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Indonesia has pulled the old Latin America trick. For twenty-five years, ever since the military junta was replaced in 1998, Indonesia has been rocketing along and is now the seventh largest economy i ...

They say billionaires never pay enough taxes in America but the way I see it is they spend all their money either running for office themselves or sticking it into superPACs supporting causes and cand ...

Suddenly everyone's got a new manager. Liverpool's nabbed their statutory Basque from Bournemouth, Chelsea have got top o' the line Xabi Alonso, City have got supposedly top o' the line Enzo Maresca a ...

But this goes some way to explaining the charms of Youtube. You would think, given the number of channels fighting for our attention, everybody's interests would be catered for. But we all know this j ...

I was watching a Youtube about the last British manufacturer of train wagons--I won't give the URL in case this is too specialist for youse guys--when I thought I recognised the name of the company, W ...

Punter: I don't agree with that at all.
AE-ist: Oh, you know more about it than I do, do you?
Punter: Well, no, obviously not if you've been writing a book about it.
AE-ist: So what's your version? ...

That's a lot to go on a placard. I don't think even the British Library would give 'late 9th - 14th century' for a biography of someone who lived in the eleventh century. Though I'm somewhat heartened ...

Yes, it's finally coming home after being (rather mysteriously) delayed by COVID. It will be at the British Museum from September 2026 until July 2027 so get your placards out and join the demo we'll ...

When the artist denies he is responsible for a painting this can be considered a red flag.

Freud had repeatedly denied the work was his before he died in 2011. In 1985, Christie’s identified it ...

When a vast tranche of 'the Mandelson files' are released and every news outlet quotes the same, not very incendiary, exchange between Mandelson and a dim Labour minister, we can be sure there's 'noth ...

I was referring to the spelling. African-Americans have taken to adopting either made-up exotic Christian names or exotically-spelled non-made up ones.

This is the first time any descendant of a S ...

Donald Trump: For fuck's sake don't bomb Beirut.
Benjamin Netanyahu: Why not?
Donald Trump: That's what blew the Iranian peace talks last time.
Benjamin Netanyahu: Sure, whatever.
Donald Trump: So ...

The Fall of Trump's America

The President is riding high in his ability to run his preferred candidates in the November elections but low in the polls that will decide those elections. These sorts ...

Might be overexaggeration....
I worry about the same thing. The reports we get are so overwhelming (and each on its own, reliable) one is surprised Russia's got anything left.

Ukraine Question for ...

I've had a coupla days letting this swirl around my mind. There's only one thing that pulls everything together, the studio.

As I understand it, the 'studio system' signs you up for relative pean ...

