Category Archives: Questions by Anna M

Why do I care about Chantelle and Preston?

Because you are a soft fleshy mortal human. And you recognise some similar traits the the two of them. I’ll be honest. I haven’t been following the goings on in the Big Brother house for a while. I watched the … Continue reading

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Are things getting better or worse? Not money, more important things than that.

You’d think I’d be more cynical as I’m waking up. But right now, I’ve got the sound of a slightly balkanised cover of Sound + Vision by David Bowie marching it’s way through my barely living brain. It’s all a … Continue reading

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Would it be better (how much?) if we described people in shades of brown and pink rather than black and white?

FULL SPECTRUM GO! Ahem. In seriousness, I’m almost always in favour of understanding things in spectral terms rather than binaries. And really, the more axes and parameters you have, the more identity and self can become a large amorphous smudge … Continue reading

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Why do so many young writers choose weird (to me – sorry!) genres like steampunk instead of engaging with/exploring the world they live in?

Because they’re cool? With steampunk in particular there’s a desire for a coherent visual aesthetic. I think this is partly related to almost tribal desires for cultural coherence. Ironically, it’s probably similar to what punk punk was to people in … Continue reading

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Why is there so little political resistance/activism these days? We know about the lying and cheating and they still get back into parliament – why?

The depressing answers are basically to do with bread and circus and the immense flexibility of late-capitalism and particularly consumerism. We live in a world where entertainment is bundled and packaged and shoved into our bedrooms, living rooms and the … Continue reading

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