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Excruciating: Sirens reviewed

3 weeks ago | spectator.com.au | James Delingpole

You had a narrow escape this week. I was about to urge you to watch Sirens, the latest iteration of that fashionable genre Ultra-Rich Lifestyle Porn, currently trending on Netflix. But luckily for you I watched it right to the end and got to witness the whole edifice collapsing like a speeded up version of Miss Havisham’s wedding cake.
Excruciating: Sirens reviewed

3 weeks ago | spectator.co.uk | James Delingpole

You had a narrow escape this week. I was about to urge you to watch Sirens, the latest iteration of that fashionable genre Ultra-Rich Lifestyle Porn, currently trending on Netflix. But luckily for you I watched it right to the end and got to witness the whole edifice collapsing like a speeded up version of Miss Havisham’s wedding cake. Normally, this doesn’t happen.
James Delingpole

3 weeks ago | delingpole.substack.com | James Delingpole

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If you are of a certain age, you’ll really enjoy Tina Fey’s The Four Seasons

1 month ago | spectator.com.au | James Delingpole

The Four Seasons is one of those shows you notice in the ‘Top TV Programmes on Netflix’ section, see it’s some kind of glossy romantic comedy starring American actors you’ve vaguely heard of, and skip past quickly in search of something with zombies or subtitles. This would be a mistake though because, at least if you are of a certain age, you’re really going to enjoy it.
If you are of a certain age, you’ll really enjoy Tina Fey's The Four Seasons

1 month ago | spectator.co.uk | James Delingpole

The Four Seasons is one of those shows you notice in the ‘Top TV Programmes on Netflix’ section, see it’s some kind of glossy romantic comedy starring American actors you’ve vaguely heard of, and skip past quickly in search of something with zombies or subtitles. This would be a mistake though because, at least if you are of a certain age, you’re really going to enjoy it.
Better than Hollywood: Netflix’s The Eternaut reviewed

1 month ago | spectator.com.au | James Delingpole

‘Next time you do a review, you’ve got to find something you like. You’ve been far too negative,’ said the Fawn. ‘Well, it’s hardly my fault if everything on TV is crap at the moment. I can’t just call up good stuff to order,’ I said. ‘Try,’ said the Fawn.
Better than Hollywood: Netflix's The Eternaut reviewed

1 month ago | spectator.co.uk | James Delingpole

How do you make assisted suicide safe? In recent months, a large part of Kim Leadbeater’s answer has been to point to the involvement of psychiatrists. Having a psychiatrist sign off each death, Leadbeater said, would ‘add expertise’. They would be part of a much-touted ‘multidisciplinary’ approach. In particular, they would be able to check
Confection of sex, bad history and nonsense: Apple TV+’s Carême reviewed

1 month ago | spectator.com.au | James Delingpole

Chef’s Table: LegendsNetflix Antonin Carême was known as the ‘chef of kings and the king of chefs’. His patrons and employers included Talleyrand, Napoleon, the Prince Regent, Tsar Alexander and the then richest man in France, James Rothschild. He popularised the tall ‘toque’ hat worn by chefs; he either invented or perfected culinary classics including the vol-au-vent, the profiterole and the mille-feuille, as well as sauces including velouté and béchamel.
James Delingpole

1 month ago | jamesdelingpole.co.uk | James Delingpole

Watermelons (2025) How environmentalists are killing the planet, destroying the economy and stealing your children's future. In Watermelons, an updated edition of his ground-breaking 2011 book, James Delingpole tells the shocking true story of how a handful of political activists, green campaigners, voodoo scientists and psychopathic billionaires teamed up to invent a fake crisis called ‘global warming’.
James Delingpole

2 months ago | delingpole.substack.com | James Delingpole

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