THE HILLARY PREVIEW – Exciting news for the fans of the favourite never-to-be-president: For the first time since her stunning 2016 presidential election defeat to […]
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HALAL SEX – But is it certified? It was a confession by a newlywed friend about her disastrous sex life that gave Umm Muladhat an […]
Continue reading »BLAME IT ON THE BOOKIE – Well, not exactly, but you’ll see what I tried to do there. Apologies for being off air for the […]
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Happy 1984 Day, everyone!
The 1984 Day is not a thing, but perhaps should be. On April the 4th, Winston Smith, the protagonist of Orwell’s masterpiece, takes his first […]
Continue reading »GAY MUSLIM FURRIES NEED LOVE TOO – Beyond parody, another SJW peak reached: Kyell Gold’s new novel may lie at the most unlikely intersection in […]
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Arthur & The Delcons
For all the fans of the 1950s’ rock’n’roll… …Or maybe I just have been having far too much time reading what strangers think about me. […]
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The best books in 2016
Confession: I read a lot. Always did, since I was 5. Perhaps too much. Which is why, to avoid bankruptcy, I don’t buy new books. […]
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The Road to Perdition
At the beginning of last month, until I was rudely interrupted by my Jordanian hacker friend, I started writing a blog post with my thoughts […]
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The October that never ends
Books that deserve the epitaph “masterpiece†come few and far between. “A People’s Tragedy: The Russian Revolution 1891-1924†by a British historian Orlando Figes deserves […]
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In defence of Tsarist repression (well, sort of, not quite)
One day, when I’m rich and famous, I’m going to set up the Daily Chrenk Foundation to train journalists who write stories and sub-editors who […]
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The Joy of Sex* (and Books)
I have been coming to Bookfests since the very first one, more than twenty years ago. In case you’re not from around here, Bookfest is […]
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The Girl With A Feminist Tattoo
Take a look around the world and it puts everything in perspective; suddenly, all the huge “controversies†at home turn from mountains into molehills and […]
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Our revolting elites
Just in case you’re still wondering what is causing the Donald Trump phenomenon, you could do worse than read any of Michael Lewis’ recent books. […]
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Silicon is a left-wing element
Sometime later today I will finish reading Walter Isaacson’s “The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution”, his bigger […]
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On losing respect for your bookshelf
I love books. I have been reading them since I was 5 years old and seriously collecting them since I acquired my first bookshelf a […]
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