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Monthly Archives: January 2003

January 29, 2003 | Politics

State of the Union: Not So Good

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A telling quote from US President George Bush’s State of the Union address: “The course of this nation does not…

January 28, 2003 | Politics

Robert Fisk in the Independent

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Probably the most insightful piece of journalism I’ve read since the start of the White House campaign to clear Dodge…

January 22, 2003 | General Geek Culture

Biting The Hand That Feeds You

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As everyone know by now, Robbie Williams turned around and bit his recording industry masters in the ass by half-heartedly…

January 13, 2003 | Cinema

Belgian Boy(s)

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Salon has a review of the latest Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne film, The Boy. It gets an A for quality,...

January 7, 2003 | General Geek Culture

The Discordian Calendar

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Five seasons (Chaos, Discord, Confusion, Bureaucracy and The Aftermath), five days of the week (Sweetmorn, Boomtime, Pungenday, Prickle-Prickle and Setting…

January 7, 2003 | Belgium, Cinema

Dutch Film Database

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The Nederlandse Film Database has a listing of more than 20,000 short and full-length films with a (mainly) Dutch connection,...

January 5, 2003 | Politics

Günter Grass on Global Politics

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Nobel Prize-winning author Günter Grass has nothing good to say about George W. Bush. In an interview with the German…

January 4, 2003 | Science & Technology

Corporate Vandalism For Fun And Profit

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“Even if it means we’re going to break some of your apps, we’re going to make these things more secure….

January 2, 2003 | Language, Literature & Linguistics

But Words Will Never Hurt Me…

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In 1976 Lake Superior State University started publishing a list of “banned” words and phrases, popular utterances accused of “Mis-Use,...

January 1, 2003 | Politics

Freedom

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“People are opposed to the things America stands for. Freedom. Justice. Democracy. In America you’re free to choose your own…