January 2012
4 posts
“The reasons brainstorming fails are instructive for other forms of group work,...”
– The Rise of the New Groupthink - NYTimes.com (via thisistheverge)
“I appreciate pastoralism but animals are not sustainable any more. When there is...”
– Elizabeth, Turkana, Kenya
“Newt is not perfect, but who among us is?”
– - Rick Perry
It’s nice to be able to use the phrase ‘not a ringing endorsement’ about an actual endorsement.
“We screwed up in every way possible, learned lots of valuable expensive lessons.”
– Rupert Murdoch on MySpace
December 2011
2 posts
“All-American Muslim is propaganda that riskily hides the Islamic agenda’s clear...”
– The ‘Florida Freedom Association’ speaks out against new US reality TV show ‘All-American Muslim,’ leading retailer Lowes to remove their sponsorship.
November 2011
4 posts
“We will not relinquish power because of a slogan-chanting crowd.”
– Maj. Gen. Mukhtar el-Mallah, of Egypt’s ruling military council
“I think the aid is all worthless. It doesn’t do any good for most of the...”
– Ron Paul
“We woke up at the beginning of the new century and finally discovered that the...”
– Renzo Piano outlines the rationale behind The Shard.
October 2011
2 posts
We are appealing to the archbishop to calm down and work together with the ANC and its government, first, on the Dalai Lama issue and secondly, we appeal to the archbishop not to pray for the demise of the ANC-led government, but instead to work together with the ANC and pray for the ANC-led government to deliver a better life for all the people of South Africa.
ANC Spokesman
We...
“Our government is worse than the apartheid government because at least you would...”
– Desmond Tutu reacts to the cancellation of the Dalai Lama’s trip to South Africa after the ANC government appeared to deliberately delay his visa application.
Crikey.
September 2011
1 post
August 2011
8 posts
“According to the latest available data, majorities or pluralities in only 15...”
– Is Acceptance of Homosexuality Inevitable? What the Czech Republic Tells Us.
Christ.
“In the game of Fantasy Social Engineering, you can do all manner of things. You...”
– Matthew Norman
I’ve got to be honest: this gave the 18-year-old in me an erection.
“The United States is entering a grim period of national diminution — not,...”
– James Traub
“Since the crash of 2008, the entire world has relied on a shared, if tacit, plan...”
– I fear William Galston is right.
“The most telling moment of Thursday’s GOP debate wasn’t when Michele Bachmann...”
– Ezra Klein
July 2011
5 posts
“Entering the space I saw Amy on stage with Weller and his band; and then the...”
– Russell Brand on Amy Winehouse
“Here, for instance, is a chilling fact about the nineties: In any given week of...”
– A defence of self-esteem pop, in New York magazine.
“I cannot think of any business that would put its worst product in the shop...”
– on Prime Minister’s Questions
“The Press Complaints Commission has totally failed. It failed to get to the...”
– Ed Miliband can actually be pretty passionate on issues he feels strongly about.
June 2011
17 posts
“Examining 24 of her statements, Politifact.com, the Pulitzer Prize-winning...”
– Associated Press
“Quietly, the chefs split into smaller teams. Ten start by teasing the germ from...”
– El Bulli’s final sitting
“Mr. Weiner:
After having learned of your sudden and compelled resignation from...”
– Larry M. Flynt
““I saw the young man over there with eggs Benedict, with hollandaise sauce,” he...”
– Dana Milbank
“Examples of [sadism] include a scene early in the film in which [the villain]...”
– British Board of Film Classification
The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence) sounds… interesting?
“The Wii U controller is super huge if you compare it to any seemingly relevant...”
– Paul Miller gets to grips with the new Nintendo.
“Our company produces sustainable and ethical biofuels – categorically yes. We...”
– Richard Morgan, chief executive of Sun Biofuels, on claims the rapid buying-up of African land for biofuels is displacing farmers.
A little bit ‘The lady doth protest too much’, dontcha think?
“Hi everyone. A few quick points —
1.) [Five names] and I will help guide...”
– It’s hard to explain.
“Sometimes, American policy in Afghanistan seems aimed at the odd idea that our...”
– It’s Time to Leave Afghanistan
“The IEA has calculated that if the world is to escape the most damaging effects...”
– Worst ever carbon emissions leave climate on the brink
Nice to have a solid figure to work around rather than all the x% on 1990 levels stuff, which I think the public finds rather off-putting.
“North Sea oil has been a great comfort blanket for politicians of all stripes...”
– Larry Elliott
Where in god’s name did it go? I can see how it was spent from the mid-90s onwards. But in the 80s?
“Economists at Tullet Prebon have calculated that six sectors – housing, finance,...”
– Larry Elliott again. The challenge facing the Coalition, in a nutshell.
“China’s economy is now almost a third bigger than it was at the start of 2008,...”
– Larry Elliott
Striking amongst the jobs gloom.
“Yes, Megan has great eyes, a tight stomach we spray with glycerin, and an awful...”
– The crew of Transformers 2, on Megan Fox
“Consider Laoshou Mountain: Over a period of two decades, this small peak in...”
– Americhrome, by Graham T. Beck
May 2011
14 posts
“A capsule history of health-care reform is that Democrats began with...”
– -Ezra Klein
Strikes me as a synecdoche for much of American politics since the late 60s, the Democrats allowing the Republicans to gradually pull the centre rightwards - until the Democrats are left promoting market-based solutions and Republicans are left with nowhere to go except crackpot...
“Some will no doubt claim that the recently signed Palestinian power-sharing...”
– Daniel Levy
“Unfortunately for us, we lost sight of what the readers want to read: feel good...”
– Tom Marquant, publisher of Annapolis newspaper Capital
“Stones legend Mick Jagger — still smarting from a pen-lashing by bandmate...”
– Hmm.
“However, blaming migrants for a lack of decent housing or secure jobs sits oddly...”
– Memo to Blue Labourites: tone down the nostalgia
Really? Surely antagonism toward the globalisation of labour sits rather well with antagonism toward the globalisation of capital?
