Tag Archives: politics
links for 2010-04-17: David Cameron anecdote generator
Who has David Cameron been talking to? "Last week, I met an imaginary Iraq veteran, who told me that dubstep killed Diana." (tags: humour david-cameron politics election)
New Kennard
Peter Kennard’s photomontage work was everywhere in the early to mid-80s, but I haven’t seen his name about for years. He hasn’t lost his touch. (via the publics – who describe Kennard, Steve Bell and Banksy as contemporaries, which is … more…
links for 2009-12-15: generation ships
Charlie's Diary: Designing society for posterity Charles Stross polls his readership: "So. You, and a quarter of a million other folks, have embarked on a 1000-year voyage aboard a hollowed-out asteroid. What sort of governance and society do you think … more…
Almanac of Precariomancy
XX The Delegate The Delegate is the one who talks without ever saying anything, the one who reaps without having sown. The Delegate stands for the party asking for your vote without making your life any bettter, for the union … more…
links for 2007-12-19: Lib Dems enlist Brian Eno
Clegg hires Brian Eno as youth adviser Lib Dems enlist Brian Eno. “I think they are the real opposition. I think they are the only opposition we have.” (tags: politics Brian-Eno Lib-Dem)
links for 2007-11-23: Kissinger, Arthur
LRB ยท Greg Grandin: Sucking up to P A brief history of Henry Kissinger (tags: Kissinger US-foreign-policy politics globospheric) Arthur No. 27 contains an interview with Sun City Girls’ Sir Richard Bishop, written by Erik Davis and illustrated by John … more…
links for 2007-11-22: Adam Curtis interview
Adam Curtis: The TV elite has lost the plot | The Register Andrew Orlowski interviews Adam Curtis. (via LinkMachineGo) (tags: BBC blogs documentary politics sociology tv)
links for 2007-11-14: laws of power
The 48 Laws of Power How to be a complete bastard. Or, how to spot a complete bastard, if and when it isn’t totally bleeding obvious (via LinkMachineGo) (tags: politics philosophy strategy)
links for 2007-11-01: censored news, digitization
Project Censored 25 most under-reported news stories of 2007 It’s that time of year again, already. Overview: USA striding purposefully towards fascism at home, plunder and piracy abroad… (tags: censorship media politics war) Future Reading: Digitization and its discontents Anthony … more…