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13 Sept 2018

Larking About with Philip Larkin

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The Larkin Toad  by Frances Kelly  Image: The Philip Larkin Society I. When it comes to how we view and remember our poets...
12 Sept 2018

A Fond Farewell to Fenella Fielding

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Fenella Fielding as the fiendishly beautiful Valeria   Carry On Screaming  (1966)   It is again with sadness that I mark the pass...
11 Sept 2018

Why I Love Philip Larkin (The D. H. Lawrence Birthday Post - 2018)

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Portrait of Philip Larkin by gforce7 (1996) deviantart.com  There are many reasons to love Larkin - and doubtless just as many t...
10 Sept 2018

Save the Hedgehog

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Photo: Tim Melling /Getty Images  As a rule, I don't like the idea of saving anything, be it a whale, an immortal soul, or a...
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9 Sept 2018

Reflections on the Snail

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Henri Matisse:  L'Escargot  (1953)  Gouache on paper, cut and pasted on paper  mounted on canvas The Little...
8 Sept 2018

In Memory of Liz Fraser

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Liz Fraser in Carry On Cruising  (1962) I was very sorry to hear of the passing two days ago of busty British beauty and much-...
7 Sept 2018

The Prince and the Showbot (Or Why I Prefer Artificial Intelligence to Royal Stupidity)

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HRH the Prince of Wales and ASIMO the humanoid robot   It's ten years since Prince Charles met Asimo, the humanoid robot develo...
6 Sept 2018

On the Mythology of Wood (with Reference to the Case of Larry David)

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Tile coaster by cafepress.co.uk   I. According to Wikipedia: "Wood is a porous and fibrous structural tissue found in the st...
2 Sept 2018

Jagger is a Punk

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Mick Jagger as a Rolling Sex Pistol One of the more interesting facts surrounding the death of Nancy Spungen in October 1978 and th...
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1 Sept 2018

Reflections on the Georgia Guidestones

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Georgia Guidestones   Photo by Gina Eric (2014) I. The Georgia Guidestones  is, arguably, the world's ugliest monument. ...