Wes Phillips

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A Fairytale of New York

The Beeb censored Shane MacGowan's "Fairytale of New York" for its use of a slur.
Sam Leith argueshttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml;jsessionid=2CF13YVN1JHF5Q…; that Auntie mistook a slur for a swear-word—an unforgivable sin in the maidenly world of journalism.

Just Saying Is All

If you're tired of talking to your relatives during this festive season, may I suggest you watch Stardusthttp://www.stardustmovie.com/">Stardust; together? It came out on DVD last week and The Wire doesn't resume broadcast until January 6. Best of all—almost nobody in your family has seen it—unless I've hectored them into seeing it.

Back of the Book

Indexes may be at the back of the book, but a good one can be the difference between a good book and a great one. Enid Stubin remembershttp://www.moreintelligentlife.com/node/735">remembers; her stint at the Sydney Wolfe Cohen Associates indexing service.

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