You’ve caught me in a bit of a comics mood at the moment. Just finished reading volume two of the collected Seven Soldiers of Victory by Grant Morrison and a bunch of artists. This series launched during the General Election so I didn’t even try to keep up to speed with it. From what I’ve… Continue reading Eight Soldiers
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On fantasy terrorists, graffiti rhetoricists and intellectual propertyists (???): Part One
V for Vendetta Finally got to see V for Vendetta on Friday. I didn’t have my hopes up and made sure I read Peter Bradshaw’s one-star review to deliberately dampen my spirits. The great thing about Peter Bradshaw is that he has absolutely no taste and you can guarantee him to give a bad review… Continue reading On fantasy terrorists, graffiti rhetoricists and intellectual propertyists (???): Part One
The Ticket
Saw the first episode of the seventh season of West Wing on Sunday. Could be good. I was particularly struck by Santos saying to Leo McGarry “you’d have to stage another heart attack in order to pull out now.” It’s sad how those words now take on prophetic meaning. Back in the real world, it… Continue reading The Ticket