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Can you ever trust a politician?

Probably on a personal level. On the other hand, it may just become such a second nature to twist and contort realities that you couldn’t trust them in any given situation. There’s this notion of the flipping of the moral … Continue reading

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Where do thoughts come from?

I was pointing out to someone the other day that I really like the word inspiration. Obviously, inspiration means the sudden appearance of ideas and creative impulses. It’s something new and exciting that tickles the brain and makes it want … Continue reading

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Cake or Death?

Cake please. *Reaches out hand expectantly* Oh. Okay. That’s not how the internet works, is it. *Frowns* Erm. I’ve kinda answered already. But you aren’t going to let me stop. (I really should let me stop, I’m running ludicrously late … Continue reading

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Has this country “gone to shit”? Hasn’t it always been a bit shit?

I’m torn between a loathing of nationalism and a natural optimism (of sorts). Also I tend to write against cynicism more often than not. I think it’s important to note that we are ridiculously lucky. But the fact is that … Continue reading

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What is the what?

We don’t know. That’s what makes it the what. It’s like asking, what’s in the box. It’s a half dead cat of course, until you open it up, at least. And you can’t open up a myth. Let’s start at … Continue reading

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What’s the frequency, Kenneth?

I’m never quite sure where I’m tuned in. And sometimes that hertz a bit. Sorry. It’s such a common idiom, to say that someone isn’t quite on your wavelength. But the implication that we could be directing static and white … Continue reading

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Do you believe in magic?

Arthur C Clarke told us that ‘any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic‘. It was a quite distinctive way of telling us that in the future, some weird shit could go down. It’s a handy reference point for a … Continue reading

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Life on Mars?

There’s something in those lyrics that make you start painting pictures even where the pictures don’t make sense. The girl with the mousey hair is trying to escape something? Or being sent away? She’s out of there and plugged in. … Continue reading

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(Have you ever been to) Electric Ladyland?

Jimi sure does make a seductive noise or two doesn’t he. I hear music like that, and I’m transported, somewhat. It’s a hypnotic mode of transport. Plucking you up on electric strings and carrying you onwards. To the Electric Ladyland, … Continue reading

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What superhero would you create if you had the chance?

It’s tricky. The thing isn’t that superheroes are imaginary, it’s that superheroes fight imaginary forms of evil. They are icons, symbols of something, that fight against tangible symbols of wider things. I mean, sure, street crime is a problem in … Continue reading

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