Author Archives: ianmacd
Will the real Osama please stand up?
There’s an interesting article over at Kuro5hin about how there are notable differences in the CNN and Al Jazeera translations of the latest Osama bin Laden taped speech.
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Theo, ik zal je missen
Theo van Gogh, Dutch film maker, television interviewer and writer, is dead, shot and stabbed as he cycled along a street in the east of Amsterdam. Not content with shooting Theo off his bike, his killer followed him as he … Continue reading
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Cheer Up
Who will win the presedential election? Things seem to be leaning in the direction of the world’s most accomplished terrorist, George Bush, but we may yet be surprised. Even if Kerry wins, however, it looks like W has the popular … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, USA
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Irony
After an entry on sarcasm, here’s one on irony. The Google adverts down the right-hand side of this page are now proudly trying to encourage you, the humble blog reader, to depart this site in favour of those extolling the … Continue reading
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A legend passes away
Thanks to Jo for letting me know that John Peel died today. This is a very sad day for music lovers everywhere. John’s commitment to exposing new talent and filling the massive gap left by mainstream radio resulted in the … Continue reading
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