“Pray for the repose of his soul. He was so tired.” –Fr. Rolfe, from his novel, Hadrian the Seventh.
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Your Tatler is back, yet again.
Maybe he’ll stick around this time. Stay tuned.
Back so soon?*
At the risk of being obvious, your Tatler has returned. Expect more folderol shortly. Bickerstaff *John Gielgud in Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited.
The prodigal blogger returns.
Hello, remember me? The bloke who put up his alleged final posting (header reading, Ave atque vale) only a few months ago. Obviously, it was not to be. It turns out your Tatler missed not having a facility in which to vent spleen, even if no one read it. It’s having the outlet that matters.Continue reading “The prodigal blogger returns.”
Ave atque vale
To my readers, I am sad to report this will be the last post for the indefinite future. The blog has never had a large number of readers, but their numbers were high enough to provide motivation to keep posting. Unfortunately, lately the numbers have dropped to near or actual zero, so it seems pointless toContinue reading “Ave atque vale”
They’d best do it if they want to survive.
A refreshing change from the mealy-mouthed utterances of our current president. From the New York Post: President-elect Donald Trump warned Monday there will be “all hell to pay [in the Middle East if Hamas does not release every one of the remaining hostages in Gaza before his inauguration next month. Also, from another source, theContinue reading “They’d best do it if they want to survive.”
Looking Glass logic
Presidential Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on the President’s pardon of his convicted felon son. No. Read the president’s statement. Seriously, read the president’s statement. He said he believes in the Department of Justice. He does. He says it in his statement. He also believes that war politics infected the process and it led to a miscarriageContinue reading “Looking Glass logic”
IF . . .
Steve Bannon: Maga can rule for 50 years and Farage will be PM Excerpt, but read the whole thing. Louise Callaghan in the (London) Sunday Times If they manage this, Bannon tells me more than once, the Maga Republicans can rule for half a century. “If we deliver now, it’s upon us. They’ve given PresidentContinue reading “IF . . .”
“Take Courage”
Well worth reading, from The Catholic Thing. An excerpt: I was about to begin my doctrinal studies at King’s College, and it was dark when I arrived at our Capuchin friary in the borough of Peckham in southeast London. When I was shown my room, I immediately looked out the window to see my viewContinue reading ““Take Courage””
This looks to interesting
If there are any Tatler readers in the city just trashed by him, this looks like a sure bet. There is a fine review of this event by Sun critic, A. R. Hoffman.
THE TAOS TATLER. 