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Eternal Vigilance...
Eternal vigilance, they say, is the price of peace - but lately it feels as though someone else is cashing the cheques.
The #childfree flamewar - the final chapter?
The epic #childfree flamewar finally sizzled down to a few mere embers over the weekend, but not without one last, dazzling blast of unintentional irony from both sides.
Childfree, Childless, or just... you
This week I learned a new term: childfree. Apparently it means something different to what I thought it meant. This is my attempt to understand what it means.
Vote Me for President!
Certain that my policies can be no more insane than those of the current Republican candidates, I've decided to run for President of the USA. Read on for what my Presidency can do for YOU!
How to buy mp3s from the UK (from overseas)
Frustrated at paying inflated local prices for your music downloads? Want a free and relatively easy way to shop at amazon.co.uk? Read on...
Content provider or content withholder?
Downloading music (illegally) for free is nice and convenient, but it's less convenient if it means that your favourite artists can no longer afford to make music due to the fact that they're no longer earning any money from it. But how straightforward is it to replace Channel BT with your friendly, neighbourhood legal download service?
I am not your sheep
Some ideas for a better life... a manifesto of sorts...
The Cheapest Shot
Welcome to a new edition of "Randomly Thinking Aloud" in which I attempt to understand why people hate, and why they persist in hating. It'll probably be a laugh-a-minute read - join in!
Arts Holes
In the latest of my semi-regular, off-the-cuff rants I vent some of my outrage and fury at the brutal - and, most likely, unnecessary - cuts the Tories are inflicting upon arts and culture in the UK.
The Weaker Sex?
This is a broad, simplistic and somewhat hastily written theory. The aim is try to try and understand why we even have division of the sexes these days and why in some cultures this borders on outright oppression.