Leyla Sanai
Freelance Writer at Freelance
Ret consultant anaesthetist & physician,MRCP & FRCA exams,freelance writer for Indy on Sun,Spectator,Guardian,Indy,Lit Rev,NME,Herald,Times,ST,Scot on Sun,etc
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1 week ago |
leylasanai.substack.com | Leyla Sanai
As the conflagration between Israel and Iran adds to the instability of the Middle East, I have noticed friends making comments condemning Keir Starmer for ordering jets to be moved to the Middle East in case the UK’s support is required to back Israel. But although I hate war and violence, I don’t feel the same. I feel that it is our moral duty to back Israel. Leyla’s Newsletter is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
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2 weeks ago |
leylasanai.substack.com | Leyla Sanai
Those familiar with Geoff Dyer’s idiosyncratic, stimulating style of writing will know that he has turned his hand to myriad subjects - photography, the Tarkovsky film Stalker, the First World War, John Berger, living on the aircraft carrier the George HW Bush, writing about a subject he knows little (Dyer has said that he enjoys this since he learns about the subject while he is writing, and I believe he gave the example of his book on jazz), not writing about a subject he knows well (D.H....
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3 weeks ago |
spectator.co.uk | Leyla Sanai
I’m afraid that when I read that the posh glamping provider for wealthy Glastonbury fans was going into liquidation, I smirked. The company offered yurts that only look luxurious if you compare them with tents – with a beds, a sofa, a loo and a shower, as well as meals. Pretty basic, biatch. The only exclusive thing about it is that guests can access the hospitality area behind the Pyramid tent, like ageing groupies.
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3 weeks ago |
leylasanai.substack.com | Leyla Sanai
Dept Q - NetflixJust as I was despairing of anything of the calibre of Apple’s Slow Horses hitting Netflix, they turn around and give us Dept Q. It was easy to tell that this would be a quality drama - just a quick glance at the cast and crew gave its credentials away.
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1 month ago |
leylasanai.substack.com | Leyla Sanai
The Disappearance of the Millbrook TwinsHulu, Amazon PrimeSometimes the police investigation into a serious crime is so negligent that it beggars belief. Many factors may contribute to a less than thorough police case including socioeconomic factors (even today it’s obvious that those from the higher echelons of society usually have far more resources of every kind funnelled into investigations, and race (ditto).
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I thought that there was nothing more annoying than ‘myself’ing where ‘me’ would do. I have had my eyes opened. There is something worse. It’s ‘ourselves’ing. So all the illiteracy and pomp of ‘myself’ing but added royal ‘we’ing, to add regal status and disperse responsibility. https://t.co/A16d2AcRkS
I lay into glamping in @spectator https://t.co/SvfDDmiv1k
I’m loving Dept Q. My review: https://t.co/BCta5U8Aib