Mark Charan Newton

Got to love our Russell… “What’s he doing in there? Putting out crucifixes…”
At what point did the interviewee realize his opinions were appalling?
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I listen to the Today Program on the way to work about the time they have the slot for “Thought for the day”. Today’s speaker was Jonathan Sacks who discussed the current financial crisis, and summarized that capitalism was the best system we have. He romanticized about economic liberalization and the “free” market (which doesn’t [...]

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It is a green hollow where a stream gurgles,
Crazily catching silver rags of itself on the grasses;
Where the sun shines from the proud mountain:
It is a little valley bubbling over with light.
A young soldier, open-mouthed, bare-headed,
With the nape of his neck bathed in cool blue cresses,
Sleeps; he is stretched out on the grass, under [...]

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I’ve recently found this website called The Real News.
The Real News Network is a television news and documentary network focused on providing independent and uncompromising journalism.
Our staff, in collaboration with courageous journalists around the globe, will investigate, report and debate stories on the critical issues of our times.
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Making books in 1947.
1947 film about how a book is made. It starts with the writer — “This man in an author. He writes stories. He’s just finished writing a story. He thinks many people will like to read it. So, he must have the story made into a book.” — and ends with a [...]

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This is quite funny. Give it a go.
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Yep, it’s that time of year again, usually before the Christmas period, where people begin to cry out and lament the end of publishing as we know it.
The book business as we know it will not be living happily ever after. With sales stagnating, CEO heads rolling, big-name authors playing musical chairs, and Amazon looming [...]

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Interesting, stylistically.
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The collapse of the credit markets has left some surprising victims
Adjusting to being out of work will be hard for the rest of them, adjusting to being out of luck even harder. Their self-esteem may now be lower than their net worth. They have no place to go but home, to tell the family.
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