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Show me the Monet: the BBC and UK activism
The sophisticated and respected UK publication Viz has a phrase for women who look good at a distance but are a bit of a mess up close. The phrase is “Monet.” Right, now that I’ve alienated approximately half my readership … Continue reading
Posted in activism, climate, competence
Tagged sexism, tactical exhaustion, Viz, zombie repertoires
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Get off my land!!
I love Viz (to my wife’s decreasing dismay). One of the characters who doesn’t turn up often enough for my liking is Farmer Palmer (his catchphrase is “Get off my land”, in a West Country Accent.) And hark, life imitates … Continue reading
Viz 195, bliss…
Woohoo, the latest Viz has made its way past the (occasionally thieving) postie . The Fat Slags are for once mildly disappointing. Or am I growing up? Top tips nails the media perfectly- “ITV new readers. Introduce new scares about … Continue reading
belated and tedious return. More to follow
Bloody hell, three months since I posted anything. Busy. Doing what? Couldn’t tell you. Anyhow, Viz 190 popped through my slot a week or three back. A 30th birthday blow-out with Fat Slags, letters “This morning on the Jeremy Kyle … Continue reading
Viz 185
God I love Viz. It’s one of my guilty pleasures. It will ALWAYS deliver at least one – usually many more – outright belly-laugh. This issue has Baxter Basics MP fiddling his expenses, and getting his grandmother to save his … Continue reading
Viz 183
One of my not-so-guilty pleasures forced its way through my letter box yesterday; viz, the latest issue of Viz (this link apparently takes you to a “less shit viz website”) I read most of it on the stepper at the … Continue reading
Peter Gowan, Viz 181, Exhausted Nature…
Peter Gowan is “Professor of International Relations at London Metropolitan University and course director of the MA in International Relations. He is a member of the editorial board of the New Left Review, on the advisory boards of other journals … Continue reading
Posted in economics
Tagged Montnly Review, New Left Review, Peter Gowan, shituation, Viz
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New Left Review, Viz, Studs Terkel, Cystic Fibrosis
There’s a bunch of words you don’t see often together. Anyhow, here’s a fascinating rundown of my fascinating day (irony alert). After a pretty sleepless night (I got to read most of the book about the participative web), I saw … Continue reading
