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The Don's Early Light

The "peaceful transfer of power" finally ends...

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Steyn's Song of the Week

O Sole Mio

Mark tells the story of the world's most famous Neapolitan song from its origins in Napoli and/or the Ukraine to its multi-generational presence on the anglo pop charts...

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Mark at the Movies

The Apartment

One of Steyn's favorite Christmas movies - and oddly topical

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Shaidle at the Cinema

Pather Panchali

Upon the centenary of Satyajit Ray, we present our late friend Kathy Shaidle's take on his 1955 classic Pather Panchali...

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Steyn on Culture

The Prisoner of Windsor

A remote fantastical kingdom far from Europe's chancelleries of power... An unpopular monarch on the eve of his coronation... A ruling class of plotters and would-be usurpers... ...and a gentleman adventurer on holiday. No, not Ruritania in the nineteenth century, but the United Kingdom in the twenty-first...

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The War on Free Speech

"The future of news"

"The risk of a 'two tier' media environment is a particular problem." Tell me about it. Alas, the Communications Committee of the UK House of Lords has something else in mind in a new report out today...

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Ave atque vale

Avalon with Carol Welsman and Russell Malone

Mark remembers a dear friend of the Steyn Show musical family, the guitarist Russell Malone...

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The Bachman Beat

Tal Bachman: Cancelled by Popular Demand: My Final Rugby Installment

Tal Bachman wraps up his epic series...

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Laura's Links

Trump 2.0

Note from Laura: Dear readers, this edition of Laura's Links was filed before the news of last night's crash circulated. Therefore, first and foremost this morning, on behalf of Mark and all of us at here at Steyn HQ, we would like to extend our condolences to the victims of last night's horrendous crash between the American Airlines flight and the U.S. military Black Hawk helicopter. Please hold all the victims and their devastated families in your prayers. Hello again and welcome to this week's edition of Laura's Links. It was a busy week for me personally, but nothing compared to the whirlwind of a week that America (and the world) have been experiencing throughout the first few days of Trump 2.0! It has been so heartbreaking to watch ...

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Rick's Flicks

Clean Out Your Desk: Jason Reitman's Up in the Air

Rick McGinnis reviews George Clooney firing on all cylinders...

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