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• Civility Alone

  "On the eve of Juneteenth, Joe Biden made the perplexing decision to praise two long-dead segregationist senators for their civility. “I was in a caucus with... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2019 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• The Handmaid’s Tale - This is All for Her.

  

  The Handmaid’s Tale: 3x05 Unknown Caller. June: I had to build a life here, of a sort. And you should too, you deserve a life. A full life. You deserve love. Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2019 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• The Handmaid's Tale – At Least There's Still Hope When I'm Here.

  

  The Handmaid's Tale: 3x04 Bless the Child. Of all the heartbreaking moments in this episode, the one that got to me the most was between Emily and her little... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2019 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Links 19/6/19

  

  Politics: "This administration has established concentration camps on the southern border of the United States for immigrants, where they are being brutalized... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2019 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• The Handmaid’s Tale - Maybe We Are Stronger Than We Think We Are.

  

  The Handmaid’s Tale: 3x03 Useful. Usefulness, and valuing people based on their utility for a specific purpose, is one of the reasons for why Gilead is the way... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2019 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• The Handmaid’s Tale – Hi. It’s Me.

  

  The Handmaid’s Tale: 3x02 Mary and Martha.GileadOne of the reasons why Gilead has been successful in its subjugation of women is because it has divided them int... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2019 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• The Handmaid’s Tale - This is the Valley of Death, and There’s a Fuckton of...

  

  The Handmaid’s Tale: 3x01 Night.Gilead June, whose path out of Gilead was secured, who had a way to leave, who could have taken her one daughter and made her wa... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2019 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• "Hong Kong’s Struggles Against This Bill Have Been a Rema...

  "Hong Kong’s struggles against this bill have been a remarkable lesson in the resilience required to face creeping authoritarianism. Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2019 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Chernobyl

  

  “When the truth offends, we lie and lie until we can no longer remember it is even there. But it is still there... Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2019 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Mr. Mercedes

  

  I know you're in there because hate hangs on, and hate is all you had. It could bring you back someday. But sure as taxes and Christmas, though, I'll be waiting... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2019 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Reading List: May.

  Fiction:Elizabeth Sims: Holy Hell.Elizabeth Hand: Generation Loss.Laurie R. King: A Grave Talent.Laurie R. King: To Play the Fool.Laurie R. King: With... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2019 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Reading List: April.

  Non-Fiction:Matthew Walker: Why We Sleep.Stephanie Coontz: The Way We Never Were.Jane Mayer: Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2019 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Reading List: March

  Non-Fiction: Alice Bolin: Dead Girls: Essays on Surviving an American Obsession.Chloe Caldwell: Women.T Kira Madden: Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2019 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Das Boot

  

  There are many obvious horrors in this new adaptation of Das Boot, which departs very far from the original 1981 film Das Boot. Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2019 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Das Lied Zum Sonntag

  

  Stella Donnelly - Tricks (on Beware of the Dogs)You only like me when I do my tricks for youAnd you wear me out like you wear that southern cross tattooI'd... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2019 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Leave No Trace

  

  There is a sense in Granik's Winter's Bone, based on the novel by Daniel Woodrell, that Jennifer Lawrence's Ree exists in isolation of institutions that should... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2019 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Reading List: February.

  Non-Fiction: Myriam Gurba: Mean.Fiction: Myriam Gurba: Dahlia Season.Alex White: A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe.Alex White: A Bad Deal for the Whole... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2019 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Transit

  

  begins with two men in what turns out to be a French bistro, quietly discussing an escalating political situation that is threatening them. Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2019 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Russian Doll

  

  I think there are many different ways in which people can watch this show and interpret it, which speaks to Natasha Lyonne's ability to create something that... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2019 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Runaways, Season Two

  

  Recently, after giving the show a break after a misconceived season focusing on a character that I thought insufferable, I started watching Supergirl again. Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2019 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO