Category: Society

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

Brexit Lemmings, leaping off a patriotic cliff

Year Zero – Brexit and Nihilism

11/01/2018

Sometimes we just have to state the obvious. Brexit is a bad idea. It has already split the country and gave voice to all manner of nasty beliefs once thought dead and buried....

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Suggs and a Cat’s Death: My Life Story

10/01/2018

Madness separated their brand of ska-pop from the political leanings of 2 Tone with a schtick of fun, and as their lead man, Suggs was always easy to love....

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Donald Trump

Let Loose the Orange Beast and Good Riddance to Capitalism

04/01/2018

The age of Reagan reaches its apogee in Donald Trump. Now, bring on the fall....

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America's Lost Innocence

America, What Have You Done?

03/01/2018

A photographic journey into America's lost innocence...

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2018: The Journey ahead (yes more trains)

02/01/2018

Trebuchet is taking a seasonal break until Jan 2nd. In the meantime we've selected some fine moments for you to enjoy...

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Homemade railcarts

01/01/2018

Trebuchet is taking a seasonal break until Jan 2nd. In the meantime we've selected some fine moments for you to enjoy ...

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Off the rails: Trains, transport and the light at the end of the tunnel

31/12/2017

Trebuchet is taking a seasonal break until Jan 2nd. In the meantime we've selected some fine moments for you to enjoy...

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Keyboard combinations: esoteric FAQs in the age of hacking

30/12/2017

Trebuchet is taking a seasonal break until Jan 2nd. In the meantime we've selected some fine moments for you to enjoy ...

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A moment of reflection: Mirrors, science, technology

29/12/2017

Trebuchet is taking a seasonal break until Jan 2nd. In the meantime we've selected some fine moments for you to enjoy...

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Pyramid building using levitation and floating

28/12/2017

Trebuchet is taking a seasonal break until Jan 2nd. In the meantime we've selected some fine moments for you to enjoy...

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Uncorking Keith Floyd to accompany leftovers

27/12/2017

Trebuchet is taking a seasonal break until Jan 2nd. In the meantime we've selected some fine moments for you to enjoy...

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Floyd on Hangovers

26/12/2017

Trebuchet is taking a seasonal break until jan 2nd. In the meantime we've selected some fine moments for you to enjoy...

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Australia in the 80s

25/12/2017

Trebuchet is taking a seasonal break until Jan 2nd. In the meantime we've selected some fine moments for you to enjoy ...

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Brexit: It Was Ever Thus

24/12/2017

Prescient plotical comment from the BBC, still relevant today....

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Feature Film: Bird of Paradise

23/12/2017

Presenting Trebuchet's Film for the Day...

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Jupiter

Existence, Absence. A Tao of Time

22/12/2017

Often, we know of the existence of freedom only by its absence....

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Daniel Morden: The Empty Hand (Crick Crack Club, Soho Theatre)

21/12/2017

His dark materials: Daniel Morden shines a light at the Crick Crack Club (Soho Theatre)...

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American Dream

America, Why Did You Stop Dreaming?

19/12/2017

Chasing the ghosts of an American Dream...

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Self-Medication or Self-Anesthesia: It’s No Wonder We Tune Out

15/12/2017

Beneficiaries of the system promote their lies; the sane seek solace where they can get it...

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esoteric

Openings: An Esoteric Short Story

11/12/2017

Voices from another dimension, or glitches in the wiring? Into the Esoterics of Music...

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New Puritans, Pearlclutchers and Inquisition by Tweet

07/12/2017

Puritans, religious zealots, and demagogues call for protection. Who protects us from them?...

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The Many Uses of Dead Baby Whales

29/11/2017

Blue Planet II's weekly reminder that you are a sh*t...

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Nick, Find a Cave and Hide Your Face

28/11/2017

What could Po$$ibly make a $eemingly $en$itive arti$t $uch a$ Nick Cave Play I$rael?...

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The Space That Holds the Stars

22/11/2017

Professor Bobby Acharya on the Depth of Dimensions in Physics and Mathematics...

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lost in vagueness

Crusty Hero Makes Bad: Lost in Vagueness

17/11/2017

When the wild side is your USP, don't be surprised when all hell breaks loose...

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Darkness at the Edge of Town

13/11/2017

Mass shootings are a reflection of a culture that used guns to create itself...

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Is Dubya a Democrat Now? Duopoly, Division and the Dunce

08/11/2017

The majority of Democrats now have a positive opinion of war criminal George W. Bush. Why?...

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Cycling London’s Undercurrents: The Curve of the Tyburn

31/10/2017

Following the hidden rivers of London is an exercise in history, sociology, architecture... and exercise...

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Sex Sells: Colonising the Universal Commodity

30/10/2017

Institutional sexual arrogance will only stop when it stops being rewarded...

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Geometry, Dreams and Light: Stuart Forbes [Interview]

23/10/2017

Stuart Forbes on Richard Rogers, Architecture and the Grand Process...

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