Tony Klinger

As the whole world knows, Michael Jackson died in Los Angeles last weekend, aged 50. Not old, and no longer young. In fact everything about the King of pop was in between.
Not visibly black any more, he had become extremely white.
Not overtly masculine, his sexuality was ambivalent.
He was never adult but he was no longer [...]

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I try not to crossover from one of my blogs or articles in one universe to the other. But I felt I had to do so on this day .
I have been commenting on the two BBC “entertainers” Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross here, there and everywhere I cannot draw a line.
Therefore, I apologize to [...]

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When I was but a callow slip of a lad, many years ago, I made a film called Extremes. This small feature length documentary masterpiece won several awards and prizes such as An Outstanding Film of the Year at the 1971 London Film Festival.
At the time I was proud to be the youngest person to [...]

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I wasn’t going to write today, because I am busy writing my new book, and it’s Jewish New Year tomorrow, (Happy New Year to everyone by the way!) and I have to get two days work done today so I don’t fall too far behind my self imposed schedule.
But some things transcend your plans, and [...]

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Before we get to my more general comments I do want to make a special mention of the journalist Rod Liddle. He doesn’t cross my mind more than I cross his, which would mean not at all. But on Sunday he was one of the pundits reviewing the press on the Andrew Marr Show. The [...]

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