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Existence, Absence. A Tao of Time

22/12/2017

Often, we know of the existence of freedom only by its absence....

New Puritans, Pearlclutchers and Inquisition by Tweet

07/12/2017

Puritans, religious zealots, and demagogues call for protection. Who protects us from them?...

The Many Uses of Dead Baby Whales

29/11/2017

Blue Planet II's weekly reminder that you are a sh*t...

Nick, Find a Cave and Hide Your Face

28/11/2017

What could Po$$ibly make a $eemingly $en$itive arti$t $uch a$ Nick Cave Play I$rael?...

Hurricanes are Real, Even if You Deny Climate Change

21/09/2017

Post-Irma, the desperate pseudoscience of deniers is a cacophony of crazy ...

Slavoj Zizek and Will Self In Conversation

06/06/2017

Two of the West's most dangerous thinkers go head to pointy head...

War Profiteering and the Business of Slaughter. Ker-Ching!

11/04/2017

Let’s call the oligarchy of the elite what they are. Murderers. Cold blooded, remorseless murderers. ...

Can Music Ever Be Sustainable?

27/03/2017

Pop music can create not just idols, but shaman-like figures who help us negotiate our way through life and death. How do we keep it coming?...

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Towards a Sustainable Music

18/03/2017

Making a living is just one aspect of the sustainable music industry that isn't happening...

Fed Up With Fake News? So Stop Making It.

24/11/2016

Fake News sites cause very real damage, but how do you define 'trustworthy'?...

The Right Stuff. Rogue Taxidermy (Lisa Black)

14/09/2016

Unsettling and incisive, Lisa Black's artworks ask questions of the viewer and our approach to nature...

The Vatican: Why Should An NGO Have a UN Seat?

02/09/2016

Why does a Non Governmental Organisation have UN status as Nonmember State Permanent Observer?...

Ban the Burkini? Or Ban Middle-Aged White Male Decision-Makers?

26/08/2016

Legislation covers everyone, not just the few women who dress in a way you find threatening...

Drugs: The Only Issue In Which Ignorance is a Virtue

18/08/2016

Maybe our ‘war on drugs’ should be reframed as a ‘war’ on ignorance...

On Snapchat, Azealia Banks, and New Media Plagiarism

13/08/2016

Whilst being influential is satisfying, it's frustrating watching your artwork become an unattributed meme ...

Mantra for Fulfilled Living: Battling distraction, addiction and domination

20/04/2016

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

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...

Make Better Music 81: Monetizing Music

23/03/2016

Doing it for the love will only last so long. What happens when you have to eat? How to make better music, and make money doing so....

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...

Your Band is Awesome Live, So Ban the YouTube Fan Footage

08/03/2016

Well-meaning YouTubers could be wrecking your band's reputation. Maybe it's time to take control. Essay...

One of Us? Identity Politics and How Donald Trump Rides Them

13/02/2016

Still trying to understand the appeal of Donald Trump? The slick shortcut of identity politics, explained....

Move Both Directions at Once: Traversing the Greed-Deranged Earth of Neoliberal Capitalism

07/11/2015

Our trajectory must be halted; it is crucial that we become waylaid by the pull of a force larger than ourselves...

Forgiving Jeremy Clarkson: Forgiving Ourselves. [Top Gear]

22/04/2015

The culture wars have become so divisive, even the organisation that tolerated Jimmy Savile is obliged now to take sides....

Nuanced Chuckles with Charlie Hebdo : Free Speech and the Freedom to Complain

14/01/2015

You can make your case and express your view, but riling up the worst elements and trolling isn’t free speech; it’s just being an antisocial jerk....

Walking With Plants

22/12/2014

Is a Native American Church peyote ceremony less shamanistic than a Neo-Pagan sweat-lodge simply by virtue of its using a teacher plant? ...

Time for the Twitter Bubble to Burst

05/07/2014

If your Twitter row is resulting in someone being fired, imprisoned or put at risk, it is time to get some perspective on your internet use...

Twitter Storms

21/08/2012

It’s dangerous, people are not who they seem on the internet. Inside those twitter storms (I’ve had a few) there are usually one or two who hang around for a week or so, its easy to pick up...

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