David Collard

Sid's the moon. The wistful stars are Joan, Babs, Hattie and the two Kens.

You'll know this by T. E. Hulme:

A touch of cold in the Autumn night—
I walked abroad,
And saw the ruddy moon lean over a hedge
Like a red-faced farmer.
I did not stop to speak, but nodded,
And round about were the wistful stars
With white faces like town children.

A screenshot of an Instagram post noting the arrest of Alice Oswald for supporting Palestine Action.

Alice Oswald arrested this afternoon for supporting Palestine Action.

There's nothing at all to any of this, because living novelists can't be 'great' any more. Thise days are past.
Two combs fighting over a bald man.

Cut the guy some slack. It's the least good, yes. But Sandler's performance was a revelation, there's are some adrot twists, some terrific cameos and it's never execrably bad like The Accountant is execrably bad.

Have you considered working your way through all of Paul Thomas Anderson's movies? No duds.

Gravestone inscribed: Alistair Stephen Fabian Mitchell. 13-6-1957, 10-2-2019. Barrister of the Middle Temple. My brain, socialist. My heart, anarchist. My eyes, pacifist. My blood, revolutionary. Around the edge, the legend: The only man in British legal history to be convicted of biting a policeman with someone else’s teeth.

A tombstone in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, photographed by Andy Darby.

Note the border inscription.

Original poster in my study - the holy trinity

Alastair Sim gesturing 'drinky poo?' to the ladies in the palm court trio is the single funniest moment ever committed to celluloid.

Among her very best, although my own favourite (although by no means her best) will always be her debut Under the Net. One of the great London novels.

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Amongst those arrested in London for peacefully protesting the genocide in Gaza is this blind person in a wheelchair.

Staggeringly embarrassing and shaming for Starmer.

“Shame on you!” being shouted by the crowd.

(🎥 Defend Our Juries)

Excellent haul! Myths and Memories is a touchstone book for me. No better essayist and cultural critic than Gilbert Adair, the English Roland Barthes. But what's the Murdoch?

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Please , if you are able

Support Independent publishers.

They are doing more than most to find, nurture and publish great new writers and stories.

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Thank you.

A Collard & Collard piano

See essay 28 (The family firm) in Multiple Joyce!

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Le Mépris trailer. This si what you're missing.
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Agreed! It's like 'His Girl Friday' directed by Margot Ledbetter.

The Big Sleep (Hawks film, Chandler novel)
Le Mépris (Godard film, Alberto Moravia novel)
Sátántangó (Béla Tarr, film, László Krasznahorkai novel)

Absolutely! Cary Grant was the greatest of screen actors for that reason.

Little known fact: one of the penthouse flats above the old Foyles bookshop was home to none other than Danny la Rue.

Warwick University offers a wide range of curses.

Heads should role.

Thanks for this - new to me (the animation I mean). Wonderfully circular and inconsequential exchanges.

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About to mention that edition - not sure how much a sub would cost. It may not be quite what you're looking for, but Byline Times features some of the best current reportage: bylinetimes.com

Sending thoughts and Player's.
Courage, mon ami.

Emerald Fennell movies are Viz comics for people who take over a minute to order a coffee.

Enjoyed your LRB review very much, and ordered on the strength of it. His Fassbinder book was terrific.