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• Objectifiable Me

  

  Posted by Irresponsibility Planting a freshly manicured finger on the feminine pulse of the nation, the Grazia letter’s page reveals a worrying trend. Apparentl... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2011 CULTURE, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Liar Liar

  

  Talking to a friend recently, I complained: “everyone in Glasgow lies, I can’t stand it.” He was puzzled. My wine fuelled explanation wasn’t satisfying, even... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2011 CULTURE, SOCIETY

• Quote of the Day – James Joyce

  

  I will not serve that in which I no longer believe, whether it call itself my home, my fatherland, or my church; and I will try to express myself in some mode o... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2011 BOOKS

• Quote of the Day – William Butler Yeats

  

  A long quote. A whole poem in fact. Far too beautiful to excerpt. The fascination of what’s difficult Has dried the sap out of my veins, and rent Spontaneous jo... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2011 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Only Rule of Good Writing

  My Creative Writing Masters course astounds me. Often for very wrong reasons. The other day in class a woman old enough to know better said, absolutely sans... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2011 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, DEBATE, HISTORY, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Quote of the Day – Haruki Murakami

  

  This is from ‘What I Talk About When I Talk About Running’ which is absolutely brilliant. Exactly the book I needed to pick up and read right now. To deal with... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2011 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, DEBATE, HISTORY, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Dave Cameron and the Battle Against Britain

  

  Posted by Irresponsibility Another day, another Dave Cameron emission to file under: You Couldn’t Make This Shit Up. His Observer column, ‘Have no doubt, the bi... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2011 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Quote of the Day – Hunter S Thompson

  

  The great gonzo journalist gives his characteristically acerbic take on the 21st century United States: The National Treasury is empty, the Stock Market will... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2011 DEBATE, HISTORY, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Cancer of Doom

  

  Posted by Irresponsibility Sixteenth century essayist Michel de Montaigne observed that: “Fear, desire, and hope impel us into the future and rob us of the sens... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2011 HEALTH, SOCIETY

• Quote of the Day – Felix De Azua

  

  I’ve been reading and enjoying a book of blogs written by Félix de Azúa, part of the Spanish literary blog site El Boomeran(g) El secreto de éxito es coincidir... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2011 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, DEBATE, HISTORY, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Dear Dave… A Note to Cameron on the Tory Economic Policy

  

  Posted by Irresponsibility Dear Prime Minister, Dave, David, Mr Cameron…I’m not sure how you like to be addressed by friends: “your highness” perhaps?... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2011 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY