The idea that education needs to be ‘funded’, or needs to ‘break even’ like a business, or a commercial activity, is disgusting in the extreme for anyone who actually values _learning_. So you might have more students which attracts more government funding, but you will not therefore get better teaching. In fact, given the pressures [...]

Here is a link to one of my favourite documentaries which focusses on the history of the 20th century as a time in which democracy and capitalism formed an unholy alliance via the auspices of propaganda, aka public relations. This is the first episode of the series – click on the YouTube icon to find [...]

There are no good words for the things I like. On the other hand, there are plenty of ways for describing and criticising things which irritate, annoy and cause aesthetic disjunction. Hence, my reputation for complaining. No doubt I am good at complaining, and, in view of this talent, it would be churlish to hide [...]

Here we have one of a number of animated videos on youtube, words and voice by Zizek. I can find very little to disagree with him about in this clip. That may say more about me than him – but it’s good to have it aired in public…

…UNLESS ..someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing’s going to get better. It’s not.

By Don Marquis, from “archy does his part,”  1935. dear boss i was talking with an ant the other day and he handed me a lot of gossip which ants the world around are chewing over among themselves i pass it on to you in the hope that you may relay it to other human [...]