Did you ever see the weird 1980s ITV drama “The One Game” which had a similar scenario?
15.03.2026 01:53
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Did you ever see the weird 1980s ITV drama “The One Game” which had a similar scenario?
Shame can be a destructive emotion, but this is what a culture without shame looks like.
And it's consistently rewarded and indulged.
Professional analytic philosopher who is now op-ed for hire.
The most psychedelic sequence in the film: I sought out their album after seeing this.
Lindsay Anderson’s film “If”: as a 17 year old, Malcolm McDowell’s gang were bold young rebels; now, everybody in the film is an English public school caricature ( and maybe that was the whole point).
There seems to be a pop music baseline across the media of about 1966 ( at least for now) so Elvis and Buddy Holly are out.
Country Joe MacDonald: the son of American communists who rebelled by joining the US Navy but came back with the pioneering SF group The Fish. My favourite band moment is the lysergic first album, captured in the 1967 Monterey Festival film with this modal instrumental.
youtu.be/AjFTS3wExEU?...
Oxford’s Very Short Introduction imprint is a good example of concise non-fiction, I think.
And irritating when on Sky News The Wrap tonight, a well-known liberal journalist tells us we should support the US as always regardless of the law because they know best.
Maybe, but at the time of the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident in north east Japan, there were no plans to assist those of us UK Nationals living in the region, and I don’t think tax would have changed that.
A Labour leadership with both says "you must listen to these voters who don't share your values and take them seriously" and "you must NOT listen to *these* votes who *do* share your values - their preferred party should be dismissed as extremist" is headed for electoral disaster, and deservedly so.
So Wolt closes up in Japan by next week? Thats a pain
That’s grim: A racist law also intended to keep East Asian immigrants out of the US. Hoping Godwin crashes out this week.
What especially aggravates me is that he had a perfectly decent university track record, just not the Russell Group elitism that has taken over the HE sector
Okay, this is quite outstanding from Bedford Council.
What do you mean it’s a bank holiday, Wednesday? Oh, it is
The Higher Education sector has to get out there and defend itself, on the front foot, fighting fire with fire. Its enemies are coming at it. But it's just asleep at the wheel.
Japan makes their list ( the far right have a soft spot for Japan)
Another sobering result for left-of-centre politics.
The disintegration of the LDP has been long predicted, but then they bounce back ( 316 seats this as of this morning). From what I could see, the centre opposition were hopeless at campaigning.
Having seen a production of Macbeth which turned the murder of Lady Macduff into a protracted sexual assault, I do think a little advance warning would have been fair.
And the whole prefecture flips to the LDP. Lessons must be learnt ( says a non-voting witness).
And the Spinal Tap commentary, of course.
Thoughtful commentary on this election day
Agree with this. It is also Wendy Browns “Left Melancholy” thesis passed down to 2026, but with the Labour Right’s view of the national state as our lost object
Candidate surveys provide insight into the divisions between — and within — parties. The CRA is scrambling to avoid disaster on Sunday. And Takaichi offered some revealing remarks on fiscal policy.
open.substack.com/pub/observin...
1970s levels of bleak “the man always wins” vibes ( see Chinatown, Night moves).
