November 20, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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I’m getting hammered hard for bandwidth at the moment, and despite using all kinds of plugins to prevent spambots leeching the place dry, things are still getting through. As such, I’m likely to exceed bandwidth here in the next day … Continue reading
November 3, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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Ah yes – that’s a nice easy thing to try and summarise, isn’t it? Nonetheless, I gave it pop – trying to wrap up the dLiberation blog I’ve been writing/editing for openDemocracy for the last few weeks. Warning: it’s a … Continue reading
October 25, 2007
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As well as discovering that I am top Google result for “EU debate”, this week’s Private Eye has a piece on the sales figures of books shortlisted for this year’s Man Booker Prize. The winner, Anne Enright’s The Gathering, has … Continue reading
September 18, 2007
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A delightful time was had by all at last night’s launch debate/party for Tomorrow’s Europe in Brussels – except my feet, which got pounded by the picturesque Brussels cobbles (thanks to be being too cheap to get a taxi) and … Continue reading
September 16, 2007
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It’s been a few years since I’ve trekked out to the Belgian capital, and once again it’s work-related – popping to this impressive building alongside the European Parliament to cover the launch of Tomorrow’s Europe for openDemocracy. More details soon … Continue reading
September 9, 2007
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It was a good day – almost enough to make up for the rest of this summer being so interminably grey and boring. We won the football, we won the rugby and we won the cricket. Then it was all … Continue reading
August 28, 2007
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See? Some, y’know, politics and stuff soon. In the meantime, read this and this, then put pen to paper. And if you want more Europe-focussed bits and pieces (what with this being an EU-centred blog and all), try John Worth’s … Continue reading
July 13, 2007
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Update: Note to self – don’t blog drunk… Listening to the first night of the Proms, as I just have been, I can’t help but struggle to think of a single non-European civilisation that has come up with anything to … Continue reading
July 12, 2007
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Note to the internet: Just because I haven’t posted much of late doesn’t give you permission to bombard my site with comment spam, you bastard. Note to regular readers (if I’ve got any left after so few posts): Sorry, I’ve … Continue reading
July 9, 2007
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on Fancy writing for the Washington Post / Newsweek?
Well I just have (sort of), and you can too (sort of). A couple of weeks ago I had an email from a chap from the Post who’s currently chugging around the world investigating how the world sees America, and … Continue reading
July 4, 2007
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The book like wot I wrote on Tim Burton a few years back is being reissued today in a shiny second edition. First published in July 2002, they sadly didn’t have the funds available for an update, so it only … Continue reading
July 3, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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Via this bastard, and because I haven’t posted in a couple of days, a meme – eight random things about me. Rather than being random, however, I’ve decided to make it a celebrity special. So there. 1) I once got … Continue reading
July 1, 2007
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This ban thing that’s kicked in today is illiberal nonsense, it’s true. But I’ve been conducting an experiment for the last week just to see how bad it’s going to be for those of us who like a puff: I … Continue reading
June 4, 2007
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Can’t you tell from all the linklog posts? I’m not going to do one of those “on hiatus” things, but I am thoroughly bored with current affairs at the moment – be it Putin threatening Europe with missiles (entirely sensible, … Continue reading