Monthly Archives: July 2018
The Handmaid’s Tale – emotive torture porn
In the epilogue to Margaret Atwood’s novel The Handmaid’s Tale a group of intellectuals argue whether Offred’s account of Gilead’s brutal theocracy was reliable. There is no ambiguity in the television adaptation – so far. The viewer is given full omniscience, … Continue reading
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Tagged Aunt Lydia, Brexit, Can we be trusted?, Elizabeth Moss is boss, Fascism, Fred and Serena, Gestapo, Gilead, June Osborne, Margaret Atwood, Misogyny, Moderates are negligent, Nazi Germany, North Korea, Offred, Orwellianesque, Putin, Saudi Arabia, Sophie’s Choice, Stalinism, Stasi, Theocracy, Torture porn, Totalitarian, Trumpian alt-right wet dream, Trumpian wet dream, Wall's built, Westboro Baptist Church, What does Vegas look like in Gilead
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Song Of The Day – Circling by Appleblim & Peverelist
From the EP ‘Soundboy’s Ashes Get Hacked Up And Spat Out In Disgust’ (2008)
Song Of The Day – Springtime Again by Sun Ra
From the album ‘Sleeping Beauty’ (1979)
Posted in Song Of The Day
Tagged 70's, Mood music, Relax, Sleeping Beauty, Song Of The Day, Spiritual Jazz, Springtime Again, Sun Ra
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Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard 
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