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Alexander Fiske-Harrison

Alexander Fiske-Harrison trained and toreado, 'fought', as a torero in Spain from 2009-2010, writing about his experiences in his book, Into The Arena: The World Of The Spanish Bullfight, published by Profile Books in the UK, and shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book Of The Year Award 2011. He is a freelancer, usually on animals, travel or both, for The Times, Financial Times, The Spectator and GQ.

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Kindness Can Kill

Alexander Fiske-Harrison

When the Fiske half of my family immigrated to England, we weren"t exactly popular. We...

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On Second Thought, Stick to Your Guns

Alexander Fiske-Harrison

A year ago, in the wake of yet another American High School massacre"this time by a ha...

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Gun Control and the Scope of Ethics

Alexander Fiske-Harrison

In 2004 in rural Berkshire, England, a rush-hour commuter train from London to Plymouth co...

Nigella Lawson

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The Kiss-Off

Alexander Fiske-Harrison

As the British press draw themselves bloated and bloody-faced from their feeding frenzy on...

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The Starch in the Social Fabric

Alexander Fiske-Harrison

Driving around Spain, one notices all the castles. That’s quite a thing to notice fo...

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A Paean to Pamplona

Alexander Fiske-Harrison

In 2009 I first came to Pamplona to run with the bulls. I was terrified in that complete a...

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He Who Would Battle Monsters

Alexander Fiske-Harrison

My friend Hugh Dancy came to London this week while on a break before filming a series abo...

Rita Hayworth and Orson Welles

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The Second-Hand Men

Alexander Fiske-Harrison

Last week I drove from Seville to Ronda, its great rival for primacy in the bullfighting w...

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The Freedom of Disunity

Alexander Fiske-Harrison

Last week I gave a talk on my pet topic of bullfighting in front of various politicos from...

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The Difference Between Killing and Murder

Alexander Fiske-Harrison

Returning to London from Seville I see that abortion is once again one of the top news sto...

Ollie Locke

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Among the Gold and Gore

Alexander Fiske-Harrison

Last night while seated in the La Maestranza bullring of Seville to watch the great matado...

Pekingese

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The Ancient Contract Between Man and Wolf

Alexander Fiske-Harrison

The incident reads like a sick contemporary rewrite of a Brothers Grimm fairy tale. A four...

David Cameron and Boris Johnson

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Another Battle Lost on the Playing-Fields of Eton

Alexander Fiske-Harrison

Referring to his most famous victory at the educational establishment he and so many of hi...

Barnaby Conrad

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Dying in Hemingway’s Shadow

Alexander Fiske-Harrison

In 1941, in the plaza de toros of Mexico City, a nineteen-year-old audience member made fo...

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