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Often positive message adverts are used as a way of exploited the feel good factor of a non-controversial issue. Celebrating progress made, instead of making progress. Fear of alienating customers often leaves advertisers playing with unpleasant stereotypes, exploiting the joke potential and running scared when it all goes wrong. I think this ( Read more... )

All white in Barking

You can download this with BBC i-player if you live in the Uk.

A film involving talking to some of the local residents of Barking, a town with some of the highest immigration levels in the UK. It was a really provoking film that dealt with a lot of different types of xenophobia / racism.
Featuring: An old Essex couple who ( Read more... )

Our lack of awareness Discussing the highly limited amount of awareness we actually have about our surroundings, and fun links to test your own visual awareness. It also has an important message about how easily we can be distracted, and the need for rigorous attention when it comes to for example using our voice in politics.

A photo essay of ( Read more... )

Xenophon wrote about the Spartans as he observed them during an Olympic game ( Read more... )

“Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn’t die; so, let us all be thankful.” - Buddha

Ah, my paid account is expired, and so the neglect of this poor little livejournal continues.
For now, here are some recommended things:

London Topological : An intresting look at the london beneath our streets. Cool photos, and cooler ponderings on Top secret underground bases :)

Richard Dawkins 'Meme' theory An intresting read.

Stuff ( Read more... )

If Russell Brand gets 1 million votes on this petition, he'll run for mayor of London:
Y/N/Maybe?
http://new.petitiononline.com/brandnew/petition.html

Annoyingly lj isn't sending me comment notifications, which is really inconvienient since, i am pretty much only present here via comments these days, so apologies for any replies I have seemed to ignore, in fact I have not recieved them.

( Anyway here is a couple of paintings i did over the summer, and a super awesome pumpkin I carved my very self! )

Dumbledore is gay!? I can't actually quite believe this really happened :O

If this is real this is quite possibly the best thing ever!

more here

Also in terms of mad world news:

Breakdancing baby

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and ummmmmmm Prison exercise... dancing thriller, complete with crossdressing bald babe:

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Politics

San Diego Mayor breaks down over gay marriage announcement.

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This might be wrong but Chamali Fernando (london lib dem mayoral cadidate is HOTT!)

Look for her on video to see what i mean, she is like a robot ice woman and is ummm special...

RubbishDid you know that the largest man made structure is not the great wall of china, but a ( Read more... )