Welcome to Monday’s News on the March – The week that was in my digital world. My last News on the March post was way back in March, so it’s nice to return to it again. I hope it becomes…
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1/06/26 – 7/06/26 – Judas, Harper Lee, Shapiro on Springsteen
Tagged with: ben Shapiro, Bob Dylan, bruce springtseen, Capote, democrats, Harper Lee, In Cold Blood, Judas, Like A Rolling Stone, live 1966, politics, To Kill a Mockingbird, Trump Administration
Posted in Music, News, politics, Reading
Posted in Music, News, politics, Reading
In the Country of Last Things (1987) – Paul Auster
Warning: The following post contains discussion of death and, in particular, suicide. It should therefore be approached with caution, or avoided altogether by readers who may be sensitive to such material. Welcome back to my Wednesday literature segment. Today I…
The Music of Chance (1990) – Paul Auster
Welcome back to my Wednesday literature segment. Today I feature the opening ten-page excerpt from The Music of Chance by Paul Auster, a novel I finished last night in just three sittings, albeit spread across a week or so. As…
Tagged with: absurdism, Albert Camus, paul auster, the music of chance, the stranger
Posted in Reading
Posted in Reading
The Handmaid’s Tale (1985) – Margaret Atwood
Welcome back to my Wednesday literature segment. Today I feature a four-page excerpt from The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, a novel I’m still early into and already finding quite intriguing. As usual, if you enjoy dabbling in books, feel…
30/03/26 – 5/04/26 – Larry the Gentile, Mark Twain & ABS Challenge System
Welcome to Monday’s News on the March – The week that was in my digital world. Curb Your Enthusiasm: Larry the GentileVideo extract at Curb YourTube Being a Curb and Seinfeld fan – as most of you will know –…
Tagged with: Curb Your Enthusiasm, gentile, Jew, larry david, mark twain, MLB, umpiring
Posted in Movies and TV, Reading, Sport and Adventure
Posted in Movies and TV, Reading, Sport and Adventure
The Long Firm (1999) – Jake Arnott
In today’s Wednesday literature segment, I feature a seven-page excerpt from The Long Firm by Jake Arnott, a British novel which I’m just about to finish reading. As usual, if you enjoy dabbling in books, feel free to join me…
Before We Were Free (2002) – Julia Alvarez
My Wednesday literature segment returns, featuring an excerpt from Before We Were Free by Julia Alvarez, which I finished reading yesterday. If you enjoy dabbling in books, feel free to join me on Goodreads [here]. My reading has been slow…
Tagged with: before we were free, dictatorship, Dominican Republic, Julia Alvarez, Rafael Trujillo
Posted in Reading
Posted in Reading
29/12/25 – 4/01/26 – Venezuela, Sobriety and The Odyssey
Welcome to Monday’s News on the March – The week that was in my digital world. It’s an honour to share these topics with you at the commencement of what I hope turns out to be a fantastic 2026 for…
Tagged with: Alcoholism, Anthony hopkins, Homer, Maduro, Niall Ferguson, sobriety, the free press, the gentle chapter, The odyssey, venezuela
Posted in News, politics, Reading, Reflections
Posted in News, politics, Reading, Reflections
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide (1996) – Douglas Adams
I’m again resuming my Wednesday literature segment, which features an excerpt from Douglas Adams’s The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – specifically from Book Two in the series, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (1980). If you…
Tagged with: Bogota, Colombia, Douglas Adams, Julio Mario Santo Domingo, library, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, The Ultimate Hitchhikers Guide
Posted in Reading
Posted in Reading
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