Luise Rainer in The Good Earth Every so often I get together with friends for a day of culture. This generally entails snuggling up in my flat over a movie, a bottle (or more) of cava and munchies. Chocolate will invariably make an appearance, as sometimes does proper Jewish cheesecake from the bagel bakery, far […]
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Not content with trying to starve out an entire population with the blockade on Gaza, Israel has now used the cover of the Christmas period to attack the Gazan people directly with massive air strikes. Since the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza in 2005, 9 Israelis have been killed, while 1,400 Palestinians have been killed by
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Harold Pinter’s dead. And so is Eartha Kitt. Two heroes in one day. This is a shout out to my home boy, Harold Pinter, playwright, screenwriter, actor and political activist, who died on Christmas Eve aged 78. We were very proud of Harold Pinter in Hackney. Everyone knew that Harold and an actor, once called
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Bad Santa says, “Gimme all your money and help the poor bankers this Xmas” Merry Christmas and festive greetings to all my fellow bloggers and readers. Our oven’s on the fritz so for the first time EVAH I have no Xmas duck. However, Santa may be bringing a big steak for the Big Day, with
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Is popular culture the highest form of expression which humans en masse can achieve? Or industrial product designed to plant false consciousness? With the X-Factor finalists’ video and single supporting British troops in Afghanistan and Iraq, it looks like the cynics win. The government’s failing war propaganda has received a massive yuletide boost thanks to
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Hero dog rescues another dog on a Chilean motorway in speeding traffic. Amazing video. Madam Miaow says … There’s more solidarity on show here than I’ve ever seen from my lovely comrades currently ripping themselves apart in the left. Perhaps they should watch … and learn. Delicious Madam Miaow says … visit Anna Chen’s website
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