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Tag Archives: The Times
Waugh and the Abdication (More)
Alexander Larman’s new book The Crown in Crisis: Countdown to Abdication is reviewed in yesterday’s issue of The Times. The reviewer, David Aaronovitch, thinks Larman has overstated the seriousness of the issue, at least among the British public if not not the … Continue reading
Juneteenth Roundup
–A recent article in the Times newspaper criticizes plans for reopening some schools after lockdown with what it sees as a confusing “blend” of in-school live and at-home online teaching. Alex Massie opens the article with a quote from Evelyn … Continue reading
Post-Pandemic Predictions: A Roundup
–David Aaronovitch writing in a recent issue of The Times posed the question what would be the cultural responses to the pandemic. This is in an article entitled “We’ll be free to enjoy the Roaring 2020s”. He thought the closest … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Scott-King's Modern Europe, Vile Bodies
Tagged aperture.org, The Times, thebfd.co.nz, Washington Exminer
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Evelyn Waugh’s America
There are several articles this week that focus on Waugh’s trips to the USA in the late 1940s: –The most comprehesive is one by Roman Catholic publisher, educator and author Joshua Hren in the latest issue of the Jesuit journal, America … Continue reading
Posted in Essays, Articles & Reviews, Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers, The Loved One
Tagged America magazine, Dorothy Day, The Times, Wall Street Journal
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Needing a Laugh? Another List
In a recent issue of The Times, their comedy critic Dominic Maxwell recommends a list of 10 books which he hopes will make readers laugh, as did he when he read them. Here’s the recommendation for one by Evelyn Waugh: … Continue reading
Roundup: Wavian Humour When it is Sorely Needed
–Duncan McLaren has posted a new article in a section of his weblog denominated “Waugh Bites” where one can find miscellaneous articles about various unconnected topics. The new posting is entitled “The Legs Have It”. This posits that two leg … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Interviews, Letters, Newspapers, PRB, Scoop, Vile Bodies
Tagged Daily Telegraph, Duncan McLaren, Irish Times, Jewish News, The Times
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Waugh and the Coronavirus (more)
An estate owner in rural Shropshire called into The Times with a story suggesting that rather than being locked-down in London, those of its readers with sufficient funds might like to avail themselves of vacation lets on his estate which … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism, Newspapers, The Loved One, World War II
Tagged The Catholic Thing, The Times, Wuhan Coronavirus
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Beaton Exhibit Opens at NPG
The much-mentioned exhibition of Cecil Beaton’s photgraphic record of the Bright Young People of the 1920s opens today at the National Portrait Gallery in London. Waugh’s biographer Selina Hastings has written a review for the current issue of Tatler. It … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Photography & Sculpture, Decline and Fall, Events, Interviews, London, Newspapers, Vile Bodies
Tagged Cecil Beaton, Ferdinand Mount, Guardian, Henry Lamb, Londonist, Robin Muir, Selina Hastings, Southby's, Tatler, The Oldie, The Times
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Roundup: Satire in a Divisive Age
—The Times last week carried an opinion article by James Marriott in which he welcomed the announcement that the political satire TV series Spitting Image will return to the screen. But he wonders whether, in the current age of divisive … Continue reading
Posted in Essays, Articles & Reviews, Newspapers, Scoop, Waugh in Abyssinia
Tagged Gentleman's Journal, Hannah Rothschild, RTV Slovenija, Satire, The Lady, The Times, TLS, Town & Country, Will Self
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Roundup of Updates
–The Wall Street Journal’s weekend edition carries a story by Tobias Grey about the upcoming exhibition of Cecil Beaton’s works. This opens on 12 March at the National Portrait Gallery in London. See earlier posts. After describing the genesis of … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Newspapers, Oxford, Photographs, Waugh Family
Tagged Cecil Beaton, Daily Express, Daily Mail, Hexham Book Festival, The Times, Wall Street Journal
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