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Trumped, But Not Out. Identity Politics in America, and the new Other

06/02/2016

An essay on how demographics have changed America, and how this affects the politics of identity....

David Bowie, Time Travel and a film called Interstellar

29/01/2016

Reminiscences of Bowie are Proustian moments of total recall, but they can also link generations. A story of memory and hope ...

David Bowie, Cuts, and Why ‘Culture’ is becoming Another Planet

16/01/2016

Bowie's mere presence personified the power and relevance of a cultured society that appreciated and allowed him to emerge and for the rest of us to reach for those rewarding stars as well...

With a Rictus Grin and Another Pint: Surviving The Totally Democratic Bar

11/01/2016

Should we complain if a lot of very average bands and soloists carry on in the belief that they are special?...

Of the flesh and its many variations (Oliver Jones)

02/01/2016

Photorealistic works underscoring the impact that today’s ceaseless stream of beauty-obsessed media can impart...

Is There Just Too Much of Everything?

25/12/2015

Our digital world of abundance and choice might be shortening our attention spans...

Sounds Unfair: The Plight of Britain’s Independent Music Venues

21/12/2015

A quiet disaster has been happening in our town and city centres, only now are we doing something about it...

Weapon Wielding White Males and Imperial Warmongers

16/12/2015

Homegrown terrorists perpetrate rampage after rampage. And yet again: Mainstream pundits ask why...

Fear and Fascism: Tools of the Trade

05/12/2015

To persist, the capitalist order demands submission to ruthless authority and must peddle fear of an alien other....

A Human Instinct for War? Sociologist Hugh Gusterson Explains

21/11/2015

Terrorism is a tactic. You usually ﬁght war against a constituent. It’s hard to ﬁght a war against a tactic. - Interview with Hugh Gusterson, sociologist ...

Strive to Shirk, Why Hard Work Doesn’t Work

14/11/2015

No wonder governments like to advocate 'hard work'. The last thing they want is people with minds and lives of their own. Overworked people know their place. ...

A Hypocrite’s Guide to the Internet (Part two)

22/08/2015

Drew Michael walks us through more examples of our own miserable double-think....

Powerlessness, Anxiety and the Political Tides: A Coping Strategy

07/08/2015

We build a structure of false consciousness… that we, often, mistake for our convictions, and tragically mistake this dismal dwelling for the whole of existence....

A Talent Show Without Talent. X Factor (Part two)

05/08/2015

The society that allowed us to flourish creatively whatever our background or income is in rapid decline. That cannot be right....

Freelancing, self employment and accountants.

19/04/2015

A gross day rate multiplied by 365 sounds impressive to some but the take home reality is generally less… much, much less. Plan accordingly....

A spurious god created by a corrupt elite – Capitalism

30/03/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”A/dropcapfter one presents a cogent critique of capitalism, one is likely to hear the following as a reply from the propagandized, good...

The Ecocidal Feedback Loop of Consumerism

24/02/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”E/dropcapcocide. Methane feedback loops. And perpetual, low-grade war for the planet’s resources that will render her hostile to human...

Negotiating Pain and Life’s Wounds

06/02/2015

How does one respond to the forces and circumstances that insult, oppress and torment one's soul?...

Notes on a Dog

19/01/2015

“Get rid of the dog”, she said. “Or get rid of me.”...

Don’t Slap Her, She’s Pretty!

15/01/2015

Girls who want to avoid being clobbered should aim to be tall, blonde and pretty. Does the 'Slap Her!' video send out the wrong message? ...

On Killer Cops and Reverse Racism

09/12/2014

Does one identify with and/or benefit from hyper-authoritarian power or does one empathize with the plight of the powerless?...

Niggas, Wiggas, Niggers, Wiggers. Language and the right to self-identify

07/10/2014

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”H/dropcap ow long you niggas ball? All day, nigga. How much time you spent at the mall? All day, nigga. – Kanye West In response to an...

What Money Can’t Buy – The Moral Limits of Markets [Review]

05/06/2013

Like all manifestations of human agency, the market is just a tool, a means of negotiating and managing resources. If the markets can corrupt or wreck havoc, it is because we let them. ...

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