An alternative take on the week's news
The air is thin and the climate cold atop Moral Mountain. It's inhabitants stay warm by gathering under smugs, sorry, snugs, and basking in the warmth of their moral superiority. Monday night was a good one for them. The England football team played a game in Eastern Europe (I didn't watch as I still haven't... Continue Reading →
"If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies for me and eaten alive." - Audre Lorde Naomi Osaka played one of the best games of tennis I have ever seen on Saturday. That sounds hyperbolic, but it's true. In her first grand slam final, the 20 year old... Continue Reading →
Earlier this year I wrote a piece called "A Defence of the Gammon Community". It was well-received and I shared it with a friend of mine, who hadn't read it, last night. After reading it, she sent me a message with a criticism that made me think. She didn't overstep. She shone a needed light.... Continue Reading →
Jamie Oliver has released something called "Punchy Jerk Rice" and there have been mainly two reactions: annoyance at cultural appropriation: https://twitter.com/DawnButlerBrent/status/1030741609984548864 And a reaction to the reaction, which runs along the lines of "don't be such snowflakes" and "what about...": https://twitter.com/ambulancejay/status/1031211611955101698 Also, it's nice to know that "dick" can now be used as an insult... Continue Reading →
It has been an interesting time in British media over the last few months. One of the prevailing narratives has been that there is an endemic anti-Semitism problem in the Labour party. Almost every branch of the mainstream media, from the BBC, to the Guardian, to Sky News have had many leading articles on the... Continue Reading →
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