Month: February 2014
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Boycott Sochi
You might have heard about the violence against LGBTQ in Russia but I doubt most of you have seen it. In this disturbing video by the HRC you can see what actually happens and hear from the people who have been attacked and ignored. Also I’ve not watched the Dispatches Channel 4 documentary Hunted yet…
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Apache and the birth of hip hop
Good excerpt from Sample This! a documentary charting the history behind Incredible Bongo Band’s Apache. It might seem strange to only focus on one record, but there aren’t many record in hip hop as fundamental and used and abused as Apache (and important to founding at least 3 of the 4 elements and the invention…
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Nothing to prove – girl geeks
Love this video by the Doubleclicks called Nothing to Prove, which I found via the comments on this excellent Hijinks Ensue comic (which indeed is about identifying geeks). I think it needs to be said, there are probably almost no fake girl geeks – but if there are, I doubt in that subculture there are…
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A personal mantra
Well apart from Marvin’s “Life, loathe it or ignore it, you can’t like it.” which is a mantra I repeat almost daily and should tell you a lot about my approach to life, this Douglas Adam quote is one that has stayed with me since I read Hitchhiker’s as a small kid.This one is from…
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Support the Tube strike
[Image is from 2008: Boris Johnson signing a petition against plans by Ken Livingstone to close 40 tube ticket offices, which was Ken’s policy, well TFL’s really…] This video sums up what the two RMT and TSSA 48 hour strikes this week is about, and why you should support them. Yes it’s annoying to not…
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This Is A Trent Reznor Song
This has been doing the rounds but finally got to hear it – very much in the mood for this atm, as I’ve been listening to the remixes of Nine Inch Nail’s Closer, as well as the theme from White Horses (as you do! Angst and summery pop seem to sum up how I’m feeling,…