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Tag Archives: V&A Museum
Waugh and Modernism: Picasso
Duncan McLaren has now added the second part of his posting relating to Waugh and Modernism. The first was posted several days ago and related to Waugh and Gertrude Stein. The new one deals with Waugh and Pablo Picasso. This … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Photography & Sculpture, Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh, Events, Letters
Tagged Duncan McLaren, Picasso, V&A Museum
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Randolph Remembered
The Daily Beast has published a memoir of Randolph Churchill by Clive Irving. This is in response to Randolph’s relative neglect in the wake of all the attention accorded to his father following two recent successful film treatments and several … Continue reading
Posted in Diaries, Essays, Articles & Reviews, Events, Newspapers, World War II
Tagged Capital Research Center, Daily Beast, Guardian, Randolph Chirchill, The Times, V&A Museum, Winnie the Pooh
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Waugh in the Food Columns
Lisa Hilton, biographer, novelist and now food critic for Standpoint magazine, was apparently assigned to write a review of a new Italian restaurant in Covent Garden called Margot. This establishment was downgraded by some other food critics such as Jay … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Art, Photography & Sculpture, Events, Labels, London, Newspapers, Vile Bodies
Tagged Daniel Hannan, Folio Society, Lisa Hilton, obesity, Puglia, Standpoint, V&A Museum
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Scoop in the News
There are several references to Scoop in the recent London papers. The TLS has an article in its Blog about the comic use of the language of telegrams. It mentions novels by P G Wodehouse, Mikhail Bulgakov and John Swartzwelder … Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, Events, London, Newspapers, Scoop
Tagged Guardian, Philip Norman, Sun, Sunday Times Magazine, The 60s, TLS, V&A Museum
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V&A Reunites Brideshead
Last night at the Victoria & Albert Museum there was a panel discussion relating to the Granada TV 1980s production of Brideshead Revisited. The panel included actors Diana Quick (Julia Flyte) and Nicholas Grace (Anthony Blanche) as well as Derek … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Discussions, Television
Tagged Derek Granger, Diana Quick, Giles Ramsay, Granada TV, Nickolas Grace, V&A Museum
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