"I must confess that over the past few years I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen's Counciler or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to "order" than to ( Read more... )

Really great interview with Estelle covering racism in the UK music industry, and some of the differences in UK and US culture that I can concur might make one want to cross the Atlantic.

Good lookin alexmacpherson!

Things that might keep John McCain from becoming President.

Highlights:

Q: Which politician directly intervened to get the Arizona government to approve a $600 Million stadium for the Arizona Cardinals in Glendale, Arizona in 2003 ( Read more... )

If you want to see the most damning inditement possible of my generation's self-important solipsism and self-deluding credulity, please watch the First Cut documentary 'Happy Birthday You're Dead'.

Via freakytigger:

1. Go to the Wikipedia home page and click random article. That is your band's name.
2. Click random article again; that is your album name.
3. Click random article 15 more times (or however many times seems appropriate for your band); those are the tracks on your album.

My band name is Ekata. Pretty great band name! Math rock ( Read more... )

Can anyone recomment a good London club night that's on during the two weeks starting this Saturday (but not including Sat 6th October, and yes, I know that's when the next Poptimism is)? Other nights to exclude: Sunday 30th September and Tuesday 2nd October, although if anyone knows of one in Brighton on that date, go ahead. I am making this as ( Read more... )

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"Where's the trolley boy?"
"In the freezer."
"Did you say 'stay cool'?"
"Umm, no, I didn't say anything..."
"Awww, shame."
"Ooh, ooh, but earlier on, there was this bit when I distracted him with the stuffed monkey, and before I hit him in the head with my peace lily, I said 'Playtime's over, big boy!'"
"You're off the fuckin' chain!"


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Occupied Gaza like apartheid South Africa, says UN report (link to Guardian article, but you can also find the whole report there)

After describing the situation for Palestinians in the West Bank, with closed zones, demolitions and preference given to settlers on roads, with building rights and by the army, he said: "Can it seriously be denied ( Read more... )

So when you see the ads, you think, "PCs are a bit rubbish yet ultimately lovable, whereas Macs are just smug, preening tossers." In other words, it is a devastatingly accurate campaign.

I hate Macs. I have always hated Macs. I hate people who use Macs. I even hate people who don't use Macs but sometimes wish they did.

Charlie Brooker on the ( Read more... )