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Tag Archives: war
Bronze Is Not the Most Durable of Monuments
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Near three months, without excepting the holy season of Lent, were consumed in skirmishes and preparations, before the Latins were ready or resolved for a general assault. The land fortifications had been found impregnable; and the … Continue reading
Notes on “Beasts of No Nation”
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Writer-director Cary Joji Fukunaga’s “Beasts of No Nation” is the most viscerally affecting war movie in recent memory. Based on a novel by Uzodinma Iweala, which I haven’t read, it focuses on guerrilla warfare in an … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Performers, Uncategorized
Tagged Abraham Attah, Africa, Beasts of No Nation, Cary Fukunaga, Film, Idris Elba, movies, war, war movies
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And Myself Last of All
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: The old man stretching his hands out called pitifully to him: ‘Hektor, beloved child, do not wait the attack of this man alone, away from the others. You might encounter your destiny beaten down by Peleion, … Continue reading
Posted in Books Publishing and Writing
Tagged ancient Greece, Homer, Richmond Lattimore, The Iliad, Trojan War, war
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I Beyond Others
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Then in turn the hard-working housekeeper gave him an answer: ‘Hektor, since you have urged me to tell you the truth, she is not with any of the sisters of her lord or the wives of … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient Greece, Homer, Richmond Lattimore, The Iliad, Trojan War, Troy, war
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Quote Du Jour
Blowhard, Esq. writes: Against war one can say: It makes the victor stupid, the vanquished malignant. In favor of war: Through both of these effects it barbarizes and thereby makes more natural; it is a sleep for culture, and man emerges … Continue reading
Reckless and Inspired: An Interview With Jonathan Hastings About His Brother, the Journalist Michael Hastings
Paleo Retiree writes: On June 18, 2013 The Question Lady and I learned that a friend of ours had died in Los Angeles in a very peculiar car crash. His name was Michael Hastings, and he’d been a celebrated war … Continue reading
Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Interviews, Movies, Politics and Economics
Tagged Jonathan Hastings, journalism, Michael Hastings, war
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