Monthly Archives: November 2008

People who look like you

Posted on November 20, 2008 by Charles Lambert

Erin O’Brien’s written a great post about bigotry and interference. You can read it here.

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Incoherence and the market

Posted on November 19, 2008 by Charles Lambert

According to tonight’s news, pirated copies of Gomorrah, the prize-winning film based on Saviano’s exposure of the Camorra, the organised crime network in the area around Naples and beyond, are being sold, in cellophane wraps and with falsified government seals, … Continue reading →

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Bra business

Posted on November 19, 2008 by Charles Lambert

This apparently serious ad for male pectoral support reminded me of a great sketch from an old Victoria Wood programme about ‘real bras… for men’. I wonder if it’s on YouTube. I think I’ll go and see.

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Scent of Cinnamon: Review

Posted on November 19, 2008 by Charles Lambert

Sorry if I’m being a little bit of a Johnny One-Note at the moment, but I just wanted to point you in the direction of a review of The Scent of Cinamon by Scott Pack. You can find it here. … Continue reading →

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…and up….

Posted on November 18, 2008 by Charles Lambert

The second stage of SOMETHING RICH AND STRANGE, my virtual tour to celebrate the publication by Salt of my short story collection The Scent of Cinnamon, has just been hosted by the writer and blogger extraordinaire Kay Sexton. You can find it here. Kay … Continue reading →

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And we’re off…!

Posted on November 11, 2008 by Charles Lambert

I’d like to draw your attention to Elizabeth Baines’ blog today. For two reasons. Well three, actually. The first is that – unsurprisingly – it’s one of the most stimulating blogs around, with a care and attention to what reading and … Continue reading →

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Mammon, Mormon

Posted on November 10, 2008 by Charles Lambert

The Mormons are crying foul as they get picked on for bankrolling the Yes to Prop 8 campaign. It really isn’t fair. After all, they only raised something like half of the more than 30 million dollars used to deny … Continue reading →

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Recursion

Posted on November 10, 2008 by Charles Lambert

This great photograph accompanies an article in today’s Guardian about the ex-missionary and linguist, Daniel Everett, and his experiences with an Amazonian tribe, as a result of which he’s had probelms not only with God, and his family, but also … Continue reading →

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PS to previous post

Posted on November 8, 2008 by Charles Lambert

St John’s appointed HSD College Rat Catcher in 1967. 

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In the stump of the old tree

Posted on November 8, 2008 by Charles Lambert

I’ve just come across a Guardian blogpost by Billy Mills about the pleasure of discovering little-known writers, in which he mentions Hugh Sykes Davies, pictured above in the grounds of St John’s, Cambridge, where he taught. Like Billy, I first … Continue reading →

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