A S H Smyth

The opening salvo in a projected 10-week exchange of letters on/around the Falklands War, with Dominic Hilton in the Argentina capital. — For The Critic

Also filed in correspondence | Tagged .1982, Andrew Brownlee, Argentina, Brian Summers, Buenos Aires, communications, Dominic Hilton, Falkland Islands Defence Force, Falkland Islands Government, Falkland Islands Radio Service, General Sir Mike Rose, Government House, His Excellency Nigel Phillips CBE, letters, Major General Julian Thompson, Major Justin McPhee, Mount Pleasant Complex, penguins, PTSD, Royal Marines, SAS, Sir Rex Hunt, Stanley, The Critic, the Falklands, The Falklands War, the Malvina House Hotel, The Penguin News, whisky, Whitehall | Comments (0)

News At A Glance (redivivus!)

Friday, April 1, 2022

On April Fool’s Day, The Emigre has the great good sense to pick up where/what so many others had previously left off! — For The Emigre

Also filed in NEWS AT A GLANCE | Tagged Nelson Evening Mail, news, satire, The Emigre | Comments (0)

The Red Sea Scrolls: How Ancient Papyri Reveal the Secrets of the Pyramids Pierre Tallet and Mark Lehner Thames & Hudson £30 319pp (1.216kg) . Because I once made the mistake of dabbling a bit in Egyptology, no less than every other week – in the year 2022 – some friend (‘…’) will schwack me […]

Also filed in review | Tagged books, Egyptology, Mark Lehner, non-fiction, Pierre Tallet, The Spectator | Comments (0)

Sham-rock

Thursday, March 17, 2022

Or; some thoughts on being Ir-ish, on St Patrick’s Day. — For The Emigre.

Also filed in correspondence | Tagged Ireland, St Patrick's Day, the Falklands | Comments (0)

On Commonwealth Day

Monday, March 14, 2022

… my diaries relate a (very positive) diplomatic incident from 15 years ago. — For The Emigre

Also filed in correspondence | Tagged Afghanistan, America, Australia, Basildon, Burundi, Canada, China, diplomacy, drink, finance, Gary Busey, Guinness, Ireland, London, Malaysia, marijuana, Myanmar, oaths, Queen Elizabeth II, Red Bull, Russia, Rwanda, school, Soho, Somaliland, South Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, The Commonwealth of Nations, The Emigre, the Falklands, Zimbabwe | Comments (0)

Mary Curies

Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Review of Tracy Chevalier’s treatment of Mary Canning’s life, in Remarkable Creatures. — For Perspective

Also filed in review | Tagged audiobooks, Bishop Usher, British Association for the Advancement of Science, Bullock's Egyptian Hall, Deshan Tennekoon, Dickens, Dissenters, Dorset, Elizabeth Philpot, fiction, film, Geological Society, history, International Women's Day, John Fowles, Lyme Regis, Mary Anning, men, Oxford University, palaeontology, Perspective, poverty, religion, Saxony, science, the Bible | Comments (0)

Insecurities fraud

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Get Rich or Lie Trying: Ambition and Deceit in the New Influencer Economy by Symeon Brown, Atlantic Books, £16.99 . Born when we were born, and embarking on writing ‘careers’ (LOL) just as the web ripped the financial guts out of the paper industry, my idea of a good time is to phone my best […]

Also filed in review | Tagged 50 Cent, Atlantic Books, Black Lives Matter, books, Cardi B, Channel 4, China, Clubhouse, Covid, crime, cryptocurrency, dropshipping, Facebook, fashion, Fashion Nova, finance, influencing, Instagram, Jordan Belfort, Journalism, Kylie Jenner, LimeWire, LinkedIn, livestreaming, music, non-fiction, plastic surgery, pyramid schemes, rap, religion, social media, Soulja Boy, Symeon Brown, Texas, The Critic, The Wall Street Journal, TikTok, Tottenham, Turkey, Twitter, YouTube | Comments (0)

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