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Thatcher’s Spectre
Via weareplanc.org
Apr 17
Today is the funeral of Margaret Thatcher, a woman who dominated much of our childhood years. In this blog post, Plan C collects texts by five authors which we think do an excellent job of understanding her legacy.
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State of Iraq
Via opendemocracy.net
Apr 16
“Iraqis are like sparrows,” writes Zoe Holman in a sobering account of “the state” of Iraq 10 years after the US/UK invasion. “Those birds are always flying around looking for houses or wires to stop on. Iraqis are also always looking for safety, rest… and electricity!”
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State Funeral
Via dailymail.co.uk
Apr 16
Sometimes the headline says more than the article: “Lady Thatcher to be honoured with State funeral, but Palace fears there might not be enough troops to line streets of London.”
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State on Trial
Via guardian.co.uk
Apr 16
What kind of state are we in when we start to think about “the state”? In a new op-ed for Creative Time Reports, Ai Weiwei writes about the current state of China: “Manipulation of the truth does not lead to a lack of truth—it’s worse than no truth.”
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Happy Birthday, Merce Cunningham: We Hardly Knew Ye
Untitled (Blog)
Apr 16
“What is this indescribable event in a dancer’s life (when he loves dancing) that arises, given all the shit, the terrible hours of work, the grumbling and malaise of a company, the point-of-vertigo fatigue when he one day drops it all and dances…and some internal-infernal hook holds one at a peak for those few seconds, […]
“What is this indescribable event in a dancer’s life (when he loves dancing) that…
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Fatou: A Voice of Mali’s New Generation
The Green Room
Apr 15
To spark discussion, the Walker invites local artists and critics to write overnight reviews of our performances. The ongoing Re:View series shares a diverse array of independent voices and opinions; it doesn’t reflect the views or opinions of the Walker or its curators. Today, Paul Harding shares his perspective on Friday night’s concert by Fatoumata […]
To spark discussion, the Walker invites local…
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London’s Overthrow
Via londonsoverthrow.org
Apr 15
China Miéville’s unabridged photo essay really speaks about our London, the city we live in. It’s a view that was mostly criticised when it was originally published (late 2011), as there was a consensual media blackout around the time of the London Riots/Olympics.