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Weekend links

ten minutes hate has been on holiday in Tokyo this weekend, showing a friend the sights, including a display of bonsai at the Meiji shrine: Feeling rested and refreshed and wanting to share the feeling, here are some links for … Continue reading

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Language is the liquid that we’re all dissolved in

Surprised to realise the other day that it has been ages since I have written for ten minutes hate about music.  Strange, as I have a head full of it most days, waking from dreams with songs playing in my … Continue reading

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Life notebook hack

Although lucky enough at the moment to have a few different projects on the go, at times it can feel like something is bound to slip. The human memory being what it is, there is surely only so much that … Continue reading

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ten minutes hate is two!

Perhaps it is a bit on the self-indulgent side.  But ten minutes hate reaches its second birthday today, so for once it is time to share the love as I believe some thank yous are in order. Much as I … Continue reading

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Escape

Perhaps because this new year was unbelievably good, it’s taken me a little longer than usual to get back into the usual routine, and, as with the last time I took a summer holiday in January – the trip which … Continue reading

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Hate highlights – 3 August

A list of the best of the web during the time I’ve been away: Starting with the insightful analysis of the situation in Afghanistan from Septic Isle that should routinely come from other news sources, yet rarely does Modernity also … Continue reading

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My, my, you have been busy…

Returned from a three-week hiatus and there are OVER A THOUSAND blog posts in my Bloglines queue.  No slouch I, so I’m planning to read a good chunk of them in order to answer the questions: ‘what the heck is … Continue reading

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Hiatus Redux

A long time ago it now seems, I wrote about heading East. As the departure date grows ever closer, so blogging is unfortunately falling by the wayside.  Julia suggests you amuse yourself in the ten minutes hate Records Department, by … Continue reading

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No Alanis, this is ironic…

This blog hates many things, as the name suggests.  Top of the all-time shit-list though, is the British tabloid “news”paper known as The S*n.  This earlier post explains why. Now, as much as I love to hate, there are many … Continue reading

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Hate highlights – 31 May

A happy bank holiday to all readers of ten minutes hate – hopefully the sun is shining!  If not and you are chained to the computer today, here are my picks from the hate over the last seven days or so: … Continue reading

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