December 6, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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As others are plugging books, I thought I may as well do the same. As such, an extract from my delightful book on The Lord of the Rings is now up on the self-promotion part of the site – an … Continue reading
December 5, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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I was going to do something on the EU constitution again the other day, as Angela Merkel’s recently reiterated her intention to use the German presidency of the EU to kick-start the stalled talks when she takes over the reigns … Continue reading
December 5, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Interesting article from Eurozine on the problems of defining European cultural – and even geographical – borders. Considering the current opposition to Turkish EU entry (because Europe’s, like, Christian, y’know?), the question of precisely what Europe is is being continually … Continue reading
December 4, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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So the army’s alleged to be targetting schools in deprived areas for recruitment? About bloody time, surely? For decades, pupils from public schools have been pretty much forced to sign up to basic military training via the Combined Cadet Force … Continue reading
December 1, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Two years and one week ago: confusion as the Orange revolution kicked off, as supporters of Viktor Yushchenko – now the president – took to the streets to protest apparent vote-rigging by the then prime minister Viktor Yanukovich (now prime … Continue reading
December 1, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Was working until 3:30am, so will mostly be spending this morning drinking coffee and wondering if it’s possible for eyes to turn to stone and start bleeding, as mine feel like they’re doing. I’m then going to wander off to … Continue reading