The Shock Doctrine Print E-mail
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Thursday, 10 September 2009 09:02

The Shock Doctrine book coverA friend of mine recommended I watch this excellent documentary - government conspiracy / economics... pinch of salt stuff, so I did.

Very intriguing stuff. But enough of this chatter - I'll let you decide for yourself!

It is a tad gloomy but  according to Naomi Klein - we're slowly building a resistance from these different forms of shock therapy.

 Watch the documentary on C4

 Image from the C4 site

If you're interested in this sort of stuff then you might want to visit her site.

 

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'Awesome cool thing'

I just received this wonderful surprise of an email from a dear friend.

Knowing i'm a bit of a sucker for the arts - he sent me a link to this really cool site. They sell all kinds of art work, ranging from fine canvases to bathroom wallpaper.

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flickr - a source of wonderful images

Sometimes, there's a need to find some really spectacular pictures for a site design. Instead of paying an arm and a leg for images - you may want to try flickr.

There are literally lots of images available - that can be used, so long as the owner of an image gives you the nod.

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music

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Finally - I've gotten around to publishing this months top 5 random tunes to sample! And this time around, they are all my favourites! :)

In no particular order of preference, here they are.

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Electrelane

OK - I'm having a nostalgic moment.

This female band from Brighton had been around for some time and I have really fond memories of watching them play at gigs.

It saddens me however - knowing that they are on indefinite hiatus.

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OK, so this is the first post in the music section. I'll attempt to publish atleast 5 songs, which you might enjoy listening to - each month.

In no particular order of preference, here they are.

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on the box

MTV VMA - 2009

OK, so the MTV VMA awards have been and gone. And just like last year it was awesome!

What made it awesome - you might wonder?

Russel Brand! He made it all so entertaining to watch. From his remarks about Lady Gaga being a hermaphrodite to serious
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My modern day Vampire romance

So after numerous seasons of watching Lost, Heroes and even Ugly Betty - I discovered True Blood, a modern vampire tale.

The premise goes as thus.

Scientist discover how to create synthetic blood... which then draws the interests of the undead.

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