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Protected: Ever After — Graham Swift

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Friends Of Old-Time Music

Last night’s tribute concert to the Friends Of Old-Time Music at Town Hall was a spectacular evening. FOTM was founded in the early 1960s by musicologist Ralph Rinzler, and sponsored a series of concerts in Greenwich Village that introduced people … Continue reading

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Looking Past the 2006 Elections

I’m cautiously optimistic about the 2006 elections, but as I said the day after, the work has only just begun. Good for us for finally talking back to the lies and corruption, but corporate criminals and the Christian Taliban have … Continue reading

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Protected: Midnight’s Children — Salman Rushdie

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“I’ll never say anything nice again — how can I?”

Years ago I joined David Bowie’s fan club in order to get tickets to see him in a small venue, and every year since that membership has auto-renewed, and once in a while I go in and check the site … Continue reading

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The Mission Song — John le Carre

The Mission Song–John le Carre Le Carre was the master of the cold-war spy novel, but rather than losing his way at the end of the cold war his books got more sophisticated and ambiguous, not to speak of bitter … Continue reading

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