India Struggling

Posted by Prof. Brian Stoddart on January 28, 2012 · 1 Comment 

India’s test cricket defeat in Adelaide was arguably the very worst of the eight they have now lost in a row while playing away from home.  Melbourne was a poor effort, Sydney worse then Perth was always going to be hard.  Adelaide, though, is a batting track as the Australians demonstrated and as the Indians … Continue reading →

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Doubting Downton Abbey

Posted by Prof. Brian Stoddart on January 24, 2012 · 1 Comment 

These thoughts will make me a minority of one among family and friends, but are not singular in the broader world.  The English writer and critic A.N. Wilson, for example, has lashed the series for depicting a world that is not only long gone but may never have existed (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2037077/Downton-Abbeys-creator-Julian-Fellowes-biggest-snob-Britain.html ), while tele-don Simon Schama … Continue reading →

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