I hate capitalism, that great big behemoth squishing us all into a greasy smear while a global super-aristocracy floats off into some platinum-plated diamond-studded dimension of their own where hopefully they choke on their million-pound handbags (I kid you not — see pic below). So I welcome those rare victories when you think, yes, there […]
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That master incarnator of exotic uber-villainy, Christopher Lee (87) — Dracula, Scaramanga (The Man With The Golden Gun), Saruman (Lord Of The Rings), Hammer’s first Frankenstein’s monster, Lord Summerisle (The Wicker Man), Willy Wonka’s scary Dad and Dr Fu-Manchu (erk!) — gets his richly deserved gong at long, long last. No relation to Bruce, Stan, Ang,
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Madam Miaow’s video shot from three seats away Well, that’s divas for you. Lucky she has circus skills. We had top seats for Monday’s Noisettes gig at the Shepherds Bush O2 Empire thanks to Bill and Rachel, guitarist Daniel Smith’s parents. Ah! Nuthin’ like sitting in comfort sipping Strongbow from a plastic mug, I’m that
It always depresses me when otherwise smart, kind, compassionate people put those qualities on hold when it comes to strikes. Knee-jerk union-bashing abounds with few asking exactly why it is that a postal worker would sacrifice thousands of pounds in salary and overtime in order just to have a barney with the management and annoy
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A few strokes from web folks. Look what the nice people at Politics.co.uk have to say: “One thing stands out above all from this blog: the excellence of Madam Miaow’s writing.Her commentary is consistently strong, especially on Chinese cultural and political issues, and unsurprisingly – given her comedic background – the sense of humour is top-class.We
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Catherine at Dolphinarium has posted this great interview with Suresh Grover at the BBC demonstration against Nick Griffin’s appearance on Question Time. In another video, everything you (didn’t) want to know about Nick Griffin plus part one of last night’s Question Time. Cassette Boy vs Nick Griffin on Question Time video. Very funny. Front line
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