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The Eve of Destruction

This is the way the world ends This is the way the world ends Not with a bang but a whimper. (TS Eliot The Hollow Men 1925) Friends are hinting … Continue reading

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Saturday, 7 December, 2013 · 1 Comment

Satirists, atheists and humorists

I watched one of George Carlin’s shows the other night. The man is a hero of mine, and I think of him as one of the great figures of world … Continue reading

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Sunday, 14 July, 2013 · Leave a comment

Think, or doublethink?

Eric Blair is an English novelist who is important to me, and I think he should be important to everyone now living. Under the name of George Orwell he wrote … Continue reading

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Sunday, 4 April, 2010 · 1 Comment
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