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Author Archives: Charles Lambert
The Crack: comments
One of the best things about posting a story on East of the Web is that readers can leave their comments. Appreciative ones are delightful, reasoned criticism is welcome (though not always enjoyed), unreasoned criticism (as in ‘this story sucks’) … Continue reading
Posted in writing
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Consistency
Remember when Dick Cheney and Henry Kissinger wanted Iran to have its own nuclear power stations? So what’s changed? Oh right. That’s a picture of the Shah! (The poster was issued by Boston Edison in the 1970s. I found it … Continue reading
Posted in politics, war
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Happy 50th birthday…
…to Helvetica, one of the loveliest typefaces ever invented. I wanted to use it for this post but, alas, it’s not available. So I’ll use Arial instead, as it’s pretty much the same. (I still think Trebuchet looks better on … Continue reading
Terrorism? For the love of God…
The boundaries of what constitutes terrorism are daily being redefined in Italy. I’ve already spoken below about the way in which rough-and-ready political comment is considered a threat if the person to whom it’s addressed wears a long black frock … Continue reading
Posted in church, human rights, ratzinger
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The Crack
A story of mine is posted at East of the Web. If you’d like to read it, you can click above the cover image to the right of this (it’s the picture of the orange cat), or here. I hope … Continue reading
Posted in story
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Rufus Wainwright: Going to a Town
I’ve always liked the idea of Rufus Wainwright. I’ve loved his parents for over thirty years. I think his version of King of the Road, with the wonderful Teddy Thompson, on the wonderful soundtrack of that absolutely wonderful film Brokeback … Continue reading
Posted in brokeback mountain, money, music, teddy thompson
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Sunday lunch
Last Sunday, we went to have lunch in a trattoria in Borgo Grappa, one of a handful of satellite villages built under pre-war fascism between the sea and Latina, the whole area created ad hoc from the malarial Pontine marshes … Continue reading
Posted in trattoria, value
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Bagnasco: Shame!
When does a comment become a threat? Apparently, when it’s directed at the head of the Italian Episcopal Council. God’s ferret stepped down a couple of months ago, to be replaced by Archbishop Bagnasco of Genoa. This would be of … Continue reading
Posted in church, civil union, homophobia, human rights, mafia
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They Might Be Giants: Istanbul
Another great song done by a wonderful band. I’m just feeling so musical… And I love Istanbul.
Posted in music, they might be giants
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