“Iraq hasn’t even begun”: Writing in the LA Times, Timothy Garton Ash, a professor of European studies at Oxford University, examines the long-term consequences of the debacle in Iraq, and concludes, “Looking back over a quarter of a century of chronicling current affairs, I cannot recall a more comprehensive and avoidable man-made disaster.”
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Roundup: Picketing Flamingo Edition
Posted by Ocelopotamus on July 23rd, 2007 at 5:17 am
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Photo: “6 Faggots in Gravy”!
Posted by Ocelopotamus on May 16th, 2007 at 12:12 am
Andy Towle has been posting about controversy in the UK over signs advertising the traditional dish called “faggots” as a menu item (or an item not on the menu, as the case may be). Which made me remember this shot I took when I was staying in Edinburgh in 2000, while performing with The Neo-Futurists […]
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News Roundup: Supreme Court, Python,
and Gromit Edition
Posted by Ocelopotamus on April 2nd, 2007 at 3:15 pm
The Supreme Court rules that the EPA has the authority — and the responsibility — to regulate greenhouse gases. Carl Pope of The Sierra Club says: “Today’s ruling is a watershed moment in the fight against global warming … The ruling is a total rejection of the Bush administration’s refusal to use its existing authority […]
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The Waterboys: Mike Scott in The Guardian, and new album Book of Lightning
Posted by Ocelopotamus on March 26th, 2007 at 7:12 am
Mike Scott, singer, songwriter, and bandleader of The Waterboys, has a thoughtful and entertaining piece in The Guardian recounting his experiences trying to correct errors in the band’s entry on Wikipedia.
Meanwhile, the Waterboys have a new album coming out in April! It’s called Book of Lightning and you can hear samples of a couple […]
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