Category: Society

“The fear of appearances is the first symptom of impotence.” – Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Touched by Sir Jimmy

12/12/2012

I looked nostalgically at the picture of Jimmy’s face and noticed he’d even put a little smiley on there for me. Yes, Jimmy Savile touched me back in ’93...

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The Punk Syndrome/Kovasikajuttu [Film]

11/12/2012

The reason this whole thing works is that it becomes, pretty quickly, a story about actual people, and not just ciphers for what is wrong with them, or the way that society treats them....

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A Case For Culture

08/12/2012

The arts can engage everyone. Most of all, surely, we want those who may not otherwise be able to join in, to find the world of art available and open to them - whether for simple enjoyment or for...

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Hoxton (Alco) Hall

05/12/2012

'mysterious ‘Negro delineators’, trapeze artists, jugglers, singers, performing dogs and the like', Hoxton Hall has moved with the times since 1863....

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Are Social Media Values Human Values?

04/12/2012

None of the values promoted by a social-media-dominated world are helpful with depth-oriented, long-term thinking...

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After the Flood

01/12/2012

In the presence of death and in the aftermath of great storms, we apprehend how vainly we cling to the illusion of certainty and permanence. ...

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Leviathan: Matadero Theatre, Madrid

30/11/2012

without the progression of a story, or identification with a protagonist, the sequence of juxtaposed imagery and sound can alienate an audience and reduce the performance to circus turns...

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Alexandra Ackerman: Interview

28/11/2012

Alexandra Ackerman: an LA transplant with a cache of romance novel covers, film, television and stage performances under her belt. When it comes to Hollywood substance is usually traded for beauty,...

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Zionist Heckles Answered

24/11/2012

Why should the neighbors of the Zionist state be forced to live on their knees and give perpetual penitence because of the crimes of the anti-Semites of Europe? ...

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House of Burlesque: Shipwrecked [Review]

22/11/2012

The questions here are, is Burlesque exploitative? Does it reinforce cultural and sexual attitudes that are complicit in sexual harassment or is this just a great medium of feminist expression and a...

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Brown Sugar and Mustard-Glazed Bone-in Ham

21/11/2012

Well the holidays are indeed coming and as y’all know, a homemade baked ham is a southern holiday staple. ...

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The Tribes of Britain

21/11/2012

To be an activist is to suffer defeat after defeat after defeat. Without spirituality to recharge and revive us the danger is we fall into bitterness or despair or worse, self-righteousness. ...

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Into the Appalachians [Tour Diary]

20/11/2012

'A single lane road etched through this land that’s not the north, or south, that's forgotten by the east but far from the west. If you pointed a rifle at the vast nothing that encompasses the...

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English Grads: Less Useless Than You Thought

17/11/2012

'is there any research on how unemployable an English graduate is? As it happens, yes.' ...

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Let it Be [Theatre]

13/11/2012

It should not be possible to make a Sgt Pepper's set look more like a Slade Christmas special...

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The Vudu Experiment: Pt. 3

12/11/2012

'logic has completely failed us - the Kingdom is in tatters. What have you got to lose?' SWP applies Voodoo thinking to the UK's political woes ...

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The cookie crumbles beneath the foot of the dancer (Sam Pink)

07/11/2012

'I didn’t write in high school. I barely talk about writing to most people in real life because no one cares and I kind of agree, I like not talking about it. ' Scott Laudati interviews author Sam...

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Col. Jon’s Presidential Cookies

06/11/2012

What could be better for an energy boost when you’re on the road? Well let me tell y’all, an all American Chocolate Chip Cookie, that’s what....

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The Vudu Experiment: Pt. 2

05/11/2012

'INTENT: to contact the Loa in order to gain advice/empowerment for dealing with the current, and worsening, crisis in the economy.' SWP consults the tarot for political inspiration...

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Empire’s Halloween Part 2

03/11/2012

The US Empire is dead meat. We should lose the imagery of a noble and lofty bald eagle: rotting road kill should be proclaimed our official national animal, vampires and werewolves offer a more apt...

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House of Burlesque: Interview

01/11/2012

'Burlesque provides a vital platform for women to be in control of the portrayal of their own bodies and minds.' Interview...

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Panic Room: On Songwriting

01/11/2012

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”S/dropcapwansea’s Panic Room are one of British rock’s best-kept secrets. Over the past few years they’ve built up a loyal...

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A Spear of Hope

31/10/2012

Giving young people a ‘vision of the possible’ under such bleak circumstances may well seem impossible, but there are helping hands out there and one such pair of hands is an organisation called...

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Col. Jon’s Cherokee Corn Pone

30/10/2012

It’s another favourite snack in these parts and something that I like to have the little woman cook up for me whilst I hang up the goat on Hallowe’en. Up until now this has been a very closely...

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The Vudu Experiment

29/10/2012

Words have power whether intended or not. It is no coincidence that a venture named Sub Prime was the tipping point for the onset of this particular disaster....

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Empire’s Halloween Pt 1

27/10/2012

The US Empire is dead meat. We should lose the imagery of a noble and lofty bald eagle: rotting road kill should be proclaimed our official national animal....

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Col. Jon’s Pumpkin Soup

25/10/2012

Hallowe’en is my favourite time of year and along with the customary trick or treating, cow tipping and playing with my nuts at the cemetery, I always like to make a batch of Great Great Grandma...

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Doro Pesch: Interview

24/10/2012

I have never been degraded or considered the second sex as a woman. I was always supported and respected because I had the chance to work with the best people. And good people, they know better!'...

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Miliband at the TUC: What He Really Wanted to Say

22/10/2012

I have said whoever was in government now there would still need to be some cuts, which means you will spot little or no difference,. But on the upside, Polly Toynbee will be happy....

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Spinning the crowd: Adamski, 3 / 4 and Neo Waltz.

19/10/2012

"indecent whirling-dance of the Germans and engaged in a familiarity that broke all the bounds of good breeding—then my silent misery turned into burning rage." ...

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