Category Archives: holocaust

Aiming at foot, hitting foot

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Charles Lambert

I’ve heard people say that the Westboro Baptist Church, by revealing the true face of fundamentalist homophobia, is the best thing to happen to the fight for gay equality in years. I suppose this is true in the same way … Continue reading →

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Labels: memory

Posted on April 16, 2008 by Charles Lambert

Too many of my labels have been used once and once only. It’s uneconomical, and slightly sad, so I’ve decided to repeat my earlier bonding exercise, in which I take two otherwise isolated labels and unite them. It’s a little … Continue reading →

Posted in holocaust, libraries, patti smith, plagiarism, scientology, semi-colon | 1 Comment

Icons

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Charles Lambert

I was reading a review in a recent London Review of Books (Vol 29, No 23) of a book called No Caption Needed: Iconic Photographs, Public Culture and Liberal Democracy, by Robert Hariman and John Louis Lacaites. The book, as … Continue reading →

Posted in holocaust, perec, photography, sebald, writing | 2 Comments