If you believe Bertie Wooster, aunts are amongst the most dislikeable anddangerous creatures on the planet, and seeking their approval is a most arduous task. We have felt for Bertie through our teenage years, though we are not sure why. Now it appears the Russians can't get enough of upper class English twits stealing policemen’s helmets either.
PG Wodehouse was outlawed in the previous Soviet Republic by Stalin in 1929. But the ban was lifted in 1990 and the Russians can't get enough of Pyelem G Vudhaus, as he is known there. There are Wodehouse clubs and a Russian Wodehouse Society with over 3,000 members. Says Natalya Trauberg, translator and founder member of the club, "Russians need freedom and laughter very much ... They had none for so long."
The Telegraph
Jackson agrees to produce Hobbit filmsIf your cow gives good milk, why not milk it good? This cannot be truer of any industry than Hollywood. The name of the cow is JRR Tolkien, and the flavour of the milk is called The Hobbit.
Having had a certain affinity with old JRR for several decades, I cannot help feeling a little irritated by the over-enthusiasm of all these "Johnny come latelies." (Like when Bobby McFerrin released that infernally commercial Don't Worry, Be Happy. How dare he?!) Still, it could be worse. It could have been someone other than Peter Jackson doing it. Two films are being planned. (Why make one when you can make more money with two?)
The Guardian
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