Archive for October, 2010
Wednesday, October 27th, 2010
We rate the 2010 campaign Barely True
By Bill Adair
“Fiorina’s plan would mean slashing Social Security and Medicare.”
Barbara Boxer, Friday, October 15th, 2010.
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Delaware Democratic Senate candidate Chris Coons “thought that a 911 call should be taxed.”
Christine O’Donnell, Monday, October 11th, 2010.
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“Joe Sestak … even wants to bring back [...]
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Monday, October 25th, 2010
“the right is still as angry as ever..” “the system itself is so screwed up..”
Tags: Freedom, Interview, Jonathan Franzen, Novel || No Comments »
Sunday, October 24th, 2010
Where We Are is out now via Chop Shop Records, and you can see Mackintosh Braun live at the Alberta Rose Theatre in Portland on November 13.
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Sunday, October 24th, 2010
The content previously published here has been withdrawn. We apologise for any inconvenience.
Tags: Culture, Ewen Spencer, Gallery, Music, Pop and rock, The White Stripes || No Comments »
Wednesday, October 20th, 2010
Why I will not be voting Democrat
Growing up in a proud working class family in the north of England I was under no illusion that when it came to be my turn to vote I would be voting for the Labour party. Everyone of voting age that I knew was a Labour supporter. And so, [...]
Tags: Austerity, Barak Obama, Britain, Conservatives, Democrats, Lost Decade, Mid-term elections, Politics, Republicans, Tea Party || 42 Comments »
Tuesday, October 19th, 2010
Emigrating from the Soviet Union to the West in January 1980 with his wife, Nora, and their two small sons, the Estonian composer Arvo Pärt was stopped by border police at the Brest railroad station for a luggage search. “We had only seven suitcases, full of my scores, records and tapes,” he recalled recently. “They [...]
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Monday, October 11th, 2010
Tags: MP3, The Fool, Undertow, Warpaint || 2 Comments »
Saturday, October 9th, 2010
Lady Gaga has got it wrong: the Thin White Duke’s brilliance cannot be reduced to his ability to strike a decent pose
Tags: Article, Caspar Llewellyn Smith, Comment, Critics, Culture, David Bowie, Features, Music, The New Review, The Observer || 2 Comments »