Archive for September, 2009

Deathbed Conversions

on the Labour Party Conference

News Judgment

on William Safire

Repulsion

on Roman Polanski's arrest

I won!

hits the jackpot

The Bombmakers of Aksu

· More Arrests in Xinjiang

The Case Continues

· The al-Megrahi Dossier

White Elephant

on an Architectural Graveyard

Morgenbesserisms

on Sidney Morgenbesser

The Queen Mother and the Poet

· Ted Hughes's Biggest Fan

Playing the Jefferson Card

· Jeffersonians against Obama

Intimidation

· Policemen on a Train

The Great Firewall

· China and the Internet

Coach’s Paradox

What Margaret said to Mikhail

Moby, without the Dicks

· 'Or, The Whale'

Why did de Gaulle give up smoking?

· 80 a Day

Politically Dangerous

on the Continuing Unrest in Xinjiang

Back a Little

· De Gaulle's amour propre

Booker Biz

· The Man Booker Prize Shortlist

I have a list!

· Top Communists on Twitter

Rigorous Questioning

arrives at LAX

How the Other Half Die

on Michael Jackson's Funeral

Fires of London

· Orwell and Pepys

How many troops?

· 'Our Afghan Policy'

Quitting

carries on

Quiet Zones

blocks his ears

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