From The Hood : Armchairs At Dawn
A mind is a terribly wasteful thing to democratize…
Articles by lyndon
The Complicatist : Miley Cyrus, and Dancing About Architecture
Feet don’t fail my words
Nanny National
In John Key, has Big Government and Corporate Power found their most devoted servant?
Dotcomming The TPP
Does what the government is saying inside the TPP contradict its support for Dotcom’s prosecution?
Feeling The Love For X Factor
Why you should have watched the most hated show on television
First, They Came For Your Lightbulbs
Some misgivings, as the incandescent bulb heads for the industrial scrapheap
Classics : Ernest and Celestine
Life on the emotional edge, with the bear father and the mouse child
Abortion, Against the Tide
Why is access to abortion under such fierce attack in the United States?
Gods and Monsters
Maybe Pacific Rim is the best film that Guillermo Del Toro could have made right now
Come Back, SR-71 Blackbird
Belatedly, the US discovers it again needs (something like) the world’s greatest-ever aeroplane
From The Hood : Ars Tonga, Vita Brevis
What I did on my holidays
The Complicatist : Bobby Bland R.I.P., Laura Marling
Eagles may be high and free, but they’re also birds of prey
Talking Dotcom
Interviews with Kim Dotcom, his lawyer Ira Rothken and Eric Goldman
Mining Below The Floorboards
An unprecedented proposal to mine underneath residential homes in Waihi raises the question: Is there anywhere it’s not OK to mine?
Turkey : from Tahrir to Taksim
What caused the uprising in Turkey, and what are its chances of survival?
The One That Got Away
The continuing adventures of Jesse and Celine…
Having It All, Doing It All
More women are earning more than their spouses, and doing more housework/childcare at the same time
From The Hood – Plot, Mega-Plot
Who really did in Peter Dunne?
Zombie Love: Chewing on the Entrails of Genre
Contemporary Zombie Narrative Meets Horror
London Calling : Racism, Woolwich, and Beyond
Two Weeks In Battleground Britain
The Complicatist : Lil B, the Based God
The clown prince of hip hop comes to town
Risky Business
The threat posed to our marine and coastal environment by the Texas oil company, Anadarko
Fighting To Choose
An excerpt from Alison McCulloch’s new book about the battle for abortion rights in New Zealand
The Quiet American
Celebrating the career of film-maker, Les Blank
Testing, Testing… But Not Teaching
How standardised classroom tests are producing some frightening outcomes in the US
Iceland Walks Itself Backwards
Iceland’s attempt to write a new Constitution hits an electoral headwind
Campion, Gatsby, Godard and Jesus Franco
What should we make of Jane Campion’s return to television? Also: should you be worried about Baz Luhrmann’s Great Gatsby? Is Godard great – and who was Jesus Franco?
From The Hood : Factual Correctness Gone Mad
In which we hear about the journalistic standard of accuracy and think it sounds like a fantastic idea.
The Complicatist : Precious Bryant
Paying dues to the Piedmont style of blues
One Person’s Trash is Another’s Treasure
Practical sustainability, as a part of everyday life in Argentina