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Category Archives: Society/Politics
All Hallows Eve?
Evening ladies and gents.
It’s Halloween or Samhain for some people. Whether as a religious or secular occasion, it has been a few years since I gave much thought to it. I don’t celebrate either the religious festivals of All Hallows Eve etc., or Samhain. Nor am I a child so I find the whole trick or treat business a nuisance. I have dogs; random strangers knocking at the door upsets them.
October Reviews: Part Two
Good morning ladies and gentlemen, once again I return with a collection of book reviews. Work is still occupying half my days and the rest I am trying to dedicate to writing. Best of luck to everyone taking part in NaNoWriMo 2014, have a good November.
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Some people have no manners
Have you seen this video? It’s been all over my Facebook and WordPress dashboards for the last couple of days. After a couple of my friends were tagged in or commented on it in Facebook post I thought it was about time I found out what all the fuss was about. For the sake of being able to make conversation. Because I try to do that now.
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October Reviews, part 1
While I’m getting used to my new job I’m going to post my reviews in a single blog post. They will probably be quite short, a summary of the content or plot, followed by my opinion and reasons for that opinion.
Enjoy
I really shouldn’t have bothered with this book
Review: ‘Talk yourself slim with Dr. Rocket’s self-chatter diet. Behaviour Focused Weight-loss Success’ by John Richardson
Troubadour Publishing Ltd
28th June 2013
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Review: ‘Comradely Greetings’
The Prison Letters of Nadya and Slavoj
By Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Slavoj Zizek
Translated by Ian Dreiblatt
Introduced by Michel Eltchaninoff
Review: Fashioning Fat by Amanda Czerniawski
NYU Press
23rd January 2015
ISBN:9780814789186
Price:24.00 USD
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Political Meme of the Day: Where do Wars come from?
“Where do wars come from?”
“A group of people own the banks that control the governments and mainstream media. They create public approval by stimulating fear and anger toward the “enemy” via use of propaganda and staged violence. They profit off these wars while the people pay in taxes and lives. Haven’t you seen 1984?”
Everything Is Better With Dragons 