Category: Society

“The fear of appearances is the first symptom of impotence.” – Fyodor Dostoyevsky

HRC: Are We SURE She’s Better than Trump?

16/08/2016

A vote for Hillary Rodham Clinton OR for Donald Trump merely confirms that we get the leaders we deserve...

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State-Scrounging and the Single Mother

11/08/2016

Work, motherhood, singledom - the no-win blame game that winds the taxpayer right up...

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Toto, We’re Not in Cannes: San Sebastian Film Festival

03/08/2016

A genuine cinematic showcase without the silicone and glass fibre of Cannes...

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Just Not the Damned Archers – An Ode to Radio Four

02/08/2016

A grown-up relationship that lasts - the erudite but soothing appeal of Radio Four...

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A Sheepdog’s Trials: Bernie Bows Out

29/07/2016

True to form, the sheepdog that is Bernie Sanders rolls over for Mummy. ...

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Pop Symbols and Unsettling Icons (Kyary Pamyu Pamyu @ Koko)

25/07/2016

On hyper-reality, symbolism, visual constructs and pop music. Kyary Pamyu Pamyu at Koko ...

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Social Climbing, Social Division : High Rise (Film)

17/07/2016

A unique and dazzling vision of a dystopian Britain on the brink of social meltdown...

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Une Femme Au Soleil: Montreuil Theatre, Avignon

16/07/2016

Searching for the mean streets amongst Avignon's pleasant boulevards...

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A Farewell to Bernie, the Two-Legged Democrat Sheepdog

11/07/2016

Subdued by Hillary, Sanders joins the lengthy list of Democrat fallguys...

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Congressman John Lewis: You Can Sit, But What Do You Stand For?

04/07/2016

A recent Washington sit-in by the Civil Rights veteran offers little but an entrenchment of the establishment...

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Post-Sanders Disillusionment? Not if You Know Your Democrat History

25/06/2016

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”T/dropcaphere is speculation that Bernie’s Big Misadventure in the sucker-fleecing, traveling carnival of the Democratic Party Primary...

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The Lash of Lord Edmonds: Imagining the Brexit Aftermath

20/06/2016

Gentle and lighthearted musings on the Apocalyptic Gloom which might follow Brexit...

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Machismo and Violence – The Heavy Doors of Another Closet

18/06/2016

Trump calling Obama a closeted Muslim misses the point. Obama's presidency uses Muslims as cannon fodder ...

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And then there was just Madame Hillary. Hold the Champagne.

08/06/2016

Hillary Clinton may have taken the Democratic nomination, but that leaves little to celebrate...

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Yearning for Pet Sounds

02/06/2016

Predating instant gratification by decades, Pet Sounds expresses a yearning which still makes for emotional listening. Essay...

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Deeper Into the Hepatitis Bathtub

30/05/2016

A booksigning followed by dinner should be simple. In newly-cleansed Manhattan, it's anything but...

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In New York City with the Hepatitis Bathtub

18/05/2016

En route to NYC for a NOFX book signing, Scott Laudati takes the Red Sox and racism trail...

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Killer Hillary or the Lumpentrumpetariat; On Choosing the Lesser of two Evils

16/05/2016

A presidency headed by either Donald Trump or the Clinton Cartel will make the world a more dangerous place. Essay...

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Does Bernie Have the Balls for an Independent Sanders Bid?

29/04/2016

Beaten by the occult machinations of the Democratic National Committee, should Sanders mount his own campaign?...

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Old People are Dying, Pass me my Phone!

22/04/2016

A culture of shared and retweeted grief stinks of narcissism, not compassion....

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Mantra for Fulfilled Living: Battling distraction, addiction and domination

20/04/2016

Be weak, for strength in a violent world is an ignoble tool...

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Madam Hillary: A Timeline of Serving the Powerful

13/04/2016

A presidential hopeful reserves the right to change her mind, but Hillary Clinton repeatedly shows that this lady IS for turning....

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Lovecraft Under Will. Liber Al Vel Legis and the Sharp Beak of Horus (H.P. Lovecraft)

07/04/2016

In a century of terror, perhaps Lovecraft's visions make more sense than ever...

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The Last Man on the Moon

04/04/2016

Gene Kernan was the last man on the moon. This is his epic but deeply personal story of fulfillment, love and loss....

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Smoke, Mirrors, and a Dishonest Lexicon.

02/04/2016

Even the words we use are skewed to obfuscate truth and maintain elites. What we call 'terrorism' could also be termed 'effect'. Essay...

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Hillary’s Hair-Trigger Partisans Versus Trump’s Smalltown Nostalgists. A Zero Sum Game

24/03/2016

In a battle between Trump and Clinton, should it come to that, no-one wins. Essay...

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Feel the Bern if it Makes You Happy, but Don’t Hope For a Fairytale Ending

19/03/2016

Sanders as president is a dream too far, writes Phil Rockstroh from New York...

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Losers, Lawnmowers and The Grave of Jack Kerouac

12/03/2016

Hitting the road for the birthday of Jack Kerouac, Scott Laudati wends a weary way to the writer's graveside...

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Genocide By a Thousand Tory Cuts. (Employment and Support Allowance Slashed)

11/03/2016

Make no mistake about it: Persistent Tory cuts to disability benefits are a gradual, unglamorous, and barely reported-upon genocide. Essay...

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Sanders’ Super Tuesday Smackdown? The Surprise is that he made it this far.

03/03/2016

Still Hope for Sanders? Not unless you hope he'll roll over for Hillary. Super Tuesday, reaction....

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