Charlie Brooker chimes in on the revelation that everything is rotten
Satirical (and hysterical) British columnist Charlie Brooker takes on the fact that suddenly we can’t trust the government, the press, or each other, even though we all know that’s how it’s always been.
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Late night! This debate, while less scholarly, was far more entertaining and even-handed than I expected, considering it’s with Al Sharpton. He does get schooled, though.
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On an atheist kick, I guess. This was a most fascinating debate between Christopher Hitchens and Alistair McGrath about all things religious and moral. For once it’s not a network news commentator asking Hitchens how can he have the nerve to not believe in god, but rather an intelligent former atheist who is now a theologian of note. He still appears to be out of his league, although Hitchens (as usual) comes off as a real jerk.
The full thing is here at fora.tv; it’s quite long since it’s an actual structured academic debate, but worth watching all the way through if you have a spare 90 minutes.
Christopher Hitchens absolutely hammers a Christian talk-show host. The guy really gets served and can’t accept it. There are little bits missing but the gist is there.
Have a fully-cooked breakfast and get ready for work in under 5 minutes. If I wore pajamas, I’d take them off like that every time.
I love the ears.
[the daily what]
I’ve always felt this way (individual actions are praiseworthy but ultimately ineffective in large issues), but I tend to expand my view to further individual actions like say, handing out pamphlets or picketing. Change only comes at the breaking point, and although you can make sure others are willing to make that change, it’s too much to expect that change to come before it’s good and ready.
Peach Pit – “I”
Split w/ Majmoon
My friend Jeremy dropped this in my lap. Peach Pit, a Croatian (?) math-rock band that takes the usual “weird progressions and signatures” style of math-rock music and adds a surprising amount of power and melody. This is the first track of four, and they really cover a huge amount of musical ideas over the 26 minutes they use up. It’s actually shocking how good they are sometimes.
You can download the second track here, and here’s a video of a live performance of “4x100m”. More stuff here at the Peach Pit page.
And now, conscience, I defy thee!
O my sweet little people, you have no idea what a weight there was in that same blue sky, which looks so soft and aerial above our heads! And there, too, was the bluster of the wind, and the chill and watery clouds, and the blazing sun, all taking their turns at making Hercules uncomfortable! He began to be afraid that the giant would never come back. He gazed wistfully at the world beneath him, and acknowledged to himself that it was a far happier kind of life to be a shepherd at the foot of a mountain, than to stand on its dizzy summit, and bear up the firmament with his might and main.
