"This is the Voice of Moderation. I wouldn't go so far as to say we've actually SEIZED the radio station . . . "
by liberal japonicus Lots of things in this Rest of Politics interview with Kristrún Frostadóttir to comment on. The first thing that struck me was her accent. She went to grammar school in the UK and her graduate work in the US and her accent is 95% USaian. About at the 40 minute mark, Campbell … Read more
by liberal japonicus Apologies for the radio silence, been watching lots of discussion about Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey. I limit myself to full length youtube videos, and I avoid shorts like the plague, but here is your invitation to post anything related that you think might be interesting.
by liberal japonicus
Well, the King of the North gave his policy speech, which you can hear here. One of the big through-lines in the speech was devolution, and there was an idea to make a ‘No 10 North’, which had me think about CamelCase and how it might be related. Below the fold, come on down!
by liberal japonicus Despite the title, this post has absolutely nothing to do with politics. Actually, nothing to do with anything but 2 monkeys and their connections.
by liberal japonicus In a comment, GftNC posted Luttig’s article about Clarence Thomas’ speech shitting on Jeffersonian ideas and ideals in American history, discussing how this underlines much of the damage that Trump and MAGA are doing to the the country. I’m sure everyone has already read it in the comments, but I pull out … Read more
by liberal japonicus I love having a Sunday listen to the the dulcet tones of Anoosh Chakelian and Will Dunn on the New Statesman podcast, and this week’s was a corker. It’s below the fold, cued up to the story I want to bring your attention to.
by liberal japonicus I may be overthinking this, but these are the dots I am connecting. In the news is the story of Yuja Wang, a Chinese concert pianist, pushing back against Norman Lebrecht, a BBC Radio 3 classical music presenter. From the Guardian Pianist Yuja Wang today made public an email sent to her … Read more
by liberal japonicus In one of my favorite programs, Phineas and Ferb, one of the characters always asks the eponymous pair this question and they reply with what they have planned, including a time machine, a portal to Mars, and equipping Santa’s sleigh with a gift cannon. This flippant title is to introduce GftNC’s recommended … Read more
by liberal japonicus I feel like I’m channelling wj’s optimism when I say that this seems like reading Mene mene, Tekel, Upharsin on a nearby wall. Though it might be just to prevent myself from vomiting after reading it. David’s evolution as a columnist has also been one of the most visible intellectual journeys in … Read more
by liberal japonicus I was going through a backlog of links I had saved and finally got to listening this NPR Fresh Air interview about dreaming. I’ve had a small bit of success with lucid dreaming, but it has not been to the extent of being able to alter my dreams, I just realise I … Read more