February 2012
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January 2012
7 posts
Crisis of Negation: An Interview with Alain Badiou →
’Because there are two manners of reading Hegel: the global reading which is systematic, and conforms to the maxim that “the true is the whole,” and there is another manner in which you read some pages in Hegel, full of new ideas, and sometimes with difficulty to place all that in the whole. I prefer the second manner because I always find something very interesting. I was always saying...
December 2011
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October 2011
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August 2011
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culture as consumption...
driftwork:
we see a shift in elite status group politics from those highbrows who snobbishly disdain all base or mass popular culture… to those who omnivorously consume popular as well as highbrow art forms… from #bauman..
no cultural objects are not consumptive objects, from a riot to opera…
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July 2011
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“The Air Force has been citing Christian teachings in its missile officer...”
– Air Force Cites New Testament, Ex-Nazi, to Train Officers on Ethics of Launching Nuclear Weapons
So for those keeping score: The Roman Catholic Church opposes abortion but has no problem with mass murder via nuclear weaponry. — Ryking (via ryking)
WORLD'S WORST: The structure of every song on Lady... →
worldsworst:
-A quick hello, “hi I’m lady gaga and this is my song”
-A sexy bible breakdown
-CHORUS! PUT YOUR ASSES UP LIL MONSTERS!
-Screaming “AAAAAAAAAHHHHH”-that’s Lady Gaga screaming
-Slow it down, “just popping back in to say hello!”
-self referential nonsense
-Another language spoken poorly and…
driftwork:
Three days ago…. in the media anti-piracy body targets website owners for extradition to the USA http://bit.ly/jBeaxL
all the more reason to avoid any dependence on american infrastructure or services on the internet
June 2011
24 posts
HOMINTERN: Gay, Feminist, Humanist and Muslim... →
homintern:
Press Release - London, 13 June 2011
Gay, Feminist, Humanist and Muslim Activists Welcome Mosque Pledge to Ban Homophobic Speakers
Key Points:
LGBT, Feminist, Humanist and Muslim activists express their support for the East London Mosque’s significant statement promising to prevent its…
“”I can see where the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community is coming...”
– Salman Farsi, from the East London Mosque, contacted by the Guardian about open letter on the Gay Free Zone campaign. (via homintern)
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Anti-Gay Hate Crime Up 21% in Tower Hamlets:... →
HOMINTERN: Anti-Gay Hate Crime Is Up 21% in Tower... →
homintern:
For Immediate Release: 7 June, 2011 Anti-Gay Hate Crime Up 21% in Tower Hamlets: UK Gay and Feminist Activists, Writers and Publishers Demand Investigation into Leaders of “Gay-Free Zone” Campaign; Call on East London Mosque to Stop Providing Platform for Anti-Gay Hate JUST A £100 FINE FOR…
Lost Things: What do you think about the... →
iamamro:
Slavoj Žižek interview
What do you think about the criticisms of Lars Von Trier, who said that he understood Hitler?
Of course Hitler did terrible things. In the case of Lars there is another issue: the artist should be judged by what he does. I hate this idea that if you talk to a director…
Anti-Gay Crime Up 21% In Tower Hamlets; Stop the... →
