1) Thursday, 3 March 2011
4) Saturday, 27 August 2011
BANKERS OF THE WORLD UNITE! YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE BUT COCAINE!
Peter Oborne? Charles Moore? These days it’s the right (not the left) we find meditating upon the excesses of capitalism. Maybe we never had a free market in the first place (under left... under right...). (Continued...)
5) Tuesday, 4 January 2011
The End of the Beginning of History
Distinguished academic, Professor Fukyu-karma responds to criticism that, in 2011, his thesis "The End of History" looks more than ever like it was essentially a pipe dream:-
"Okay, guys. I know what you're going to say. The End of History repeated itself, first as tragedy after 911, then as farce after the economic meltdown of 2008. (Continued......)
6) Sunday, 20 February 2011
We're all royalty now.
What's the world coming to when the Duchess of York is not invited to the Royal Wedding whilst those arrivistes the Beckhams are? We asked pop culture's No.1 power couple to give their "historical perspective" on such matters.
David: Well the way I look at it is, we all come from the same place in the end.
Victoria: Or in the beginning, Dave (Continued...)
7) Thursday, 27 January 2011
Sex, drugs, and hack and roll
What'll they make of phone hacking a hundred years from now? Will writers, journalists, poets go beyond the mundane "who hacked whom"? It's possible. They say historical events are often best viewed through the prism of literary narrative... or, something along those lines... (Continued...)
8) Monday, 14 March 2011
UN if you want to...
What if -
As the world agonises over whether to impose a no-fly zone over Libya, we ask what Neville Chamberlain's declaration of war might have sounded like if the UN had been around in 1939 and all humanitarian intervention had to be referred to the security council... (Continued...)
9) Sunday, 24 April 2011
Judge Dreadful
At a time when victimised celebrities the world over are coming under sustained attack from the "Freedom of Information League" one man defends the rights of those celebrities. His name is Judge Dreadful - though he sometimes operates under the aliases "Judge Needy" or "Judge Dodgy". (Continued...)
10) Thursday, 5 May 2011
Afterlife 2
(An autocrat and a terrorist bogeyman discuss conspiracy theories)
Osama: You heard the latest conspiracy theory, brother? (Continued...)
11) Saturday, 5 November 2011
The Global University
Coursework: The Long Term Benefits of Globalisation - Part 3a, Section 2.
Our very own Professor Gspot offers the following criteria for global economic harmony:
"Once the multiple and diverse economies of the global community have become fully and soundly integrated (Continued...)
12) Saturday, 12 November 2011
We're no wise-guys!
"I would like to comment on what I deem to be the somewhat inappropriate remarks made by a certain Mr. Watson during the select committee hearing that I had the good fortune to attend this week. (Continued...)
13) Friday, 18 November 2011
The Lyricism of the Technocrat
"You know, just because we are supposedly grey, unelected technocrats, this does not mean that we are thinking, sleeping and dreaming in barren prose all of the time. (Continued...)
14) Sunday, 13 February 2011
BAFTAS! The Thing's Speech.
The thing about the BAFTAS... really is... the speech
"I would like to say or rather we would like to say how honoured I or rather we are to be here tonight honouring you honouring us honouring you honouring us honouring you dressed as we are in these beautiful Valentino dresses or are they Armani tuxedos? (Continued...)
15) Saturday, 5 February 2011
LOCAL COUNCIL NOTICE: Library closures
"Due to central government's negative policy of reducing funding for the provision of public services from local councils in Britain, it is with much regret and sorrow that we have to state we have no option but to proceed with cuts to certain non-essential, and, in addition, some less-than-essential, services. To this effect it has been and will be necessary from now on to offer a less thorough and comprehensive library lending service to the men, women and children within this community, notwithstanding the variable hardships that this might or might not bring about. (Continued...)
A doctor a day keeps the Apple away
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Every so often we give a leading tech company a free plug. We hope this'll encourage it to shove loads of advertising our way. Failing that it fills column inches. Today we look at the iFad2, released yesterday to universal acclaim by a man wearing jeans and a black turtle neck jumper. (Continued...)
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Every so often we give a leading tech company a free plug. We hope this'll encourage it to shove loads of advertising our way. Failing that it fills column inches. Today we look at the iFad2, released yesterday to universal acclaim by a man wearing jeans and a black turtle neck jumper. (Continued...)
2) Thursday 11 February, 2010
Hacker: You know what, Humphrey? When I look back and I think of the frustration I used to feel, when the likes of you and Bernard blocked or stalled what I was trying to do... (Continued...)
3) Friday, 15 January 2010
The boss of Waterstones, Gerry Johnson, left this week after the company reported disappointing sales of celebrity memoirs. Johnson championed fresh literary talent such as Jordan, so it seems appropriate to let her comment on his departure. (Continued…)
4) Saturday, 27 August 2011
BANKERS OF THE WORLD UNITE! YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE BUT COCAINE!
Peter Oborne? Charles Moore? These days it’s the right (not the left) we find meditating upon the excesses of capitalism. Maybe we never had a free market in the first place (under left... under right...). (Continued...)
5) Tuesday, 4 January 2011
The End of the Beginning of History
Distinguished academic, Professor Fukyu-karma responds to criticism that, in 2011, his thesis "The End of History" looks more than ever like it was essentially a pipe dream:-
"Okay, guys. I know what you're going to say. The End of History repeated itself, first as tragedy after 911, then as farce after the economic meltdown of 2008. (Continued......)
6) Sunday, 20 February 2011
We're all royalty now.
What's the world coming to when the Duchess of York is not invited to the Royal Wedding whilst those arrivistes the Beckhams are? We asked pop culture's No.1 power couple to give their "historical perspective" on such matters.
David: Well the way I look at it is, we all come from the same place in the end.
Victoria: Or in the beginning, Dave (Continued...)
7) Thursday, 27 January 2011
Sex, drugs, and hack and roll
What'll they make of phone hacking a hundred years from now? Will writers, journalists, poets go beyond the mundane "who hacked whom"? It's possible. They say historical events are often best viewed through the prism of literary narrative... or, something along those lines... (Continued...)
8) Monday, 14 March 2011
UN if you want to...
What if -
As the world agonises over whether to impose a no-fly zone over Libya, we ask what Neville Chamberlain's declaration of war might have sounded like if the UN had been around in 1939 and all humanitarian intervention had to be referred to the security council... (Continued...)
9) Sunday, 24 April 2011
Judge Dreadful
At a time when victimised celebrities the world over are coming under sustained attack from the "Freedom of Information League" one man defends the rights of those celebrities. His name is Judge Dreadful - though he sometimes operates under the aliases "Judge Needy" or "Judge Dodgy". (Continued...)
10) Thursday, 5 May 2011
Afterlife 2
(An autocrat and a terrorist bogeyman discuss conspiracy theories)
Osama: You heard the latest conspiracy theory, brother? (Continued...)
11) Saturday, 5 November 2011
The Global University
Coursework: The Long Term Benefits of Globalisation - Part 3a, Section 2.
Our very own Professor Gspot offers the following criteria for global economic harmony:
"Once the multiple and diverse economies of the global community have become fully and soundly integrated (Continued...)
12) Saturday, 12 November 2011
We're no wise-guys!
"I would like to comment on what I deem to be the somewhat inappropriate remarks made by a certain Mr. Watson during the select committee hearing that I had the good fortune to attend this week. (Continued...)
13) Friday, 18 November 2011
The Lyricism of the Technocrat
"You know, just because we are supposedly grey, unelected technocrats, this does not mean that we are thinking, sleeping and dreaming in barren prose all of the time. (Continued...)
14) Sunday, 13 February 2011
BAFTAS! The Thing's Speech.
The thing about the BAFTAS... really is... the speech
"I would like to say or rather we would like to say how honoured I or rather we are to be here tonight honouring you honouring us honouring you honouring us honouring you dressed as we are in these beautiful Valentino dresses or are they Armani tuxedos? (Continued...)
15) Saturday, 5 February 2011
LOCAL COUNCIL NOTICE: Library closures
"Due to central government's negative policy of reducing funding for the provision of public services from local councils in Britain, it is with much regret and sorrow that we have to state we have no option but to proceed with cuts to certain non-essential, and, in addition, some less-than-essential, services. To this effect it has been and will be necessary from now on to offer a less thorough and comprehensive library lending service to the men, women and children within this community, notwithstanding the variable hardships that this might or might not bring about. (Continued...)
