Review: “The Stoning of Soraya M” starring Shoreh Agdashloo and Jim Caviezel
[AMAZONPRODUCT=B00450AGA0] Not every film is meant to pull on one’s heart strings in a positive…
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Making Bradford British
I live in a suburb of Bradford; this elicits sympathy from some people. The condolences…
Slavoj Zizek: Living in the End Times
A lengthy but illuminating exposition of Zizek’s latest batch of ideas:
Education, Education, Education
I’m not a big fan of Georg Friedrich Handel’s operas. For those who aren’t familiar…
The Pity of Torture
The Parliamentary expenses scandal has soaked up British airtime like a sponge. Admittedly, it’s not…
The Forgotten Commandment
It’s difficult to discern which of the Ten Commandments is most frequently ignored these days.…
The Lingering Ghost of Titus Oates
According to Pew Research, 12% of the American electorate believe Barack Obama is a Muslim.…
This is Not the Enemy
The other day, I was wandering around the British Museum, and I happened across the…