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I won’t add my condemn to your condemn XXII

Larvatus Prodeo - July 7, 2008 - 3:02pm

Well it’s July so it must be time again to condemn. Here’s a twenty second open condemnation thread. What’s getting up your goat this month so far? Which evil political, cultural, social, musical, religious and other phenomena need condemnation? (Or loud denunciation?)

You can condemn anything you like except short films from Auckland about monsters. Read more »

I won’t add my condemn to your condemn (21st condemnation edition!)

Larvatus Prodeo - June 18, 2008 - 4:38pm

So, it’s over half way through June and time again to condemn. Here’s a twenty first open condemnation thread. What’s getting up your goat this month so far? Which evil political, cultural, social, musical, religious and other phenomena need condemnation? (Or loud denunciation?)

You can condemn anything you like except vintage Blondie. The track is “Rip her to shreds” from their eponymous 1976 debut lp. Read more »

I won’t add my condemn to your condemn XX

Larvatus Prodeo - June 4, 2008 - 10:26am

So, it’s June and time again to condemn. Here’s a twentieth open condemnation thread. What’s getting up your goat this month so far? Which evil political, cultural, social, musical, religious and other phenomena need condemnation? (Or loud denunciation?)

You can condemn anything you like except Steampunk videos. Read more »

Everything you always wanted to know about Azerbaijan but were afraid to ask…

Larvatus Prodeo - May 26, 2008 - 12:14am

All the standard info is here and here. The country’s official website is here. But I’m still not finding anything that explains Azerbaijan’s entry in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest! Read more »

We need a holiday

Larvatus Prodeo - July 3, 2008 - 1:00am

So sang Madonna.

If we took a holiday
Took some time to celebrate
Just one day out of life
It would be, it would be so nice

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A tale of two campaigns in words and pictures

Larvatus Prodeo - June 9, 2008 - 1:56pm

As Andrew Leigh remarks, if you want to get a sense of how powerful an orator Barack Obama is, you need to watch the video of his victory speech, rather than just read the transcript. For purposes of comparison, I’ve included Hillary’s concession speech. Read more »

Who’s afraid of Amy Winehouse?

Larvatus Prodeo - May 29, 2008 - 12:10am

I’ve been critical in the past of the widespread trashing of Heather Mills-McCartney, while admitting that she’s probably her own worst enemy. A recent marketing survey found she was at the top of the list of the most hated celebs in the UK. Not surprising, probably. But what’s interesting is the top five loved celebs are all male and four of the top most hated celebs are female (Simon Cowell is on both lists). Read more »