So I binge watched Westworld Season 3 this weekend, as the riots in reaction to the police murder of George Floyd across the US unfurled and with the global coronavirus pandemic in the background. And it felt weirdly out of time, a weird mash up of media from the past which hasn’t dated well. Spoiler… Continue reading Westworld Season 3: how not to portray a global crisis
Tag: racism
Can’t a gesture be just that? #jesuischarlie
Yesterday, when news of the shooting at the Charlie Hebdo office was just emerging, my main reaction was simply to feel extremely sad. Fortunately I’m not a politician, a journalist or even much of a blogger these days so I’m allowed to feel that way without having my motives examined for signs of possible racism… Continue reading Can’t a gesture be just that? #jesuischarlie
Only an idiot would ever agree with Daniel Kawczynski
Over on LabourList, Tom Guise cites five examples which suggest that my favourite Tory MP Daniel Kawczynski is a couple of strawberry creams short of a Quality Street selection box. He could have added Kawczynski’s bizarre attack on the BBC and the “liberal elite” for waging a propaganda war against Poles (but not the Daily… Continue reading Only an idiot would ever agree with Daniel Kawczynski