Monthly Archives: August 2009
Fighting fire with fire
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that police acted in self-defence in Genoa but the family of killed protestor Carlo Giuliani have been awarded damages because of the Italian state’s failure to hold a proper inquiry into the … Continue reading
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Age is no concern
Not to worry about the little wrinkles around the eyes. I think that’s glamorous. This is a lovely short film including pictures from Guardian photographer Christian Sinibaldi alongside interviews with people he met at Age Concern in Camden. Their take … Continue reading
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Teenage kicks
There has been a further outcry about teenage strumpets this week. Someone close to Miley Cyrus decided it would be a good idea for her to make her debut as a pole-dancer at the Teen Choice Awards, of all places, … Continue reading
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Share the hate
ten minutes hate has made some great leaps forward, with the addition of RSS feeds. Now you can get a dose of hate delivered to you via Bloglines, Live Bookmarks or Technorati and there is even a cool gizmo on … Continue reading
It’ll all come out in the wash
We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be -Kurt Vonnegut Having trounced the troughing politicians so well, and given the ‘dead tree press’ a run for their (lack of) money, the … Continue reading
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