Tom Lehrer died, aged 97, in late July. Lehrer had written 37 (well, a few more) songs in the 1950s and 1960s, and on the basis of this is still (rightly in my opinion) regarded as one of the pre-eminent satirists of the 20th century. Interviewed in 2014 Weird Al Yankovic said "I wouldn’t call... Continue Reading →
Is there a journal about we men and the many manny ways we control bodies, discourses, ecosystems (with less and less success, as the decades role on and the Manthropocene collapses). There should be, anyway. Anyway, in response to a bsky post about shoddy journalists transferring their "knowledge" into the security state, I came up... Continue Reading →
Heard this one on the Why Theory podcast. A MAGA-hat wearing guy goes into a bookshop. He says to the bookseller "I'm looking for a copy of the new book by Donald Trump about his immigration policy." The bookseller leans forward, looks him in the eye and says "Get the fuck out of here and... Continue Reading →
These are, imho, fricking hilarious. Perfectly scripted, acted, and really helpful too. I am only aware of five - if you know of others, lemme know... Now, in no particular order The missing hikers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5ROoNT7-ZI The funeral for the victim of a stray-bullet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kx5WJjXmuQI The dead Americans and dead Taliban https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb5rHthCXoA Man hit by train... Continue Reading →
"Uncle Joe" Stalin was a murderous thug. This is, in most circles, not controversial. If you want some real humour about his last days, Armando Iannucci's 2017 "The Death of Stalin" is a staggering achievement. This below, from "Tonight, Josephine: and other undiscovered letters" by Michael Green, is pretty good...
Latest purchase - "Tonight, Josephine: and other undiscovered letters" by Michael Green. (At some point in the mid-1980s I bought the sequel "Don't swing from the balcony, Romeo".). It's classic "middle-class humour" - relies on you deploying your cultural capital. And judging those who don't laugh... This below made me laugh a bit...
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