The Daily Len

October 10, 2006

Birthday Gifts

So many people have asked me lately what I'd like for my birthday - which bodes quite well for the loot, now that I think of it! - that I've decided to refer them all to this list. It contains some helpful ideas on the kind of consumer goods that would make my life better were you to purchse them for me. Because clearly gifts should be incorporated wherever possible into the cash economy, no? I've also helpfully listed the amount of love each item will buy you, ascending from "hugs" to ... well, let's just say you won't be going home the night of the party. Ahem.

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September 25, 2006

Remember, Remember the Fourth of November

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May 18, 2006

Gay Marriage: An Incitement to Poor Argumentation

I have an automatic search engine in my consciousness that highlights anything in the media about gay marriage, and was keenly anticipating this week's episode of "Insight"http://news.sbs.com.au/insight/ on SBS - Australia's multicultural broadcaster. While I'm delighted to see such issues being broached in the media, I have to say that I was a little disappointed by the way the debate - if I can call it that - was handled. For example, one participant on the panel

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April 5, 2006

April

At the risk of appearing pretentious, I was reminded today of how great T.S. Eliot's poetry is when I visited Jeanette Winterson's website (www.jeanettewinterson.com). She's the author I'm trying to write a thesis on at the moment, and her work is rife with allusions to Eliot. This month she suggests we read the opening bit of The Wasteland. I bought a copy of his essays the other day, so he's very much on my mind at the moment. Let me know what you think (I'm very keen on deconstructive readings, if anyone feels the urge).

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