Steyn’s Song of the Week
Sunday, 05 September 2010
Song of the Week
by Merle Travis
This essay is taken from Mark's book A Song For The Season:
I was born one mornin’ and the sun didn’t shine
I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine
I loaded 16 tons of number nine coal
And the straw boss said, ‘Well...
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Steyn on Stage and Screen
Thursday, 02 September 2010
Five years ago this week The Constant Gardener came out. There's a scene in there I always found ridiculous, and said so in a piece on Hollywood at the time that Ed Driscoll quoted the other day. So I thought it might be worth revisiting the whole film:
The constant...
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Steyn on Culture
Tuesday, 31 August 2010
HAPPY WARRIOR
from National Review
“I think it is kids’ preference to pair up and have that one best friend. As adults – teachers and counselors – we try to encourage them not to do that.”
Thus, Christine Laycob, “director of counseling” at Mary Institute and St Louis Country Day School in...
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Steyn on People
Monday, 30 August 2010
A year or so back, in the lobby of Fox News, I was approached by a gentleman who introduced himself as a member of Conrad Black’s legal team. That doesn’t narrow it down very much. There’ve been so many of them over the years: Canadian, American, young, old, rough and...
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Steyn on Books
Sunday, 05 September 2010
Despite being a bit of an old showbiz queen, I’m not much for the huggy-kissy photo wall of me sharing a joke with various luvvies. I make an exception on the bureau behind my desk for a shot of yours truly and a beautiful woman, Somali by birth, Dutch by...
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Ave atque vale
Sunday, 05 September 2010
A song for Lena Horne
1917-2010
Don’t know why
There’s no sun up in the sky...
If there's no sun up in the sky, it's because he's mourning the passing of the great Lena Horne, a few weeks shy of her 93rd birthday. Miss Horne was born on June 30th 1917 into a middle-class...
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