Author Archives: Charles Lambert

More questions for SB…

…can be found in this excellent piece by Geoff Andrews. 

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Here we go again

Last year, for the most absurd reasons (a choral recital in a nearby building, if I remember rightly), under evident pressure from the Vatican and the post-fascist mayor of Rome, Gianni Alemanno, Rome Gay Pride was denied the use of Piazza … Continue reading

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A message from Griff Rhys Jones

Griff Rhys Jones says: “Support the good work here. Don’t let Salt fall. If the recession is going to take things down, let it be motor manufacturers, let it be bad banks, let it be chains of fast food restaurants. … Continue reading

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Dylan: Mr Tambourine Man (1964)

http://www.youtube.com/v/EFde2EqeyHY&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&border=1Forty-five years ago. I was ten years old when this took place. Had I even heard of Bob Dylan? My first Dylan album was The Times They Are A’Changin’, the title song of which I would sing at the top … Continue reading

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Answers in Genesis?

What on earth did Sweden do to deserve this? Presumably we could find out by visiting the site responsible for this hoarding, placed in a rather colourless corner of, I imagine, the United States. But I don’t think we’ll bother, … Continue reading

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BGT, last word

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Salt news

I’m sure you’ve been following the Salt Just One Book campaign, and I hope you’ve supported it. If you haven’t, and need a final incentive, other than a visit from some rather shady friends of mine early one morning, this … Continue reading

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Snip snap snip

For someone whose media empire is based on vulgarity, indiscretion and an obsession with what famous people get up to in their spare time, assuming that’s still a meaningful concept, Silvio Berlusconi’s attempt to block the publication of photographs taken … Continue reading

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Teddy Thompson sings Ain’t No Sunshine

One of my favourite songs done by one of my favourite singers.

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Bestsellerdom

Don’t blink or you’ll miss it, but The Scent of Cinnamon has made the Amazon top 100 short story list. OK, I’m 93rd, but I’m in very good company, rubbing shoulders with Somerset Maugham, Alice Munro, Henry James et al. … Continue reading

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