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LATEST ARTICLES ( 1379 )

• Must Learn to Listen!

  Writing my late night report - well, late for me, that is - on the excellent film A Late Quartet reminded me of the importance as far as music is concerned of... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• "A Late Quartet": Dir. Yaron Zilberman

  See, I keep telling you lot that my mate Rupe is a very nice man! Here's why - a film has just been released in the last few days called A Late Quartet which ha... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• How Orwell Would Have Enjoyed This Irony!

  

  I am grateful to the always excellent Tallbloke who normally confines his interest to climate affairs but who picked up this story which has sinister potential. Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Columbia University Perv Rats out His Own Daughter . . .

  Er, that's after he's finished shagging her! (Honestly, with all these stories from top American universities recently would you want your kids to go to any of... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• The Implications Are Huge - and Therefore Quite Beyond Me!

  I want you to read this slowly and carefully and then think on't!U.S. Passes Saudis In Oil OutputEh? What? Say that again! The Yanks are actually producing... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2013 SOCIETY

• Does Dave Have a Chance?

  I ask, despite the whole world and his uncle writing him off at the next election, for several reasons. First, there is that missing elephant in the room! By... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2013 SOCIETY

• Her Death Gives Me Hope!

  Of course, the airwaves and the internet are full of reminiscences of 'that woman!' and that has proved efficacious for me. First of all because I had mostly... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2013 SOCIETY

• 'That (splendid) Woman' Has Died

  

  In the last few minutes I have heard that Margaret Thatcher has died. She truly was a politician of the highest order irrespective of whether you agreed with he... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2013 SOCIETY

• The Making Or Breaking of IDS

  The two most interesting cabinet ministers these days are Gove and Ian Duncan-Smith. It seems to me, from the outside taking (very) occasional peeks in, that... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Your Monday Funny: 8.4.13

  There being a certain shortage of jokes around here, today I offer you some gentle humour from Ogden Nash - and by the way, did you know that his grandpa, I... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• The Sunday Rumble: 7.4.13

  

  Gloomy 'Yerdy-Burdle-Durdles': I watched the first episode of the Swedish police story on BBC4 last night and went to bed even more depressed than usual. What i... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Argie Film - One of the Best!

  Here at D&N; we pride ourselves on our scorchingly hot-off-the-press news service with which we keep you bang up to date on all the very latest in politics and... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• This is 'trop, Trop Délicieux'!

  Here is a simple question for you all: would you trust a politician who was a former plastic surgeon? I mean, when you think about it both occupations involve... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Pots and Kettles

  So, a selection of mostly stupid, arrogant, overpaid expenses cheats with deep psychological flaws tells a another bunch of stupid, arrogant, overpaid expenses... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Art And/or the Artist

  

  Here's a nice moral conundrun for you all to ponder upon. According to the BBC (and just about every red-top newspaper in the land) some beardie-weirdie artist... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2013 SOCIETY

• Let's Hear It for GOGs!

  What, precisely and exactly, is a 'hate' crime? I ask because the whole notion of a 'hate' crime is about as firmly constructed as a blancmange! Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• SHLOCK-HORROR at Classic Fm!

  As usual, the Easter weekend was was taken up on the Classic fm radio station with the annual vote for the 300 favourite pieces of classical music. I always... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Humbuggery is Alive and Well in the NUM

  

  I mentioned in an earlier post that Sunderland Football Club have appointed some Italian lout as their new manager. So far so normal but this particular lout is... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Was Chief Justice Roberts Craftier Than a Really Crafty Thing?

  

  Possibly he was, according to The Blaze which has reported on a legal challenge to 'Obamacare' which has seized upon Justice Roberts's ruling that 'Obamacare'... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• The Bank Holiday Rumble: 1.4.13

  

  Bank Holiday Mondays always feel like Sundays so I am continuing the Sunday Rumble format in which I will, from time to time during the day, ejaculate - look,... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY