Archive for December, 2013


A review of the novel “Everything Is Illuminated”

December 31st, 2013 by Roger Darlington

This was the first novel from American Jewish writer Jonathan Safran Foer and I have reviewed it here. Last year, I read the author’s second novel “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” and you can find that review  here.

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Twixtmas: Day Five

December 31st, 2013 by Roger Darlington

You know all about Christmas and New Year. But what do you call the period in-between? Welcome to the five days of Twixtmas where you are being encouraged to make the most of this valuable time. Day Five is do something for your future. You’ll find five suggestions here.

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An overview of the movies in 2013

December 30th, 2013 by Roger Darlington

As any regular visitor to NightHawk will know, I love films and try to see one each week, either at the cinema or on rental. I review briefly all the movies I see for my web site [see here]. But I see nowhere as many films and offer nowhere as full reviews as my friend […]

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Twixtmas: Day Four

December 30th, 2013 by Roger Darlington

You know all about Christmas and New Year. But what do you call the period in-between? Welcome to the five days of Twixtmas where you are being encouraged to make the most of this valuable time. Day Four is doing something for the planet. You’ll find five suggestions here.

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Story time with my friend Daniel

December 29th, 2013 by Roger Darlington

Regular vistors to NightHawk will know how much I love to spend time with my granddaughter Catrin who is one month short of her third birthday and currently away with her parents in San Antonio. But I love all children and especially enjoy reading with them. I recently attended a family reunion in Leicester where […]

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A funny (and clever) collection of science jokes

December 29th, 2013 by Roger Darlington

Check them out here.

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Twixtmas: Day Three

December 29th, 2013 by Roger Darlington

You know all about Christmas and New Year. But what do you call the period in-between? Welcome to the five days of Twixtmas where you are being encouraged to make the most of this valuable time. Day Three is help a friend. You’ll find five suggestions here.

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How close was Hitler to obtaining the atomic bomb?

December 28th, 2013 by Roger Darlington

There is some new speculation here.

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Twixtmas: Day Two

December 28th, 2013 by Roger Darlington

You know all about Christmas and New Year. But what do you call the period in-between? Welcome to the five days of Twixtmas where you are being encouraged to make the most of this valuable time. Day Two is do something for someone else, ideally a stranger – help a neighbour or good cause. You’ll […]

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Why are fewer people voting in the older democracies?

December 27th, 2013 by Roger Darlington

“The issue? Millions of British young people are not voting, have never voted and are unlikely to do so unless there is reversal of a downward trend in electoral participation that seems to have started 50 years ago and accelerated in the last two decades.” Today’s “Guardian” newspaper today devotes two and a half pages to this […]

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