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Ah, I always though Tariq Ali was fairly sensible, but now.. Saying that there are as many african americans in prison as slaves in 1850 seems rather spurious if only on the basis of choice. ( On This Week, not just musing and randomly sharing with you guys)
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Not the first to make that claim. http://www.alternet.org/story/150465/more_black_men_now_in_prison_system_than_were_enslaved?page=entire US prison numbers have exploded over the last two decades. It now stands somewhere over 2 million. About half are African-Americans. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incarceration_in_the_United_States According to this, there were 3 million slaves in 1950. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1850_United_States_Census I don't know where the discrepancy is. But either way, the US locks up a shockingly large number of people.
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May 27, 2011 01:03
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Pablo Bluth posted:According to this, there were 3 million slaves in 1950. 3 million slaves in 1950?
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May 27, 2011 01:34
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wickles posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx3kvZuTjKo Jesus christ I can't breathe
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Trickjaw posted:Ah, I always though Tariq Ali was fairly sensible, but now.. Saying that there are as many african americans in prison as slaves in 1850 seems rather spurious if only on the basis of choice. This is actually very close to the truth. Go read the prison threads in D&D or LF.
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May 27, 2011 07:34
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ChuckDHead posted:I was pretty confused and creeped out by the Joy one for a few seconds. There's ANOTHER one? Goddamnit!
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May 27, 2011 07:52
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Kulex posted:This is actually very close to the truth. Go read the prison threads in D&D or LF. the prison thread should be required reading for everybody. Last weeks episode of Theroux's is a good companion to the thread aswell. The original is in the lf goldmine, there is an updated version that was active recently in lf and there is another in D&D which is the same OP as the lf one I presume. Film4 just had a fantastic season of Australian film. In particular The Square, Little Fish, Mary and Max and Loved Ones. Shame they are limited to just one channel while sky has dozens and they only play poo poo. le chat fucked around with this message at 10:08 on May 27, 2011 |
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May 27, 2011 10:06
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Stewart Lee was amazing this week. Good Dylan impression too.
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May 27, 2011 13:19
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I think this was the first episode to capture the atmosphere and energy of his live shows. The crowd were giving him exactly what he wanted (mirth, confusion and despair) I didn't come hear to listen to someone badmouthing receipts! Do yourselves a favour and check him out live. I've been to 3 different ones, and there's no show like it.
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May 27, 2011 14:27
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Stewart Lee is actually a pretty good singer. He did a version of Galway Girl at the end of his last DVD that was pretty amazing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85M7TXfhJHE If he played it straight all the way through it would be amazing, as is stands it's still incredibly good.
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May 27, 2011 14:35
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The guy who walked out obviously the one guy who always sends letters of complaint over everything on telly. Or just a cunning plant.
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May 27, 2011 16:10
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Tealeaf has the same laptop as me, now I don't hate my laptop as much. The raped character was perhaps too far, but I couldn't stop giggling, so I can't claim the high ground. Also noticed that in the credits Silent Singer is played by "Himself". This series is great, what other British show can boast an appearance by John Landis?
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May 27, 2011 17:33
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May 27, 2011 17:47
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I love Mike (Tealeafs) reaction when the cellar was lit up. Also, I bet the ashes in the lockets were Hitlers remains. Anything is possible now we have possible Nazi Occultism in the picture. Also, holy poo poo new series of Ideal? the forum populated by stoners never mentioned this! Oh.
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incredible bear posted:Also noticed that in the credits Silent Singer is played by "Himself". In case anyone missed it, the behind the scenes video of Silent Singer explains how it was created - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00h0mds
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May 27, 2011 18:20
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No! Ambulances are for poofs! God, It is creepy how much Ryan Pope looks like a Gallagher.
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May 27, 2011 22:17
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Kulex posted:This is actually very close to the truth. Go read the prison threads in D&D or LF. I will and also the above links, it was more the willingness to commit crimes does not equate to being compelled into life long slavery, and the convenient use of numbers=numbers. In more lighthearted things, BBC 3 is still excellent at televising people who should be wiped out.
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May 27, 2011 23:05
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wickles posted:That was a slowed down bit from one of his stand up shows (with the gentleman bombers line missed out!)* with a few bits added - but it worked really well. One of the things I appreciate about Lee is that when he does re-perform a routine that a lot of his audience will have seen, he finds a way to put a new spin on it. In the original stand-up set, the IRA bit came across as Lee without persona, just presenting something provocative and unconventional as a stand-up topic. This time round I felt like he was sort-of doing a send-up of a 'traditional' comedian (in contrast to that idea of 'alternative comedy' from the 80s) - emphasising the twisted patriotic elements and disregard for P.C. And of course the Armando bit to go with it was the cherry on the cake... *In the Stewart Lee book, he mentions that around the time of the original one or two other stand-ups came up with the same line independently, so maybe he didn't want to tread on any toes. I did miss when he got that audience to "have a little clap" for the IRA, but I guess it wouldn't have worked within the episode.
