Indifferent Ignorance
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A Sleepy Attempt to Promote Deep, Spiritual Reflection
I’ve spent the last half-hour reading up on Nelson Mandela, and for a bloke who liked Colnol Gadaffi, he’s done some pretty spectacular stuff. I urge you all to take a moment to appreciate apartheid, long term imprisonment, and seventeen grandchildren. Seventeen. Seriously, though, it’s important to learn about these old dudes who did something… Continue reading
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Some Psychology Revision, A Mention of Glitter Paint and a Word on Feminism
There was a postcard in the Oxfam tent at Hay which read “DON’T VOTE… IT ONLY ENCOURAGES THEM”. It was interesting, considering that it was up there next to feminist witticisms and Oscar Wilde quotations on social change. It was especially interesting considering the fact that this year – today, in fact – is one hundred years… Continue reading
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The Hay Festival!
How has your half term been? That’s nice. Right, pleasantries over, let’s talk about mine. We’ll leave out Monday and today, because I mostly stayed at home and with Fred and Donnie, and I do that a lot. Let’s chat about the Hay Festival. I was only at the festival and in the town, Hay-on-Wye, for… Continue reading
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How To Not Write a Shit Blog
I Googled that very title to make myself feel better and it turns out that despite all the questionable wonderful advice that’s out there for bloggers, nobody’s actually telling anyone else how to not be shit. Or they were, because this ties in perfectly with January’s which-website-features-make-you-want-to-shoot-the-Internet post, which got you all talking quite a… Continue reading
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