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Topic: The Tom Sawyer Principle
Mick Harper Replies: 987 Views: 551585	Forum: Politics Posted: 3:11 pm Subject: The Tom Sawyer Principle
Mick Harper Replies: 987 Views: 551585	Indonesia has pulled the old Latin America trick. For twenty-five years, ever since the military junta was replaced in 1998, Indonesia has been rocketing along and is now the seventh largest economy i ...
Topic: CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Mick Harper Replies: 3806 Views: 2663535	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 6:37 am Subject: CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Mick Harper Replies: 3806 Views: 2663535	They say billionaires never pay enough taxes in America but the way I see it is they spend all their money either running for office themselves or sticking it into superPACs supporting causes and cand ...
Topic: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 5227 Views: 12681893	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 5:55 am Subject: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 5227 Views: 12681893	Suddenly everyone's got a new manager. Liverpool's nabbed their statutory Basque from Bournemouth, Chelsea have got top o' the line Xabi Alonso, City have got supposedly top o' the line Enzo Maresca a ...
Topic: AE on Telly News
Mick Harper Replies: 2932 Views: 1812631	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 5:11 am Subject: AE on Telly News
Mick Harper Replies: 2932 Views: 1812631	But this goes some way to explaining the charms of Youtube. You would think, given the number of channels fighting for our attention, everybody's interests would be catered for. But we all know this j ...
Topic: AE on Telly News
Mick Harper Replies: 2932 Views: 1812631	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 4:50 am Subject: AE on Telly News
Mick Harper Replies: 2932 Views: 1812631	I was watching a Youtube about the last British manufacturer of train wagons--I won't give the URL in case this is too specialist for youse guys--when I thought I recognised the name of the company, W ...
Topic: Conversational AE
Mick Harper Replies: 141 Views: 55059	Forum: APPLIED EPISTEMOLOGY Posted: 4:38 am Subject: Conversational AE
Mick Harper Replies: 141 Views: 55059	Punter: I don't agree with that at all. AE-ist: Oh, you know more about it than I do, do you? Punter: Well, no, obviously not if you've been writing a book about it. AE-ist: So what's your version? ...
Topic: Inventing History : forgery: a great British tradition
Mick Harper Replies: 2767 Views: 2471491	Forum: British History Posted: 4:16 am Subject: Inventing History : forgery: a great British tradition
Mick Harper Replies: 2767 Views: 2471491	That's a lot to go on a placard. I don't think even the British Library would give 'late 9th - 14th century' for a biography of someone who lived in the eleventh century. Though I'm somewhat heartened ...
Topic: Inventing History : forgery: a great British tradition
Mick Harper Replies: 2767 Views: 2471491	Forum: British History Posted: 9:41 am Subject: Inventing History : forgery: a great British tradition
Mick Harper Replies: 2767 Views: 2471491	Yes, it's finally coming home after being (rather mysteriously) delayed by COVID. It will be at the British Museum from September 2026 until July 2027 so get your placards out and join the demo we'll ...
Topic: Red and Green Flags
Mick Harper Replies: 197 Views: 288978	Forum: British History Posted: 9:04 am Subject: Red and Green Flags
Mick Harper Replies: 197 Views: 288978	When the artist denies he is responsible for a painting this can be considered a red flag. Freud had repeatedly denied the work was his before he died in 2011. In 1985, Christie’s identified it ...
Topic: Questions Of The Day
Mick Harper Replies: 6131 Views: 6183365	Forum: Politics Posted: 6:43 am Subject: Questions Of The Day
Mick Harper Replies: 6131 Views: 6183365	When a vast tranche of 'the Mandelson files' are released and every news outlet quotes the same, not very incendiary, exchange between Mandelson and a dim Labour minister, we can be sure there's 'noth ...
Topic: Questions Of The Day
Mick Harper Replies: 6131 Views: 6183365	Forum: Politics Posted: 6:39 am Subject: Questions Of The Day
Mick Harper Replies: 6131 Views: 6183365	I was referring to the spelling. African-Americans have taken to adopting either made-up exotic Christian names or exotically-spelled non-made up ones. This is the first time any descendant of a S ...
Topic: War on Terrorism
Mick Harper Replies: 2579 Views: 1147036	Forum: Politics Posted: 5:21 am Subject: War on Terrorism
Mick Harper Replies: 2579 Views: 1147036	Donald Trump: For fuck's sake don't bomb Beirut. Benjamin Netanyahu: Why not? Donald Trump: That's what blew the Iranian peace talks last time. Benjamin Netanyahu: Sure, whatever. Donald Trump: So ...
Topic: Questions Of The Day
Mick Harper Replies: 6131 Views: 6183365	Forum: Politics Posted: 4:19 am Subject: Questions Of The Day
Mick Harper Replies: 6131 Views: 6183365	The Fall of Trump's America The President is riding high in his ability to run his preferred candidates in the November elections but low in the polls that will decide those elections. These sorts ...
Topic: Medium Ukraine
Mick Harper Replies: 498 Views: 98741	Forum: Politics Posted: 9:10 am Subject: Medium Ukraine
Mick Harper Replies: 498 Views: 98741	Might be overexaggeration.... I worry about the same thing. The reports we get are so overwhelming (and each on its own, reliable) one is surprised Russia's got anything left. Ukraine Question for ...
Topic: AE on Telly News
Mick Harper Replies: 2932 Views: 1812631	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 7:22 am Subject: AE on Telly News
Mick Harper Replies: 2932 Views: 1812631	I've had a coupla days letting this swirl around my mind. There's only one thing that pulls everything together, the studio. As I understand it, the 'studio system' signs you up for relative pean ...