Iran’s sexual revolutions.
A story to remember should we ever be force-fed the idea that Iran is jihad central.
Author Archives: Elizaphanian
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I’m astonished by the arrest of Damian Green. Cranmer picks up one of the essential elements. Mind-boggling.
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All about the girl
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The Political Brain (Drew Westen)
Very stimulating application of contemporary research into the emotions (something I’ve had a long standing interest in – see, eg, here) to the political sphere in the United States. I particularly enjoyed the dissection of the Gore-Bush debates, and the plausible explanation of why Bush “won”. Clearly a big influence on the Obama campaign – let’s hope that Palin reads it too, although she seems to be a natural at most of it. Highly recommended.
Disturbia
Excellent, especially the acting.
4/5
Resident Evil: Extinction
Several excellent scenes sadly lacking the context of a coherent plot.
3/5
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(Not Ollie)
A new(ish) essay by Wendell Berry (h/t Byron).
One of those vogon moments
Whenever I relax, I get ill. I really relaxed last week at Worth Abbey (Jon has stuck up some pictures here) but having run on adrenaline through a very busy weekend I now feel like the alien pictured above. It seems like I’ve had a cold for more than two months without a break – not quite true as I do recall a couple of days of clear breathing – but I think I need to do some recuperation. Lots of small things have started to slip, and they’re mounting up. I’ll do some more blogging, too, when the brain starts to fire up again!