I liked, but did not love this book.The book begins with failure. Or “my humiliation” as the narrator, a young woman, puts it. The young woman has been sent back to London by some unknown employer. She is hiding in considerable affluence and is tasked with avoiding the public, not to escalate a situation. From …
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Oi, fair lady!
Just had an idea for a retelling of My Fair Lady in which Eliza Doolittle teaches Higgins to speak in a manner that protect him from having his teeth knocked in in the streets of London.
Favorite Songs of the Yeah: Speech Debelle – Sun Dog London-based rapper and songwriter Speech Debelle came to my attention through the cover story on her in Germany’s feminist pop culture magazine Missy. Her story intrigued me, and thanks to Spotify (finally available in Germany!) I checked out her 2012 record Freedom of Speech. By the …
but the fact of the matter is that one of these days we have to stop praying for everybody to get mad and destroying things—and instead teach each other how to have the heart to live. destroying things is what capitalism does best, and it’s what we’ve been taught to love and what to do …
The sad truth behind London riot
As political and social protests grip the Middle East, are growing in Europe and a riot exploded in north London this weekend, here’s a sad truth, expressed by a Londoner when asked by a television reporter: Is rioting the correct way to express your discontent? “Yes,” said the young man. “You wouldn’t be talking to …
This is a leaderless protest with no agenda but justice: it is a new children’s crusade, epic and tragic. More fires are lit as the children try to keep warm: they are burning placards and pages from their school planners. A sign saying “Dumbledore would not stand for this shit!” goes up in flames. This …
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