OT-Lawrence in Arabia
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OT-Lawrence in Arabia
I just finished reading Scott Anderson's "Lawrence in Arabia" which I found to be excellent and recommend to all here. A friend just sent me this news item. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... pfire.html
I am the Holy Roman Emperor and am above grammar.
Sigismund of Luxemburg
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RE: OT-Lawrence in Arabia
ORIGINAL: crsutton
I just finished reading Scott Anderson's "Lawrence in Arabia" which I found to be excellent and recommend to all here. A friend just sent me this news item. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... pfire.html
Please, never link to the Daily Mail. The time spent finding the same news on another site is well spent. The terrible "journalism" and sensationalist crap that the Daily Mail spews forth does not deserve revenue from ads.
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Thanks for the scolding. I know it is the Daily Mail but a search on Google will show that this story is legit and all over the British media.
I am the Holy Roman Emperor and am above grammar.
Sigismund of Luxemburg
Sigismund of Luxemburg
RE: OT-Lawrence in Arabia
I will second the recommendation for this book. It provides a broader look at Lawrence of Arabia and puts him in context with other players. Also has good insights into the tragicomedy of insider dealing between the various imperial powers. Finally, I liked the commentary on Gallipoli and the possible, more fruitful alternatives.
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warspite1ORIGINAL: mind_messing
ORIGINAL: crsutton
I just finished reading Scott Anderson's "Lawrence in Arabia" which I found to be excellent and recommend to all here. A friend just sent me this news item. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... pfire.html
Please, never link to the Daily Mail. The time spent finding the same news on another site is well spent. The terrible "journalism" and sensationalist crap that the Daily Mail spews forth does not deserve revenue from ads.
Linking to the Daily Mail is a billion times better than linking to rags like the Guardian or Mirror....
Now Maitland, now's your time!
Duke of Wellington to 1st Guards Brigade - Waterloo 18 June 1815
Duke of Wellington to 1st Guards Brigade - Waterloo 18 June 1815
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Well, now I feel validated...[;)]
I am the Holy Roman Emperor and am above grammar.
Sigismund of Luxemburg
Sigismund of Luxemburg
RE: OT-Lawrence in Arabia
warspite1ORIGINAL: crsutton
Well, now I feel validated...[;)]
Glad to be of service [;)]
Now Maitland, now's your time!
Duke of Wellington to 1st Guards Brigade - Waterloo 18 June 1815
Duke of Wellington to 1st Guards Brigade - Waterloo 18 June 1815
RE: OT-Lawrence in Arabia
ORIGINAL: warspite1
warspite1ORIGINAL: mind_messing
ORIGINAL: crsutton
I just finished reading Scott Anderson's "Lawrence in Arabia" which I found to be excellent and recommend to all here. A friend just sent me this news item. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... pfire.html
Please, never link to the Daily Mail. The time spent finding the same news on another site is well spent. The terrible "journalism" and sensationalist crap that the Daily Mail spews forth does not deserve revenue from ads.
Linking to the Daily Mail is a billion times better than linking to rags like the Guardian or Mirror....
Could have been worse even, could have been THE SCUM.
RE: OT-Lawrence in Arabia
warspite1ORIGINAL: catwhoorg
ORIGINAL: warspite1
warspite1ORIGINAL: mind_messing
Please, never link to the Daily Mail. The time spent finding the same news on another site is well spent. The terrible "journalism" and sensationalist crap that the Daily Mail spews forth does not deserve revenue from ads.
Linking to the Daily Mail is a billion times better than linking to rags like the Guardian or Mirror....
Could have been worse even, could have been THE SCUM.
True...although I would even read that piece of £$%^ (well look at the pictures anyway) over the Guardian any day of the week [:)]
Now Maitland, now's your time!
Duke of Wellington to 1st Guards Brigade - Waterloo 18 June 1815
Duke of Wellington to 1st Guards Brigade - Waterloo 18 June 1815
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I am always struck just how much Peter O'Toole looks like TE Lawrence.
If there ever was an inspired piece of casting, that was it
If there ever was an inspired piece of casting, that was it
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warspite1ORIGINAL: catwhoorg
I am always struck just how much Peter O'Toole looks like TE Lawrence.
If there ever was an inspired piece of casting, that was it
Great film [&o]
Now Maitland, now's your time!
Duke of Wellington to 1st Guards Brigade - Waterloo 18 June 1815
Duke of Wellington to 1st Guards Brigade - Waterloo 18 June 1815
RE: OT-Lawrence in Arabia
How different is Anderson's vs "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom"? I read that many decades ago
Oh I if you don't know it, they're doing a remake of LOA - may god strike them down [:@]
Oh I if you don't know it, they're doing a remake of LOA - may god strike them down [:@]
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Ugh on the remake.
