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There has been a flutter of recent media coverage in Brazil because a new edition of my Shakespeare and Company book has been released. Although most of it is splendid, one small gaffe needs to be corrected. (more…)
Posted in New & Notable | Leave a commentParabéns Santos
Fantastic news from Santos, Brazil: The local football team, FC Santos, won the Copa Libertadores by beating Penarol of Montevideo, Uraguay 2-1 in the second leg of the final. (The first leg was a scoreless draw.) (more…)
Posted in New & Notable | 1 CommentShouldn’t I Be Reading This Elsewhere?
Good old Adrian Hornsby has a brilliant essay on the coalescence of British politics and the furcation of British media. The searing question after reading? Why isn’t this fellow writing for a glossy-paged magazine with huge readership and huger expense accounts? Calling all American editors … (more…)
Posted in New & Notable | Leave a commentBadinter, A Disillusionment
When it comes to the DSK affair, there is no shortage of shocking details. But from a personal perspective, one of the most troubling aspects is tangental to the alleged attack itself. I’m talking about the blind partisanship and corrupt logic that have fueled Robert Badinter’s defense of his friend. (more…)
Posted in New & Notable | 7 CommentsLook World, No Hands
Quinn Comendant has a series of superb photos in the Bike Equals Art exhibition at the Ray Ray Gallery in Chico, California. You can gaze and amaze at the images below. (more…)
Posted in New & Notable | Leave a commentIt’s Over Steve
It takes a while for Canadian trends to trend across the Atlantic to Marseille, but thanks to my friend Sarah Martin I have now discovered the ‘It’s Over Steve’ campaign. (more…)
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