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The Cantankerous Art Critic

Richard H Klein, Alice Morrison

Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn. Iconoclastic reviews of the arts and culture that are fun to read.

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  • Richard H Klein

    Iconoclast, critic, television executive & channel controller and lion tamer with an expertise in sucking lemons and being irritable. I like orchards, cars and tennis.

  • Alice Morrison

    I am an Adventurer, Author and TV Presenter. I speak fluent Arabic and am a specialist in Middle East and Africa. I have cycled from Cairo to Cape Town and walked across Morocco and the Sahara. I write for FT, Telegraph, Wanderlust, etc

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