Category Archives: Art/Culture
Another fine cross-media plug from the Dirty Digger
I wish I hadn’t dug out that URL from the Sun in the last entry. Before I knew what I was doing, I was browsing their website, and happened upon the story that the BBC is to be banned from … Continue reading
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War begins in the small hours
Well, it’s all started. In the middle of last night, somewhat inevitably, the US launched a small number of cruise missile and bomb strikes against Baghdad. Tony Blair only received two hours’ warning of the attack, which suggests (as did … Continue reading
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Ypres
Last Friday, four of us went to Belgium for the weekend. Now, Belgium’s always a fine place to visit on account of the fantastic beer culture they have. Add to that the art and architecture of towns such as Bruges, … Continue reading
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Pax Romana – a dissident’s view
The “Pax Romana”, I’ve just learned, ran from about 27BC to 180AD. Given current events and the alleged plans for a “Pax Americana”, it’s interesting to note how Tacitus described the Pax Romana… To plunder, to slaughter, to steal, these … Continue reading
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New Chris Morris short film
I am, it must be said, a really quite hopeless Chris Morris fanboy. I have more of his work than I have time to watch or listen to. But that’s good. As is the news of the DVD release of … Continue reading
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America, fallacy of WW2 comparisons
Brian Eno talks of how everything that was great about the USA is being eroded by their bunker mentality. (From Time Magazine, quoted by Robert Garvey in the alt.fan.frank-zappa newsgroup) Ben Hammersley, meanwhile, points out the stupidity of those who … Continue reading
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Censored Picasso – symbol of modern diplomacy
I could post at length about the Iraq situation, but I wouldn’t know where to start. I’m not usually one for conspiracy theories, but given issues such as the unproven Osama/Saddam link, the powerful oil industry positions held by numerous … Continue reading
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Double Indemnity
King’s College (where Nicola works) has a Film Studies degree, and the students’ film showings are both free and open to outsiders. Last night was Billy Wilder’s ‘Double Indemnity’. Now, I’m not a great consumer of crime fiction, but I … Continue reading
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