October 2009
33 posts
"Rhino Not For Sale" sign not for sale →
Ah, the joys of the Collings and Herrin podcast.
Podcast: Dong →
In which Michael makes his triumphant return from his travels, and regales Thom with his views on Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and the film version of The Time Traveller’s Wife.
Anti-gay bigots only lend support to the tyranny... →
Eminently sensible post from Ed West about freedom of speech.
Freedom of Speech Includes “Hate Speech” →
I’m not Guido’s biggest fan, but when he says “Get a grip. There is no right to not be offended.”, he’s entirely right.
Hmm... remember this? →
Great post on the Enemies of Reason about the tabloid hipocrisy over Nick Griffin and the BBC.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-10-25) →
The Beatles (73)
Grizzly Bear (18)
Oscar Peterson Trio (17)
Mumford & Sons (13)
Sufjan Stevens (12)
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Nick Griffin's bad science →
The TimesOnline Eureka Zone sets about seeing how true Nick Griffin’s throwaway line ‘scientists would happily confirm this’ is. They wouldn’t.
Podcast: Blumpkin →
Matt and Thom talk about many things, but most of all they would like to make it clear to you that you should not search Urban Dictionary for Blumpkin, Chili Dog or Cleveland Steamer.
Jan Moir’s article about Stephen Gately: the row... →
“There’s a difference, I think, between social media users who employ every rhetorical weapon at their disposal to hit back at Moir, and those who want to stop views like hers being expressed in future.” Indeed.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-10-18) →
The Beatles (18)
Mumford & Sons (13)
Noah and the Whale (10)
Coldplay (2)
Chic (2)
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Roy Mayall - the LRB Diary on what's happening at... →
Makes for depressing, but enlightening reading of what’s actually going on.
Podcast: Trafigura →
In which Thom and Will attempt to bring themselves to the attention of Carter-Ruck for publicity purposes.
Copyright Infringement Is NOT Theft →
Jack of Kent explains the legal distinction that many content providers haven’t quite understood.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-10-11) →
Mumford & Sons (57)
Speech Debelle (16)
Mayer Hawthorne (13)
Noah and the Whale (11)
DJ Shadow (10)
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How Safe is the HPV vaccine? →
Really excellent post on Information Is Beautiful showing the risk of the HPV vaccine compared to the risk of the cancer it protects against.
Cameron's dud options by David Blanchflower →
So, the professor of economics at Dartmouth College thinks that Cameron’s plans are dangerously flawed. Less than comforting.
Social Media is a better investment than banner... →
Interesting document from Qube Media. Essentially, banner ads pull in the hits, but the level of interaction from social media is much, much higher.
Podcast: Pixies →
In which Billy and Thom discuss Michael’s starring plinth appearance while he takes his art around the world. Thom talks for longer than he should do about his recent holiday before Billy and Thom get on to more interesting topics and tell you about the Pixies, why you probably shouldn’t get a Kindle, but maybe get an eReader anyway and then give their opinions on Star Wars.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-10-4) →
Mayer Hawthorne (41)
Raphael Saadiq (14)
Noah and the Whale (13)
The Antlers (10)
Mumford & Sons (8)
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