An online notebook
A tough one today. I understand that Megson is likely to play 3-5-2 again, with Wes Morgan and Andy Reid back from injury: Gerrard; Doig, Morgan, Dawson; Louis-Jean, Derry, Reid, Commons, Rogers; King, Taylor. Hopefully he won’t be playing David Johnson. My prediction? 0-1 to Forest. I gotta be optimistic!
Melissa at Boris Johnson’s blog pointed out this article on the BBC News site: “A large part of the attraction of the internet is that it goes below the radar,” he said. “Generally it’s more difficult for the government to be able to control it. “Its real value is as an open window onto what’s … Keep reading
Burning Bush brandishes Dostoevsky Given the Biblical language in which George Bush and his speechwriters are steeped, it is not surprising that the US president should invoke the imagery of fire, writes James Meek One of the models of American leadership is that of Moses, leading God’s chosen people – then the Jews, now the … Keep reading
‘Indiscreet’ Sutherland’s Booker role appals advisers Members of the hallowed Man Booker advisory committee, the body responsible for appointing the prize’s judges, are spitting blood at the appointment of John Sutherland to chair the award panel this year, claiming not to have been informed until hearing of it “quite accidentally” after the event. A committee … Keep reading
John Self loved Andrea Levy’s novel Small Island. So I was interested in this profile of her, published on The Guardian Books Website: After years as a marginal voice, Andrea Levy is starting to get her share of the glittering prizes. Now, with her novel Small Island tipped for Whitbread book of the year, her … Keep reading