Is a European superstate even a possibility? Where to look for inspiration? Continue reading
April 7, 2009
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Tag Archives: Culture
November 26, 2008
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“Under the illusion that the borders are disappearing, they are actually rapidly growing”
On Zizek, multiculturalism, the EU and rising political disengagement Continue reading
November 21, 2008
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EU initiative in “overwhelmingly popular” shocker!
That’d be Europeana, the EU’s digital cultural history portal, whose purpose is “bringing you digitised books, films, paintings, newspapers, sounds and archives from Europe’s greatest collections” (with more info on the development site). The project went live yesterday – and, … Continue reading
August 4, 2008
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The Russian Ozymandias
Alexsandr Solzhenitsyn, literary giant of the Soviet era, is dead. His final masterpiece remains unfinished. Yet perhaps this is for the best… Continue reading
July 14, 2008
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A shift in focus: History and Culture
I’ve been getting bored with politics. It’s time to diversify. Here’s the plan… Continue reading
January 18, 2007
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If you’re in London tonight and at a loose end
Then hie thee to the Plantaganet gothic splendour of Southwark Cathedral (by London Bridge), for 8pm. Last night I caught a really rather excellent performance of the Ludus Danielis, a sung play (being pitched as a sort of proto-opera) dating … Continue reading