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My God, it's...well, not full of stars, obviously, but...still here!
It's funny, but I thought this was one of the communities that got wiped out in the Great Purge of 2011.
Probably might as well have been, though.
Hi to anyone I haven't contacted by other means. (Table-rapping, conductive electrical discharge, old-fashioned telepathy, etc.) -
Parsley depths, butter, on a hot day.
Right, I owe a few people quite a lot of notes on Game of Shadows, and the last three episodes of Sherlock. I'm getting there, but have sustained a few injuries, so kindly bear with me. Some of you will also have heard of Samantha Sensaes and the Tilbury Grotesque, which really should've popped up somewhere or other by now, but hasn't. So much ( Read more... ) -
It's dog eat iPad out there.
I know they're all at it (er, self-marketing, I mean), but the LSBF (sounds like a festival for sexual minorities, and there may well be students and staff at the London School of Business and Finance who agree) are really pulling out all the tacky stops in their current "Be a student and get a free iPad 2!" campaign ( Read more... ) -
For those who are already weary of the Christmas nonsense...
...here's a film which might appeal. Sint. What's it about?
"Plot: A horror film that depicts St. Nicholas as a murderous bishop who kidnaps and murders children when there is a full moon on December 5."Details, links, and whatnot here ( Read more... ) -
Christopher Hitchens, R.I.P.
The BBC's obit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16214335
I was going to append a personal note here but, given that I've linked to his articles, and stories about him throughout the years that anti_gravitas has been going, that seems somewhat redundant. Most of ( Read more... ) -
Whilst two posts here in as many days may well be a sign of the forthcoming Apocalypse...
...I'm having to grab opportunities as and when they arise. Total "silence" for months could easily follow, of course, and if that's the case you might be glad of some actual sounds to listen to ( Read more... ) -
Weird little cyberpunk movie.
Well, obviously you can watch it online (http://www.firstshowing.net/2011/watch-entire-animated-cyberpunk-sci-fi-short-rosa-now-online/), but - should you wish - you could also enter the relevant URL (Read more... ) -
Overbreeders.
Global problem, local solutions ( Read more... ) -
Disconnecting a global phenomenon, but still joining some dots.
Jackson Toby's reach rarely exceeds his grasp, but it's still taken me a week to post something about his piece on the Minding The Campus website, "The Revenge of the Unemployed Graduates". A taster:
"Western welfare states promote education as an escalator into the middle class, thereby kindling hopes for well-paid careers for everyone who gets ( Read more... )