Seven Pillars is discussed in detail in Lawrence in Arabia, including several areas where Lawrence likely strained the truth a bit in order to avoid getting into trouble with the authorities.
Seven Pillars is discussed in detail in Lawrence in Arabia, including several areas where Lawrence likely strained the truth a bit in order to avoid getting into trouble with the authorities.
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RE: OT-Lawrence in Arabia
ORIGINAL: warspite1
warspite1ORIGINAL: mind_messing
ORIGINAL: crsutton
I just finished reading Scott Anderson's "Lawrence in Arabia" which I found to be excellent and recommend to all here. A friend just sent me this news item. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... pfire.html
Please, never link to the Daily Mail. The time spent finding the same news on another site is well spent. The terrible "journalism" and sensationalist crap that the Daily Mail spews forth does not deserve revenue from ads.
Linking to the Daily Mail is a billion times better than linking to rags like the Guardian or Mirror....
The Daily Mail and the Sun are firmly established as the only newspaper worth less than toilet paper.
Thankfully we have broadsheets.
RE: OT-Lawrence in Arabia
warspite1ORIGINAL: mind_messing
ORIGINAL: warspite1
warspite1ORIGINAL: mind_messing
Please, never link to the Daily Mail. The time spent finding the same news on another site is well spent. The terrible "journalism" and sensationalist crap that the Daily Mail spews forth does not deserve revenue from ads.
Linking to the Daily Mail is a billion times better than linking to rags like the Guardian or Mirror....
The Daily Mail and the Sun are firmly established as the only newspaper worth less than toilet paper.
Thankfully we have broadsheets.
Firmly established? Maybe in your mind. Fact is they happen to be the two most widely circulated daily newspapers in the UK.
The broadsheets together do not sell as many copies as the Daily Mail - or even the 3rd placed Mirror. Pleased to see the Guardian barely scrapes 200,000.
Now Maitland, now's your time!
Duke of Wellington to 1st Guards Brigade - Waterloo 18 June 1815
Duke of Wellington to 1st Guards Brigade - Waterloo 18 June 1815
RE: OT-Lawrence in Arabia
warspite1ORIGINAL: jcjordan
How different is Anderson's vs "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom"? I read that many decades ago
Oh I if you don't know it, they're doing a remake of LOA - may god strike them down [:@]
Is Rafe Macauley in it? [:D]
Now Maitland, now's your time!
Duke of Wellington to 1st Guards Brigade - Waterloo 18 June 1815
Duke of Wellington to 1st Guards Brigade - Waterloo 18 June 1815
RE: OT-Lawrence in Arabia
ORIGINAL: jcjordan
How different is Anderson's vs "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom"? I read that many decades ago
Oh I if you don't know it, they're doing a remake of LOA - may god strike them down [:@]
Starring Ben Affleck ?
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RE: OT-Lawrence in Arabia
ORIGINAL: warspite1
warspite1ORIGINAL: mind_messing
ORIGINAL: warspite1
warspite1
Linking to the Daily Mail is a billion times better than linking to rags like the Guardian or Mirror....
The Daily Mail and the Sun are firmly established as the only newspaper worth less than toilet paper.
Thankfully we have broadsheets.
Firmly established? Maybe in your mind. Fact is they happen to be the two most widely circulated daily newspapers in the UK.
The broadsheets together do not sell as many copies as the Daily Mail - or even the 3rd placed Mirror. Pleased to see the Guardian barely scrapes 200,000.
The large circulation figures is due to the fact that they appeal to the lowest common denominator in the population.
Just because they sell well doesn't make them good examples of journalism. Fact is (for the Daily Mail at least, can't claim any familiarity with the Sun) it thrives on controversy and sensation rather than anything resembling good journalism.
I get the feeling that you're basing your opinion off your political leanings. I'm not; my judgement of these papers is based off of their journalistic merit alone.
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What about "The Independent"??? I thought that a pretty good compromise. But to me the REAL paper is the International Herald Tribune"!!!!!
RE: OT-Lawrence in Arabia
ORIGINAL: jcjordan
How different is Anderson's vs "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom"? I read that many decades ago
Oh I if you don't know it, they're doing a remake of LOA - may god strike them down [:@]
Seven Pillars is a worthy read (if not somewhat difficult). But you have to bear in mind that it is a memoir and they almost always tend to be self serving. Lawrence was an amazing man but was not above stretching the truth a good bit if it suited him.
I am the Holy Roman Emperor and am above grammar.
Sigismund of Luxemburg
Sigismund of Luxemburg