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  • The Elephant Graveyard

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    This is just a short one apparently. Let’s see I discovered this amazing YouTube channel called Elephant Graveyard, they do these takedowns on American comedians, but what sets them apart is the Adam Curtis skill they have where the camera lingers on the performers looking a bit sad about their performance. They also do the…

  • How to get rich

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    This is an idea I just had listening to Angela Nagle. Angela Nagle is this Irish writer who studies how the internet went wrong. I have not read her books, but her ideas are so great. This is a category I should get into. I will put a short reading list at the end. I…

  • Say No to Fear

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    I’ve been ill this week so don’t really have much to write about. I will share my TikTok which I haven’t put on here yet and do a little ramble My TikTok I have developed this really bad habit which a few of my friends have confessed they also do where I just listen to…

  • 2 sport film reviews that are unimportant

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    Ok so if you ever met me in person and the opportunity arose, I would bore you with my oh so deep understanding of these two sports films. Rollerball Now Rollerball is a film that would get in my top 20 ever. Not just for the action sequences, the action sequences are amazing, but the…

  • Burial at Sea

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    I’ll start this off by promoting my new music release and then use that as a jump off point for more rambling. Back on the beer, so this will hopefully slow me down and cheer me up Here is the album Although the first song might not think it, but this one I consciously decided…

  • HOW DARE YOU!!!

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    Just writing this to keep it alive. The guy who set this up and his partner have both been inspirations to me writing about a to be honest crap football club and crap shops, and turning it into these beautiful essays that get into philosophy but not in a high falutin way, they just highlight…

  • International Workers Day 2024

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    Remember that work isn’t just building a house,

  • A Liminal Post from The Matrix

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    So this is a 1am thought that may be expanded. I’ve not done writing for ages and this is a first draft that will probably never be redrafted. One of the things that is fashionable in my algorithm is Liminal Spaces. Not really fashionable because the people who are on the ball have been doing…

  • Abstract Parasite

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    Capital is an abstract parasite, an insatiable vampire and zombie maker; but the living flesh it converts into dead labor is ours, and the zombies it makes are us.  Mark Fisher, Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? First of all, if you haven’t read Capitalist Realism, do that now. It’s free here Ok. Now a bit…

  • We are live

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    Hello! This is a warning post, I am Truant and I’m working for the evil landlord Blind Summit.This blog is a project that we are doing because we are bored middle aged men, we hope to share music, art, ideas, and just whatever to stop us just getting depressed by facebook and twitter. We are…