Issue 124: 2017 10 12:The Anatomy of a Moment (J.R.Thomas)

12 October 2017 The Anatomy of a Moment by Javier Cercas.  reviewed by J.R.Thomas Much has been written in the last ten days about the attempted or proposed or successful illegal secession or independence or left wing coup in Catalonia (do take your pick of pejoratives).  Whilst a fine old political mess, with Catalonia’s new… Continue reading Issue 124: 2017 10 12:The Anatomy of a Moment (J.R.Thomas)

Issue 48: 2016 04 07: Cromwell’s Rule of Statistics (Chin Chin)

07 April 2016 Cromwell’s Rule of Statistics The new research on Lawrence disturbs our certainties by Chin Chin It quite ruined my breakfast. There I was, reading the newspaper, wrapped in that happy shroud of sneering cynicism which distinguishes the North Londoner, when my eye fell on an article about research done by the University… Continue reading Issue 48: 2016 04 07: Cromwell’s Rule of Statistics (Chin Chin)

Issue 32: 2015 10 10: Exorcising magic realism

10 December 2015 Exorcising Magic Realism Cold reality for a hot continent by Neil Tidmarsh The world-class literature of Latin America is characterised by a refusal to accept the true nature of reality.  Novelists such as Mexico’s Juan Rulfo, Colombia’s Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Peru’s Mario Vargas Llosa, Argentina’s Jorge Louis Borges and many others have… Continue reading Issue 32: 2015 10 10: Exorcising magic realism

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