Monthly Archives: November 2009

Shame

This cleverly designed bag with the handy noose-shaped handle might be the closest we’ll ever get to seeing justice done in Italy. It’s the old story. You’ve read it here on this blog a tedious number of times and pretty … Continue reading

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We are not alone

Had enough of the octopus? Try this.

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That’s what Christmas is about

http://www.youtube.com/v/P8Aq00yJSxo&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0 Thank you for this, Adult Christianity.

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Wil the real Maggie Gallagher fuck off?

My Facebook friends will already have seen this video, but why keep all the good stuff for them? It’s funny, and sad, and harrowing and you don’t need to have seen the sanctimonious bitch’s original video to appreciate it – … Continue reading

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Thought for the day (not necessarily part of a series)

Today’s thought comes from the collection of Georges Perec’s occasional writings, Species of Spaces and Other Pieces (beautifully translated by John Sturrock). It’s part three of a short piece called The Countryside. Nostalgic (and false) alternative To put down roots, … Continue reading

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Animal sense

And when you’ve finished considering the dolphin, consider this.

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Hot

One of the great pleasures of sitting at a computer for hours on end pretending to edit reports about food security in the Philippines is that you can nip over to Marie Phillips’ blog every now and again. It’s a … Continue reading

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Disease is not mass

If you have a scrap of rationality and the merest modicum of scientific knowledge, here’s a video which will make you laugh until you weep. You just have to get to it before the lawyers pull it down. Thank you, … Continue reading

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When you despair…

…of people, consider the dolphin.

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Scum rising to the top

Last night’s edition of Anno Zero talked about Fondi, the town I’ve lived in for the past eight years. Anno Zero is one of the programmes Berlusconi accuses of being fazioso, a holdall term that roughly translates as not being … Continue reading

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