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Tag Archives: Jonathan Meades
Groundhog Day Roundup
–Columnist John Derbyshire has posted a story in his “Derb’s January Diary” column on the anti-immigrant website Vdare that may start another debate like U/Non-U pronunciation or George and Ira Gershwin’s line “You say tomato, and I say tomahto”. Derbyshire, … Continue reading
Posted in A Little Learning, Decline and Fall, Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers
Tagged Cecil Beaton, John Derbyshire, Jonathan Meades, language, Standpoint, The Times, Tracey Thorn, Vdare.com
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Waugh as a savior of Victorian heritage
In a new BBC Four series that started Sunday night, Bunkers, Brutalism and Bloodymindedness: Concrete Poetry, art historian and critic Jonathan Meades cites Evelyn Waugh as one of the leaders of the movement to preserve the Victorian heritage in art … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Photography & Sculpture, Television Programs
Tagged architecture, BBC, Brutalism, Jonathan Meades, Victorian Society
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