christmas 2010

A few top notch quality pictures from camera phone snapped over Christmas in Manchester, Brighton and back home in Bristol. Just as the holi...

Liberal Star Blogger Ezra Klein: Constitution ‘Has No Binding Power on Anything’; Confusing Because it’s Over 100 Years Old

This is the reason why modern liberalism must fail: The ignorance of Klein is astounding, yet his biggest error lies in the concept that int...

Lunchbox Mix-up Leads to Charges for Sanford, NC Teen

The days of real education are numbered. Let's play the "What's wrong with this scenario" game! TM Ashley Smithwick, a 17 ...

Congressional Record Breaking - Adding Up the Debt

Here's something to think about. With the latest numbers in, the 111th Congress has added more debt than the first 100 congresses combin...

a few

benetton jumper/ verdant flats/ elizabeth of move slightly 's anorak/ a standard, current snowy sight (ph. india doyle)/ my fern print ...

chloe

image: chloe sevigny in purple magazine There's a brilliant interview with Chloe Sevigny in the January Playboy which I've been mean...

merry christmas!

Merry Christmas all! Here's to a day of (bread) saucy gluttony and cosiness. On this perfectly crisp and quiet Christmas Day here is a q...

oh dear

It's probably worth pointing out that my posts will be sporadic over the next week or so. I  very stupidly left my laptop charger in Man...

The Snarky Files - Euripides' Views on the Week (12/22/10)

The Snarky Files. Snarky means several things. I prefer the definition of "sharply critical." Here's my take on some news s...

pammy

Simon Hattenstone's article in yesterdays Guardian has reaffirmed my absolute love for Pamela Anderson. And in turn my absolute love fo...

At Least I'm In Good Company

F.A. Hayek - I recommend two of his books, The Road to Serfdom , where he outlines the follies of socialism which led the the abuses of the ...

Disrespect: A Modern Plague of Selfishness

Grandmaster Jong Kil Kang and Master Peishan Kang I study Taekwondo at a local studio. It's not the prettiest studio in the world, in fa...

resignation for the nation

Weep, Dasha Zhukova and now Carine Roitfeld have within the space of a month each resigned from their roles as Editor in Chief at Pop Magazi...

Andrew Klavan: Step Aside Julian Assange, KlaviLeaks Makes Andrew Klavan Public Enemy No. 1

Andrew Klavan. Check out his book Empire of Lies . It's a great action thriller for those of us who are tired of all the leftist crap m...

monday

Bought this little knitted flannel vest in the Northern Quarter last weekend. It reminds me of the sort of vests that would have been styled...

fern print

I found this fabric during the Summer in a charity shop just down the road from my Granny's house. It's about 1x2 metres, not big en...

yesterday

What I wore yesterday: simple black vest, suede trousers, beige cardigan, espadrilles. This week has been pretty busy as the first semester ...

inspiration on a wednesday

the mood in the air and the things on my mind: student protesters/ashley smith/simon jessica in the shower, paris by nan goldin/socks and sa...

Jonah Goldberg on Leftist Moralizing

Here's a gem from syndicated columnist Jonah Goldberg: Everyone moralizes. The suggestion that liberals aren't moralizers is so pre...

Andrew Klavan: Is America Satanophobic?

Another brilliant satire by Andrew Klavan.

in the fold

Have you seen what Susie Bubble's ultra pretty snakeskin Carin Wester wedges can do? They can ruddy well fold in the middle! More sho...

Obama Is Not A Keynesian, He's An American!

Economist John Maynard Keynes, who gave us a statist view of government intervention over national economic policy. Check out this gem from ...

Quote on the Concept of Freedom - P.J. O'Rourke

P.J. O'Rourke has a sharp tongue, a bane to modern liberalism. Freedom is not empowerment. Empowerment is what the Serbs have in Bosnia...