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Jorge Luis Borges
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Jorge Luis Borges
I meant to publish this a while back. Reading the article on FT this month regarding Latin American literature jogged my memory.
Borges is Argentina’s greatest modern writer. That’s hardly a contentious statement. I woul[…]

Can anyone be called Joey or Joe in the States now without being thought of as knockabout comic relief?
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I am not just thinking of Matt Le Blanc here, though when the sitcom of the same name fumbles on to the screen next year we will really see if the stupid schtick can prop up a series. The least mentioned of the The Station Agent’s three lead ch[…]

Cut it out Scissor Sisters
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One thing that always cheers me in my constant fight against aural dissonance is musics constant quest to reinvent itself. You may think this may make my quest like Heracles battle against the many headed hydra, cut one off and hundreds spring back i[…]

I believe The Tin Can Tree was the last of Anne Tyler’s novels that I had not read
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I believe The Tin Can Tree was the last of Anne Tyler’s novels that I had not read, until she releases a new one. My reading of her novels follows my usual arc for authors that I really like. Upon discovery, I devour all her books I can find i[…]

I believe it was Lee and Herring who posited the idea of a sitcom based on the experiences of Brian Keenan and John McCarthy.
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I believe it was Lee and Herring who posited the idea of a sitcom based on the experiences of Brian Keenan and John McCarthy. Trivialising what for them was a massive ordeal obviously did not go down well at the BBC and hence it was never made. Inste[…]

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  1. Count me as one of the people oddly affected by issue 300. Although... The thing I most remember about this…

  2. Oh. Oh no. OH DAVE SIM NO. I withdraw everything I wrote about Hebrew. The fact that "bull/cow" and "fruit"…