Monthly Archives: August 2009

Forced to Blog?

Posted on 27 August 2009 by Robert

A leading reformist blogger in Iran started to update his blog in prison. Continue reading →

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Why They Cheer

Posted on 23 August 2009 by Robert

There has been plenty of outrage over the release of Lockerbie Bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi. The scenes of him arriving in Libya to a hero’s welcome have provoked disgust in the UK. Why cheer a terrorist? It’s worth considering the situation … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Debate, Terrorism | 7 Comments

Tube Photoblog

Posted on 21 August 2009 by Robert

A couple of images for the weekend. Continue reading →

Posted in London, Visual | 3 Comments

Me, Quoted

Posted on 20 August 2009 by Robert

I have been quoted in a couple of articles recently, both relating to free speech issues in the UK. Continue reading →

Posted in Diary, Elsewhere, Human Rights, Law and Order, UK | Leave a comment

Momus and the ‘Classic’ Aesthetic

Posted on 18 August 2009 by Robert

Everything from Mac computers to Coke got rebranded as “Classic” – the unique selling point being a fetishized reversion to a “timeless” plain vanilla form of things Continue reading →

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Linklog for 24th July to 18th August

Posted on 18 August 2009 by Robert

My del.icio.us links: 24th July to 18th August Theatre masterclass: Leo Warner – The video whiz whose hits include Black Watch and Waves explains how he aims to bring film and theatre closer Amusing Ourselves to Death – Perhaps Huxley, … Continue reading →

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Who runs faster than Usain Bolt?

Posted on 17 August 2009 by Robert

Watch the photographers chase after Bolt! Continue reading →

Posted in Sport | 1 Comment

The Treehouse Gallery

Posted on 10 August 2009 by Robert

There’s a great little project happening in Regents Park at the moment… Surely some LibCon readers and writers could get together to argue about something? Continue reading →

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Stalking Shawn

Posted on 2 August 2009 by Robert

Stalk Shawn. Follow his tweets, and find him in the streets. If you catch him, he’ll buy you a beer, like some Twenty-first century leprechaun. Continue reading →

Posted in Diary, Internet Philosophy, London | 12 Comments