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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Building Critical Mass for #Fatullayev
It is worth pausing analyse the success of this campaign and unravel the various elements. Continue reading
Posted in Human Rights, Internet Philosophy
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Evolution of Skydiving Videos
Chief amongst its virtues is the focus on stillness and calm, and the relative stasis that you achieve in freefall Continue reading
Posted in Film, Sport
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Corrupt Politicians and the Culture that Enables Them
A corrupt political system is only sustained by a corrupt and complicit culture. Continue reading
Posted in Politics
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Long Photos
Earlier this week I commented on that photo of Obama and his advisors in the Situation Room: The image in question is particularly good because it seems to portray a very long moment. If Souza had been filming the scene … Continue reading
Posted in Visual
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Where is Prageeth?
While the world turns and changes; while we thrill at global events; for some, life is in stasis. Continue reading
Posted in Human Rights, Literature, Sri Lanka
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This Week on Twitter
Was it last year, or 2009, or maybe 2008, that was branded “The Year of Twitter”? I am tempted to say that it’s an accolade deserved this year too. We’ve had the Arab Spring, the Japanese earthquake, the Royal Wedding … Continue reading
Posted in Internet Philosophy, Media
Tagged New York Times, OBL, Royal Wedding, super injunctions, Twitter
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The Propaganda of Obama
This image is as masterful a piece of propaganda as you are ever likely to see. And, we’ve been here before. Continue reading
Posted in Media, Terrorism, USA
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An Idea to Improve Newspaper Corrections
Emotions play a big part in many complaints against the press. Invasions of privacy undoubtedly hurt a person’s feelings, and often a person’s sense of their damaged reputation is related to how they think other people perceive them. In many … Continue reading
Posted in Media
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Libel Reform is 190 Years Overdue
Happy Birthday to The Guardian, 190 years old today. In its regular archive feature, the paper presents Its first ever editorial, which features a demand for libel reform: Continue reading
Posted in Human Rights, Liberal Conspiracy, Media, UK
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The Royals and Privacy
In my rant a couple of weeks ago about the woman formerly known as Kate Middleton, I expressed a good deal of angst about whether I should be passing comment on her religious choices and motivations. In the comments, Helen … Continue reading
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