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11 Aug, 2008

Olympic cynicism

Posted by: nattsang In: society

Friday’s Beijing Olympics opening ceremony seemed to herald a slew of cynical comment in the press. For example, there was this from James Donaghy in the Guardian’s Guide on Saturday August 9th: “Compelling and beautiful, [the BBC's Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett-produced trailer is] everything the Olympics is not. It seems logical now for the [...]

08 Aug, 2008

The state of the femi-nation

Posted by: nattsang In: society

I’ve been musing recently on the state of feminism among women today, and it strikes me it’s in a pretty bad place. I can’t think of any other grassroots cause that is so hated and so abhorrent to so many of the people that it aims to serve. Most young women today not only feel [...]