Nicholas Buxey

Orange is the new diet

Fruit juice has effectively been discounted as a health food by now – the high sugar content offsets any health benefits. But the Sicilian blood orange, particularly the Moro and Tarocco varieties (the latter of which has the highest vitamin C concentration in the world) , is unique in that...
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Posted Nov. 24, 2015

Palio

Nicholas Buxey reviews Palio, a brutal and unrelenting examination of the traditional horse race, and a "very Italian exercise in filmmaking".
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Posted Nov. 19, 2015

150 years of Wonderland

"They've been adapted countless times and gained a place in pop culture that cannot be assailed." A look back at Lewis Carroll's Alice novels in celebration of its 150th anniversary
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Posted Jul. 16, 2015

Catch up Catholic Church

In response to Pietro Parolin's comments on the "yes" vote to gay marriage in Ireland Nick Buxey warns the Catholic Church is at risk of becoming a relic
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Posted Jun. 4, 2015

The General Election… From Abroad

Julia Gaffney Chambéry University, France [dropcap]B[/dropcap]eing here whilst the French parties have been canvassing has allowed me to see that issues in Britain are also contentious topics abroad. The National Front has made massive gains, thrashing President Hollande’s party, and there’s clearly discontent with current leadership in France, just as...
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Posted May. 1, 2015