July 2006
Monthly Archive
The Merchant of… Haifa?
Posted on Jul 31 2006 | Tagged as: Politics, The Stupid, Literature
Hath not a Jew eyes? Hath not a Jew hands, organs
dimensions, senses, affections, passions; fed with
the same food, hurt with the same weapons, subject
to the same diseases, heal’d by the same means
warm’d and cool’d by the same winter and summer
as a Christian is? If you prick us, do we not […]
TERROR
Posted on Jul 21 2006 | Tagged as: Politics, Comedy
The alert levels for the likelihood of a terrorist threat are now to be made public.
A cynical ploy to keep everyone thinking about terrorism and help push through the latest batch of illiberal laws, no doubt.
The Difference
Posted on Jul 16 2006 | Tagged as: TV, Comedy
British sitcoms tend to come in short series (6 episodes, on the BBC) and, in terms of a pre-planned overarching storyline, light on plot.
American sitcoms tend to run for much longer (20+ weeks) and get almost soap-like in the intricacies of plot and interaction between characters.
Why?
Women. Men. Different. Equal.
Posted on Jul 06 2006 | Tagged as: Politics, The Stupid, Religion
I’m not sure why the Equal Opportunities Commission is writing like Tony Blair talks, but that’s what it says on their website.
The EOC Wales site also says they’re ”working to end sex discrimination and create a fairer society for women and men.” And yet…
On their homepage, there’s a picture of a man and a woman. Even if […]