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Monthly Archives: January 2017
The Nix, the hype
My Times review of the much-lauded debut novel from Nathan Hill: Can a novel attract too much attention? That might sound like a foolish question in the age of digital distraction, when writers know they are competing with the cookbooks of … Continue reading
Posted in Literature, Reviews, Uncategorized
Tagged book review, Nathan Hll, The Nix, The Times
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Winter mist
The Thames near Cliveden.
Notebook
The most striking novelty of the American landscape today, to anyone who knows it pretty well, is a little box about as big as a prairie schoolhouse. These boxes are trim and white and you see them every thirty miles, … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Technology, TV, Uncategorized
Tagged Alistair Cooke, America, films, television
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Truth and lies
I have a feature in the Express on “Denial”, the compelling new film about the David Irving vs Deborah Lipstadt libel trial. When Richard Rampton rose to deliver his opening statement he was blunt: “My Lord, Mr Irving calls himself … Continue reading
Posted in Film, History, World War 2
Tagged David Irving, Deborah Lipstadt, Denial, Fred Leuchter, Rachel Weisz, Timothy Spall
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Notebook
Often, even in court, one had to pinch oneself to realize the enormity of the events we were discussing. Much of the time, however, merely to keep oneself from becoming uncontrollably angry, it was necessary to erect some kind of … Continue reading
Posted in History, Notebook, Uncategorized, World War 2
Tagged David Irving, History, Hitler, Hollocaust, Richard J. Evans
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How to fix the Internet
“For years, the benefits of anonymity on the net outweighed its drawbacks.” Not so now, says Walter Isaacson, who has a few ideas on how to deal with trolling, hacking and cyber-bullying.
Shades
Afternoon walk: the Thames at Cliveden.
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It is said children still have a sense of wonder, later one becomes blunted. Nonsense. A child takes things for granted, and most people get no further; only an old person, who thinks, is aware of the wondrous. Victor Klemperer, diary, … Continue reading
