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Category Archives: Scoop
Roundup: Censorship and Adaptation
–There has been a colloquy in the provincial British press about racist language in Evelyn Waugh’s 1932 novel Black Mischief. This was begun in an article or letter by Michael O’Neill of Penarth that was reproduced from the Western Mail. … Continue reading
National Review’s Scoop Podcast
National Review has posted a 30 minute podcast devoted to Waugh’s 1938 novel Scoop. In the podcast NR’s John J Miller interviews Christopher Scalia of the American Enterprise Institute. Both participants are familiar with the book as well as Evelyn … Continue reading
Posted in Discussions, Newspapers, Radio Programs, Scoop
Tagged Christopher Scalia, John J Miller, National Review
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Dog Days Roundup: 18 August 2020
–Writing in a recent issue of the Daily Telegraph, literary journalist Jane Shilling bemoans the early reaction of the publishing industry to the coronavirus lockdown. In a period when reading and cooking were two of the activities the “lockdownees” could … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Put Out More Flags, Scoop, The Loved One
Tagged Country Life, Daily Telegraph, Errol Flynn, Forest Lawn, Observer, Russell Shaw, Tom Paxton
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Roundup: 12 August 2020
–Digital magazine The Big Smoke–Australia has posted a story entitled: “Two literary sons an equal to their famous fathers.” This is by Loretta Barnard. The first successful father/son literary pairing she discusses is that of Alexandre Dumas and his son … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh Studies, Newspapers, Scoop, Waugh Family, World War II
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Challenging Waugh Question
On this week’s BBC Two episode of University Challenge, a Waugh reference formed one half of a 10 point question. Jeremy Paxman presented the question thus: What five letter word links an ironic synonym for “Force” in Evelyn Waugh’s Scoop and … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Scoop, Television Programs
Tagged BBC, Jeremy Paxman, University Challenge
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Roundup: Protests and Summer
–The “Rhodes Must Fall” debate has been revived in Oxford in the context of the Black Lives Matter protests. See previous post. In the Daily Mail, a comment on the matter by Evelyn Waugh is brought to bear: Oxford will … Continue reading
Posted in Letters, Newspapers, Radio Programs, Scoop, Sword of Honour, The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold
Tagged Daily Mail, National Review, Prospect, RTV Slovenia, Wall Street Journal
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Roundup: Booklists Abound
There have been several lists of recommended books or TV adaptations published in the last week as the Wuhan coronavirus lockdown continues. A number of these have included works by Evelyn Waugh: –The Daily Telegraph published two “Top 100” lists … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Scoop, The Loved One
Tagged Daily Telegraph, Forbes magazine, Harper's Bazaar, New York Public Library, Quadrant, Sight & Sound
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Waugh and “The Editorial Line”
The Mexican newspaper El Universal has posted an opinion article on the political situation in Mexico that opens with a quote from Waugh’s 1938 novel Scoop. This is entitled “La linea editorial”: Evelyn Waugh published in 1938 a satirical novel … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Newspapers, Scoop
Tagged El Universal, Mexico: politics
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Roundup: Audrey Lucas and More
–Duncan Mclaren has added more information to his website concerning Waugh’s friendship with actress and writer Audrey Lucas. This takes the form of an imagined interview of Audrey by Nancy Mitford in advance of the now postponed Brideshead Festival at … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Auberon Waugh, Brideshead Revisited, Collections, Newspapers, Oxford, Put Out More Flags, Scoop
Tagged Audrey Lucas, Cherwell, Daily Mail, Duncan McLaren, Express & Star (Wolverhampton), Penguin Books
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Pre-Easter Roundup
–Roger Lewis has posted another reading list for the current epidemic. This is in the Daily Mail and is entitled “Keep laughing and read on.” Waugh’s 1938 novel Scoop is among those recommended: William Boot, who contributes nature columns on … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Brideshead Revisited, Complete Works, Decline and Fall, Newspapers, Scoop, Vile Bodies
Tagged Australian Financial News, Daily Mail, Evening Standard, Guardian, L'Officiel, Ralph Lauren, Southern Utah University, TLS
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