January 2010
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Jan 30th
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Jan 30th
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Jan 28th
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Jan 28th
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“Iris Robinson is, at the time of writing, under acute psychiatric care in a...”
– Long piece in the London Review of Books about Iris Robinson, former politician and wife of the (now stepped-down, temporarily) First Minister of Northern Ireland. This story was all over the news here last week, but from the perspective of her husband’s political career. Anne Enright’s...
Jan 23rd
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Jan 23rd
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“Iden­tity is funny being your­self is funny as you are never your­self to...”
– Gertrude Stein, from her autobiography, via Snarkmarket
Jan 20th
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Jan 20th
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Jan 19th
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Jan 15th
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Jan 14th
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Jan 12th
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Jan 12th
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Youth in Revolt: Creative Class, Creative... →
towerofsleep: lukesimcoe: “The widespread faith in universal creativity is part of why Richard Florida’s idea of the “creative class” can seem so repellent. Everyone can relate to wanting to be creative, but who wants to be a member of the creative class? The so-called creatives are the ones who reify creativity, subordinate it to capital, discipline it so that it pays and helps in the...
Jan 12th
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Jan 10th
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Jan 10th
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Jan 8th
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The Economist vents spleen on PM's decision to... →
towerofsleep: lukesimcoe: Influential British magazine decries Stephen Harper’s ‘naked self-interest’ in thinking ‘Canadians care more about the luge than the legislature’ Link to the original piece in The Economist.
Jan 7th
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Jan 5th
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“Twenty-five years ago, Norwegians were also losing their lives to [staph...”
– Solution to killer superbug found in Norway: AP News : TheMonitor.com (via quietbabylon)
Jan 4th
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