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Oh no, it’s the 80s again!

November 11th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Politics

Students rioting, tabloids screaming, Tories ranting… blimey, I’m expecting to see a DeLorean drive past any moment. Most of yesterday *could* be described without too much bluster or complication. Somewhere between 30,000 and 50,000 students and education workers marched through London to protest against education cuts. Around 200 people behaved badly, to varying degrees. That’s [...]

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In praise of geeks

July 20th, 2010 · No Comments · Art/Culture, Music, TV/Radio

One of my favourite radio programmes is Laurie Taylor’s Thinking Allowed on Radio 4… it manages to hit a nice middle ground of eclectic, intelligent discussion without going full-on academic. A recent edition focused on the concept of fandom, specifically music fandom among mature women. The two expert guests had studied the loyal followers of [...]

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