Reflections on Michael Jackson: was he any good?
He generated a lot of copy in life; and he’s generating it in death, too. Much of that copy will be about Wacko Jacko, but any sort of artist deserves to have his work considered on its own merits - and I wonder whether his music even approaches justifying the genius tag often attached to him, or the scale of his fame. The truth may be that Jackson the legend, Jackson the persona, is bigger than Jackson the singer, the dancer or the musician.
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Music: Beat it! (you fanatics, get out of my land)
Brilliant. moving and inspiring: an Iran and Michael Jackson mashup
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Video from the Iranian frontline (warning: some disturbing images)
Video of the lions and lionesses of Iran. ‘We are all Iranians now’
Yanks go for our beloved leader
Daily Show ‘does’ both Nick Griffin and, gulp, Our Beloved Leader.
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How very dare they?
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Yanks go for our beloved leader
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Disco ‘hot-or-not’ Clegg
For some reason - sans Boyle - the UK doesn’t generate that many viral videos. Which is bizarre given our creative talent (see advertising, TV formats etc.).
This especially holds true in politics, we’re sh*t when it comes to political virals. So I’ve a (free, no obligation) insider trade for the Libdems. Take a tip from [...]
Eighty-two million terrorists: German style
They are fighting many of the same battles against an over-intrusive surveillance state in Germany.
This is a campaiging video, entitled “You are a Terrorist”. You need to click through.
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Against Cameraphobia
I’m all over the place at the moment, snapping and shuttering left, right and centre. But I’ve noticed there’s a strange kind of guilt, or shame, that goes with taking photographs in public. We used to laugh at primitive tribes who were afraid of being photographed, but increasingly we display the same fear – what I call cameraphobia. As Matt Wardman has reported, photographers are being stopped and questioned by the police on grounds of terrorism simply for using cameras in public. How’s it come to this? There should be more photography around, not less.