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May 27, 2011 23:54
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So somebody recommended me to watch this british series called Luther, which apparently features Stringer Bell talking in a funny accent and being all angry about stuff. Any views/opinions?
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lil sartre posted:So somebody recommended me to watch this british series called Luther, which apparently features Stringer Bell talking in a funny accent and being all angry about stuff. Any views/opinions? It's incredible. Starts a bit like they don't know how serious they want it, but then it goes into another direction and it owns. Series 2 should start any day now.
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May 28, 2011 11:42
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Shadow Line and Psychoville stories are beginning to merge. Maybe gatehouse can also see the silent singer.
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May 28, 2011 13:39
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How is Shadow Line, not sure if it's worth catching up on?
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May 28, 2011 20:47
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Brown Moses posted:How is Shadow Line, not sure if it's worth catching up on? loving. Awesome. Watch it.
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May 28, 2011 21:02
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Yeah; brilliantly performed and directed. Last episode in particular just had such great loving verve. Take a fairly cliche concept and just execute perfectly.
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May 28, 2011 21:04
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So apparently this scene from the film Taffin featured on Adam and Joe throughout their current 6music series is now a meme: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXcgt6l_LcA&feature=player_embedded
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Metrication posted:So apparently this scene from the film Taffin featured on Adam and Joe throughout their current 6music series is now a meme: Taffin was on after match of the day last week and it was pretty good for a poo poo movie but it has a ludicrous storyline about taffin trying to save a field for the boys to play football on in this tiny rural village in ireland. Father ted pops up in it as the compère of a seedy gentlemens club. (which is bizarre because this small rural town has enough demand for a strip club?)
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Metrication posted:So apparently this scene from the film Taffin featured on Adam and Joe throughout their current 6music series is now a meme:
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Metrication posted:So apparently this scene from the film Taffin featured on Adam and Joe throughout their current 6music series is now a meme:
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Metrication posted:So apparently this scene from the film Taffin featured on Adam and Joe throughout their current 6music series is now a meme: Welcome to 11 pages ago. Well maybe she shouldn't be living there, has anyone considered that? Here's the bit from the Norman Mailer film they played this week- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9KyBdPeKHg There was a hint that they'll be at Glasto again this year, lets hope so- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssqfJY2HXnQ wickles fucked around with this message at 08:34 on May 30, 2011 |
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A hint? They'll be doing three shows at Glasto to finish off the series, as they said in their first show back.
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May 30, 2011 11:04
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They did? I missed that. They've just done show 8 of 12, so ermmm
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I want to mention The Shadow Line. It has: An old gay man in tight black pants. Who threatens people, while puffing on a smoke inhaler. A sociopathic gentleman caller, who doffs his hat and likes to snatch babies. An amnesiac copper who has to juggle two lives and the case of the century. And its all completely serious. And its good. Very good. Its a jumble of things that shouldn't work, but handled in a way that makes it work. Like the last scene with the shot of the reporter from behind, and arty blood dripping were really effective. Chiwetel Ejiofor is really good as Gabriel too.
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Jeabus Mahogany posted:There's ANOTHER one? Goddamnit! (On the subject of the Psychoville ARG stuff) There's always one on every site this series, you have to find them if you want to find the code that unlocks episode by episode.
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May 30, 2011 18:07
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Anyone else watching All Watched Over By Machines? Its interesting but half of this stuff i learned in uni and i feel like ive finished uni only to watch a lecture by choice... 
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May 30, 2011 21:10
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I think All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace is the single most striking programme I have seen this year. Soundtrack, words and music are so perfectly balanced as to make me just gawp in awe. I love it even though I know it'll take me two watches to understand how we go from Freuds' theories to the ecosystem.
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Kid Moe posted:Anyone else watching All Watched Over By Machines? Its interesting but half of this stuff i learned in uni and i feel like ive finished uni only to watch a lecture by choice... don't watch it? I'm not sure what you are saying, that it should be presented in a different way? It's the same format he has used for most of his documentaries or you just hate lectures? I dunno what you were expecting. lectures r cool lerning is fun 
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May 30, 2011 21:40
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I love Adam Curtis' style. It's like a wonderfully beautiful visual essay with the references tidily added in with the interspersed interview parts.
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le chat posted:don't watch it? I only hope when I go to university the lectures will be as interesting and absorbing as an Adam Curtis documentary.
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May 30, 2011 22:02
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If I declare my love of Springwatch, will you all mock me?
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Pablo Bluth posted:If I declare my love of Springwatch, will you all mock me? I'm even worse: I like Coast.
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