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Thought of You
Check out this stunning animation by Ryan Woodward: I was delighted to see this, because it takes to a perfect, polished conclusion a visual style I messed about with briefly, a few years ago: For the avoidance of doubt, I … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Visual
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On Passwords and Privacy
The popular Gawker/Lifehacker network was hacked this week, compromising tens of thousands of passwords. This news provides an excuse for a couple of paragraphs of boastful geekery in the fascinating area of password management. Continue reading
Posted in Internet Philosophy
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A Criticism of Wikileaks
This blog has been saturated with Wikileaks commentary recently (one, two, three, four in a row). Allow me one more on the basis that it adds a dash of caution to the Kool-Aid. Reading various commentaries about the Wikileaks and … Continue reading
Lui Xiaobo Goes Viral
Lui Xiaobo is locked up. Please disseminate his voice widely. Continue reading
Posted in China, Human Rights
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The Seams of Our Society Are Exposed Tonight
We live in interesting times. As I write there are protesters kettled by police on Westminster Bridge, and burning portaloos in Parliament Square. The army are deployed in Edinburgh, clearing the effects of the worst snow for 40 years. Meanwhile, … Continue reading
Posted in Edinburgh, Internet Philosophy, London, Politics
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Salman Rushdie at English PEN
Here’s a video we made of Salman Rushdie accepting the Golden PEN award from our outgoing president, Lisa Appignanesi. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.robertsharp.co.uk%2F2010%2F12%2F09%2Fsalman-rushdie-at-english-pen%2F’; addthis_title = ‘Salman+Rushdie+at+English+PEN’; addthis_pub = ”;
Posted in Diary, Human Rights, Literature, Multiculturalism
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Wikileaks is More Than Assange
Let us assert one thing right now: the personal exploits of Julian Assange tell us nothing about the morality of the Wikileaks project and it’s recent #Cablegate actions. Continue reading
#ImWikileaks
WikiLeaks new internet address. Continue reading
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The Indy, Wikileaks, and the Church of the Savvy
Both these columns, which parrot Government talking-points, feel like great examples of what Jay Rosen calls the ‘Church of the Savvy’, that kind of superior and knowing journalism which eschews idealism and higher thinking about the big philosophical questions of our age. Continue reading
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Wikileaks and the Long Game of Political Change
I have probably said before on this blog how delightful it is when someone else makes the point you want to make, only better, so you don’t have to. There is scant need for me to write much on the … Continue reading
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