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psm

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perhaps you’d feel more comfortable talking to snappy the alligator?

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Vidal’s American historical novels were often entertaining though rarely instructive. I doubt JFK had to work very hard to persuade him to lie.
Richard Brookhiser (@RBrookhiser) profile pictureRichard Brookhiser@RBrookhiserOct 25
Interesting but always take Vidal’s memories with a grain of salt.
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Drama about the deep and quiet pain of everyday life used to be everywhere on television. Not so much now. I miss it.
John Pitchford🌹💙 (@Johnnypapa64) profile pictureJohn Pitchford🌹💙@Johnnypapa64Oct 25
Some fine acting from Jean Alexander & Bernard Youens in Coronation Street (1976)
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Headlines from 1793
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"France functions for America’s various conservative factions as a kind of crystal ball." @SohrabAhmari @unherd. unherd.com/2026/10/france-an…
France and the future of the American Right

France and the future of the American Right

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On this day in 1856, Prime Minister Lord Palmerston died.
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#nowwatching Celeste Holm flirts for the common good. silverscreenings.org/2026/10…
Flirting for the Common Good

Flirting for the Common Good

Three saintly, but inept, gold diggers. Image: IMDb Flirtatious people in movies often get a bad rap, but sometimes these folks can right social wrongs. Look at Three Little Girls in Blue (1946), a…

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#OnThisDay in 1922, Eliot’s literary journal, The Criterion, was born. The first number featured contributions by Dostoevsky, May Sinclair and the editor himself, with ‘The Waste Land’. Read this first number: bit.ly/4hOSm8A #tseliot #thecriterion #thewasteland
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32 years of BORT. “Itchy and Scratchy Land” first aired October 2, 1994.
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#NowWatching Gloria Swanson discover there's no such thing as a free lunch: Manhandled (1922) silverscreenings.org/2026/09…
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The Church of England has plenty to say about the slave trade, which Britain banned about 200 years ago. But this, apparently, is fine... 🤷‍♀️
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Monday with a British Theatre Troupe: Curtain Up (1952) #BritishComedy silverscreenings.org/2026/09…
Monday at the Theatre: Curtain Up (1952)

Monday at the Theatre: Curtain Up (1952)

The perils of rehearsal. Image: IMDb Have you ever acted in community or professional theatre? We (yours truly) have never done so due to a lack of talent. Plus, we can’t be bothered memorizing lin…

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Replying to @East_Cheam_Lad
“I can only tolerate Bartok and Weber” “Well, that’s all right, sing a couple of their songs, the lads won’t mind.” If I ever get to use this comeback, my life will be complete.
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The October issue has arrived. Find inside: Julius Caesar, Jason Arday, Nolan’s “Odyssey,” the New-York Historical Society, Yuja Wang & more. newcriterion.com/issues/octo…
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A bishop visited a rural church and found congregants wishing to complain about slavery reparations and Oversight Ministry. He dodged then by making extensive examination of the chancel fittings. Then fled, muttering about 'Bufton Tuftons'. Episcopal rattiness is rising.
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Corporate greed never looked so pleased with itself. Stream The Simpsons on Disney+ & Hulu.
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What to do whilst awaiting an execution? Midnight (1934) examines the different points of view. #CapitalPunishment silverscreenings.org/2026/09…
Things to do While Awaiting an Execution

Things to do While Awaiting an Execution

Sidney Fox (right) with boyfriend, Humphrey Bogart. Image IMDb One of the most awkward social occasions is what to do whilst awaiting an execution. There are the women who knit, as Charles Dickens …

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Apartheid lives on in the UK: women told to cover their faces, testimony counting for only half in many Sharia courts, oppressed in communities held together by cousin marriage, victims of honour beatings. Why tolerate this intolerance? tinyurl.com/4keh5zu8
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Ingrid Bergman's So-Mo Power Struggle: Adam Had 4 Sons (1941) #NowWatching silverscreenings.org/2026/08…
Ingrid Bergman’s Slow-Mo Power Struggle

Ingrid Bergman’s Slow-Mo Power Struggle

Ingrid Bergman gets some bad news. Image: Reelgood Ingrid Bergman always gives an audience their money’s worth. The legendary actress, born in Stockholm, Sweden, came to Hollywood in 1939, wh…

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David Hume died exactly 250 years ago. I have written an essay about his philosophical life and death for @EngelsbergIdeas engelsbergideas.com/essays/t…
The last days of David Hume

The last days of David Hume

As death approached, the titan of the Scottish Enlightenment found solace in the company of close friends rather than in the hope of religious redemption.

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‘If migrants must be told rape is bad, why are we welcoming them? The government’s own booklet for asylum seekers reveals the absurd mess of immigration’ @matthewsyed Mendacious, racist, criminal, realistic or moronic - or all of the above? thetimes.com/article/42d741a…
Latest news & breaking headlines

Latest news & breaking headlines

The latest breaking UK, US, world, business and sport news from The Times and The Sunday Times. Go beyond today's headlines with in-depth analysis and comment.

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The September issue has arrived. Find inside: ancient Greece and Rome, Gordon S. Wood, Thomas Cole, contemporary poetry, Washington Irving & more. newcriterion.com/current-iss…
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