January 2011
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“Proposals to screen a filmed version of V. by Channel 4 in October 1987 drew...”
– Tony Harrison | Wikipedia
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Loving the rituals
Loving the rituals that keep men close, Nature created means for friends apart; pen, paper, ink, the alphabet, signs for the distant and disconsolate heart. Palladas (4th cent.), tr. Tony Harrison. Seen today as a Poem on the Underground.
“In a few months, the British royal family will be yet again rebranded and...”
– Christopher Hitchens: The King’s Speech: good movie, very bad history.
“It is perfectly obvious that my own religion, protestant Christianity, has...”
– life and opinions of andrew rilstone
(I assume the reference to Lord Carey has in mind stories such as this.)
“Every word [Melanie Phillips] writes – and very nearly every word that appears...”
– life and opinions of andrew rilstone
The Gay Agenda
As revealed in a shocking exposé on Andrew Rilstone’s blog:
1: Apologies for absence.
2: Minutes of last meeting.
3: Matters arising.
4: Destroy the very concept of normal sexuality.
5: Bring down western civilisation.
6: Arrange trip to hear John Barrowman singing show tunes.
7: Any other business.
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“Who knew there might be a culture of leering sexism abroad at a station that...”
– Alexis Petridis | The Guardian
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-1-23) →
Joanna Newsom (17)
They Might Be Giants (15)
Frank Turner (13)
The Smiths (10)
Fugazi (5)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“To pray ‘Your will be done’ is to beg, not for what we want, but...”
– Stanley Hauerwas and William H. Willimon.
HT: @ruthkennedy.
10 Reasons Why Life Would Be Better As A Cat:
Set phasers to stun(ningly cute)…
(via rispostesenzadomanda:laureola:eyesaiditbefore, thunkapotamus, continuants, xchubbyxedgexgirlx, iwannabefat, kindracantspell, marcisawkward, kittycatmeow-)
“Science? Did science ever kiss a girl, or win the Superbowl, or put a man on the...”
– Homer Simpson
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“The message of the New Testament is that if you don’t love you are dead, and if...”
– Terry Eagleton. (HT: @eatingwords)
GODLESS MARXISM: UR DOING IT WRONG, TERRY…
“One is distressed by the failure of reasonable people to perceive either the...”
– Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Ethics.
Quoted in Seize the Day, by Charles Ringma.
