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Re: Born

Springtime directly led to one of the most dangerous ideas, if not THE most dangerous idea, to affect humanity.
16 May, 2018/by marius

Democrafatigue

On Thursday 3rd of May, on the face of it, all we’re doing is electing a bunch of faceless Council bureaucrats to oversee our parking permits and deny us planning permissions for our basements. But, in reality, this is the last official democratic opportunity to put our opinion to Parliament before Brexit.
9 April, 2018/by marius

Would smell as sweet

“Metropolitan Elite” is a term bandied by Left and Right because, if you hold an extreme view, you need to create an enemy of the middle
7 March, 2018/by marius

A Handy Guide to post #metoo Valentines

Valentines Day’s most famous ritual has always been a little creepy. The line between sending an anonymous note declaring your passion, and stalking, has always been a thin one.
14 February, 2018/by marius

Only the Lonely

The worst thing about the “no one should be lonely at Christmas” meme is the temporality of it all... now you're never alone with a phone.
22 December, 2017/by marius

The Good Fight

What we can be sure of is the fight. Perhaps it is the only thing we understand. It’s how we got here.
22 November, 2017/by marius

It’s not the statues

Should we respect the past for having a different point of view or, in a changing world, should our public art reflect it?
24 September, 2017/by marius

Shameless

Trump is only the premier cheerleader for reality politics where, just like real life, you get to change your mind whenever you want to
15 August, 2017/by marius

Thirty Four Storeys, A Million Stories

In a world where deeper meaning is becoming increasingly fractured by social networking and wall to wall distraction, the need to impose a meaning on the Grenfell Tower tragedy has seemed irresistible.
3 July, 2017/by marius

Covfefe

The potentially diabolical power of words is reaching its apotheosis thanks to a growing movement to disempower our language.
24 June, 2017/by marius

You’re once, twice, three times…

Over fifty years since the flammability of Playtex was tested, the meaning of “Feminism” is being torn apart both from within and without the movement.
24 May, 2017/by marius

#SteveJobsMustFall

No street in this city is without the shuffling zombie, bowed heads, of your human data mines, transfixed by their screens. You, Steve, created the habit forming machine par excellence.
24 April, 2017/by marius
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