24, 2014 by

Hazrat Ali mosque, Mazar-i-Sharif,  November 2001. The photograph, by James Hill, accompanies Rory Stewart’s NYRB article on a new book detailing the failure of nation-building in Afghanistan.

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Notebook

Posted on October 24, 2014 by

Early on, Bose had seen the potential of propaganda directed at British troops fighting with the British – particularly those who were now prisoners of war. With the propaganda literature being churned out by Trott’s department he hoped to bring … Continue reading →

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Alight

Posted on October 17, 2014 by

Spirit ceremony in the mountains of Sorte, west of Caracas. Photo: Federico Parra/AFP.

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Facing Ebola in Liberia

Posted on October 16, 2014 by

“I tell them, “Don’t be afraid.’” An ambulance nurse goes about his daily work in Monrovia. An extraordinary, humbling video dispatch from The New York Times.

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Them and us.

Posted on October 15, 2014 by

From the latest Private Eye.

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Amazon – friend or foe?

Posted on October 14, 2014 by

Franklin Foer lays out the case for the prosecution in the New Republic: In confronting what to do about Amazon, first we have to realize our own complicity. We’ve all been seduced by the deep discounts, the monthly automatic diaper … Continue reading →

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Links

Posted on October 13, 2014 by

How long did it take for Americans to learn about the attack on Pearl Harbour? Terry Teachout reflects on a slower news cycle. Can you trust Emma Thompson to tell the truth about John Ruskin? “Effie Gray” is not quite what … Continue reading →

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Listening to Johnny Cash, past & present

Posted on October 10, 2014 by

Fifty years on, one of his landmark albums gets a make-over.

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