Monthly Archives: June 2009

More questions for SB…

…can be found in this excellent piece by Geoff Andrews. 

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Here we go again

Last year, for the most absurd reasons (a choral recital in a nearby building, if I remember rightly), under evident pressure from the Vatican and the post-fascist mayor of Rome, Gianni Alemanno, Rome Gay Pride was denied the use of Piazza … Continue reading

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A message from Griff Rhys Jones

Griff Rhys Jones says: “Support the good work here. Don’t let Salt fall. If the recession is going to take things down, let it be motor manufacturers, let it be bad banks, let it be chains of fast food restaurants. … Continue reading

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Dylan: Mr Tambourine Man (1964)

http://www.youtube.com/v/EFde2EqeyHY&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&border=1Forty-five years ago. I was ten years old when this took place. Had I even heard of Bob Dylan? My first Dylan album was The Times They Are A’Changin’, the title song of which I would sing at the top … Continue reading

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Answers in Genesis?

What on earth did Sweden do to deserve this? Presumably we could find out by visiting the site responsible for this hoarding, placed in a rather colourless corner of, I imagine, the United States. But I don’t think we’ll bother, … Continue reading

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BGT, last word

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Salt news

I’m sure you’ve been following the Salt Just One Book campaign, and I hope you’ve supported it. If you haven’t, and need a final incentive, other than a visit from some rather shady friends of mine early one morning, this … Continue reading

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