DEAD MAN’S CHESS: (Three Questions abt Treasure Island pt 3)
#3 (and LAST): Why did the pirates not win?
Basically Treasure Island is an argument about the nature of authority: at sea*, this zone of lawless democracy, sovereignty is his who c[…]

Fun with graphs

Totally ripped from mark H “blogging” it on ILE, but graph humour is always great. The rest of the paper is ok. It’s just graphs that crack me up. Every time. Also, why doesn’t this graph have a title? I would[…]

Oh no! All the publog gourmets have gone to the States for some kind of wedding thing! What are the rest of us to do? To the rescue, Cooking With Crisps![…]

MY NEW CAMPAIGN:
evazev: why are there not more ghosts in soaps? tokyo rosemary: there should be! evazev: yes!![…]

Red Kite Farms Ltd have come up with Organic Slumber Bedtime Milk. Described as, ‘whole-milk, ORGANICALLY produced at night on our farm in the Chiltern Hills which may help to promote revitalising sleep.’ Apparently it’s chock-full […]

Numerological mysteries: Three “not a nice number” says Anthony from Blue. My understanding is that Lee has been planning a solo release for ages – he was going on about an anti-war single last year to the distaste of leading politi[…]

I Resemble That Remark: Alexis Petridis turns link-slut as he identifies Wiley’s two fanbases – and heartily patronises both of them. I have banned myself from ILX during the working day but I can confidently expect a 200-post thread to b[…]

MORRISSEY – “Irish Blood, English Heart” – REVIEWED BY A SPORTING CELEBRITY!
“Stick it up your bollocks. You’re not even Irish, you English cunt.”[…]

IHM LYRIC WATCH: P BROTHERS Ft SCOR-ZAY-ZEE – “Great Britain”
Who says political hip-hop is dead? You just might if by some astonishing stroke of bad luck you hear “Great Britain” by the P Brothers, who have come out, bo[…]