False Dichotomies

I had a horrible feeling that it might happen. There had been some speculation that Evra might refuse to shake Suarez’s hand, but nobody seriously entertained the possibility that Suarez would be the one to deliver the snub. I guess they didn’t know Suarez so well. It was gruesome to watch, so gruesome that I could barely watch the super-slow replays. By half-time, though, I had a further thought: whatever else one might say about Suarez, you can’t deny that he’s got balls. Read more

There won’t be many updates this week, as I’m getting everything ready for my trip to India (via the Balkans). Once I hit the road, you can expect plenty of updates. In the meantime, you can check out the Highbury Gaon on David Lynch’s love of Lodz, and Benjamin on the Heretic and the Philosopher.

Favourite 30 Hip-Hop Albums here
30. Arab Strap – The Last RomanceFor its Kinsleyan sexuality and strident longings
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Chas Newkey-Burden, aka Oy Va Goy, has written a very kind post about the return of falsedichotomies. You can read it here. Thanks to Chas!