Archive for July 19th, 2010

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Sterne’s cod-intellectualism with its more recent echoes in among others Flann O’Brien’s

General — July 19, 2010 at 14:50

Sterne’s cod-intellectualism, with its more recent echoes in, among others, Flann O’Brien’s De Selby, is mirrored, only less convincingly, in the real world of literary criticism. In seeking to avoid at all costs a straight, faithful, “heritaged” adaptation of Tristram Shandy (lovingly wrought in sepia and browner tints, on sale in leading National Trust bookshops), [...]

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He shoulders my wife aside and supports his weight on her shoulder

General — July 19, 2010 at 14:50

He shoulders my wife aside and supports his weight on her shoulder. She tries to get out of his way and he tells her, annoyed, “Relax”. The only moment of genuine audience response was to the English group Stomp, who managed to get something cooking for a short moment. There seemed to be a bit [...]

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If you lined up all the stretch limos in LA

General — July 19, 2010 at 14:50

If you lined up all the stretch limos in LA…? We never find ours and have to cadge a lift with someone else. This limo driver also doesn’t know LA so we have to direct him via the intercom phone in the back We party hop for a while Celebs everywhere and they treat me [...]

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