January 2010
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Intelligence Squared debate: 'Europe is failing...
Bloody brilliant: FREE debate courtesy of Intelligence Squared and the British Council.
If you don’t know much about Intelligence Squared, invest some time in their website is probably best. It is pretty flash and they have got the big names in for this one. If you don’t know much about the British Council, ditto - they’ve got vimeo, they’ve got twitter, what haven’t...
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Think Tanks Fight... New Deal of the Mind Event
News: On February 9th the right-on people at New Deal of the Mind are doing an exciting fight with some bright people at the Southbank Centre. All left bank and sophisticated. ft. Rory Bremner. New Deal of The Mind is ’a coalition of artists, entrepreneurs and opinion formers who recognise the economic, social and cultural value of Britain’s creative talent’.
UPDATE: our friends at...
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Until then you’ll have to make do with my musings on break-up albums. The piece is called ‘How To Sound Good Naked’ and it was inspired by the recent...
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How To Sound Good Naked: in search of the break-up...
Tree (family)
In 1955, Frank Sinatra - bruised from his romance with Ava Gardner, the great love of his life - recorded his first 12-inch LP, a collection of songs about heartbreak and disappointed desire, wrapped up in Nelson Riddle’s exquisite arrangements. That record, In The Wee Small Hours, did more than any other to invent the concept album, the notion that a record could be more than the...
Resources
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a.aaaarg.org - astounding, expanding and useful collection of academic books and articles
openculture.com - free educational and cultural media
ted.com - outstanding series of video talks by interesting people
omegle.com - talk to strangers, a great resource of anonymous strangers
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