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Growing up, I never had much interest in professional cycling, so was only partially conscious of the ever-growing furore over one Lance Armstrong. I was dimly aware that he was an immensely successful cyclist constantly accused of cheating, which from my sources seemed to stem from sour grapes and annoyed French people, grumbling that an American…
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These days, there are so many Chick-Lit books out there that it’s becoming difficult to find a plot that really stands out. Most really tend to follow a standard format: girl has a traumatic life experience, makes a drastic life choice, meets true love, has a major misunderstanding, resolves misunderstanding and lives happily ever after….
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Dear Will.i.am, I know we’ve had our problems in the past. I denounced you and your kind in one foul swoop over a year ago. Sadly, you don’t appear to have got the message since last time. Here’s what I said about you last May: “We have made it to the centre of the “Terrible…
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I love this, especially coming from someone so young - someone who isn't taking life for granted. It's a kick up the arse for the reader and that's the whole point. It's in the interests of the corporations, politicians and other powers who run our society to engender apathy in people - it makes them easier to control and manipulate, more likely to consume (studies have shown people buy more when they're afraid/depressed, and are more likely to believe adverts) and less likely to take an interest in politics and how their society is being run. The Ancient Greek word "idiotus", from which our modern "idiot" is derived, didn't mean someone unintelligent but someone only concerned with their own life and private affairs ("idios" = "private"/"one's own"). By this definition, we live in a society that actively fosters idiocy, and it's about time someone pointed this out. It's in the interests of capitalism to create a public of ignorant, passive sheeple whose lives revolve around consumption, and they succeed in this more and more with each decade.