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Entries in January, 2009

Israel-Gaza: six current fallacies

Friday, January 9th, 2009

It’s perfectly possible to be sickened by the dreadful atrocities reportedly accompanying the current Israeli action against Hamas in Gaza, and at the same time to be disheartened by the widespread victories of hearts over heads in the clamour — from which almost no political leader feels strong enough to distance himself or herself — [...]

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In praise of Australia, the Movie (and Australia)

Sunday, January 4th, 2009

It’s not very often that an outstandingly good and enjoyable movie gets so many lousy reviews, both public and private, and so many expressions of delight and admiration too. A friend of long standing and impeccable taste wrote in a recent e-mail, for example, about Australia: We saw ‘Australia’ in Athens but I’m afraid I [...]

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